Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Lik

Lik was mainly a side project for Armagedda member and malevolent woodland entity, Graav. Nothing Armagedda ever did really caught my ear, but when Lik came to be, it was like the band I had been waiting for for years. Not exactly Black Metal, but rather an otherworldly concoction of despondent Death Rock and lo-fi drunk Vikings. Imagine Christian Death meets Isengard. Clean tone guitars shimmer over clumsy, ham-fisted drums, and Graav's regal Swedish vocals round out the weirdness perfectly. Ma Ljuset Aldrig Na Oss Mer was Lik's debut, and it is a perfect album for drinking alone.

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18 comments:

  1. vimothyOctober 21, 2009 at 4:52 AM

    "othing Armagedda ever did really caught my ear"

    Wait, dude--What?!

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  2. idoOctober 21, 2009 at 6:40 AM

    Christian Death and drunk Vikings!?!?!? I'm fucking sold!

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  3. AnonymousOctober 21, 2009 at 10:50 AM

    wow - this is great. I just blasted it 3 times in a row. probably going for a fourth. fucking awesome!

    john/milwaukee

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  4. MozOctober 21, 2009 at 12:06 PM

    this is a cool/ weird album, when did it come out?

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  5. dustinswansonOctober 21, 2009 at 12:06 PM

    "imagine Christian Death meets Isengard." I imagine that all the time.

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  6. AesopOctober 21, 2009 at 12:49 PM

    Moz, it was released on LP and CD in 2003.

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  7. ToddOctober 21, 2009 at 2:09 PM

    I'm at work recovering from the flu, and this album made my day. Thanks.

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  8. AnonymousOctober 21, 2009 at 8:00 PM

    "clumsy, ham fisted drums" make my ears smile..
    Thanks!!!

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  9. L.October 21, 2009 at 9:16 PM

    Creepy old-school goth rock. Thanks!!!!

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  10. eric jOctober 22, 2009 at 12:38 AM

    Wow, no love for Armagedda's 'Ond Spiritism?' I'm surprised. I enjoy Lik, but that album is definitely where it's at. Graav sounds so fucking spiteful.

    Oh well, different strokes...

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  11. AnonymousOctober 22, 2009 at 2:52 AM

    Yeah, LIK was a very interesting band. I also recommend Lönndom, a sort of a continuation to LIK, with the same members.

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  12. AnonymousOctober 22, 2009 at 9:12 AM

    Glorious. Just what I need.

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  13. M. PadgettOctober 22, 2009 at 11:28 AM

    You had me at Christian Death meets Isengard.

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  14. AnonymousOctober 22, 2009 at 4:16 PM

    Great combination, like a cold, damp, reese's buttercup.

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  15. AnonymousOctober 23, 2009 at 9:20 AM

    Any chance you could re-up as MP3 instead of MP4

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  16. AnonymousOctober 24, 2009 at 8:27 AM

    Good stuff as usual, I have heard Armageddas amazing sideproject Lönndom, but never really heard Lik.. Thanks!

    Reminds me a bit of Lifelover in the weird black/rock approach to the music, but not in the "Lifelover stole Lik's sound" way...

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  17. AnonymousOctober 25, 2009 at 1:40 PM

    been enjoying this the past few days.

    thanks...

    -jeff

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  18. X. T. YanmanOctober 30, 2009 at 12:22 PM

    Even tho i had it this record, i did not know about Lonndom til this post, or about Ond Spiritism . halloween , die.

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