Kosmodome, a rising star in the firmament of Norway’s flourishing prog music scene, have signed a deal with Stickman Records, who will proudly release the band’s sophomore studio album “Ad Undas” on October 11th, 2024!
The brainchild of the two Sandvik brothers, Sturle on guitars and vocals, and Severin on drums, Kosmodome’s music is riff-based rock with stoner elements all of which are placed within a progressive universe to great effect. Together, the duo bridges the gap between the explosive drive of bands such as Mastodon with melodic magic and retrospective, clever songwriting.
Today, the band is premiering a first single, the album closing track “Fatigue”, which Severin Sandvik describes as “a hard hitting song that captures the relentless grind — where every push feels like progress, but the weight of expectations and how you handle them pulls you under. It depicts the toll of constant striving and the need for balance in a hectic life. It’s the anthem of burning out, yet refusing to give up. Heavy psychedelic rock as well as progressive and stoner are genres that describe it”.
Listen to “Fatigue”, out now on all digital streaming services, here.
Hailing from Bergen, Kosmodome’s astonishing debut album from 2021 heralded the arrival of a melodic progressive powerhouse of a different stripe. While endlessly groovy, the band sidesteps the stoner genre by virtue of their sheer creativity, crafting extremely catchy but still unpredictable tracks topped by excellent vocals. With an explosive drive in which the melodious contrasts the hard and heavy music, Kosmodome came to blow minds with their psychedelic sounding, 60s atmosphere-coloured rock!
In recent years, the band has reached out beyond the Norwegian west coast and is now ready with their second full-length album “Ad Undas”. On this album, they are less confined by genre expectations, but still sound like Kosmodome. Growing up with all types of music genres in a musical home from world music to metal is something the songwriting reflects.
Musically the record shows what else lives inside the progressive universe Kosmodome are building, where one/the goal is to avoid being stuck in genre expectations. Seeking a more dynamic and melodious sound than earlier, the songwriters – brothers Sandvik, but appearing as a stellar four piece live band – still deliver an album with heavy riffs, aggressiveness and many surprises.
Lyrically it delves into personal struggles with self-doubt, the pressures of societal expectations, and the existential battles of modern life. The songs touch on different aspects of the human condition, from the fear of failure and the need for growth to the turmoil of modern living and relentless self-exertion in a chaotic world. “Ad Undas” is a Greek term meaning “to the waves”, but in Norway it is used as an expression when everything goes “to hell” or fails (everything goes south).
Kosmodome have played concerts on different stages in Norway and abroad, and are ready for more live performances after a studio hiatus in 2023 working on their much-awaited, second album, “Ad Undas”, set to be released on Stickman Records on October 11th, 2024!
The album pre-sale will start on September 6th, 2024, here.
Tracklist:
01. Neophobia
02. Hyperion
03. Obsternasig
04. Dystopia
05. Turmoil
06. Fatigue
Line-up:
Sturle Sandvik – Guitar & vocals
Severin Sandvik – Drums & vocals
Ole Andreas Jensen – Bass
Erlend Nord – Guitar
