El Doom & The Born Electric for Heavy Prog

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Recently released debut album available from Rune Grammofon.

Press information: Superb debut from ”young veterans” of the Norwegian heavy and
progressive scenes, fronted by singer, guitarist, writer and producer
Ole Petter Andreassen. This is classic, heavy, guitardriven and melodic
progressive rock in the region of Deep Purple, Rush, Opeth and Mastodon.
The playing and production is top notch with a perfect mix of  solid
riffs, intricate instrumental passages and great hooks. The core of the
band, apart from Andreassen, is Hedvig Mollestad on guitar and Hammond
organ and brothers Brynjar and Haavard Takle Ohr from El Cuero on lead
guitar and drums respectively. Guests are Nikolai Hængsle Eilertsen from
Elephant9 on bass, Ståle Storløkken from Elephant9 and Supersilent on
Hammond, Mikael Lindquist on Hammond and Mellotron and veteran Jon
Eberson on guitar.

Review by Norway's largest newspaper VG: Prog-phantasmagoria. Where Ole Petter Andreassen's wildest prog rock fantasies unfold. El Doom & The Born Electric beats like Mastodon, meanders like King Crimson and plays guitar solos like Steve Hillage. They also have, uniquely in prog, a genuine girl on guitar and organs: Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen. An infernal show of hard rock riffs, bluesy vocals, constantly surprising and headphone friendly: Only people with limited imagination need fear this. Yeah, plus the still more retro-active Opeth, of course. There are new virtouses in town.

Sound clips can be found here.

Facebook page here.

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Desoc Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: December 12 2006 Location: Oslo, Norway Status: Offline Points: 216	Topic: El Doom & The Born Electric for Heavy Prog Posted: January 13 2012 at 04:40
	Recently released debut album available from Rune Grammofon. Press information: Superb debut from ”young veterans” of the Norwegian heavy and progressive scenes, fronted by singer, guitarist, writer and producer Ole Petter Andreassen. This is classic, heavy, guitardriven and melodic progressive rock in the region of Deep Purple, Rush, Opeth and Mastodon. The playing and production is top notch with a perfect mix of solid riffs, intricate instrumental passages and great hooks. The core of the band, apart from Andreassen, is Hedvig Mollestad on guitar and Hammond organ and brothers Brynjar and Haavard Takle Ohr from El Cuero on lead guitar and drums respectively. Guests are Nikolai Hængsle Eilertsen from Elephant9 on bass, Ståle Storløkken from Elephant9 and Supersilent on Hammond, Mikael Lindquist on Hammond and Mellotron and veteran Jon Eberson on guitar. Review by Norway's largest newspaper VG: Prog-phantasmagoria. Where Ole Petter Andreassen's wildest prog rock fantasies unfold. El Doom & The Born Electric beats like Mastodon, meanders like King Crimson and plays guitar solos like Steve Hillage. They also have, uniquely in prog, a genuine girl on guitar and organs: Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen. An infernal show of hard rock riffs, bluesy vocals, constantly surprising and headphone friendly: Only people with limited imagination need fear this. Yeah, plus the still more retro-active Opeth, of course. There are new virtouses in town. Sound clips can be found here. Facebook page here.

Icarium Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: March 21 2008 Location: Tigerstaden Status: Offline Points: 34050	Posted: January 13 2012 at 19:07
	a band i saw today and bought a album and they strike me as strictly heavy prog, with sludge rock elements, but closer to the PT then Mastodon in the heavy realm but they should be regarded with interest from the heavy team (also less heavy then Haken) stil progressive though http://nb-no.facebook.com/pages/El-Doom-The-Born-Electric/280228895340482?sk=app_178091127385


Windhawk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: December 28 2006 Location: Norway Status: Offline Points: 11400	Posted: January 13 2012 at 19:35
	I suggested them to the Heavy Prog team a few days ago, prsume they are under consideration there now.
	Websites I work with: http://www.progressor.net http://www.houseofprog.com My profile on Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/haukevind/

yam yam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 16 2011 Location: Kerberos Status: Offline Points: 5820	Posted: January 13 2012 at 19:53
	Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen also plays in the Hedvig Mollestad Trio, who were suggested on here back in October: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=82085. Edit: Here's episode two of the video uploaded above by aginor: Edited by yam yam - January 13 2012 at 20:10

Andy Webb Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Retired Admin Joined: June 04 2010 Location: Terria Status: Offline Points: 13298	Posted: January 13 2012 at 20:20
	Indeed, here they are http://progfreak.com/El-Doom-The-Born-Electric-151861.html?path=pa/heavy_prog


Icarium Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: March 21 2008 Location: Tigerstaden Status: Offline Points: 34050	Posted: January 15 2012 at 17:54
	the bass player plays in a band already in PA and JMA called Elephant9


Atavachron Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 30 2006 Location: Pearland Status: Offline Points: 64349	Posted: January 15 2012 at 18:07
	^ well he can't be in two bands on PA at the same time, and it means both bands will have to be stricken from the Archives. It's too bad. I'm kidding.

Icarium Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: March 21 2008 Location: Tigerstaden Status: Offline Points: 34050	Posted: January 15 2012 at 18:11
	it is a supergroup of a sort, (i norway were the band they play in is famous inlands) though the Hammond player is from Supersilent and Elephant9, bass player form Big Bang and Elephant 9,)


Andy Webb Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Retired Admin Joined: June 04 2010 Location: Terria Status: Offline Points: 13298	Posted: February 16 2012 at 16:14
	They're in: http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7132