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AADAL ~ AGGRESSIVE HYMNS, ENERGETIC BALLADS LOSEN 325 (Barcode: 7090025833250) ~ NORWAY ~ Jazz-Rock Fusion Recorded: 2025 Released: 2026 This is an album by the quartet AadalFind albums by this artist, led by guitarist / composer Michael AadalFind albums by this artist, with saxophonist Andre KassenFind albums by this artist, bassist Audun RamoFind albums by this artist and drummer Gunnar SaeterFind albums by this artist. The album presents eight tracks, all original compositions by the leader. The album’s duration is about thirty-five minutes, which I find way too short for a full album. Michael Aadal is a very prolific musician, who releases albums under his name, as well as under the Aadal moniker and as a member of the group SordalFind albums by this artist, led by Stein Roger SordalFind albums by this artist. As a result, he can be heard on a dozen or more albums recorded since 2009. His music is repeatedly described as an amalgam of Nordic Jazz and American Rock, or rather Americana, which honestly I find rather inaccurate, but who cares about labels. The music is often pretty rough, rowdy and loud, which does not work for me that well, but he definitely has his own style and attitude. It is a kind of melodic Jazz-Rock Fusion, with the Jazzy element mostly emphasized by the saxophone, rather than the guitar. Despite the fact that the album’s duration is short, after a while the music starts to sound rather tedious and I lost interest. But of course this is just my personal opinion and many listeners might probably enjoy this music wholeheartedly. Overall, this is another album by Aadal, which sort of sounds very similar to his earlier releases, playing melodic Jazz-Rock Fusion, which is forgettable in the long range, but has its moments, and is very well played, especially by Kassen.

Updated: 22/05/2026Posted: 22/05/2026

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