News

April 3rd 2007
The first review is in! We want more of these!
 www.pub.tv2.no/nettavisen

April 2nd 2007
Our new album "The Silent Epidemic" is out now !!
New website online designed by Beyond The Dark.

February 14th 2007
The album is now available for preorder in Norway in these following webshops: cdon.com and Platekompaniet.
Do it!!! Preorder, I tells ya, preorder!

February 5th, 2007
Insense third record is finished! Mixed by Danne Bergstrand and mastered at Cutting Room, please welcome - The Silent Epidemic.
Spreads April 2nd 2007...

December 9th, 2006
I just removed our guestbook. Good riddance! If you want to leave us a message, do so on our MySpace area.

Recordingwise, we are finished with guitars and bass, and will use the remainder of the year recording vocals. Songs are slowly getting names, but no title for the record yet.

Oh, Norwegian release date set to April 2nd, 2007, through BlackBalloon Records!

August 20th, 2006
Awr8! We are back home, enjoying the hottest summer Oslo has ever had. Thanks to all our new friends throughout Europe. We will see you again sometime next year for the next tour!
We have a bunch of pictures that we would like to post online. I just have to figure out how to do it! We shot more than 2.500 pictures during this tour, so there's a chance you might be in a couple of them! I'll also try to finish the tour diary. I'm sorry, but I just hate being the webmaster! If anyone wants to take over, PLEASE send me an email!

So in other news; WE HAVE STARTED RECORDING THE NEW ALBUM!!
Drums have been laid for the 12 songs that made the cut. I can honestly say that Insense is going to sound quite different on this one. Some pretty "un-metal" drum sound, as well as the guitar sound I have planned. Let's move things forward; I'm tired of making the same metal thing over and over again! It's going to be an exciting trip trying to put it together! Truls have done some amazing work, so get your studying glasses out!!! We'll try to update you on the process, but as I said; webmastering is a bore!!
-Tommy

May 13th, 2006
Our quest for internet connection is difficult, but here we are in the Czech Republic. Our diary has been updated today, and hopefully when we have some time, we will make an extensive photo library for you to check out!

May 3rd, 2006
We have published a tour diary. Check it out and follow us through our 6-week-long European tour. Turns out internet connections are hard to come by, so it may not be updated daily, but at least it will contain some interesting details on everyday life on the tour, once we do come over an internet wire!

April 23rd 2006
The European tour dates have been updated.

March 16th , 2006
European Tour Dates Announced!
Insense will embark on a six-week-long European tour, kicking off at Last Train, Oslo, April 27th. Check out the shows section for the entire list of dates. The list is not final yet, so if you feel your hometown has been left out, contact Rune at Dream Fire Agency immediately. Email address located on the right on this page.

March 3rd , 2006
Since the Feb 6th release in the States, reviews have been coming in. We're happy to say that the American audience seems to welcome us, and we deeply appreciate it! Reviews have been updated in the reviews section. In respect with our tradition we try to include every piece of review we can find, even shitty ones, so check them out!
Also to our American friends; feel free to email us any new reviews you can find. We welcome your support, here as well as on our myspace site!.

February 18th , 2006
We were interviewed by radio channel P3 before our gig at By:Larm. Hear Ola and Tommy speak about beer and making earth before shows about 17 minutes into this clip.


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October 15th, 2005
Finally!! "Soothing Torture" will be released in Canada, the US and the UK February 6th, 2006. It is now available in the rest of Europe. Not only that, but with 14 new songs finished, Insense plan on going in the studio early next year to record album #3, tentatively due out late Autumn 2006 worldwide.

September 24th, 2005
We have finally updated the website with new pictures and a bio for Ola, for those interested. For magazines, there are also new and updated hi-res pictures available in the media section! We have some great news to give to our European and North American followers. More on that soon!!

July 3rd, 2005
"I, Deviant" is now in circulation on Norwegian music channel ZTV!

June 22, 2005
We've uploaded some cool and some ridiculous pictures from our concert in Gothenburg, Sweden April 1st 2005. Blame it on King Robert. These are also the first live shots of Ola. Thanks so much to Anneli for providing us the superb shots!!

June 21st, 2005
Video available!
Our first video is in! The song "I, Deviant" from Soothing Torture is now available in our media section. It has also been listed on NRK"s metallsvisj airing every Wednesday between 0AM and 3AM, so to see it full-size, check it out there and vote it up! We thank you! Be sure to demand it at your local TV station!!! On another note, we haven't been able to keep track of all the interviews we've done so unfortunately we won't be posting them on this website.

