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OCTOBER TIDE - the cancer pledge CD | ||||||||||||||
| Recent output
has seen OCTOBER TIDE tone down on the doom particle, and throw the
listener in a colder embrace of a melodic death metal rainstorm. This
trend remains consistent on "The Cancer Pledge", and overlaps with the
direction spearheaded by guitarist Fredrik Norrman (ex-Katatonia,
ex-Trees Of Eternity, Thenighttimeproject), keen on rejuvenating
OCTOBER TIDE with a touch of the past. "It's a direct continuation of
the previous album," states Norrman. "Less doom and more death metal,
yet melodic and with more layers. Ive searched for inspiration in
records I listened to in the 80s and 90s when I grew up. But it
still sounds like October Tide." The sound of OCTOBER TIDE, aside from
being doom intertwined melodeath, is fronted by emotionally compelling
guitarwork, known to subside into melancholic and introspective tones.
Even though the band has shapeshifted over the years - starting off as
a duo of Katatonia fame musicians, Fredrik Norrman and Jonas Renske,
back in 1994 - it has retained and evolved its trademark formula. The
present-day line-up, intact since 2016, features said guitarist &
founder Fredrik Norrman, second guitarist & Fredrik's brother Mattias
Norrman (ex-Katatonia), vocalist Alexander Högbom (ex-Demonical),
bassist Johan Jönsegård (Letters From The Colony) and drummer Jonas
Sköld (Letters From The Colony / Thenighttimeproject). "The Cancer
Pledge" was recorded and produced in 2023 by OCTOBER TIDE and Karl
Daniel Lidén (Bloodbath, Katatonia). The latter mixed and master the
album, whose cover artwork was designed by Albin Högbom.
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Genres: Doom Metal, Death Metal |  | |||||||||||||
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