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Hamar, Norway (1998 – present)

Ram-Zet is a Norwegian progressive black metal band with some gothic and avant-garde influences which originally began as a one-man project in 1998 in Hamar, Norway by mastermind Zet in order to bring his own musical visions to life after having played in numerous assorted bands (including an outfit called MFM with former Artch singer Eric Hawk).

The band’s style has been described by some people (including band mastermind Zet) as “schizo-metal”. Ram-Zet’s music is strongly linked to the schizophrenia theme, and many elements converge to underline it:

* The lyrics of Pure Therapy, Escape, and Intra all revolve around this mental disorder. Forming a story which runs through all three albums, they feature two main characters: a schizophrenic patient in a dubious mental institution (sung by Zet), and a nurse trying to help him evade (Sfinx’s part). Muted in Pure Therapy, Spfinx’s lines becomes more and more marked in Escape as the narration becomes a dialogue.

*The specific musical language elements converge to create some kind of insane atmosphere: a constant contrast between usual consonant harmonies (modal harmonies) and very weird and deranged dissonant parts (such as the use of unconventional sounds, dissonant and deranged sonorities); the use of unconventional harmonies such as the whole tone scale, polytonality, polymodality, etc.; the use of some original instrumental timbres and of an unconventional time signature.

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avant-garde metal, black metal, progressive metal, industrial metal, gothic metal
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_descension_ wrote:
16 days ago

wow, didn't know the new album was out **orders**

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PhAntOmEttA wrote:
18 days ago

Intra is so much cool !!!!

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PaniKattaKK wrote:
last month

If its really just as good as escape, I can't wait to get it!

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Hyzet wrote:
last month

Okay.. I thougt that nothing can beat "Escape", and the new album will be lame. Oh, I was sooo wrong, so so so wrong.. Neutralized <3

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DeadViper wrote:
last month

http://www.lastfm.ru/group/Experimental+and+Avantgarde+Black+Metal

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Fukkenmensch wrote:
last month

New album "Neutralized" - it's AMAZING!!!

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faith_fractured wrote:
last month

nuhhhh

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ramiro_ wrote:
last month

I'm SO impressed... they are stunning!

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L-Zep wrote:
October 2009

They're from my town, but I've never heard of 'em. Not a big town either

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BrotherManDude wrote:
October 2009

After listening to the new album numerous times, I'd say: Escape > Neutralized = Intra > Pure Therapy. The drums sound muffled like they did on Intra, more violins would've been nice and I was expecting Zet to do some clean vocals too, but overall Neutralized is a fucking solid release.

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DeadViper wrote:
October 2009

http://www.lastfm.ru/group/Experimental+and+Avantgarde+Black+Metal

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sheps999 wrote:
October 2009

Neutralized isn't bad, but I would've mixed the guitars higher ;)

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Mey16 wrote:
October 2009

y el disco Neutralized del 2009 ? ...

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0k0k0k0 wrote:
October 2009

i distinctly remember them saying neutralized will be slower by a bit... they obviously lied. ;)

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Margo53 wrote:
October 2009

interesting music!

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Gompo wrote:
October 2009

Just listening to Neurtralized for the first time now, on track 4. So far I think I prefer it to Intra but not sure. I only bothered with Intra once. Pure Therapy and Escape still definitely my faves.

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rosamistero wrote:
October 2009

Not sure if I like Neutralized, which is upsetting...Been awaiting it for a long time. The songs are about as good as before but they nearly always have a stupidly annoying sounding 2 minute intro or outro (or both) which I can see myself fast-forwarding through most of the time....This makes this album not go onto my shuffle list unfortuntely. Considering putting them all through Audacity and removing the intro and outros but then it feels like I am ruining it....but also then its actually listenable to without my intervention, hmm :/

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michael_yatesy wrote:
October 2009

I haven't heard any other of their albums, but Neutralized is just amazing!

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Crusheer wrote:
October 2009

I'm not even listening to metal anymore, but new Ram-Zet....so awesome.

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floydisgod wrote:
October 2009

I dunno, imo Neutralized >(slightly)> Escape >>>>>>>>>> Intra = Pure Therapy

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