The Soundbyte

 Today in 2004 The Soundbyte released there debut album Rivers of Broken Glass

Trondheim, Norway Avant-garde Metal/Ambient

Status:Active

Years active: 1998-present

The Soundbyte is the solo project of former The 3rd And The Mortal guitarist Trond Engum, and that in itself gives a good baseline as to what's going on here, the project debuting in 2004 with Rivers Of Broken Glass. For the uninitiated, The 3rd And The Mortal was an ambient/doom metal band that gradually shed much of its metal leanings for a more experimental, trip-hop style, and The Soundbyte clearly borrows from that on some songs, and also branches out a bit like a good solo project should, as on the excellent big-band swagger of "Waiting". There's plenty for the late TATM fan to latch onto, even if the metal moments are fleeting at best. Two more albums (not reviewed here) were released in 2007 and 2012.

Amaranth Recordings

Trond Engum Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Programming

Guest/Session

Tommy Dahlen Bass (track 1)

Frank Stavem Bass (track 2)

Arild Følstad Electric piano (track 2), Synthesizer (track 5)

Bjarne Lestra Saxophone (track 5)

Peder Drege Trombone (track 5)

Jørgen Orheim Trumpet (track 5)

Leif Henning Storvik Sampler (track 8)

Berit Stensland Vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4, 8, 9)

1. Fall 04:08

2. Monyon 04:47

3. Addiction Complete 04:25

4. Lie 04:06

5. Waiting 04:03

6. Water 03:06

7. The Line 04:01

8. Til ungdommen 04:01

9. Reflections of Broken Glass 07:20

10. The Dark 05:16

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