Norway's KRAKOW Sign With Dark Essence Records
March 27, 2012, 12 years ago
Dark Essence Records has announced the signing of Bergen, Norway-based act KRAKOW, who have just recorded their second full-length album, diin, with producer Iver Sandøy (TRINACRIA, MANNGARD).
Commenting on the signing, label head Martin Kvam said: “Krakow have taken a huge step forward and upwards with this beast of an album, creating a unique sound and atmosphere that is entirely their own, and we are very proud to have them on our label."
diin is scheduled for release in September of this year.
Formed in 2005 by Frode Kilvik (bass, vocals), Kjartan Grønhaug (guitar) and René Misje (guitar, vocals), Krakow recorded their first three-track demo within a couple of months of being together and went on to release their Dusty Roads EP in 2007. The band’s debut album, Monolith appeared in 2009.
Initially drawing their inspiration from bands such as ISIS, NEUROSIS, IRON MAIDEN and MASTODON, Krakow have gone their own way, producing a sound that is at times dark, evocative and beautiful, at other times fast and aggressive or heavy and mesmerizing. It’s with difficulty that anyone can pin a genre on Krakow but the names most mentioned when talking about the band are post-rock, metal and stoner rock.
Krakow's lineup was recently expanded to include drummer Ask Ty Arctander of KAMPFAR and MONDVOLLAND. More information about Krakow can be found at this location.
