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Q&A with Me And You Va-Va-Voom

Newly signed on Rob Mules Records we took the opportunity to have a chat with Odd Erik Dingøyr from Me And You Va-Va-Voom. Read on to discover more of this Høyanger-outfit.

Who are Me And You Va-Va-Voom, and what is the story behind your band name?

MAYVVV is a hard rock band from the west coast of Norway, Høyanger. We started playing together in the early cold winter of 2017. We often describe our sound as a unique blend of 80’s and 90’s American and Norwegian hardcore, with a good dose of the 90’s alternative rock. MAYVVV is delicious-load-crashing-energy-music. 

Your album is titled The Perfect Slot and consists of eight tracks. What can you tell us about the music and lyrics?

Well, every track is built on the same recipe; riffs, lyrics about pros and cons of deep rooted culture and attitude.

Bergen Lydstudio’s Dag Erik Nygaard has mastered your album. What is the story behind it?

We got in touch whit Dag Erik and connected. Bergen Lydstudio is a highly professional studio, and have a great reputation.

Tell us about the cover art of album and single? Who is Daniel Longfellow?

Daniel Longfellow is a great artist that we luckily can call a friend of ours. He lives in our hometown Høyanger, but was born in Washington DC and got his art education in California. He’s a talented and skilled artist – you should all go and check out his work. One of his latest project was called Fjord Monster. Which is a cool project.

What’s in store for Me And You Va-Va-Voom the coming year? Any tours planned?

MAYVVV will be playing shows and promoting the album. We will play at the local Christmas rock show and have a release show in Høyanger in January. We will then play a double show, one for the youth and one for the old rockers of Høyanger. Then we’re booking festivals and other shows. We are always writing riffs and lyrics, MAYVVV takes no days off!

Can you tell us about your influences, bands you like?

MAYVVV draws a line to 1980. We can’t stand Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and those kind of bands. We are into the eighties metal; Metallica, Slayer and Twisted Sister, hardcore bands like Bad Brains, Fugazi, Beastie Boys and alternative rock such as The Pixies,  Jane’s Addiction, PJ Harvey and NIN. That, plus everything in between sums MAYVVV up!

That’s all for now. Check out their coming single “No Days Off” (14 Dec) and album The Perfect Slot (11 Jan), and don’t forget to dig into their mixtape below! Fits your Christmas party like a glove!

Cover art by Daniel Longfellow

Follow them at this address: Me_and_you_va_va_voom

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‘Chicxulub – The Fossil Record’ by Endolith!

Endolith continues their musical journey with an album seething with groove, tension and dark atmosphere, fusing old and new into a unique extreme metal expression.

Chicxulub – The Fossil Record will be out 18 January 2019 on double vinyl and digitally!

Track listing:
1. Grazing Herbivores
2. Bloodfiends
3. Nest Scrape Display
4. Rex
5. Ichthys
6. Mount Evidence
7. Diseasons
8. KPg Impactor
9. Chicxulub

Art work by Kristine Marie Børresen and Endolith

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Endolith with new single!

Endolith present the second single “Ichthys” from their upcoming sophomore album! The album will be a concept album on the extinction of all non-avian dinosaurs 66 million years ago, and this second single deals with the sea-dwelling ichtyosaurs …

Release date: 7 Dec 2018

Cover art by Endolith

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“Alle Mann Alle” by Veislakt

Watch out! Veislakt gives you an early Christmas gift by releasing “Alle Mann Alle” as a single. It’s a digital release, but it comes with a “B-side” too. Why not? Included is the cool track “Blod I Manesjen”.

Release date: 29 Nov 2018

Cover art by Good Things Design

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Me And You Va-Va-Voom!

New band signed on Rob Mules Records – Me And You Va-Va-Voom!

Coming from Høyanger, a band with an odd but spectacular name will soon amaze you with untraditional, cool as hell hard rock music! Kicking it off right away, new single “No Days Off” will be released 14 Dec on Rob Mules Records. Album is due in January.

Go to Instagram and take a peak at Me And You Va-Va-Voom: Me_and_you_va_va_voom

Cover art by Daniel Longfellow

 

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New band name: Deception!

Art of Deception has changed their band name. From now on it’s simply ‘Deception’.

The band writes on their Facebook page: “A new era has begun! We have decided to change our name to ‘Deception’ to mark the change in the band. Same music, shorter name!”

Photo by Helge Knutson

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Kvikksand on Rob Mules Records!

We proudly announce the addition of Kvikksand to our ranks!

An album release is scheduled to March/April 2019. We can’t wait to dig into new music from this mean, dark and powerful metal quartet from Raufoss/Norway.

Check out their Facebook page here.

Photo by Raven Photography

 

 

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New track from Vederkast!

