Metal label from Tromso
More brutality, more melody, more groove and more energy! New track ‘We Must Unite’ is coming soon on Rob Mules Records.
Release date: 21 June 2019
Coverart: Costin Chioreanu
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This Friday Deception release another track from their forthcoming album Epidemic. ‘Grimalkin’ is the second (first one was ‘Penitential Psalm’ released 1st of March) of a string of single releases coming out before the new studio album in September. Rob Mules Records spoke to the drummer of Deception, Einar Petersen. What we found out is that they seem to never rest, and Einar is a man with a plan! Read on to find out what’s in store for the uncompromising foursome from Stavanger.
Who are Deception?
Deception is a Norwegian Death metal band from Stavanger. Earlier known as Art of Deception, but recently we changed our band name after a lineup change in late 2018/early 2019. Since our establishment in 2012 we have already managed to play big festivals like the Bloodstock Festival and Karmøygeddon, but also supported big acts like Testament, Nile, Entombed a.d, Insomnium, Tribulation, Kvelertak and Blood Red Throne.
Your album is called Epidemic, tell us about it.
The new record is called Epidemic and it’s based on the Great Plague. Most of these songs have been a collaboration between the different members of the band. We have been discussing parts and just kept pushing each other to write better.
‘The Merchant’ – A super fast and brutal song about The Merchant. Bringer of the plague.
‘Gangrene’ – One of the heaviest songs we have ever made. Almighty and powerful.
‘Grimalkin’ – The longest song on the record, full of intricate parts and tells the story of a grim old lady figure looking to clench her thirst for blood and keep the plague spreading.
‘Penitential Psalm’ – One of the more groovy ones we have done with a chorus you are bound to remember. It keeps the story going by explaining how humanity is suffering through the seemingly endless torment of the plague.
‘Memento Mori’ – Remember you WILL die.
Tell us about the cover art?
The cover art is made by Den unge herr Holm (Kim Holm). An amazing artist and a great guy from Bergen who we met at Psykopath´s release gig last year. I talked to him about the idea we had for this new record and Holm was sure he would nail it. Well, he fucking did! The logo and the extras on the album is made by Jobert Mello (Sledgehammer Graphix) who we were recommended to by Martin Skar Berger who was the knob-turner on our last record Path of Trees.
What is the story behind the production of your album?
The drums were recorded at Lydplaneten Studio this time and that is about it with studios. You can’t really call Sindre’s bedroom a studio. We have to give a shoutout to those hardworking boys at Lydplaneten! We are hoping to record an album like the pros do in the near future, but the industry is hard, and having enough money to make these great productions is just a dream for now. On this record, we hired mastermind Lasse Lammert to do the mix and master.
What’s in store for Deception the coming year?
We have been playing almost every weekend since after Christmas last year. We will try to keep the pace all of 2019. Gigs are coming in and there are always touring plans!
Talking about sound and style, tell us about your influences, bands you like?
Deception have inspiration coming from a lot of different places. It sounds like a cliché to not place ourselves in a certain genre though, so we would say our main inspiration comes from old school death metal bands like Entombed, Morbid Angel, Cannibal Corpse, Hypocrisy and Blood Red Throne.
Visit Deception at Facebook and Instagram. Below you can listen to their mixtape!
Razorbats are back!
Razorbats will release the track «The City» as a radio single 19 April, and follow up with a 7″ vinyl release 7th of June. It contains a highly potent double dose of addictive rock-euphoria in the form of Razorbats «The City» and «Summer of Head», backed up by two tracks from the Canadian band Sick Things.
Razorbats will tour clubs and festivals in Norway and England in April through June in support of the release. A music video is also in the pipeline sometime in May.
Cover art by Benjamin Liam Boyle
Greetings to Sublime Eyes! Hailing from the death metal department, we are stoked to bring their music to the masses! New album Corrocean will be out on vinyl, CD and through digital stores 23rd of August.
This will be epic and powerful! Stay tuned for more news on Sublime Eyes’ new release.
Photo: Helge Knudsen
Release date: 1 March 2019
Cover art by Den Unge Herr Holm
Logo by Sledgehammer Graphix
First of several tracks that will be released as singles from the forthcoming album Epidemic (due in August).
