After melting minds with their first full-length album Mindtripper in 2018 and the EP Bloody Diamond in 2019, Oslo, Norway’s MAGMAKAMMER rewarded our years of patience with an absolute monster of a sophomore LP. Before I Burn landed at #4 on July’s Charts, garnered much well-deserved gushing in the month’s Peroration post, and now is yours to behold as a Friday Freebie!
Ryan Hilton (Black Throne Productions) wrote: Every release by MAGMAKAMMER has further solidified them as an all time favorite band of mine. This is a perfect blend of raw garage rock and proto-doom that I hope to hear more of soon. 10/10
Stephanie Zalta (DoomCakes, Screaming From The Heavy Underground) wrote: MAGMAKAMMER’s highly-anticipated album Before I Burn has a seamless, serpentine flow that fills each of its eight tracks with smoke, catchy hooks, disembodied spirits, and a delicious sense of apprehension. Utilizing their signature blend of scuzzy, proto-doomy psychedelic grooves with the raw, vintage sound of garage and occult rock, MAGMAKAMMER delivers something altogether haunting, retro, impassioned, and addictive.
Ryan Foster (Slightly Fuzzed) wrote: MAGMAKAMMER’s new album, Before I Burn, masterfully channels old-school metal with their unique psychedelic garage stoner doom. The Norwegian trio’s evolution from 2018’s raw Mindtripper to this album showcases their growth in sound, production, and songwriting. Tracks like “Doom Jive” and “Cyanide Fever” highlight their diverse influences and abilities, blending doom, upbeat rhythms, and haunting vocals. Immersed in their craft, MAGMAKAMMER delivers a powerful, engaging tribute to classic metal while making it distinctly their own.
Tom Schmahl (Rock Circuz) wrote: My goodness, we had to wait a long time for the follow-up to the great album Mindtripper. Six years is a long time, but the wait was definitely worth it, because the new long player Before I Burn is terrific. MAGMAKAMMER from Oslo are very reminiscent of the super cool Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats – this is just to give you an idea of what the band from Norway sounds like and to give you a rough idea. If, like me, the last Uncle Acid… disappointed you, you absolutely have to listen to this work, although you can’t go wrong by buying it without having heard it – you should also get the predecessor at the same time. The 44 minutes of the album start with the famous “Doom Jive”, which booms out of the speakers so beautifully – wonderful guitar sounds, cool melodies and a high intensity put a smile on your face. This is followed by the slow, doomy “Cyanide Fever” with great organ and wonderful leads towards the end. The title track that follows starts off wonderfully psychedelic, then picks up speed halfway through and becomes a really forward-moving rocker. Finally, I would like to recommend the very interesting number “Cult Of Misanthropy”. The track starts off very sparsely, bluesy, calm in a great atmosphere. It builds up with riffy guitars until the psychedelic vocals come in, although the basic riff of the song remains. Now the drums are banging and if you don’t have to bend your head along to this, you’re not a real music lover – sensational title. The four tracks not mentioned are up for you to discover for yourself. I can’t say at the moment whether I like Before I Burn or Mindtripper better. But one thing is clear: if you love the doom charts, you’ll love this album.
In their own words: “Before I Burn tells stories of egoism, greed, and the evil it promotes within people’s minds.
When it feels like the whole world is burning, do you punch out, or do you stay and burn?”
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