Title: The Only Salvation
Artist: Artifact
Genre: The Only Salvation
Release Date: 09th May 2008 (Germany) / 10th June 2008 (United States)
Label: Spiralchords
Album Review
ARTIFACT is a band from the city of Stavanger on the west coast of Norway, formed in late 2002. After a rough start and a long series of line-up changes, including five different vocalists and one drummer, the band settled on their current line-up in late 2004, when vocalist Tor Arne Fassotte joined the band. The band held their debut concert in the city of Sandnes in May 2005, supporting Trail of Tears, and released a demo called ‘Abandoned E.P.’ in September the same year. Now will be released their first full album at Spiralchords.
The debut album of ARTIFACT is a powerful mixture of gothic, rock and metal, perfected by the distinctive dark voice of the singer Tor Arne Vassotte. The album consists of eleven songs and included hard and rock songs like ‘The only salvation’ or ‘Dead Eyes’ as well as calmer songs like ‘Senseless’, ‘One more shot’ or ‘Scapegoated & Demonized’. In parts, the songs sounded like a mix of MINISTRY and TYPE O NEGATIVE. The whole playing time is 48:55.
Tracklist
01. The only salvation
02. New messiah
03. Dead eyes
04. Weeping for a suicide
05. Senseless
06. Truth forgotten
07. One more shot
08. Revolution
09. Scapegoated & demonized
10. The machine
11. Bled
Line-up
Pål Evensen - guitars, programming
Tor Arne Fassotte - vocals
Björnar Landa - guitars
Website
http://www.artifact.no/ / http://www.myspace.com/artifact2
Cover Picture
Rating
Music: 7
Sound: 7
Extras: -
Total: 7
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