Hellflower onboard!

Hellflower is a band of four extremely talented individuals. They emerged in late 2014. A band of young men, but their songwriting are well rounded and mature. Hellflower plays metal with numerous elements from other genres, making for a different and interesting musical experience.

Over the last year, Hellflower has been working on what will be their first release, a four song EP that will be released through Rob Mules Records in November 2017.

You don’t want to miss out on this one!

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Photo by Sofie Holter

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Interview with Tonewielder

Earlier this spring / summer, Rob Mules Records received an inquiry from Tonewielder to assist in the promotion of the recently released album. Although it is not published on our label, we thought the music was so talented that we chose to go for it. Below is an interview with Christian Magnus Fladeby aka Tonewielder. Enjoy!

Who is Tonewielder?

Tonewielder is my way, myself and only myself. It was important to have something that I could stand for, regardless of what type of music I was writing. Therefore, it’s hard to be very spesific.

On the debut album you have extracted all the instruments yourself and done all the mixing. Why did that happen?

I started out writing my own songs while playing in other bands, but it was always clear to me that the most interesting aspect was to start my own band from scratch. Playing with other musicians didn’t not work out well. Either way we were a mismatch at music stand or chemistry, or band practices were just not prioritized enough. Eventually I went my own way and arranged the songs myself.

When it came to mixing, it was a bit the same: I eventually got some pretty clear ideas about how things would sound. Therefore, it was more appealing for me this time around to mix it myself.

How do you plan to do it in a live setting?

Hmm. Playback CD? Nope 🙂 To play live, I’m naturally dependent on band members. I am in no way against unplugged solo performance, but my songs are pretty rhythmic so it would be difficult. My next priority is definitely to get some regular musicians onboard.

This is in many ways a promising debut, and hopefully it will come more from you. Will the next release be full a band thing, or will you drive solo again?

I aim to record with full band next time. It works best with a steady device that together casting a sound that can be properly interacted and where ideas can be exchanged. Several minds think better than one.

How far have you come with the process of making your follow-up album?

I have not yet written any new songs. For now, I have begun to form some conceptual ideas and played around with some guitar riffs. I have also written some lyrics, but nothing concrete. Naturally, there are some thoughts circulating of what I will do differently the next time around.

What are your plans next year?

Play live! And record new music.

What objectives have you put?

The goals are to play great concerts, which are really a good alternative to Netflix one Friday night after work. But also writing material that matter to anyone who is not just into rock’n’roll with distorted lyrics.

What can you say about inspirational sources and influences to Tonewielder?

Experiences, nature, of course other bands. Heavy bands like Opeth, Immortal, Enslaved, Seigmen and Type O Negative. But also quite different kind of genres. For example, I am very fond of electronic music such as Highasakite and Massive Attack. I also love classical music. Particularly the way one thinks composition in classical music, with a theme, a recognizable melody that builds the music around. I know it’s a cliché, but you hear the first set of Beethoven’s fifth symphony, with the famous intro, the whole piece is composed of this same melody all the way through. If you start the song half way out, you’ll still know it again since it’s done consistently! This way I think is great fun.

Finally – can we get a little review of the songs, how they came to you, and what the lyrics are about? (Spotify-list at the bottom)

Sure. All of these songs are quite natural-romantic, but they may be interpreted differently depending on the listener.

Peaks – a song about how it is to climb a high mountain. Worn, sweat, the adrenaline and the view. I tried to capture the feeling of adventures and curiosity.

Only the Mountain Knows – a bit the same thing, just that it’s more the feeling of running fast downhill on the slalom. I love the slalom!

Cold Careless Caress – revolves around being close to nature. But in a slightly different way – it’s not so much the excitement or adrenaline, but more in a relaxed contemplative way. A form of escapism. Actually, the title of the album could have been “Winter”, given that these songs are very inspired by Norwegian nature in winter. If you go to the forest, where things have stood a little untouched, it can be fascinating when the snow covers the surroundings. Almost a bit like being in a nature-romantic painting.

Drift Away – a song about how boring it may be in the opposite case – if you’re locked to a gray, boring everyday for too long, nothing special that draws your mood noticeably.

Cloudbound – a bit in the same style as the songs above. I have a thing for clouds – they can be incredibly fascinating to watch if the weather is right. I have always been curious about how it would be to walk on the clouds if they were solid enough. Would it be like wearing foam rubber? Or maybe sugar stew! The song describes such a journey by foot, upon the clouds.

Spewing Smokestacks and Hiber Nation are more socially critical songs. They focus on how we are constantly being flushed with many kinds of threatening world problems, and how we, as humans, very easily find excuses for not doing anything to fix it. Something has to go completely wrong before we try to change direction. That way, these lyrics are a bit political. In a vague way.

