''Memento Mori'' is the fifth studio album by the Norwegian
heavy metal band
Sahg
Sahg is a three-piece Norwegian hard rock/doom metal band formed in Bergen in the summer of 2004, by key figures in the metal scene of their country: Tom Cato Visnes ( King ov Hell), Einar Selvik ( Kvitrafn), Olav Iversen and Thomas Tofthagen ...
, released on September 23, 2016 under
Indie Recordings
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Sahg to Release Memento Mori Sept. 23
/ref> The album features two new band members: drummer Mads Lilletvedt (ex- Hellish Outcast) and guitarist Ole Walaunet ( a.k.a. ''Lust Kilman'' from Gaahls Wyrd).
A music video was made for "Black Unicorn" (third single of the album), directed by Benjamin Langeland from Flimmer Film AS.
Background
The album release date coincides with the 39th birthday of Olav Iversen
Olav Iversen (born September 23, 1977, in Sandøy, Møre og Romsdal) is a Norwegian heavy metal singer-songwriter and musician. He is better known as a founding member and the guitarist, lead vocalist, and primary songwriter of the rock band ...
(Sahg frontman), an aspect that's symbolic to the title. Iversen explains:
Track listing
Personnel
Sahg
*Olav Iversen
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- Vocals, guitars
*Tony Vetaas - Bass, vocals
*Mads Lilletvedt - Drums
*Ole Walaunet - Guitars
Guest/session musicians
*Einar Selvik
Einar Selvik (born 18 November 1979), also known by his stage name Kvitrafn ("white raven"), is a Norwegian musician known for being the drummer in the black metal band Gorgoroth from 2000 to 2004, and for fronting the Nordic folk project War ...
- Vocals (backing), Percussion (Additional) (Track 8)
*Iver Sandøy - Vocals (backing)
*Torbjørn Schei
Torbjørn Schei, better known as Thebon (born 6 November 1982 in Steinkjer, Norway) is a Norwegian musician, singer and songwriter.
Thebon has been noted for his work in several bands in his country, as Keep of Kalessin and Hellish Outcast.
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- Vocals (backing)
Production and engineering
*Robert Høyem - Cover art, design
*Iver Sandøy - Production
*Recorded at Duper Studio & Solslottet Studio.
*Mixed & mastered at Solslottet Studio.
References
External links
''Memento Mori'' at Metallum ArchivesDiscogs.com
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2016 albums
Sahg albums
Indie Recordings albums