Reflections Linger

Vederkast – Reflections Linger

5 Oct 2018, on all digital outlets.

Vederkast is set to release the second and last single from their new album, And In The Abyss They Sleep. The single named ‘Reflections Linger’ explores relations between people in a challenging situation, and though the word «ballad» is not a correct description, the sound is massive, melodic and emotional.

The song was, like the rest of the album, recorded live at the small village of Bleik on Andøya Island, surrounded by majestic mountains and the mighty sea. This made the recording process really special and definitely created a unique atmosphere in the music. Members from the local brass band also contributes on the single.

Cover art by Marni Kruse

Pre-order And In The Abyss They Sleep here! Release 16 Nov.

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Q&A with Tonic Breed

Rob Mules Records recently got to talk to the thrash metal quartet Tonic Breed from Sarpsborg/Norway. Read on to discover the story behind their band name, who their musical influences are, and pretty much all you need to know about their upcoming EP Install Memory (out Sept 14).

Who is Tonic Breed, and what is the story behind your band name?

Tonic Breed is a band forged together inside the deepest of fabrics in the industry town of Sarpsborg, Norway. Since 2006 the band has been playing heavy metal on various places, and released two full length albums. The name came together alongside the establishment of the band and have sticked ever since.

Your album is titled Install Memory and consists of seven tracks. In short, give a presentation of each track: how it came about, lyrics etc.

‘Crypto Knight’ is the first song on the EP. It´s the shortest track by the band ever made (reaching 3:17). It’s a straight forward thrash-metal track that is basically built around one riff that varies throughout the song. The lyrics are built upon the cryptocurrency-hype that was on its (so far) peak earlier this year, and how bad it may end for people that have invested a little too much in it. The music video for the song, which will be released some time after the release of the EP itself, is built around a story from an actual happening in the cryptocurrency-history.

‘Install Memory’ is a track not too far from Crypto Knight in the genre, but here Ole is showing off some really fast footwork as well. It’s also a bit more complex in the structure, and the track is shorter than previous Tonic Breed songs. The theme of the lyrics are a bit more futuristic on how mankind is becoming more machine and machine is becoming more human.

‘Don’t Panic!’ is a more lay-back-song that points more to the heavy metal genre. It has a more melodic feel to it. A quite untraditional Tonic Breed song is safe to say. In the head of Starman, the lyrics are traveling through space.

‘Overkill’ has been played live several times by Tonic Breed and we’ve wanted to make a cover track for quite some time. It’s our tribute to all the aces in Motörhead and the song does not really need further introduction. A strong anthem in the heavy music world.

‘Mummy Dust’ is originally a song by Ghost – a band we all have had close eyes on the last couple of years. Watching them live several times inspired us to make a cover of one of their songs. We picked out a song from the album Meliora and made it a bit more Tonic Breed.

We also included two live songs from two separate live shows, as the first ever live songs to be included on a Tonic Breed release.

Toproom Studio has mastered your album. What is the story behind it?

We chose Toproom Studio to do the engineering and mastering on this release based on great experience from our previous full length album «Outsold». We knew Børge Finstad would pull off a great result – and he sure did! We also need to mention Stian Olsen for editing drums and vocals. The entire process was done in May-July, 2018.

Tell us about the cover art? Who is Jan Yrlund?

Jan Yrlund is an illustrator we’ve had in mind for a long time. He turned around really quick to make the artwork be done in time. We are really satisfied with the result. The artwork is mainly based on the song “Install Memory”. There are also hints of the other two Tonic Breed songs from the EP on the illustration.

What’s in store for Tonic Breed the coming year? Any tours planned? New album in the horizon?

We have some upcoming shows in Norway and Sweden this year, and we are constantly in booking-mode in order to make ourselves busy in 2019. We will continue to write new material in order make a full album in the time to come.

Can you tell us about your influences, bands you like?

When it comes to influences we can’t pick just a few bands. 50 years of heavy metal cannot be summed up on a few sentences. However, to mention the Bay Era Thrash Metal as one of the most influential music on our behalf is safe to say. On the other hand you can hear a lot of parts in our music that have many other inspirational sources.

Photo by Oscar Birk

Listen to Tonic Breed on Spotify

For more news on Tonic Breed check out their official website and Facebook page.

And last but not least – find out who are on Tonic Breed’s mixtape!

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Haunted By Silhouettes!

We welcome Haunted By Silhouettes to the camp of Rob Mules Records! Haunted By Silhouettes is a melodic death metal band from Trondheim, Norway.

They formed in 2013. In 2016 Haunted By Silhouettes released The Final Mind Plague (EP) followed by Wrath of Kharon (EP) a year later. In 2017 the album Shortcuts To Dead Ends came out.

Now, signed on Rob Mules Records, Haunted By Silhouettes set their sight on a second album release due in 2019. We are all extremely excited!

Photo by Ida Juliane Remen