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Circus Maximus
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The new wave of Norwegian melodic metal has found a worthy representative in Circus Maximus. Very accessible vocal melodies blending perfectly with semi-progressive metal tunes.

Norwegian Circus Maximus became a full line up in 2000, consisting of long time band-mates Michael Eriksen on vocals and brothers Mats Haugen and Truls Haugen on guitar and drums respectively. In addition the band featured keyboardist Espen Storø and Mats' old high school buddy Glen Cato Møllen on bass.

The band has a wide variety of musical influences, from pop/rock to AOR over 70's Prog-Rock to Heavy and Death metal, all of which is melted together and give the guys their unique sound. The melting pot creates a mixture of great melodies, groove, heavy riffs and weird odd time signatures.

After recording 2 demos, which received rave reviews in Norway, as well as in Europe and the states, Circus Maximus hooked up with Danish based metal agency Intromental Management in April 2004, and soon after got signed to the American label Sensory Records.

During summer of 2004, the band completed the song writing for the debut album, "The 1st Chapter", which was recorded in various studios in Norway, and mixed in October 2004 in Denmark at Jailhouse Studios with well-known producer Tommy Hansen (Helloween, Pretty Maids, Jorn, TNT, Wuthering Heights) at the helm. The sound is impeccable, the musicianship is out-of-this-world, Michael's voice is amazing (reminding of Tony Harnell, Joey Tempest and Ronnie Atkins), and the songs are simply put outstanding. A superb mixture of classic hard rock anthems and progressive technical bits and pieces. The debut album was released Summer 2005 in Europe through Frontiers Records and the rest of the world through Sensory Records.

In September 2005 Circus Maximus performed at the prestigious ProgPower Festival in Atlanta, USA - and the following year people demanded them to return, which they of course did, bringing along their new keyboardist Lasse Finbroten. In 2005 and 2006 the band played lots of gigs and festivals around Scandinavia with such acts as Jorn, Kamelot, Pagan's Mind and Glenn Hughes.

"Isolate" is their second album, and once again Tommy Hansen was chosen as the guy to mix the album. With an incredible sound and 9 fantastic songs, this is a huge step forward and an album that will put the band high on top of the metal genre.

2007 seems to be a busy year for the band - not only will "Isolate" be released, but the band will also play at the following large festivals: ProgPower Europe, ProgPower Scandinavia, Sweden Rock and MetalHeart, with more to come.

Circus Maximus will for sure appeal to all fans of bands such as Symphony X, Jorn Lande, TNT, Kamelot, Dream Theater, Pretty Maids and Queensryche.

Formation Date: January 08, 2008
Record Label: Frontiers, Sensory, Soundholic
Label Type: Major Label
Band Members: Mats Haugen, Michael Eriksen, Truls Haugen, Lasse Finbråten, Glen Møllen
City: Oslo
Country: Norway
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Channel Comments (26)
LefterisDelirium (2 months ago)
great banb..
kingofhell1972 (10 months ago)
Isolate is one of the best metal albums ever! Thanks!
CruelToe (11 months ago)
Kom til tromsø, gutta ! :D
lorenzogop (11 months ago)
i love all yours songs
keep rockin guys, and congratulations for the amazing sound!
please como rock on BRAZIL!
SergioPCordova (1 year ago)
hey! you should really come to south america!!! I'm from venezuela and you really have a great base of fans down here...
coamix (1 year ago)
Hi circus maximus

Im from chile(south america)

you are a grate band....

here we are waiting for your show!:D
andrepelegrino (1 year ago)
hey circus maximus ^^ hei mike, mats, glen, lasse and truls : B

i'm brazilian and me and a lot of friends are waiting your show here ^^
*_____* i love the band... keep on the good work : )

we are waiting your show ; )
chirievalord (1 year ago)
Please please plan a tour to America!!!

And if you do, you have to come to Costa Rica :D I mean Iron Maiden just rocked our country a few months ago on their world tour, why won't CM do the same? ;)
Destruktive (1 year ago)
Hei.
Roberth fra Tromsø her :)

Truls: klarte ikke å komme meg på konserten på kaos. Etter vår konsert så ble vi litt vell drittings også sovnet jeg av :)
flbtglk (1 year ago)
You should come to play québec (capital of the metal) in Canada.
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