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Hamar, Norway (1998 – present)
Ram-Zet is a Norwegian avant-garde metal band with some gothic metal and black metal 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.
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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Escape
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Intra
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BeyondVexing wrote:
Two new songs off of their new album Freaks In Wonderland....AWESOME! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ram-Zet/310331855671437?sk=app_2405167945
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crazysharky666 wrote:
This band is amazing, i keep listening to them lately :D
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WasNotWhyNot wrote:
RETARDED AND CLUELESS DURAHAHRHARHRAHRHAHRAH
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PhAntOmEttA wrote:
The Final Thrill
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Chrisstinerocky wrote:
i love it
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Olli6 wrote:
k
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AlexdeLima88 wrote:
:3
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UndeadLetters wrote:
Intelligent exchange below.
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Liadz wrote:
Some butts just get hurt too easily.
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fableofdream wrote:
... ok.
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RealKustin wrote:
And Sfinx' demo sounds kick-ass, it has potential to sound up to par with Ram-Zet. \m/
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RealKustin wrote:
At least we're not whiny to make a big deal about shoutbox memes and copy remarks. Tolerance = WIN!
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fableofdream wrote:
Yeah well I'm not a dude, and it's not saying a lot about your own intelligence that you call me a douche or a dick. If you're here for the music, then ignore me it's not like I cared. I just hate this trend of always adding [+] to everything. This shit spreads like a plague, it's in every shoutbox and it's goddamn annoying. I know I could just ignore it but I don't because I actually read the shoutboxes because they sometimes contain interesting points of view. So if just one person changes his usual + for a simple "I agree because..." after reading this message, I'll be glad. Now go on and insult me all you like. Anyway, your shout does not make any sense because you are judging people who dislike the female vocals in this band as much as I judge people who think they are better because they like them. You are all as retarded and clueless to tell them they're idiots for disliking them, because their opinion is as good as yours.
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PoisonOath wrote:
@fableofdream lol dude.. Calm down, people are just having fun. You must have a rather low level of intelligence if you didn't catch the joke behind the infitiy plus whatever. In any-case, I'm here for this music not judgemental douches like yourself. I love this band ∞ + ∞ eat that dick!
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BeyondVexing wrote:
For any of you whom can appreciate SfinX's vocals, she has a side project and will be releasing an album sometime in 2012. Here is a link ta some demo's http://www.wix.com/sfinxx/hex
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fableofdream wrote:
You guys are just as retarded to keep adding numbers to ∞. ∞ + 500 = ∞ makes me wonder if you all passed your maths.
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PoisonOath wrote:
YO, just found your music the other day! And ahem.. "Minus female vocals??? You are fucking retarded. [∞+2] and clueless. [∞+2]" The female vocals really add the dark touches that are definitely needed in this massive ominous Avantguarde Death sound. I fucking love this, A lot
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Matser32 wrote:
Minus female vocals??? You are fucking retarded. [8] and clueless.[7]
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ElendarIlikessa wrote:
"Minus female vocals??? You are fucking retarded." Quoted once again for emphasis :)
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max1978 wrote:
Minus female vocals??? You are fucking retarded. [∞+1] and clueless. [∞+1]
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Chlorpromazinum tagged Ram-Zet with norwegian and avant-garde metal. 7 minutes ago
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Jd_Jd_Jd tagged Ram-Zet with ‘avant-garde metal’. yesterday evening
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Deathskream tagged Ram-Zet with gothic metal, progressive metal and avant-garde metal. yesterday afternoon
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