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GO! ON040 is truly special! I am immensely proud to be releasing 'Monoceros' on Owlripper on behalf of Forcefed Horsehead from Oslo. A massive album from a group of good people loving what they do, that has been picking up stacks of incredible reviews, advanced streams on Decibel and Invisible Oranges, national radio play and there's more great news to come with this one... Free download / Bandcamp codes on the page: Within just a few moments of firing up 'Monoceros', I knew I was in for an incredibly exciting and interesting ride. After the initial battery, the opening riff of 'Ruins' fully strapped me in, and the album guided me twisting and turning through all sorts of sonic avenues in its (magic number time) 42 minutes course, right through to the monolithic closer. Forcefed Horsehead (Oslo, Norway) have been active since 2011, and now happily find themselves on the crossroads between grindcore, death metal, crust punk, hardcore, black metal, with hints of post-rock and doom metal as the electrifying journey unfolds. “Thematically 'Monoceros' explores the notion of human decay as an entity and how much self-destructiveness and collective annihilation comes from apathy, greed and self-proclaimed prophecies.“ This is the sound of a band that have worked hard to pinpoint exactly what it is they want to create, after also plying their trade over the years in other bands together and separately. The songwriting craft is honed, the playing is tight, the variety of styles gel together incredibly well, and the production is massive without being soulless or clinical. The many reviews have cited stacks of comparisons and influences: Napalm Death, Black Breath, Cloud Rat, Wormrot, Converge, Cancer Bats, Primitive Man, Sepultura, Swans, Brutal Truth and more (I would add in Rotten Sound, Nasum, Cult Leader, Gojira, Harms Way). I think we can safely say there is something for everyone into their metal / grind / heavy riffs, as Forcefed Horsehead have gelled together hundreds of influences in a majorly coherent way. I hope you will enjoy this monstrous album. ///// @forcefedhorsehead1374 ///// Forcefed Horsehead is: Audun Mehl - Vocals Patrick Wivegh - Guitar Rikard Jonsson - Guitar Arve Barsnes - Bass Kikken Vegsund - Drums Also: Olav Bieltvedt - Vocals on 'Ruins'. Marius Haraldsen - Hell drones and machines on '...And Then There Were None' and 'The Black Sun' Pål Gauslaa Sivertzen - Egg shakers on 'Futile'. The Forcefed Horsehead Backing Band Orchestra - All piano, percussion, backing vocals: Recorded in Vakuum Studios Mixed and mastered by Pål Gauslaa Sivertzen Artwork and design by Remi at Deformat. Sculpture by Patrick & Remi Photos by Michaela Klouda Photography 'Every Death You Take' promo video is coming soon to Owlripper... 00:00 - 1. Every Death You Take 02:33 - 2. Futile 04:56 - 3. Novgorod 07:52 - 4. Ruins 10:14 - 5. Iri 14:11 - 6. The Black Sun 20:42 - 7. Dragged Back To Life 23:35 - 8. Übernecro 26:47 - 9. Spell No Stones 29:44 - 10. Unending Appetite 31:11 - 11. In A Rut 32:45 - 12. ...And Then There Were None / - DIY Netlabel / Compilations - Fastslowriffs Loudquietnoises Experimental Everything... #grindcore #deathmetal #norway
