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Biography
Refimprove|date=March 2008Infobox musical artist | name = Ram-Zet| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| origin = Norway| genre = Extreme metal , nowrap| avant-garde metal | years_active = 1998–present| label = Spinefarm Records|Spikefarm Records Century Media Tabu Records Ascendance Records | associated_acts = Mortal Love Solefald Unexpect The Kovenant Ride the Sky | website = http://www.ram-zet.com Official page http://www.myspace.com/ramzetofficial Official Myspace| current_members = Henning Ramseth|Zet Miriam Elisabeth Renvĺg|Sfinx Kent Frydenlund|Küth Lars Andre Lien|Lanius Karoline Amb|KA | past_members = Solem (musician)|Solem Jon Daniel Magnus Řstvang Ingvild Johannesen|Sareeta | notable_instruments = Ram-Zet is an extreme metal / avant-garde metal band (music)|band formed in Norway in 1998. It began as a one-man project by singer and guitarist Henning Ramseth|Zet , which later evolved into a full-grown band with the arrival of Küth (drums) and Solem (musician)|Solem (bass), leading to the release of Ram-Zet's debut album Pure Therapy in September 2000. http://www.enslavedbymetal.com/interview.html? interviewid=15& amp;resc=OK Interview with Ram-Zet, Enslaved By Metal . Retrieved 2 January 2008.
Genre classification
Ram-Zet's music is very diverse ranging from black metal to thrash metal . It has Industrial music|industrial sounds, Progressive metal|progressive structures, and Folk instrument|traditional instruments forming a style which some people, including band mastermind Zet, have called "schizo-metal". Their music contains lots of rare time signature s, unconventional Harmony|harmonies , and unusual violin parts. They can be regarded as an avant-garde metal band, because of the wide range of Music genre|genres influencing them.
Ram-Zet's lyrics are strongly linked to a schizophrenia theme. The lyrics of Pure Therapy , Escape (Ram-Zet album)|Escape , and Intra all revolve around this mental disorder . Forming a story which runs through all three albums, they feature two main characters: a schizophrenic patient in a dubious Psychiatric hospital|mental institution (sung by Zet), and a nurse trying to help him evade (sung by Sfinx).
The Acoustic Version
In October 2008 the band took 10 of their songs and re-arranged them for an acoustic music|acoustic concert in their home town of Hamar . Approximately 200 people got to see this one time event. The concert was filmed and is expected to be released on DVD in February/March 2010.
The Fourth Album
On March 17, 2007, in the official Ram-Zet forum, Sfinx stated that Ram-Zet is working on new material and would be performing live soon. http://www.globaldomination.se/forums/viewtopic.php? t=3802& sid=d3bc2072b091e6e526e1f87ffe957b69 News from the asylum, Global Domination Forums . Retrieved 2 January 2008. Later that month it was confirmed further on the official news section of the Ram-Zet website. The news stated that the band has been rehearsing six new songs and working on many more. http://www.ram-zet.com/ 21.03.07 RAM-ZET update, Ram-Zet.com News . Retrieved 2 January 2008. http://www.ram-zet.com/ 26.07.07 RAM-ZET update, Ram-Zet.com News . Retrieved 2 January 2008. It was rumored that the album would be coming out sometime in late 2007 but was put on hold when Zet went on tour with Ride the Sky as guest keyboardist/guitarist. http://www.ridethesky.eu/index2.htm - 17.09.07 -, RideTheSky.eu News . Retrieved 2 January 2008. According the band's official MySpace, recording of the new album began on March 1, 2008. It was also stated that the new album would be heavier and slower than previous albums, but still would retain some faster moments in their music.
Discography
Pure Therapy CD (2000, Spinefarm Records|Spikefarm / Century Media Records )
Escape (Ram-Zet album)|Escape CD (2002, Spikefarm)
Intra CD (2005, Tabu Records )
Neutralized (Ram-Zet album)|Neutralized (2009, Ascendance Records ) http://ascendancerecords.com/site/news/ram-zets-fourth-album-to-be-released-by-ascendance Ascendance Records. Retrieved 4 June 2009
Freaks in Wonderland CD (2012, SpaceValley) http://www.myspace.com/ramzetofficial/blog/541260252 Official Ram-Zet myspace blog. Album is referenced to as 5th.
Members
Current members
Henning Ramseth|Zet - Singing|Vocals , electric guitar|Guitar , ( Ride the Sky )
Miriam Elisabeth Renvĺg|SfinX - Singing|Vocals (ex- For My Pain|For My Pain... , ex- Eternal Tears of Sorrow )
Kent Frydenlund|Küth - Drum kit|Drums , Percussion , ( The Kovenant )
Lars Andre Lien|Lanius - bass guitar|Bass , Didgeridoo (joined during the post Intra period)
Karoline Amb|KA - keyboard instrument|Keyboards , Singing|Backing vocals (joined during recording of Neutralized )
Former members
Kjell Solem (musician)|Solem - bass guitar|bass (on Pure Therapy and Escape ) 2000-2003
Jon-Řyvind Nordby|Daniel - bass guitar|bass (on Intra ) 2003-2006
Magnus - keyboard instrument|keyboards , ( Return (band)|Return ) (left after Intra )2001-2008
Ingvild Johannesen|Sareeta - Violin , Singing|Backing vocals ( Ásmegin , Solefald ) 2001-2009 http://www.ram-zet.com Official Website. Members and former members found onder the About tab
Related bands
Zet went on tour with Ride the Sky replacing Kaspar Dahlqvist on keyboard and rhythm guitar in 2007
Küth is the current session drummer for black metal/industrial metal band The Kovenant ,where he replaced Jan Axel Blomberg (Hellhammer/Von Blomberg) just after the release of the 4th album SETI in 2003
Sareeta was also the violinist for folk metal band Ásmegin .
Sareeta played violin for black progressive metal band In Lingua Mortua and for avant-garde metal band Solefald on their albums Red for Fire: An Icelandic Odyssey Part 1|Red for Fire and Black for Death : An Icelandic Odyssey Part 2|Black for Death .
Sfinx made some guest vocals for Fallen (For My Pain album)|Fallen the album of the Finnish superband For My Pain and for the melodic death metal band Eternal Tears of Sorrow on their albums Before the Bleeding Sun and Children of the Dark Waters .
References
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External links
http://www.ram-zet.com/ Official site
http://www.myspace.com/ramzetofficial Official MySpace
Category:Avant-garde metal musical groups Category:Norwegian heavy metal musical groups Category:Musical groups established in 1998
