Meltdown: Nordström capture their sound!

The Norway-based metal band Meltdown will release Deadringer, their second album, on October 25th 2019. The album which features cover artwork by Mike D’Antonio (bass player in Killswitch Engage), has been mixed and mastered by the legendary Fredrik Nordström at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden (not only has Nordström worked with, but also formed and shaped the genres and early sound of bands like At The Gates, In Flames, Hammerfall, Sabaton, Arch Enemy, Dimmu Borgir, Architects and many, many more). The track World Unseen,

Founding member Jørgen C. Hansen states, «This album combines what this band is all about, tons of heavy riffs, hard-hitting and bone-crushing metal, and melodies on top of it. The songs are really strong and represents the great chemistry of our line-up. We wanted the best person to capture our sound in the mix and master, and we got it with Fredrik Nordström. He did an excellent job. We also wanted great artwork for the cover and other band-related stuff. We hired Mike D’Antonio in Killswitch Engage because he obviously understands our music and what we want, being a very gifted artist».

Numerous live performances have firmly established the band as a solid live act. The title track Deadringer,

It is well known that the frostbitten north of Scandinavia is home to countless metal bands. Considering its small population, Norway has given the world an extraordinary amount of quality heavy music over the last three decades. Of course, it probably goes without saying that black metal remains its most famous musical export. But there is more to the country than just frosty riffs and corpse paint, or skiing, Viking landmarks and breathtaking fjords. The track Bleeding,

From the south eastern part of Norway comes the band Meltdown In an area known for its cultural and industrial history, the band sounds just like this, tons of heavy riffs, crashing drums, thunderous vocals that is hard-hitting and bone-crushing metal. A Norwegian backbone, for sure.

Meltdown is five guys that brings a wide variety of influences to the music. The band combines several styles. The basis is tough and punchy metal with a nice mix of everything from metalcore to classic heavy metal. One of the advantages is two great vocalists so the metalcore approach can be mixed with clean vocals. The track Walls Down, 

The band states,  «From the start we have taken this band our way and are not going to think about what the flavor of the month is, or to fit in this or that specific genre, subgenre or trend. We do exactly whatever we want to do with our music and our approach is very simple: is it good or not?».

There are at least 12 band named Meltdown!

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