II (Sahg album)
II (also called Sahg II) is the second studio album by the Norwegian hard rock band Sahg, released on March 18, 2008, under the Swedish record label Regain Records.[1]
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 18th, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | Earshot Studio, Bergen, Norway, 2007 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, doom metal | |||
| Length | 48:38 | |||
| Label | Regain | |||
| Producer | Brynjulv Guddal | |||
| Sahg chronology | ||||
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The album was recorded as a trio after the departure of original drummer Kvitrafn some months before. Instead, the producer Brynjulv Guddal was the session drummer. Similarly, it features several guest vocalists in "From Conscious Sleep".[2]
A music video was made for "Pyromancer", directed by Asle Birkeland.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ascent to Decadence" | Iversen | Iversen, Tofthagen | 4:12 |
| 2. | "Echoes Ring Forever" | Iversen | Tofthagen | 6:17 |
| 3. | "From Conscious Sleep" | Instrumental | Tofthagen | 2:15 |
| 4. | "Star-Crossed" | Iversen | Tofthagen | 6:25 |
| 5. | "Escape The Crimson Sun" | Iversen | Iversen, Tofthagen | 4:54 |
| 6. | "Pyromancer" | Iversen | Iversen, Tofthagen | 3:56 |
| 7. | "Wicked Temptress" | Iversen | Tofthagen | 5:10 |
| 8. | "By The Toll Of The Bell" | Iversen | King | 4:34 |
| 9. | "Monomania" | Iversen | Tofthagen | 10:58 |
| Total length: | 48:38 | |||
Personnel
Sahg
- Olav Iversen – Vocals, Guitars, Percussion, Mandola (Track 5)
- Thomas Tofthagen – Guitars
- King – Bass
Guest/session musicians
- Brynjulv Guddal – Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Piano, Hammond organ
- Torkjell Rød, Per Vidar Staff, Marita Moe Sandven, Lindy-Fay Hella, Elise Heradstveit Schei – Vocals (choirs) (Track 3)
Production and engineering
- Martin Kvamme – Cover art
- Thor Brødreskift – Photography
- Brynjulv Guddal – Producer, Engineering
- Rob Caggiano – Mixing, Mastering
- Paul Orofino – Mixing, Mastering
- Mixed and mastered in Millbrook Sound Studio, Millbrook, New York
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