Communic
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Communic is a Norwegian progressive metal band from Kristiansand. The band was founded in 2003 and has released six albums. [1]
History
Beginning (March 2003–April 2004)
Communic was founded in March 2003 as a side project for Oddleif Stensland, guitarist, and Tor Atle Andersen, drummer, both from the band Scariot. Soon after, they were joined by bassist Erik Mortensen, who had been a bandmate of Stensland in a band called Ingermanland.[2][3] In January 2004, the band recorded its first three demo tracks at dUb Studios in Norway. While only 100 copies of the Conspiracy in Mind demo were printed, it would be selected as Demo of the Month by the magazine Rock Hard in April.[3] In March they signed with the Danish management company Intromental Management. In April, Stensland left Scariot to concentrate full-time on Communic.
Conspiracy in Mind (July 2004–2005)
In July 2004, Communic signed with the German label Nuclear Blast and in September began recording their debut album, Conspiracy in Mind in the Denmark studios of producer Jacob Hansen. Danish keyboardist Peter Jensen (ex-Sinphonia) played keyboards for the album. It was released on February 21, 2005, and received good reviews, being voted as "Album of the Month" in the magazines Rock Hard and Heavy, Oder Was!?.[3] Rock Hard subsequently selected Communic as Newcomer of the Year.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Following the album's release, Communic toured Europe with Ensiferum and Graveworm, including an appearance at the Gelsenkirchen Rock Hard Festival.[3] Jensen joined the band on the tour, but was not made a permanent member as he did not live in Norway.
Waves of Visual Decay (2006–2007)
In early 2006, the band flew once again to Denmark to record the follow-up to Conspiracy in Mind in Jacob Hansen's studios. This time, Norwegian Endre Kirkesola was brought in to record the keyboard parts in the album. Unlike Jensen, Kirkesola did not tour with the band to promote the album. The album, Waves of Visual Decay, was released in May 2006 and, like its predecessor, also received good critical reviews, being selected as Album of the Month (or Week, or Issue, depending on the magazine) in Swiss magazine Metal World,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Portuguese magazine Metal Morfose,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Norwegian magazine Scream,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". German magazines Rock Hard,[4] Guitar Magazine,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Metal Hammer,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Metal HeartScript error: No such module "Unsubst". and Heavy,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". and the e-zine laut.de.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Payment of Existence (2008–2011)
Communic's third studio album, Payment of Existence, was released on May 30, 2008.
The Bottom Deep (2011–present)
Communic released their fourth studio record, The Bottom Deep, on July 22, 2011.
Where Echoes Gather (2017–present)
Communic released their fifth studio record, Where Echoes Gather, on October 27, 2017.
Hiding from the World (2020–present)
Communic released their sixth studio record, Hiding from the World, on November 20, 2020.
Members
Discography
- Conspiracy in Mind (2005)
- Waves of Visual Decay (2006)
- Payment of Existence (2008)
- The Bottom Deep (2011)
- Where Echoes Gather (2017)
- Hiding from the World (2020)
References
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- ↑ Interview, Oddleif Stensland (Communic), Rock Eyez. Accessed on line January 10, 2008.
- ↑ a b c d Communic Template:Webarchive, bio, Nuclear Blast America. Accessed on line January 10, 2008.
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- ↑ [[[:Template:Allmusic]] Communic, biography], AllMusic. Accessed on line January 10, 2008.
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External links
- [[[:Template:Allmusic]] Communic] at Allmusic
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- MySpace profile
- August 2007 interview with Oddleif
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