Messerschmitt: With nihilistic backdrop and misanthropic anger…..
Messerschmitt – Oh Death
When the corona epidemic and the fear was worst in Norway in March 2020, Messerschmitt once again entered the legendary Athletic Sound and recorded an album about doomsday, fear of death and corruption. Norwegian sludgy doom pioneers Messerschmitt new album Oh Death is close to be released. Oh Death is the sound of heavily tuned guitars driven through overdrive KT88-powered tube amps and a wall of speakers – recorded live with something as special as TWO drummers in the old large gymnasium at Athletic Sound! The track Gummo Ain’t For Nothing,
vMassive riffs are pumped out with a nihilistic backdrop and misanthropic anger. The core of Messerschmitt is Mats-Henrik Hansen on guitar / vocals and Kristian Djuve on drums. In addition, they have Carl-Fredrik Sandaker on bass on most of the album while Jon Skjeklesæther Pettersen plays bass on two tracks. Torje Viestad lays synchronous drums next to Djuve.
There are a number of great guest musicians as a kind of bonus for the listeners. Kjetil Nernes from Årabrot contributes with his distinctive noise guitar, Thomas Eriksen (Mork) and Maria Bakken have added guest vocals, and something as surprising as Jon Terje Rovedal (played with everything from Bobbysocks to CC cowboys, Madrugada and Henning Kvitnes) contribute with Hammond organ, also this through a wall of fuzz.
To mix all this together, no one less than Adam Kasper volunteered. The Grammy winner has made albums such as In Utero (Nirvana), Songs for the Deaf (QOTSA), One by One (Foo Fighters) and a number of other things you have certainly heard of, have lifted this production to a sky-high level.
Messerschmitt released his self-titled debut album in 2013, garnered rave reviews and toured around Norway. It culminated in a concert at the Hove Festivalen, where the death of a stage worker in front of an old tombstone on stage overshadowed the performance itself. Then the band disappeared. Until now. And that is great news as listening to Oh Death will prove!
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