"Red in Tooth and Claw" marks the long awaited return of veteran Norwegian metal pioneers "Madder Mortem". Seven years have passed since the release of its predecessor "Eight Ways", and "Red in Tooth and Claw" still maintains the trademark Madder Mortem sound, but this time the quirkiness has become even more catchy. The songs move from doomy parts to hard hitting riffs, always displaying a great sense of melody, groove and emotions. The whole is topped off with the massive vocals of Agnete M. Kirkevaag who ranges from the most tender whispers to the most violent screams.
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The sea is a god, an unseeing, unhearing deity that does not even know we exist. We mean less
than a grain of sand on an elephant's back, and if the sea wants us, it will take us. That's just the
way it is. The sea knows no limits, makes no concessions. It has given us everything and it can
take everything away from us.
John Ajvide Lindqvist - Harbor
lyrics
There's a place by the water where the sea stands to win,
where the waves bend their heads as if in grief
And there's a hole in the levee where the tide washes in
You'd be amazed at what is left when it recedes
Songs buried with a friend
drift back to flood your eyes again
Drowned, renounced, disowned
they crawl back home to grow
And it seems it never will let you go
and never, oh, never fade
The hole where your heart belongs
will remain
Don't turn your back on that dark pool
What it swallows, it keeps,
forever rolling in the billows
You know that if the wind turns inland,
breakers white over the shoals,
all it carries will be flung back up on the shore
'Cause some things have no end
The waves will bring them back again
to join their own
Sad and cold and slow
And it seems it never will let you go
and never, oh, never fade
The hole where your heart belongs
will remain
Dead things born again
Dead things brought home again
You know it won't let you go
and never, oh, never fade
The hole where your heart belongs
will remain
credits
from Red in Tooth and Claw,
released October 28, 2016
THE WHOLE WHERE YOUR HEART BELONGS (Kirkevaag, Kirkevaag, Moseng, Solås, Scantlebury)
Starting life in 1993 as Mystery Tribe, Madder Mortem was one of the early bands from the contemporary Norwegian Metal scene to break away from set genre boundaries.
supported by 50 fans who also own “The Whole Where Your Heart Belongs”
I never cared about symphonic metal at all. I do very much care about folk as well as progressive metal, and so I couldn't resist after reading the third exceptional AMG review for Wilderun in a row. 'Sleep...' has been on my radar for quite some time, being graced by one of the most beckoning cover arts I have ever seen. The band more than lives up to its reputation, composing great musical pieces from start to finish. I absolutely love the multitude of influences being put together here. David Fischer
supported by 44 fans who also own “The Whole Where Your Heart Belongs”
I dig this album so much, definitely a keeper. Subtly and masterfully mixing death metal subgenres, backed with an over the top production. They're true professionals. Can't wait for their next release! doive
supported by 42 fans who also own “The Whole Where Your Heart Belongs”
The songs are masterfully composed and flow together beautifully, and the orchestration is exactly how I want metal orchestration to sound: full, playable by a real orchestra, and just as important to the music as the vocals, drums, guitar, and bass are. tonycordeshimself