II (Sahg album)
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II (also called Sahg II) is the second studio album by the Norwegian hard rock band Sahg, released on March 18, 2008, under the Swedish record label Regain Records. [1]
The album was recorded as a trio after the departure of original drummer Kvitrafn some months before. Instead, the producer Brynjulv Guddal was the session drummer. Similarly, it features several guest vocalists in "From Conscious Sleep". [2]
A music video was made for "Pyromancer", directed by Asle Birkeland.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Ascent to Decadence" | Iversen | Iversen, Tofthagen | 4:12 |
| 2. | "Echoes Ring Forever" | Iversen | Tofthagen | 6:17 |
| 3. | "From Conscious Sleep" | Instrumental | Tofthagen | 2:15 |
| 4. | "Star-Crossed" | Iversen | Tofthagen | 6:25 |
| 5. | "Escape The Crimson Sun" | Iversen | Iversen, Tofthagen | 4:54 |
| 6. | "Pyromancer" | Iversen | Iversen, Tofthagen | 3:56 |
| 7. | "Wicked Temptress" | Iversen | Tofthagen | 5:10 |
| 8. | "By The Toll Of The Bell" | Iversen | King | 4:34 |
| 9. | "Monomania" | Iversen | Tofthagen | 10:58 |
| Total length: | 48:38 | |||
Personnel
Sahg
- Olav Iversen - Vocals, Guitars, Percussion, Mandola (Track 5)
- Thomas Tofthagen - Guitars
- King - Bass
Guest/session musicians
- Brynjulv Guddal - Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Piano, Hammond organ
- Torkjell Rød, Per Vidar Staff, Marita Moe Sandven, Lindy Fay Hella, Elise Heradstveit Schei - Vocals (choirs) (Track 3)
Production and engineering
- Martin Kvamme - Cover art
- Thor Brødreskift - Photography
- Brynjulv Guddal - Producer, Engineering
- Rob Caggiano - Mixing, Mastering
- Paul Orofino - Mixing, Mastering
- Mixed and mastered in Millbrook Sound Studio, Millbrook, New York