DEATHJAZZ FROM NORWAY

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It seems an unlikely birthplace: a log cabin set deep within the Hardangerfjord of western Norway is hardly the soil from which a ferocious union of Death Metal and Jazz might rise - a sound Agabas call deathjazz.. Formed in Trondheim, Norway Agabas’ Hard Anger Deluxe Edition ( coming March 5th via Mascot Records), is a place where Death metal and Jazz collide.  The band documented their time in the cabin through a series of Instagram and TikTok reels, their humour and self-irony drawing in 1.6 million views and 35,000 new curious onlookers. The influence of Meshuggah, The Dillinger Escape Plan, and Gojira is unmistakable, but so too is the freeform intensity of John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, and Miles Davis. Sondre Sørensen Brønstad (Vocals), Oskar Myrseth (Guitar), Jarand Aga Baas (Guitar), Johan Jamtfall Eriksen (Bass), Alexander Dellerhagen (Saxophone) and Bjørn André Syverinsen (Drums), between them hold jazz performance master’s degrees, bachelor’s degrees in music technology and musicology. This has led them to tours across Europe, through the UK and on tour with their heroes, Kvelertak.  In February and March 2026 a European tour with Avatar beckons. The deluxe edition single ‘KILL’ explores a near-future dystopia where artificial intelligence erodes truth itself. The title comes from the Norwegian phrase Kunstig Intelligens Lager Liv (“Artificial Intelligence Creates Life”), forming an acronym KILL. But, above all, Agabas are intent on building community.