The Descent (album)
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The Descent is the debut album by Norwegian
progressive metal
band Mantric
. The sound of the album picks up where the members left off with the final Extol
album, The Blueprint Dives
.
Guest Musicians
Production
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
progressive metal
Progressive metal
Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...
band Mantric
Mantric
Mantric is a progressive metal band from Oslo, Norway that formed in 2007. When the last remaining founding members of Extol left the band in 2007, the remaining members, John Mjaaland, Tor Glidje, Ole Sveen, who had previously played together in Lengsel and Ganglion, decided to continue the...
. The sound of the album picks up where the members left off with the final Extol
Extol
Extol is a Christian progressive extreme metal band from Bekkestua, Norway, that was formed in 1993. In 2007, they announced they were splitting up to work on separate projects. The band is known for playing a variety of different styles of metal which include progressive death metal, melodic death...
album, The Blueprint Dives
The Blueprint Dives
The Blueprint Dives is the fourth studio release by the Norwegian Christian metal band Extol. Recorded at the end of 2004 at Top Room Studios and produced by Børge Finstad and Extol, Blueprint was released on February 21, 2005, on Century Media...
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Track listing
All music and lyrics by Tor Magne Glidje, John Robert Mjåland, and Ole Halvard Sveen.- "Asylum 2013" - 3:28
- "Tower of Silence" - 3:42
- "Symptoms" - 4:50
- "The Invasion" - 3:28
- "Spear of Heaven" - 6:30
- "Cognitive Cocaine" - 3:23
- "Alihorn" - 4:19
- "Choice" - 4:38
- "Exorcism - In a Treacherous Kiss" - 3:11
- "Water Through Fire" - 4:26
- "Dark Passenger" - 3:29
- "Uro" - 5:47
Personnel
Mantric- Kim Akerholdt
- John Mjåland
- Ole Sveen
- Tor Glidje
- Anders Salomon Lidal
Guest Musicians
- David Husvik and Peter Espevoll (ExtolExtolExtol is a Christian progressive extreme metal band from Bekkestua, Norway, that was formed in 1993. In 2007, they announced they were splitting up to work on separate projects. The band is known for playing a variety of different styles of metal which include progressive death metal, melodic death...
) - main vocal melody on "The Invasion" - Ilkka Vittasalo (SelfmindeadSelfmindead-History:Selfmindead formed in the winter of 1994-1995 in Eskilstuna, Sweden as a four piece. Marko Hautakoski on drums, Timo Sillankorva on guitar, vocalist Ilkka Viitasalo and bassist Tapani Hoikkaniemi. Mostly influenced by the Swedish Hardcore scene, bands such as Refused, Abhinanda, and...
, Benea ReachBenea ReachBenea Reach is an extreme metalcore/mathcore band from Oslo, Norway. The band was nominated for a Spellemannsprisen Award in the metal category, and at one time included noted guitarist Christer Espevoll of progressive metal band Extol.-Biography:...
) - vocals on "Alihorn" and "The Dark Passenger"
Production
- Recorded by Espen Høydahlsvik and Marcus Forsgren at Taakeheimen, Tor Magne Glidje, Ole Halvard Sveen, John Robert Mjåland at 3xStratego, and Alvek Ongen at Next to Sweden
- Produced by Tor Magne Glidje, Ole Halvard Sveen, John Robert Mjåland
- Mixed and mastered by Tue MadsenTue MadsenTue Madsen is a Danish music producer and sound engineer, who is well known in metal genre for his work with bands like The Haunted, Mnemic, Hatesphere, Ektomorf, Cataract, Exmortem, and Born from Pain. His first work as a producer was the album Embraced by the Absolute by Autumn Leaves in 1997...
, at Antfarm Studio - Layout and design by Jesse Bartholomew Zuretti (front and back covers) and Timo Silliankorva (booklet)
- Photography by Ann Kristen F. Sillankorva