THE SERPENT'S HERE

(12")
Genre Rock
StyleProgressive Rock
FormatVINYL
Cat. noDZLP099
Label DESPOTZ
Artist PER WIBERG
Release Date26/04/2024
Carrier12"
Barcode7350049518848
In 2019, WIBERG released his debut solo offering Head Without Eyes. A record of Nordic prog submerged in a gnawing stew of jolting guitar notes and emotive melodies, WIBERG’s debut laid bare an unexplored sonic landscape that surpassed the successes of his past and solidified his strong presence as a unique solo artist in his own right. Wiberg followed Head Without Eyes with his equally stunning 2021-released All Is Well In The Land Of The Living, But For The Rest Of Us… Lights Out EP, a compelling celebration of innovative rock at its finest. Expanding and further evolving his vision, WIBERG expertly composed the definitive and established paradigms of traditional progressive rock with spirited and electrifying twists of dark tone. The Metal Observer hailed, “a great EP that serves as a fitting soundtrack to these strange, dark times,” adding, “its thick, otherworldly atmospheres represent a gloriously dark and hallucinated take on Scandinavian prog that weaves together WIBERG’s many musical influences and takes them to the next level of dark melodic exploration.

This year’s The Serpent’s Here continues WIBERG’s innovative trajectory boasting six consuming tracks that are at once grim and surreal; airy yet ominous. WIBERG paints vivid sound tapestries with his clever sense of dynamics and thoughtful lyricism. Each song moves with alluring subtlety and suspense, not unlike the conventions of classic film noir. And while WIBERG strays far from the traditional musical constructs, there’s an inescapable melodicism and intrinsic catchiness to his output that makes even his most experimental conjurings seamlessly accessible.

TRACKLIST

A1. Dead Sky Lullaby
A2. The Serpent's Here
A3. Blackguards Stand Silent

B1. This House Is Someone Else's Now
B2. He Just Disappeared
B3. Follow The Unkown