Stonebreakers are ready to launch “Boogie Swing” on Rob Mules Records 15 Feb. In that regard we had a nice little chat with the foursome from Tromso.
Who are Stonebreakers, and what is the story behind your band name?
Stonebreakers consist of four regular guys from the high north who love straight forward rock’n roll. There’s nothing fancy-pancy about us and we like to keep things simple. The name «Stonebreakers» reflects the hard working attitude we put into our music.
Your single is called «Boogie Swing», tell us about it.
«Boogie Swing» is a catchy little number based on a groovy guitar lick backed up by a steady rhythm section. It has a feelgood atmosphere which makes you wanna move and groove.
As for the lyrics, we’ll leave that for the listener to interpret. The same goes for the song title. It is what it is.
Ellery Daines has produced and mastered your single, what is the story behind it?
Ellery came from New Zealand to Tromso last year and has been hanging around Kysten studio learning how to become a producer.
A few months back he announced online that he was looking for local acts to practice his production skills on, so we volunteered.
We spent two days in the studio and he did a great job with the technical stuff, planning the sessions in advance and the production of the three tracks we laid down. They sound really, really good. Ellery is a great guy to work with and he has definitely helped us to refine our sound.
Tell us about the cover art?
Our cover art consist of minimalist design and photos from our gigs, which we hope will provide a visual shorthand to identify us, as we release more singles leading up to the first album. The photo for the cover of «Boogie Swing» is taken by Øyvind Aronsen.
What’s in store for Stonebreakers the coming year?
First of all it’s the digital release of «Boogie Swing» which we hope will get a good reception out there and bring us some new fans.
Second, and maybe most importantly, we’ll hit the studio again mid February to complete work on our debut album set for release in September. We’ve got seven or eight songs ready so far and maybe we’ll throw in a brand new one as well.
Third, we’d like to do more gigs. We’ve got a slot at RMR’s annual rock show in February and will play Prelaten and Bastard Bar in march. That’ll be great fun. We hope we can benefit from our deal with RMR and get the chance to bring our rock’n’roll manship outside Troms. So if there are anyone in charge of booking bands to suitable venues, or bands looking for a support act reading this, we’re ready. We’d also very much like to play Bukta. That would be awesome since it’s our local rock festival and we all relate to it in one way or another.
Finally we’re constantly working on new material to develop our sound and style.
Talking about sound and style, tell us about your influences, bands you like? What are Stonebreakers “built upon”?
It’s no secret that we’re big fans of old school rock’n roll and hard rock. It should be fairly easy to see and hear the influences from especially early AC/DC. We’re trying to bring back the badass, old school rock‘n roll sound and feel you find on albums like «High ‘N’ Dry» by Def Leppard or «Back in Black» by AC/DC. The rawness in attitude and sound from that era is what we’re looking for, and trying to recreate.
Having said that, our sound and style is also shaped by our individual taste in music which ranges from extreme metal via grunge and stoner to straight boogie-rock. Naming all the bands we listen to would take forever, but if there’s distorted guitar to be found we’re likely to be on board.
Photo by Øyvind Aronsen
Listen to their mixtape below. Several catchy rock numbers to get your feet moving.
Great news! Autokarma from Hamar has signed a deal for a future album release on Rob Mules Records. If everything goes according to plan the album will see the light of day sometime this year.
Autokarma received national attention already in 2010 when they participated in Storbynatt at NRK. This resulted in concert activities throughout eastern Norway, as well as two EP releases in Fare Fare Krigsmann (2012) and Hel (2015).
The band, which by many is characterized as a cross between Seigmen and DumDum Boys, hit another high-point when Emil «Valhalla» Meek debuted in UFC in 2016 to the sound of «Fare Fare Krigsmann» by Autokarma, which also resulted in TV appearances on TV2.
Autokarma on Facebook and Spotify
Photo by Lars Martin Bøe
Stonebreakers from Tromso/Norway are the latest addition to our band roster. A great hard-hitting rock’n roll band rooted in 70’s and 80’s hard and boogie rock.
Stonebreakers are a reminder of a time when music was played on electric guitars with just the right amount of distortion. The band is currently in the studio to complete the recording of their debut album due in September later this year.
Check out their Facebook page.