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It's music that transcends and explodes within the recesses of your mind, shattering boundaries and obliterating limitations. \"Subway Morgue\" feels like Van Halen reimagined by a tribe of rat people—a mutated take on classic rock for those who've lost their way. [...] You might even find your mental gears grinding in sync with the relentless crescendo of \"Lunch Hour (Of the Wolf)\". Within the darkness, a glimmer of positivity emerges in \"Swim to the Light,\" a momentary respite. Picture a blend of Alice Cooper's \"Goes to Hell\" and Sopor Aeternus, the first Gauze album played at half speed, infused with Magazine minus the problematic lyrics, and delivered by Bobb Trimble in a dumpster fire—devoid of vaudeville nonsense. Henrik Palm, a street level sorcerer, seamlessly travels through record collections and musical realms, from eerie gothic rock, via heavy metal \"heroticism\" to anarchic punk tempests. His avant-garde explorations defy convention, employing unique song crafting methods and dissonant harmonies, guiding listeners through hallucinatory dimensions. In an enigmatic twist, Henrik channels H.P. Lovecraft's prose, crafting arcane soundscapes where cosmic horrors and existential enigmas collide—an eldritch portal into the depths of the human psyche, a mysterious tapestry of melodies. Every moment is a riveting one; if you've got headphones, steel yourself for an abyss that swallows you whole. Prepare to be chained and shackled to the train tracks as you plunge into \"Nerd Icon\".” — Ted Cadwalleder\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Svart Records","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50411050500427,"sku":"2192212","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Red LP","offer_id":50411051417931,"sku":"2192215","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50411043193163,"sku":"2192198","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_93e64bd2_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726651940"},{"product_id":"poverty-metal-2","title":"Poverty Metal","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom his work with an almost limitless multitude of acts such as In Solitude's renewal of heavy metal, darlings of the underrated underground: Pig Eyes, his stint in Ghost, prog rock grandmasters Gosta Berlings Saga, punk veterans Isotope Soap and experimental weirdos Sodra Sverige, Henrik Palm is a post-punk, heavy-pop sonic contortionist of the finest order. From being hand-picked for Tomas Lindberg's (At The Gates) curated Roadburn Festival performance to opening for acts like Voivod and winning the hearts of well-known fans such as Jacob Bannon (Converge) and Scott Carlson (Repulsion), Henrik Palm has been blowing all of us away for good a while now. Everything we're looking for in a fresh and modern genre clash, Henrik's music is catchy, well-crafted, beautiful and ugly in the same intense and challenging moment. Impossible to define, Henrik Palm is a perfect reflection of his eclectic tastes and infamously insatiable vinyl collection, fitting Svart's groundbreaking roster perfectly.Tomi Pulkki from Svart says: \"What Henrik Palm creates with his songs of diverse influence is a rare explosion of outlandish and captivating rock that we're really excited to present to a wider world. It's not often that an artist can have us dancing to Voivoidian discordant riffs and Prog excursions with that Swedish knack for a well-crafted song. We're ready to administer Poverty Metal to the masses.\"  Henrik Palm moves freely between record collections and worlds. Between Killing Joke, Crass and Psychic TV, but also between HP Lovecraft and Dr Who. Decibel dubs his sound as \"\"Raw rock and roll with a punk edge and a profound sense of weirdness,\" and his undiscovered terrain lies between the deeply private and the anarchist spiritual, intertwining cronky, angular postcore riffs with kraut and shoegaze influences. The songs lie in the room like a ghost, heavy breathing. Henrik says \"I love to experiment with weird instruments, tunings and anything that makes the song better, creepier, more beautiful or whatever. 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