MADDER MORTEM 是一支來自挪威的實(shí)驗(yàn)/前衛(wèi)金屬樂隊(duì)﹐成立于1993年。起先樂隊(duì)名為 Mystery Tribe，并以此錄制了名為《Days in Sorrow》的 demo。隨后樂隊(duì)改名為 Madder Mortem，并在 1997 年1月錄制了張迷你 CD《Misty Sleep》。但由于諸多原因，Misanthropy Records 公司在 1999 年2月反倒發(fā)行了他們的首張專輯《Mercury》（X-ray工作室錄制）。1999年，Christian Ruud (Guitar)，Boye Nyberg (Bass)和Sigurd Nielsen(Drum)三位樂隊(duì)成員離開了樂隊(duì)從事教育和其他工作。這自然使樂隊(duì)停了下來，但過了一段時(shí)間后，Agnete 和 BP 找到了新的隊(duì)友。Eirik Ulvo Langnes (吉他)，P?l Mozart Bj?rke (貝斯) 和 Mads Sol?s (鼓) 加入了樂隊(duì)。新隊(duì)員完美的填補(bǔ)了已去隊(duì)員的缺漏。1999年12月，Century Media 與樂隊(duì)進(jìn)行了碰面。于是 Madders 迅速開始了他們的工作，在 2000年1月錄制了新的 demo (Space Valley Studios)。這張 demo 包含了三首下張專輯《All flesh is grass》的歌曲，從中可以看見，Madders 的樂風(fēng)開始變得更新而且更重。Century Media 認(rèn)為這張 demo 非常特別，于是便將 Madder Mortem 歸入旗下。Madder Mortem 的第二張專輯，《All flesh is grass》 (錄制于瑞典的 Studio Underground) 并于 2001年2月發(fā)行，封面由前任吉他手 Christian Ruud 所設(shè)計(jì)。人們對(duì)這張專輯的評(píng)論非常好，Madder Mortem 具有攻擊性的音樂和駕馭音樂的能力使得人們看到了Madder Mortem 的另一面。2001年的9月和10月，Madder Mortem 為 Tristania， Rotting Christ 和 Vintersorg 等樂隊(duì)進(jìn)行一場(chǎng)為期23天的歐洲巡演作暖場(chǎng)演出。回家以后，Madder Mortem 又再繼續(xù)埋首他們的創(chuàng)作。2002年5月，他們?cè)俅芜M(jìn)入 Studio Underground，經(jīng)過了三周“地獄般”的創(chuàng)作時(shí)期，《Deadlands》終于誕生了。比起前一張專輯，它顯得更為黑暗和空洞，這也就顯示了 Madder Mortem 音樂的多面性。專輯的歌曲，歌詞以及封面設(shè)計(jì)(Christian 負(fù)責(zé))都在同一時(shí)間進(jìn)行，而《Deadlands》的整體概念就像一個(gè)陰冷但是卻為有機(jī)整體的怪物，不適合心臟虛弱的人。 by Ed Rivadavia Initially going by the name Mystery Tribe, the band of Norwegian sonic experimentalists Madder Mortem was formed in 1993 by singer Agnet M. Kirkevaag, guitarists B.P.M. Kirkevaag and Christian Rudd, bassist Boye Nyberg, and drummer Sigurd Nielsen. Since almost all were involved in other band projects, the group's lineup was in constant flow and its strange amalgam of sound, combining everything from black and death metal to progressive rock to experimental music, only gradually coalesced over the following years, eventually giving rise to the Days in Sorrow demo and then, after undergoing the name change, 1997's Misty Sleep EP. Madder Mortem's debut full-length, Mercury, was released to overwhelmingly positive reviews in 1999, but the band's building momentum almost stalled when its record label, Mysanthropy, shut its doors, and the group almost fell apart when all but the Kirkevaag duo quit. Guitarist Erik Ulvo Langnes, bassist Paul Mozart Bjorke, and drummer Mads Solas were soon brought on board, however, and after signing with The End Records, the group returned with 2002's ambitious, quasi-conceptual Deadlands opus. 更多>>