II (Sahg album)

This article is about the Sahg album. For other uses, see II (disambiguation).
II
Studio album by
Sahg
ReleasedMarch 18th, 2008
RecordedEarshot Studio, Bergen, Norway, 2007
GenreHeavy metal, doom metal
Length48:38
LabelRegain
ProducerBrynjulv Guddal
Sahg chronology
I
(2006) 		II
(2008) 		III
(2010)
Alternative cover

II (also called Sahg II) is the second studio album by the Norwegian hard rock band Sahg, released on March 18, 2008, under the Swedish record label Regain Records.[1]

The album was recorded as a trio after the departure of original drummer Kvitrafn some months before. Instead, the producer Brynjulv Guddal was the session drummer. Similarly, it features several guest vocalists in "From Conscious Sleep".[2]

A music video was made for "Pyromancer", directed by Asle Birkeland.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Ascent to Decadence"IversenIversen, Tofthagen4:12
2."Echoes Ring Forever"IversenTofthagen6:17
3."From Conscious Sleep"InstrumentalTofthagen2:15
4."Star-Crossed"IversenTofthagen6:25
5."Escape The Crimson Sun"IversenIversen, Tofthagen4:54
6."Pyromancer"IversenIversen, Tofthagen3:56
7."Wicked Temptress"IversenTofthagen5:10
8."By The Toll Of The Bell"IversenKing4:34
9."Monomania"IversenTofthagen10:58
Total length:48:38

Personnel

Sahg

Guest/session musicians

  • Brynjulv Guddal – Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Piano, Hammond organ
  • Torkjell Rød, Per Vidar Staff, Marita Moe Sandven, Lindy-Fay Hella, Elise Heradstveit Schei – Vocals (choirs) (Track 3)

Production and engineering

  • Martin Kvamme – Cover art
  • Thor Brødreskift – Photography
  • Brynjulv Guddal – Producer, Engineering
  • Rob Caggiano – Mixing, Mastering
  • Paul Orofino – Mixing, Mastering
  • Mixed and mastered in Millbrook Sound Studio, Millbrook, New York

References

  1. ^ Metallum Archives
  2. ^ Nightfall in Metal Earth (in French)