Year : 2025 (High Roller Records CD Edition)
Style : Heavy Metal
Country : Norway
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 147 mb
Bio:
Morax is a one-man heavy metal band from Norway, founded in 2023 by Remi A. Nygård. The sound is deeply rooted in the darker forces of the genre, drawing inspirations from bands such as Mercyful Fate, Satan, Black Sabbath etc. The debut EP, Rites and Curses, was released by High Roller Records in the fall of 2023. Despite being an unknown name prior to its release, the EP grew and received critical acclaim within the underground metal scene.On February 21st, MORAX will release their debut album, The Amulet, now also on High Roller Records. With The Amulet, the band dives deep into the genre's many facets, offering 40 minutes of devilish heavy music in all shapes and forms.
Album:
CD Edition with 5 bonus tracks.Debut album from the Norwegian heavy metal act Morax.releases February 21, 2025.This album will thrill NWOTHM readers, especially those who are attracted to occult metal, thrash-infused melodies and 80s metal in general. The variety on display and the relative brevity of the run-time makes The Amulet an engaging listen.From the EPK: MORAX from Bergen in Norway is the brainchild of Remi A. Nygård, who is handling all the instruments himself and writes all the songs. He has been playing in various bands and projects for quite some time, the most important being the thrash metal band INCULTER, which has been active for more than ten years now. Well, actually, INCULTER is seen as Blackened Thrash Metal. So, very different from MORAX where he plays Heavy Metal. Nothing more, nothing less. “The Amulet” is actually the debut album for MORAX, a musical project that started in 2023. That year saw an EP emerge, “Rites And Curses”. I haven’t heard that bone yet, but after listening to “The Amulet” I feel I need to.Because although the musical style of MORAX is Heavy Metal, he does give it a lot of extra bits, making listening to “The Amulet” rather interesting. Some of it Progressive, some of it will be classified as Stoner Metal, but it all is in aid of getting the best out of the music on offer. The fact that HIGH ROLLER RECORDS have signed this man should tell you enough, as they are very peculiar about who they sign. Which is not the same as having it right, I might add, but that is a matter of personal taste. I can’t help but like what “The Amulet” is throwing at me. The songs have a certain aura, one of those you get when you are listening to a class act. So, the question is whether I feel that MORAX is just that. Well, not yet, but he might well become one, as the songs are all of a rather high standard, reaching up to outstanding.I have racked my brain about which bands you can compare him to, and there are enough, but I will have to mention that comes to mind all through the album, which is DIAMOND HEAD. You will regularly feel that that is who you are listening to, and as far as I’m concerned that is a huge endorsement. But please don’t compare the two, as MORAX has a very different feel, a lot darker. Just listen to “Seven Pierced Hearts” and tell me it isn’t a quality mash up between “Sign Of The Southern Cross” and “Heaven And Hell”. Yes, you guessed it, the DIO era BLACK SABBATH songs. For me this is eight minutes of pure bliss. The rest of the influences are a lot more subtle, but this song is the one that rises above the rest. And as the other songs are good as well, I have to say that with “The Amulet” we have a very positive introduction to MORAX.
Line Up:
Remi Everything - See also: Hjelvik, Inculter, Vermin Rift
Production:
Written, performed and produced by Remi A. Nygård
Mastered by Patrick W. Engel at Temple of Disharmony
Logo by R.K.V.
Coverart by SoloMacello
Layout by Andreas Tylden
Tracklist:
01. The Amulet
02. Belial Rising
03. A Thousand Names
04. Seven Pierced Hearts
05. Inverted Church
06. The Snake
07. Phantom Sleeper
08. The Descent
09. Face The Reaper (Bonus Track)
10. Be My Guillotine (Bonus Track)
11. Yours Now (Bonus Track)
12. Adoration (Bonus Track)
13. The Curse (Bonus Track)
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