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BAND: Circus Maximus

Biografie

Eriksen, Michael - vocals

Haugen, Mats - guitars

Haugen, Truls - drums

Møllen, Glen Cato - bass

Storø, Espen - keyboards

The new wave of Norwegian progressive metal has found a worthy representative in Circus Maximus. Very accessible vocal melodies blending perfectly with progressive metal tunes.

Norwegian Circus Maximus became a full line up in 2000, consisting of long time band-mates Michael Eriksen on vocals and brothers Mats & Truls Haugen on guitar and drums respectively. In addition the band consists of keyboard mastermind Espen Storø and Mats´ old high school buddy Glen Cato Møllen on bass.

The band has a wide variety of musical influences, from pop/rock to 70´s Prog-Rock to Heavy and Death metal, all of which is melted together and gives the guys their unique sound. The melting pot creates a mixture of great melodies, groove, heavy riffs and weird odd time signatures.

Michael is currently also involved in the hard rock band Carnivora (who released their debut album "Judas" through FaceFront Records in May 2004).

Espen has also been involved in a song or two on the Carnivora disc, but is also playing keyboards in a Ozzy tribute band called Ozzmosis.

Truls is playing drums in a death-metal band called Insense. He also played bass in a Cyber-Metal band called Black Comedy for a couple of years. After he quit that band, Mats stepped in as a session bass player.

After recording 2 demos, which received rave reviews in Norway, as well in Europe and the states, Circus Maximus hooked up with Danish based metal agency Intromental Management in April 2004, and soon after got signed to the American label Sensory Records (who in turn licensed the album out to Frontiers Records for the European release).

During summer of 2004, the band completed the song writing for the debut album, "The First Chapter", which was recorded in various studios in Norway, and mixed in October 2004 in Denmark at Jailhouse Studios with well-known producer Tommy Hansen (Helloween, Pretty Maids, Wuthering Heights) at the helm.

Quelle: http://www.circusmaximussite.com/