Consisting of a pedigree of extreme musicians, including current and former members of Necrophagist, Obscura, Spawn of Possession, Aborted, Dark Fortress, God Dethroned, Blotted Science and Noneuclid, ALKALOID set out to push the boundaries of progressive, extreme music on their impressive full-length debut The Malkuth Grimoire.
Entirely self-recorded, self-funded and self-released by the band via a successful crowdfunded Indiegogo campaign (details here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/alkaloid-s-debut-album-the-malkuth-grimoire–2), ALKALOID burst onto the metal scene like a supernova. With twelve tracks of over 73 minutes of mind-bending music, ALKALOID seamlessly ebb and flow through an arrange of styles and genres, creating an intelligent and fascinating blend of prog, death metal, and fusion. After just one listen of this masterful debut, it is safe to declare ALKALOID as the world’s premiere progressive metal supergroup.
ALKALOID is a new band created by five good friends, who happen to be well-known musicians of the metal genre. Their intention is to go beyond any limit that metal music sub-genres might have these days and create the world’s most extreme Prog Metal band. You can stream the album here: https://alkaloid-band.bandcamp.com/releases
They define themselves through the field of tension created between musical opposites. All band members are active death metal musicians who nevertheless all have a much broader view of music than blast beats and growls. They establish from the beginning that they have many faces, and that oscillating between (seemingly) contrary or mutually exclusive styles is an important factor.
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ALKALOID Is:
Morean (Dark Fortress, Noneuclid) – Vocals, Guitars
Christian Muenzner (Spawn of Possession, Ex-Obscura, Ex-Necrophagist) - Guitars
Danny Tunker (Aborted, Ex-God Dethroned) - Guitars
Linus Klausenitzer (Obscura, Noneuclid) - Bass
Hannes Grossmann (Blotted Science, Ex-Obscura, Ex-Necrophagist) - Drums
Hannes’ Gear list:
Drums: Tama Starclassic Bubinga Elite
2x 22″x18″ Kick drums
8″ Rack Tom
10″ Rack Tom
12″ Rack Tom
14″ Floor Tom
16″ Floor Tom
Snare: 14″ Staclassic Maple Snare
Pedals: Tama Speed Cobra
Cymbals: Meinl
19″ Classic Custom Crash Dark
14″ Byzance Extra Dry Hihats
10″ Classics Custom Splash
18″ Byzance Vintage
10″/8″ Byzance Brilliant Splash Stack
10″ MB20 Splash
18″ Byzance Brilliant Crash
22″ MB10 Heavy Ride
18″ Byzance Brilliant China
14″ Byzance Brilliant China
13″ Byzance Extra Dry Hihats
18″ Classic Custom Crash Dark
Sticks: Vic Firth 2B
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