Every great band has a moment when everything falls elegantly into place. Norway’s premier exponents of thunderous and doomy metal, Sahg have finally reached theirs. 16 years on from the release of the band’s debut album, Sahg I, they are poised to return in 2022 with their sixth and finest studio record, Born Demon. A bombastic tour-de-force of high-octane, post-Sabbath riffing and meticulously crafted and macabre songwriting, Born Demon represents a total renewal for this most elusive of overdriven crews.

From the piledriving occult doom of the title track to the widescreen menace of the closing Destroyer Of The Earth, Born Demon sounds more like a kicking, spitting debut record than a veteran band’s sixth opus. Forged around the fizzing chemistry enjoyed by Olav Iversen, Mads Lilletvedt and bassist Tony Vetaas, Sahg have stripped things down to the beautiful basics.

In sonic terms, Born Demon is a vibrant and visceral experience. Palpably live-sounding and scabrous with rough edges, it also exerts a level of bowel-rattling power that only a truly old school recording could achieve. Proudly flying the flag for the sound of a real band playing in real time, this band has remained true to their original ethos.

You can order Born Demon here.