COMMUNIC
is a Norwegian metal band that was founded in March 2003
by guitarist/vocalist Oddleif Stensland and drummer Tor
Atle Andersen (both ex-SCARIOT), who shortly after was joined
by bass player Erik Mortensen, (a former band mate of Oddleif's
from INGERMANLAND).
What
started out as a project band for Oddleif and Tor Atle,
was soon to become a fully-fledged band, and in January
2004, the band entered dUb studio and recorded a three-track
demo, that the band distributed in only 100 copies. Shortly
after (March 2004), the band hooked up with the Danish based
"Intromental Management". The demo was voted "demo
of the month" in Rock Hard Germany, and also featured
a song from the demo on the sampler CD in Heavy Oder Was,
and became praised all around the underground milieu!
In
April 2004, Oddleif Stensland quit Scariot to fully focus
on COMMUNIC for the future - so now all priority for both
Oddleif and Tor Atle went into COMMUNIC.
Finally,
in July 2004, all the details were in place and the band
had signed a long-term record deal with well-respected German
label NUCLEAR BLAST for several albums. In September 2004
COMMUNIC spent 3 weeks in the Danish Jacob-Hansen-Studios
with producer Jacob Hansen to recording their debut album
"Conspiracy In Mind", which was released February
21 2005. Joining the band on the album and the following
tours was Danish keyboarder Peter Jensen (ex-SINPHONIA)
in order to give the music a more atmospheric touch and
fuller sound.
With the release of "Conspiracy In Mind" came
amazing reviews from the worldwide media, among other a
#1 album-of-the-month rating in Rock Hard Magazine and tons
of interview features all over the European printed media,
followed by a 3 week tour with Ensiferum and Graveworm,
festival appearances at a.o. the Rock Hard Festival in Germany,
and superb feedback and sales results.
In
early 2006 the band entered Jacob Hansen's studio in Denmark
once again for recording the second disc, "Waves of
Visual Decay" which will be released in late spring/early
summer 2006.
The
musical style of COMMUNIC is rich in both emotional depth
and musical broadness and includes many elements from various
metal genres. Catchy vocal melodies, thrilling bass and
guitar lines colliding with power, thrash, progressive and
a bit of doom and groovy metal.
COMMUNIC
consists of highly skilled musicians that deliver quality
metal with variety and originality. The music has a progressive
touch in some experimental form, yet easy to listen to -
quite moody, mellow and emotional, and a mix of influences
from the 80's and 90's metal scene, but most of all it's
a mix of the different approach each member of the band
has on the music, thus giving it the unique sound and feeling,
that makes it hard for fans and media to compare COMMUNIC
to just one other band. However, it's worth mentioning that
"Conspiracy In Mind" should appeal to fans of
such classic bands as Psychotic Waltz, Sanctuary/Nevermore,
Candlemass and even the more modern metal such as Soilwork
or In Flames.
With
COMMUNIC the Norwegian - ... no, the worldwide ... - metal
scene has a new exciting and forward-looking name to remember!
Check
out the band's homepage for more detailed information and
to listen to some samples.
Communic homepage
