Seven Impale - Contrapasso - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Since the formation of Seven Impale, this young progressive rock band has built up their name playing show intheir hometown and forming their own unique sound. The debut digital ep 'Beginning/Relieve' was released in2013 to critical acclaim, and during the last year the band has played as diverse festivals as Oslo Jazz Festival andInferno Festival, appealing to a very wide audience. Formed in Bergen, Norway in 2010, Seven Impale's relativelyyoung lineup consists of Stian Økland on vocals and guitars, Fredrik Mekki Widerøe on drums, Benjamin MekkiWiderøe on sax, Tormod Fosso on bass, Erlend Vottvik Olsen on guitar and Håkon Vinje on keyboards.Now, Seven Impale's debut album, called 'City Of The Sun', is finally ready. The album, recorded and producedby Iver Sandøy (Enslaved, Krakow etc.) in Solslottet and Duper Studio, consists of five highly varied and musicallycomplex tracks. Although the music has a firm basis in Classic Progressive Rock, it is highly diversified. The bandis never afraid to enter explore much harder soundscapes than usually is expected in progressive rock - the bandrely on elements normally found in the metal genre. With the inclusion of saxophone, the band also has a lot ofjazz elements in their music. Seven Impale challenges the standard genre boundaries, like Norwegian Shining andJaga Jazzist has done before.City Of The Sun is a debut that will have a huge impact on any fan of progressive rock! Album Tracks 1. Oh, My Gravity! 2. Windshears 3. Eschaton Horo 4. Extraction 5. God Left Us for a Black-Dressed Woman

We've waited long for life signs from Seven Impale, meanwhile the members have been busy with life. Vocalist/guitarist Stian graduated from the Grieg Academy as an opera singer and launched an international career. Keyboardist Håkon joined Enslaved. Some got kids, and some finished their education. Life happened. Though, truth being told, the guys have kept the band, if not warm, at least lukewarm. And now, the long-awaited third album from Seven Impale is finally here, seven years after InchContrapassoInch. The new album InchSummitInch continues in a well-known Seven Impale style, blending jazz and progressive rock with more heavy influences into four juggernaut tracks. Without leaving the madness of InchCity of the SunInch and InchContrapassoInch behind, the album gives the music and lyrics the space and time needed to captivate and dazzle. Seven Impale might have reached the summit on this one, but does it mean they have nowhere to go from here?1. HUNTER2. HYDRA3. IKAROS4. SISYPHOS

Album Tracks 1. Welcome to Success 2. I Don't (Really Miss You) 3. I Know I Know 4. Cemetary 5. Fantastic Song 6. Fear of Missing Out 7. Meditate 8. I Got It for You 9. Wait for Me 10. Laugh Out Loud