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Gjenferd — Gjenferd
(Apollon Records AP, 2024, CD / LP / DL)

by Jon Davis, Published 2024-07-20

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Some of my favorite bands of the 70s had a sound based around using Hammond organ in conjunction with heavy rock — Deep Purple, Uriah Heep, Atomic Rooster — and Gjenferd obviously has those bands in mind when creating the music on their debut album. As is the fashion with bands from Norway, Gjenferd features members of other bands, in this case Kryptograf, Edvard Borneo’s band, and Metusalem (according to the PR material — I can find little information about any of those aside from Kryptograf). Be that as it may, the six tracks in this set are rocking tunes full of prominent organ (Jakob Særvoll), heavy but not metal guitar (Vegard Bachmann Strand), rock solid bass (Samuel Robson Gardner), and drums that keep the energy going (Sivert Kleiven Larsen). Særvoll and Strand handle the vocals, with good melodies and harmonies that serve as a tasty contrast to the heavy riffs. “Burning Soil” has sections using acoustic guitar for a different flavor. With “Beneath the Wave” they venture into trippy effects, and the track has excellent contrasting sections. “All That Remains Is Haze” mixes things up even further with Mellotron and a clean guitar tone, at least for certain sections. The primary impression one gets from listening to Gjenferd is that these guys have not only absorbed the lessons of their influences, but have the creativity to use them to make something interesting in its own right.

Filed under: New releases, 2024 releases

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