Artist: ENGEL
Album: ABSOLUTE DESIGN (DIGI)

Year: 2007
Media type: CD

ENGEL have caused a stir among the media even before the release of Absolute Design, their debut album. Readers of Metal Hammer UK voted ENGEL one of the Unsigned Bands of 2006, and the German magazine, Rock Hard, announced them winners of its demo contest in the same year.

Is it too early to give a specific name to their exciting, unique sound? Experts have already coined terms such as ‘melo death metal’ and ‘black metal meets Rob Zombie’. As far as songwriter and guitarist Niclas Engelin is concerned, his debut album, Absolute Design, consists of “simply good music. It’s definitely about metal, but the diversity of the tracks allows no detailed generic term.” Expertly, he and his band-mates have succeeded in expertly balancing hard-as-nails riffs, melodic passages, dynamic references to classic metal, and new influences.

Absolute Design was recorded and mixed by Anders Fridйn, vocalist of Swedish metal institution, In Flames. Fridйn was supported by Daniel Bergstrand, who has also worked for acts such as In Flames and Meshuggah. In other words, an illustrious team who went about their business with great skill and enthusiasm.

TRACKLIST:

01. In Splendour
02. Casket Closing
03. Next Closed Door
04. The Hurricane Season
05. Propaganda
06. The Paraclete
07. Scyth
08. Descend
09. Trial & Error
10. I’m The One
11. Calling Out
12. Seven Ends

BAND LINE-UP:

Niclas Engelin - Guitars
Mangan Klavborn - Vocals
Mojjo - Drums
Marcus Sunesson - Guitar
Michael Hеkansson - Bass