Swedish traditional doom metal band Dread Ogre presents debut album »Get Ready For The Storm«; out now via Metal On Metal Records!

Falkenberg, Sweden based traditional doom metal trio Dread Ogre (feat. members of Stonegriff, Grand Magus and Spiritual Beggars) presents their debut album, »Get Ready For The Storm«, which was just released on July 25th, 2024 via Metal On Metal Records.

Stream »Get Ready For The Storm« on Spotify and all major digital platforms!

Tracklist:
01. Heads Are Gonna Roll
02. Another Riddle
03. Promises Of Gold
04. To Whom You Devote
05. Justice. Honour. Courage.
06. Ready For The Storm
07. I Sentence You

Courtesy of Metal On Metal Records:

Sweden’s metal scene, a breeding ground for death and doom in particular, has yielded countless greats – from established names to more recent underground standouts like Stonegriff, whose hiatus after two killer albums left a void. But a new entity named Dread Ogre has arrived in the doom metal scene, rising from Stonegriff’s ashes. Their vocalist Jacob, also handling guitars here, brought with him their last bassist Michael, and recruited Ludwig of Grand Magus as a drummer, while the legendary Andy LaRocque took care of recording, mixing, mastering and production. Their bare-bones style is effective in its simplicity – a perfect example of “less is more”. Despite the often trudging tempos, a distinct metallic edge cuts through, making their music more appealing also for metalheads who aren’t die-hard fans of doom. This is largely due to the charismatic singer with an enormous vocal range, using mostly ominous rasps and wails, culminating in high-pitched screams. So… get ready for the storm! A thunderous, molten and evil doom metal slab. This is the closest you will get to Stonegriff’s music, which also means fans of Krux, Black Sabbath, Candlemass, Pentagram, Saint Vitus, Spiritus Mortis, Iron Man, Las Cruces as well as Grand Magus should take note.

Photo by Calle Storck

Order »Get Ready For The Storm« here:
metalonmetalrecords.com/shop
metalonmetalrecords.bandcamp.com

Biography:
Dread Ogre is a Swedish traditional doom metal band that formed in 2019 by ex-Stonegriff vocalist Jacob Kramsjö. After Stonegriff went on hiatus, he wrote an album, and enlisted his former bandmates Michael Lang (also in Grimtone, Nattmaran and a few other black metal bands) to play the bass and guitarist Molde to write some of the lyrics, while taking on the role of the guitarist himself. Ludwig Witt from Spiritual Beggars and Grand Magus agreed to lay down the drums, and the whole album was recorded at the Sonic Train Studios in Sweden with the legendary Andy LaRocque producing it.

After their debut album »Get Ready For The Storm« was mastered, the band approached Metal on Metal Records who happily agreed to release it, especially considering it sounded like a straight continuation of their former band, for whom the label had already released two albums. Expect a thunderous, molten and evil doom metal album designed to crush your spine, coming this July!

Dread Ogre current line-up:
Jacob Kramsjö – Vocals and Guitars
Michael Lang – Bass
Ludwig Witt – Drums

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well