''II'' (also called ''Sahg II'') is the second studio album by the Norwegian
hard rock
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band
Sahg, released on March 18, 2008, under the Swedish record label
Regain Records.
The album was recorded as a trio after the departure of original drummer
Kvitrafn some months before. Instead, the producer Brynjulv Guddal was the session drummer. Similarly, it features several guest vocalists in "From Conscious Sleep".
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A music video was made for "Pyromancer", directed by Asle Birkeland.
Track listing
Personnel
Sahg
* Olav Iversen – Vocals, Guitars, Percussion, Mandola
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(Track 5)
* Thomas Tofthagen – Guitars
*King
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– Bass
Guest/session musicians
*Brynjulv Guddal – Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Piano, Hammond organ
*Torkjell Rød, Per Vidar Staff, Marita Moe Sandven, Lindy-Fay Hella
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, Elise Heradstveit Schei – Vocals (choirs) (Track 3)
Production and engineering
*Martin Kvamme – Cover art
*Thor Brødreskift – Photography
*Brynjulv Guddal – Producer, Engineering
*Rob Caggiano
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– Mixing, Mastering
*Paul Orofino – Mixing, Mastering
*Mixed and mastered in Millbrook Sound Studio, Millbrook, New York
References
External links
Discogs.comMetallum Archives
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2008 albums
Sahg albums
Regain Records albums