Aktor - Paranoia (2015)
Posted: 12 Jun 2026, 09:07
Aktor - Paranoia (2015)
Year : 2015
Style : Heavy Metal , Hard Rock
Country : Finland , United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 83 mb
Bio:
In a world of collaborations and compromises, AKTOR achieves these ends by sustaining a respectful silence between its creative contributors: avant-garde serialists Jussi Lehtisalo and Tomi Leppänen in Pori, Finland, and across the Atlantic in Chicago, heavy metal singer/songwriter Professor Black.All in all, one could say that AKTOR plays Top 40 Heavy Metal with a delicious psychedelic flair that may one day have some fans in common with Sandy Perlman, Alan Davey, and/or Roky Erickson. Truthfully, AKTOR’s origins are uncertain and its intentions unspecified, and its music and process are accordingly unconceptual and a perhaps bit tense. Yet the outcome has much in common with the premeditated, synthetic pop music that has dominated airwaves since the 1980s. The lyrical narrative is similarly accessible on the surface, despite its protagonist(s) speaking from altered and/or incomplete states of being.
Album:
Two Finns and an American walk into a time warp…The point of arrival is about forty years in our past in a place smothered in synth, where hard rock and heavy metal meet regularly to commune all things psychedelic, head bopping and mind popping.The American in question is Pharaoh's drummer, who goes by various aliases such as Chris Black, and has a hand and voice in a number of bands ranging from the ever-evolving heavy metal of Dawnbringer to his solo efforts in High Spirits (his latest record under this name being nominated for Metal Storm's Best Heavy Metal Album for 2014). In 2015 Chris, taking up another alias here as "Professor Black," vocalises the debut effort from a new name in Aktor, offering a charismatic hard rock record on the cusp of heavy metal with the tangible taste of the 70's in psychedelics.Joined by two Finns from the eccentric Circle, what is ably laid down in Paranoia is an exercise in nostalgia, a brief but effective homage to the heyday of bands like BÖC andBudgie, but managing to create its own character. Layered with the kind of synth textural features designed to locate the listener in lava-lamp land, its authentic retro feel is what sets the record apart.While the tracks tend to blend and blur into one another with something of a haze of psychedelic lethargy, Paranoia as a whole is of adequate brevity to minimise this as an issue. An engaging sense of rhythm is pumped into every quick cut, on average lasting a little over three minutes each, and the album in entirety having a run-time of just over half-an-hour. Despite the concise duration, the psychedelic components aren't always enough to clear away the dragging impression onset by the album at its slower movements in numbers such as "Where Is Home". The focus on drum work and rhythm consistently provides toe-tapping beats, yet the guitar and bass are rather less engaging in continuation, filling in the sound amply and maintaining the flow without standing out on their own terms and often operating as a supportive component of the instrumentation, irrespective of the occasionally noticeable lick and memorable melody. The rhythm section considered as a whole often feels a bit too laid-back and lazy, understandably owing in part to the distinctive and charismatic psychedelic emphasis in synths.All things considered, this bite-size retro record is easily digestible and rewarding given repeated listens; an in-and-out episode in psychedelics with short duration that's more than likely to meet its quota in character before it comes to an end.
Line Up:
Professor Black - Vocals (2013-present) - See also: Black Sites, Dawnbringer, High Spirits, Metalusafer, Professor Black, Superchrist, ex-Pharaoh, ex-Professor Black & Gezol, ex-Those Motherfuckers, ex-Nachtmystium, ex-Sculptured, ex-Spiral Wheel, ex-Final Prayer
Jussi Lehtisalo - Guitars (2013-present) - See also: Arkhamin Kirjasto, Circle, Pharaoh Overlord, Steel Mammoth, Motorspandex, ex-Krypt Axeripper, ex-Tractor Pulling, Bensiini, Doktor Kettu, Ektroverde, Falcon (Fin), Jussi Lehtisalo, Leppästick, Lusiferiinin Armosta, Mercedes Hell, Rättö ja Lehtisalo, Sakset, Slussenanalys, Split Cranium, Susi-Unto, Televisio, ex-Eturivi, ex-Kirvasto, ex-Lehtisalofamily, ex-Matosalaatti, ex-Rakhim, ex-Sunburned Circle, ex-Ympyräkonnat
Tomi Leppänen - Drums (2013-present) - See also: Circle, Pharaoh Overlord, Motorspandex, Aavikko, Alpo ja Tomi, Cityman, Custom Drummer, Falcon, Haunted Plasma, Iron Magazine, K-X-P, Leppästick, Sakset, Spektator, Split Cranium, ex-Kirvasto, ex-Sunburned Circle, ex-The Prow
Tracklist:
01. Devil and Doctor 02:47
02. Gone Again 03:54
03. Stop Fooling Around 03:22
04. Too Young to Die 03:32
05. Six Silver Suns 03:08
06. I Was the Son of God 03:37
07. Something Nasty 02:28
08. Where Is Home 03:59
09. Never Ending No 03:40
10. The Mover 04:22
Download links for all albums only on our blog here: http://goodmetalandhar.do.am/
Year : 2015
Style : Heavy Metal , Hard Rock
Country : Finland , United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 83 mb
Bio:
In a world of collaborations and compromises, AKTOR achieves these ends by sustaining a respectful silence between its creative contributors: avant-garde serialists Jussi Lehtisalo and Tomi Leppänen in Pori, Finland, and across the Atlantic in Chicago, heavy metal singer/songwriter Professor Black.All in all, one could say that AKTOR plays Top 40 Heavy Metal with a delicious psychedelic flair that may one day have some fans in common with Sandy Perlman, Alan Davey, and/or Roky Erickson. Truthfully, AKTOR’s origins are uncertain and its intentions unspecified, and its music and process are accordingly unconceptual and a perhaps bit tense. Yet the outcome has much in common with the premeditated, synthetic pop music that has dominated airwaves since the 1980s. The lyrical narrative is similarly accessible on the surface, despite its protagonist(s) speaking from altered and/or incomplete states of being.
