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Primal Age - 2021 - Masked Enemy

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(33:58; WTF Records) Track list: 1. Intro & Wise Old Man 4:24 2. The Devil Is Hidden in Shadow 3:12 3. Adolescent Humanity 2:22 4. The Two Heads Monster 3:16 5. Masked Enemy 3:19 6. I Warn You 3:14 7. The Downside of Progress 1:09 8. Who Dares Wins 3:58 9. Passion vs. Fashion 3:16 10. Blinded by Cruelty 3:48 11. Awakening of Consciousness 2:00 Line-up: Not stated. French band Primal Age have a history that goes back to the early 1990's, although they apparently haven't made too much history inside the recording studio in their almost 30 year long history. Their album "Masked Enemy" dates back to 2021. It is their third full length studio album to date, and was released through the label WTF Records. While I see this band referenced in a hardcore context as well as in metalcore and something called edge metal, I belong to that age segment and demography that will describe the music this band explore as thrash metal, and then a variety of that style that comes with

Ym-Stammen - 1997 - Guden I Steinen

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(46:07; Apollon Records [2022 Reissue]  ) Track list: 1. Gripe 4:51 2. Guden I Steinen 4:04 3. Alu Alu Laukar 3:02 4. Store Alexander 3:55 5. (Gi Meg) Grid 2:57 6. Kappen Etter Vinden 3:53 7. Frihet Er Å Være Frisk 4:06 8. Troll (Sprekker Når Det Blir Lyst) 4:07 9. S.P.O.R. 3:54 10. Sigurds-Kvadet 6:22 11. Tusen Års Fortielse 2:49 12. Guden I Steinen 2 2:07 Line-up: Trygve Mathiesen - vocals Jo Langeland - guitars, vocals, aoud, keyboards, mandolin, sitar, percussion, saz, drums Kai Lundewall - drums, vocals, percussion, hurdy-gurdy, samples Douglas Alexandre - bass, vocals, hurdy-gurdy Torben Snekkestad - saxophones, flutes, clarinets, percussion, Moog, keyboards, vocals with: Tore Ylvisaker - keyboards, programming Norwegian band Ym-Stammen were active from sometime in the early 1980's and until the tail end of the 1990's, releasing six studio albums along the way and being a fairly attractive live band at home as well as abroad from what I understand. Their albums have long