A little prog, a little cult rock, some space, some psych, some classic heavy blues there in “Small Beginnings” and a lush affiliation for ’70s melodicism that feels drawn somewhere between modern Opeth and earliest Ghost, distilling the progressive craft of the one and the unmitigated accessibility of the other into something their own and, when it wants to be, either self-contained in an engaging fashion or outward reaching to breadths the end of which it hasn’t yet discovered — all of this and more makes up the 43-minute stretch of Kingnomad‘s third album, Sagan Om Rymden. Set for release July 10 on Ripple Music, you can hear the premiere of the centerpiece “Multiverse” at the bottom of this post. I suggest you click play promptly.

Sagan Om Rymden follows 2018’s The Great Nothing (review here), which itself was an encouraging follow-up to the 2017 debut, Mapping the Inner Void (review here). With the third LP, the Swedish four-piece now confirm the longer-term nature of their creative evolution, even as they bring to light the most accomplished melodies of the band’s still-relatively-young career. It is hypnosis without stillness.

Enjoy:

KINGNOMAD – Sagan Om Rymden – July 10

KINGNOMAD were born in 2014 in a small forest village in northern Sweden. Best friends and neighbors, Jay and Marcus had the desire to create a blend of old 70s sound, nice haunting vocal arrangements, and lyrics that could carry you of to dark and distant worlds. Bass maestro Maximilian was quickly recruited, alongside legendary punk drummer Andreas. Five songs were recorded and came to the attention to Ripple Music, who released four of those on to the second coming of heavy split vinyl series.

Shortly after that, on February 24th 2017, KINGNOMAD’s debut album ‘Mapping the inner void’ was released! A heavy psychedelic piece through Lovecraftian soundscapes. And the songs kept on coming… That very same year the writing of a new album began. And with the new drummer Mano behind the kit, ‘The Great Nothing’ became a grand conceptual piece of music. With their third album, KINGNOMAD are still evolving to higher grounds, never standing still, making new sounds while maintaining the ”Nomad vibe”. ‘Sagan Om Rymden’ is coming out on July 10th via Ripple Music. Are you ready to be transported to the limits of space…and beyond?

KINGNOMAD’s third studio album ‘Sagan Om Rymden’ appears much more progressive than the previous ones (surfing on an occult doom wave). This new record oozes vintage space rock riffage driven by clear Captain Beyond-esque vocals and Sabbathian lyrics. “Multiverse” is an ode to the trip, in every sense! Repetitive oriental inspired elements flirt with 70s synths and fuzzy loops. You won’t escape its hypnotizing call.

New album ‘Sagan Om Rymden’ out July 10th on Ripple Music

TRACK LISTING :
1. Omniverse
2. Small Beginnings
3. The Omega Experiment
4. Tillbakablick The Usurper King
5. Multiverse
6. The Fermi Paradox
7. The Creation Hymn
8. On The Shoulders Of Giants
9. The Unanswered Question

KINGNOMAD are:
Mr Jay (Johnny Stenberg) – Vocals, lead guitar, piano and assorted synthesizers
Mano – Drums, percussion and backing vocals
Marcus – Guitars and MicroKorg
Maximilian – Bass and backing vocals

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