Album:
Two Finns and an American walk into a time warp…The point of arrival is about forty years in our past in a place smothered in synth, where hard rock and heavy metal meet regularly to commune all things psychedelic, head bopping and mind popping.The American in question is Pharaoh's drummer, who goes by various aliases such as Chris Black, and has a hand and voice in a number of bands ranging from the ever-evolving heavy metal of Dawnbringer to his solo efforts in High Spirits (his latest record under this name being nominated for Metal Storm's Best Heavy Metal Album for 2014). In 2015 Chris, taking up another alias here as "Professor Black," vocalises the debut effort from a new name in Aktor, offering a charismatic hard rock record on the cusp of heavy metal with the tangible taste of the 70's in psychedelics.Joined by two Finns from the eccentric Circle, what is ably laid down in Paranoia is an exercise in nostalgia, a brief but effective homage to the heyday of bands like BÖC andBudgie, but managing to create its own character. Layered with the kind of synth textural features designed to locate the listener in lava-lamp land, its authentic retro feel is what sets the record apart.While the tracks tend to blend and blur into one another with something of a haze of psychedelic lethargy, Paranoia as a whole is of adequate brevity to minimise this as an issue. An engaging sense of rhythm is pumped into every quick cut, on average lasting a little over three minutes each, and the album in entirety having a run-time of just over half-an-hour. Despite the concise duration, the psychedelic components aren't always enough to clear away the dragging impression onset by the album at its slower movements in numbers such as "Where Is Home". The focus on drum work and rhythm consistently provides toe-tapping beats, yet the guitar and bass are rather less engaging in continuation, filling in the sound amply and maintaining the flow without standing out on their own terms and often operating as a supportive component of the instrumentation, irrespective of the occasionally noticeable lick and memorable melody. The rhythm section considered as a whole often feels a bit too laid-back and lazy, understandably owing in part to the distinctive and charismatic psychedelic emphasis in synths.All things considered, this bite-size retro record is easily digestible and rewarding given repeated listens; an in-and-out episode in psychedelics with short duration that's more than likely to meet its quota in character before it comes to an end.
Line Up:
Professor Black - Vocals (2013-present) - See also: Black Sites, Dawnbringer, High Spirits, Metalusafer, Professor Black, Superchrist, ex-Pharaoh, ex-Professor Black & Gezol, ex-Those Motherfuckers, ex-Nachtmystium, ex-Sculptured, ex-Spiral Wheel, ex-Final Prayer
Jussi Lehtisalo - Guitars (2013-present) - See also: Arkhamin Kirjasto, Circle, Pharaoh Overlord, Steel Mammoth, Motorspandex, ex-Krypt Axeripper, ex-Tractor Pulling, Bensiini, Doktor Kettu, Ektroverde, Falcon (Fin), Jussi Lehtisalo, Leppästick, Lusiferiinin Armosta, Mercedes Hell, Rättö ja Lehtisalo, Sakset, Slussenanalys, Split Cranium, Susi-Unto, Televisio, ex-Eturivi, ex-Kirvasto, ex-Lehtisalofamily, ex-Matosalaatti, ex-Rakhim, ex-Sunburned Circle, ex-Ympyräkonnat
Tomi Leppänen - Drums (2013-present) - See also: Circle, Pharaoh Overlord, Motorspandex, Aavikko, Alpo ja Tomi, Cityman, Custom Drummer, Falcon, Haunted Plasma, Iron Magazine, K-X-P, Leppästick, Sakset, Spektator, Split Cranium, ex-Kirvasto, ex-Sunburned Circle, ex-The Prow
Tracklist:
01. Devil and Doctor 02:47
02. Gone Again 03:54
03. Stop Fooling Around 03:22
04. Too Young to Die 03:32
05. Six Silver Suns 03:08
06. I Was the Son of God 03:37
07. Something Nasty 02:28
08. Where Is Home 03:59
09. Never Ending No 03:40
10. The Mover 04:22
Download links for all albums only on our blog here: http://goodmetalandhar.do.am/