Seven Impale "Contrapasso"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Jazz-Rock, Fusion, Eclectic
Label: Karisma Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: September 16, 2016
Tracklist: 
1. Lemma
2. Heresy
3. Inertia
4. Langour
5. Ascension
6. Convulsion
7. Helix
8. Serpentstone
9. Phoenix

Line-up: 
Stian Økland - vocals and guitars
Fredrik Mekki Widerøe - drums
Benjamin Mekki Widerøe - sax
Tormod Fosso - bass
Erlend Vottvik Olsen - guitar
Håkon Vinje - keyboards

Description/Reviews: 

Everything from 70s hard rock to psychedelia and further on to jazz-like elements have been thrown into the mix in a well-executed manner, and "Contrapasso» is both captivating and intriguing as a result thereof. The dramatic vocals are also more convincing than the last time around.

Read the full review by J.Nepper at eternal-terror.com

Media/Samples
Languor

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Seven Impale "City Of The Sun"

Country: Norway
Sub Genre: Jazz-Rock
Label: Karisma Records
Release date: September 1, 2014
Tracklist: 
1. Oh, My Gravity! (10:08)
2. Windshears (6:44)
3. Eschaton Horo (8:46)
4. Extraction (6:48)
5. God Left Us for a Black-Dressed Woman (14:41)

Line-up: 
Stian Økland - vocals and guitars
Fredrik Mekki Widerøe - drums
Benjamin Mekki Widerøe - sax
Tormod Fosso - bass
Erlend Vottvik Olsen - guitar
Håkon Vinje - keyboards

Description/Reviews: 

“City Of The Sun” consists of five musically complex tracks, each distinctly different one from the other, and transcending several genres with their range and variety, but whose roots clearly lie within Classic Progressive Rock. What sets the band apart from many of the new arrivals on the scene is the sheer diversity of musical disciplines that the members bring with them.  From classical orchestra to big band, metal to jazz and rock to electronic, Seven Impale have fused all their experience and influences and created a sound that is uniquely theirs.
Utilising elements normally found in the Metal genre “City Of The Sun” shows just how unafraid Seven Impale are to explore much harder soundscapes than one would normally expect from  Progressive Rock, whilst the use of the saxophone, enables the band to showcase jazz elements in their music. There is no doubt at all that Seven Impale challenge the standard genre boundaries, in much the same way that Norwegian Shining and Jaga Jazzist have done before.

Media/Samples
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Oh my gravity

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