"Woke up at dawn and felt a presence, nature spirits, observing me. Looked out through the window. Black shape. I went to the nearby forest and the journey had begun. Without a direct way, I went through the woods and crossed mountains. Suddenly elated by light, I was under the raven's wings. Numb. Awakened by a thud and the silhouettes of the three. Embrace. The circle was complete.” – MOTHER OF GOD.
Born in 2008 and raised on rock in Morgårdshammar, Sweden, the four-piece Mother of God cast off a lot of the retro ‘70s mentality of their countrymen in favor of a more modern approach. Well, 20 years more modern, anyway. MOTHER OF GOD no doubt have some appreciation for the finer things in ‘70s rock – there are beards to prove it – but musically they incorporate influences from grunge and the heavy grooves of the early ‘90s. Bands like Soundgarden and Alice in Chains mesh their downtrodden grunge melodies alongside classic inspiration drawn from Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin.
After releasing their debut ‘ANTROHPOs on Small Stone in 2012, now it is time to do the next step: Mother of God put again all their energy and enthusiasm into the scale! The Beast called BLACK OCEAN will be released at new independent record label H42 Records based in Hamburg, Germany.
The Tracks were produced by Erik Berglund and Mother of God. Recorded & engineered by Erik Berglund at Bergstenska. Mixed & mastered by Erik Berglund. Great artwork & design realized by Alexander von Wieding, www.zeichentier.com.
In addition to festival appearances at Getaway Rock, Wacken Open Air in Germany and Peace & Love, MOTHER OF GOD have shared the stage with YOB, Dozer, Graveyard, Imperial State Electric and more, and they’ll look to continue their live domination in Scandinavia and beyond in support of Anthropos, shoving their eclectic sound and undeniable hooks right in the faces of everyone who thinks they know what heavy rock should sound like.
Mother of God is:
Daniel Nygren: Vocals, Guitars
Johan Kvastegård: Guitars
Carl Lindblad: Bass Guitar
Jimmy Hurtig: Drums
7” Single Stream
Video "Black Ocean"
They have recently done an interview with DOOM METAL FRONT magazine, which can be read in issue #11, released in November 2013! Order here: https://doommetalfront.bandcamp.com/
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