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Genre :: Metal Source :: CDDA . :: :: Label :: Fysisk Format R.date :: 2016.10.07 :: _::__ Cat.nr. :: FY098CD Size :: 56,35 MB __::_ ::// \\:: ::/---------------------------------------------------------------------\:: :: :: /: Encoder :: LAME 3.98.4 -V0 :\ ..: Bitrate :: avg. 291kbps : . . Quality :: 44,1kHz/Joint Stereo . . . Website :: https://naghardcore.bandcamp.com/ __ __ _ . : _ ____ _ _ ____ _ : . _ __ __ .\\\\------- : | ---\ /---------------------\ /--- | : -------////. +/ -\------- | | ----\ tracklist /---- | | -------/- \+ /: . : : . :\ /:: ::\ :: 01. Mute 01:23 :: :: 02. Fray 01:58 :: :: 03. Master 02:48 :: :: 04. Soon 02:26 :: :: 05. Nothing 02:07 :: :: 06. Empire 02:01 :: :: 07. What is Punk? 02:36 :: :: 08. The Last Viking 01:48 :: :: 09. Back to the Castle 02:17 :: :: 10. Easy Living 02:10 :: :: 11. Destination Hell 02:06 :: :: 12. Ancient Wisdom 02:06 :: :: 13. What if You Are Right 01:14 :: :: ------- :: .. >> 27:00 .. __ __ _ . : _ ____ _ _ ____ _ : . _ __ __ .\\\\------- : | ---\ /---------------------\ /--- | : -------////. +/ -\------- | | ----\ release notes /---- | | -------/- \+ /: . : : . :\ /:: ::\ :: :: :: NAG (/na:g/) is a punk/metal trio from the Norwegian west :: :: coast. The band name is taken from the norse word for :: :: repressed anger and hatred, and it certainly suits their :: :: style. Although heavily influenced by the old-school of :: :: crust punk, hardcore and metal, they haven't simply recycled :: :: the sounds and themes of the past. Instead, they have :: :: overhauled and upgraded them. The result is a band tailor- :: :: made for post-social democratic Europe: Dark, hard, :: :: primitive, aggresive. And a bit strange. :: :: :: :: The band's origins on Norway's west coast plays a key role :: :: in their sound and overall expression. NAG couldn't have :: :: existed anywhere else. After years of economic growth and :: :: prosperity, the European oil capital has been forced to look :: :: into the barrel of a gun called recession. Like the old :: :: empires, all great things must fall. The rich, prosperous :: :: and decadent has had their turn. Insecurity now reigns. :: :: Desperate times call for brutal fucking hardcore punk. In :: :: 2015 NAG was formed. :: :: :: :: Through organising DIY-shows and playing in a long list of :: :: bands (including Hold Fast and Agenda), the guys in NAG have :: :: been a central part of the west coast punk scene in Norway :: :: for years. Their debut album, recorded and produced by :: :: themselves and mixed by Haust's Ruben Willem, shows a band :: :: evolving the sound of their label mates ┼rabrot and :: :: Okkultokrati into a behemoth of aggression and weirdness. :: :: From the first track to the last, NAG's self-titled sonic :: :: debut is a brute. The catchy first single "Soon" with its :: :: nordic chants, the Converge-esque "Master" and the punk :: :: anthem "Empire". All do a great job of conveying their :: :: misanthropic agenda. NAG claim to be highly regular middle- :: :: class guys, but we're not convinced - it takes a twisted and :: :: tortured soul to make music with this extreme level of :: :: aggression! The artwork features the famous work of Halfdan :: :: Egedius "The Sorcerers of Skratteskjµr" and illustrates :: :: another decisive point in Norwegian history, when the :: :: remaining few odinist sorcerers were chained to an island :: :: and left to be drowned by the tide... :: :: :: :: . _ _ . :: \: :. \\ ___________ . ___________ // .: :/ __\____ :: ____ ___\ _ / BERC : 2016 \ _ /___ ____ :: ____/__ \\\f3! :: \\\ __ _/_________i_________\ /___/ /// :: cRO/// \ :: :\-\___________\_ ___ / _ _/___________/-/: :: / :: | . . _ _ _/ __/ . \_ _ _ . . | :: : :::::::: | | \\\\\/ _______\____|\ \///// | | :::::::: : :: | | -\-\/____/-------------\____\/-/- | | :: :: | | \ :|: / | | :: : : | . ` ::: ' . | : : . . | : ::: : | . . | :::....:::....::: | : ::::::::::::::::: : . :::''``:::''``::: . : ::: : . ::: . .:. :