Ram-Zet

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Ram-Zet
Origin Norway
Genre(s) Avant-garde metal
Years active 1998–present
Label(s) Spikefarm Records
Century Media
Tabu Records
Associated acts Mortal Love
Solefald
The Kovenant
Website ram-zet.com
Members
Henning "Zet" Ramseth
Miriam Elisabeth "Sfinx" Renvåg
Ingvild "Sareeta" Johannesen
Küth
Lars
Magnus Østvang
Former members
Solem
Jon Daniel

Ram-Zet is an avant-garde metal band formed in Norway in 1998. It began as a one-man project by singer and guitarist Zet, which later evolved into a full-grown band with the arrival of Küth (drums) and Solem (bass), leading to the release of Ram-Zet's debut album Pure Therapy in September 2000.[1]

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Ram-Zet's music is very diverse ranging from black metal to thrash metal. It has industrial sounds, progressive structures, and traditional instruments forming a style which some people, including band mastermind Zet, have called "schizo-metal".[1] Their music contains lots of rare time signatures, unconventional harmonies, and unusual violin parts. They can be regarded as an avant-garde metal band, because of the wide range of genres influencing them.

Ram-Zet's lyrics are strongly linked to a schizophrenia theme. 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 (sung by Sfinx).

[edit] The Fourth Album

On March 17, 2007, in the official Ram-Zet forum, Sfinx stated that Ram-Zet is working on new material and would be performing live soon.[2]. Later that month it was confirmed further on the official news section of the Ram-Zet website. The news stated that the band has been rehearsing six new songs and working on many more.[3][4] It was rumored that the album would be coming out sometime in late 2007 but was put on hold when Zet went on tour with Ride the Sky as guest keyboardist/guitarist.[5] According the band's official MySpace, recording of the new album began on March 1, 2008.

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[edit] Members

[edit] Current members

[edit] Former members

  • Solem - bass (on Pure Therapy and Escape)
  • Jon Daniel - bass (on Intra)

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Interview with Ram-Zet, Enslaved By Metal. Retrieved 2 January 2008.
  2. ^ News from the asylum, Global Domination Forums. Retrieved 2 January 2008.
  3. ^ 21.03.07 RAM-ZET update, Ram-Zet.com News. Retrieved 2 January 2008.
  4. ^ 26.07.07 RAM-ZET update, Ram-Zet.com News. Retrieved 2 January 2008.
  5. ^ - 17.09.07 -, RideTheSky.eu News. Retrieved 2 January 2008.

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