Sahg

Sahg is a Norwegian hard rock band from Bergen. The band was founded in 2004 and is available at Indie Recordings under contract. Sahg have so far released four studio albums.

History

In 2004, the Manngard singer Olav Iversen founded together with former Gorgoroth bassist Tom Cato Visnes and guitarist Thomas Tofthagen, who was then playing along with Visnes at Audrey Horne, the band Sahg. Together with drummer Einar Selvik took the band in 2005, the EP Godless and was taken by Regain Records. A year later, the band released their debut album, simply titled I, which reached number 31 of the Norwegian album charts. Shortly after the completion of the recordings Selvik left the band and was replaced by Tor Bjarne Bjellan.

After the release of their debut album, the band went with Celtic Frost on a tour of the United States and played in 2007 at the Wacken Open Air A year later, the band released their second studio album II Sahg went with the band Trouble on a European tour and played individual concerts, including in India. Drummer Tor Bjarne Bjellan left the band and was replaced by Thomas Lønnheim in 2009. The band signed a new contract with Indie Recordings. The end of 2009 the band began work on their third studio album. III was released in August 2010.

In November 2012, the band began to record their fourth studio album, which should be released in early 2013. In the meantime, Tom Cato Visnes had left the band and was replaced by Tony Vetaas. The album Delusions of Grandeur was released on October 25, 2013 singer Olav Iversen described the album as a concept album about an affected by megalomania people, from films such as 2001. Was inspired odyssey in space or Metropolis.

Style

Sahg play classic hard rock in the vein of Black Sabbath and Deep Purple. Occasionally used the band influences of doom metal and alternative rock. Eduardo Rivadavia of Allmusic described the music of Sahg as a modern interpretation of the classic heavy metal blueprint. Ahead of the fourth album Delusions of Grandeur, the musicians of modern bands like Gojira, Kylesa or Mastodon were inspired.

Discography

• 2005: Godless (EP)
• 2006: I
• 2008: II
• 2010: III
• 2013: Delusions of Grandeur