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Tonewielder signed!

Solo artist, Christian Magnus Fladeby aka Tonewielder has signed a deal for Rob Mules Records.

Tonewielder is a one-man show, literally speaking – a multi-instrumentalist. Christian has written, recorded and mixed his debut album all by himself, let alone played all instruments! The outcome is a rock solid debut album called ‘Peaks & Plateaus’ – mixing genres like metal, shoegaze and alternative rock.

‘Peaks & Plateaus’ was released through Distrokid 1th of June. Rob Mules Records will help out with the promotional side of things.

No time to waste, go and listen to Tonewielder now!

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Cover art by Juliana Dourado and Christian Magnus Fladeby

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Endolith on Rob Mules Records!

These creative, eclectic and extreme metallers from Tromso/Harstad are onboard for a future release through our label.

We didn’t know much of them before they came to our attention a month ago. It took us no time to decide that this trio were more than welcome to join our roster. You can check out the links at the bottom of this article, and we’re pretty sure you’ll be amazed.

Endolith are for the time being working on their follow-up to ‘Voyager’ (released December 2016). Rob Mules Records have had the pleasure of listening to their new stuff, and let it be perfectly clear; the music sounds even more extreme than the predecessor – in all possible ways!

Go on and listen to them at Spotify, or check out their Facebook page.

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Photo by Erling Malm

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Say hello to Tonic Breed!

We welcome Tonic Breed from Sarpsborg (Norway) to our label, a trash metal band in the veins of great acts like Slayer, Metallica and Pantera.

Tonic Breed will release their next album through Rob Mules Records. The time for release has not been set, but we will of course come back with more info when we have a clearer idea.

The band was founded in 2006 and has produced two studio albums and four music videos. ‘Outsold’ (released 2014) was well received by national and international album critics. Asbjørn Slettemark (P3 Pyro) credited Tonic Breed as one of the most promising bands in Norway that same year.

The quartet is now ready to up their game, and Rob Mules Records are more than happy to help this brilliant band reach greater heights.

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Photo by Oscar Birk

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Band presentation – Ohmwork

Next up are Ohmwork, a power trio from Tromso/Norway.

Ohmwork have two albums, one EP and three single releases to their name. Both albums got the critics raving about an extremely tight band with the ability to tackle classic rock, progressive metal and pretty much all that is in-between.

Ohmwork were established in 2012, and held their first concert in early 2013. One year after in February 2014 they released their debut album, ‘Storm Season’. In 2015 ‘ShadowTech’ came out, and a year later ‘Mother City (EP)’ was released. This was a month before they played a blistering set at Buktafestivalen. Ohmwork have toured the Norwegian rock circuit the past five years, including support slots for Jorn.

Ohmwork will release their third album in October this year. A double concept album – nothing short of groundbreaking for a Norwegian rock act.

Photo by Kenneth Augdal

Check out the promo video of Ohmwork below!

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Interview in Eternal Terror Webzine!

A week ago Anders talked about their visions for Rob Mules Records in an interview with Eternal Terror. It’s now online. Check it out here.

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Band presentation – Vederkast

We will give our audience an introduction to our signed bands over the next couple of months. First out, Rob Mules Records proudly present Vederkast. Not a novice by any means, and probably all of you have either seen Vederkast in concert or listened to their music. Rob Mules Records will release their second album sometime early 2018.

Established in 2013, Vederkast were formed by musicians formerly known from cool acts like Turdus Musicus, Taliban Airways, Just Did Doris and Rocketboyz. The foursome began writing songs that later would become their debut album. ‘Northern Gothic’ was released in March 2015, and it was very well received by the critics.

Vederkast have toured Germany, Netherlands and Belgium twice since ‘Northern Gothic’ saw the light of day. They have also played numerous dates across Norway, including a handful of festivals.

Photo by Daniel Lilleeng

Take a peak at our promo snippet of this melodic, progressive metal band from Tromso.

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In the media!

Follows tjhe boyhoood dream, starts own record label.

 

Follows the boyhood dream – starts their own record label!

Terje Storvig, Anders L. Rasmussen and Rolf-Erik Østerås launch their own label for metal bands in northern Norway. Read more from the article in iTromso.no:


Want to help artists

Rolf-Erik Østerås, Terje Storvig and Anders Rasmussen have started the record label Rob Mules Records. They hope to help artists in the genre hardrock / metal. Read more from the article in Nordlys.no:

Anders has also been interviewed in heavymetal.no: Rob Mules records, new Norwegian record label.

 

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The Roster

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We are looking to expand our roster with a couple of more bands before the end of this year. Essentially it will be bands handpicked by ourselves, but it will also be exciting to see if there are coming in demos that are worth considering.

Photo: Kenneth Augdal

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