April 24th, 2005
Our first Spanish interview is in. Check it out here

April 13th, 2005
Our first Finnish review is in, and though we don't understand a word of what it says, we do understand the "4 out of 5" bar, so we guess it's good! Check it out in the reiews section, if you can understand it!

March 10th, 2005
Please welcome Ola S Hana to the Insense family. After a couple of auditions, he stood out as the perfect replacement for Magnus. Ola is a long time friend and fan of the band, and can also be found in the Swing Metal band Big Muff 68, playing guitar. Finally Insense is a baldy-free band! First concert for Ola is next Friday already, in Bergen! We will update the website shortly.

February 24th, 2005
Bassist quits Insense!!
Just like Head has quit Korn to pursue his love for Christianity, Magnus has shockingly quit Insense to pursue his love for studying and getting a 9 to 5 job in a suit and tie. Who knew?!? How disappointing! Nevertheless, Insense is now on the lookout for a new bassist! If you think you have what it takes, and could make Insense a better band, send us an email on band@insensehq.com ASAP!!!!!! Please tell us a little bit about yourself, what bands you have played in, what type of music you like, what we can benefit from your company and enclose a recent picture of yourself. Looks are important. We are first and foremost a boy band! If you have any music recorded mail it along as well. Anyone and everyone will be considered. Please don't waste any time, as we are in a hurry to move on with life. We are looking forward to hearing from you!
Rest assured, we will still play all the set gigs!

February 21th, 2005
The Hakadal gig with Stonegard, scheduled for March 3rd has been cancelled by the venue.

February 14th, 2005
Tommy guest hosted "Whiplash" on January 31st. Check out the playlist here. If only every radio show could have these songs! Magnus and Truls visited the same radio station last Friday and Truls, Martin and Tommy were interviewed by heavymetal.no. Check it out here. "Soothing Torture" has received some pretty good reviews throughout. We try to include every single review in our "reviews" section, even the shitty ones, so go check'em out, and have a laugh! And buy the record afterwards!!
Playlist
Heavy Metal

January 30th, 2005
First Norwegian Review Just In!
We're happy to announce that the first review is in, and we're quite proud of it! Check it out in the reviews section. Keep checking back, hopefully there will be more of them there soon!
To all the english speaking friends out there; Sorry, this one's in Norwegian...

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Desember 8th, 2004
New website launched!!!
We have finally got a new webmaster for our Insense website! OK, it took about a year to fix but you know geniuses can't be forced!!
Take a tour around the site, and visit the guestbook after you're done!
The merch page will be updated as soon as we have new merch for the new album!

October 28th, 2004
Insense has just signed a record deal with Black Balloon Records, and the release of our sophomore record "Soothing Torture". Expect the album out January 2005! In the meantime, check us out at Garage Oslo November 4th, with our new label mates Lowdown!

August 3rd, 2004
Two new gigs!! Insense will be playing at the metal event in Kongsvinger this Saturday, with other heavy acts as Showdown, Madder Mortem and Zeenon! Well worth checking out!!
Also, Rock meets Metal on Gamla, Oslo Friday August 27th, as Insense teems up with Cherry Corvette to show you the best of both worlds! Be there!!!

May 24th, 2004
To new dates for you: A date in Trondheim has been confirmed together with friends Showdown. The whole concert is over by 10PM so be sure to be there early!! Also Insense was asked to perform at the Musikkens Dag in Oslo, of course we gladly accepted. So come down to Rådhusplassen, buy yourself a beer in the sun and watch some decent metal for half an hour, free of charge! .

June 2nd, 2004: Coffe Annan, Trondheim (matiné; Early start!!!)
June 5th, 2004: Musikkens Dag, Rådhusplassen, Oslo

May 9th, 2004
FYI, we are now sold out for all merchandise, except for the CD. Thanks to all our supporters wearing the brand! New merchandise will be pressed soon to coincide with the new album, but for now we don’t have a date for you.

May 3rd, 2004
More Norwegian Shows, Less European: Some more shows for you:
First off; three shows jumped up in our laps yesterday. Due to a broken bone, we will replace Finnish rockers Sunride on the Norwegian leg of their Scandinavian tour with Swedes Sparzanza and our friends Stonegard. The dates are:

May 6th: Hulen, Bergen (N)
May 7th: Stua, Notodden (N)
May 8th: Garage, Oslo (N)

Secondly, some shows with our good friends in Kongsvinger HC band Showdown. Here is the schedule:

May 15th: Creutz Pub, Kongsvinger (N)
May 19th: Grotta Pub, Hamar (N)
May 26th: Rock In, Oslo (N)

A trondheim gig is expected to coinside with these dates.
Expect more shows in Norway in August and September.

On a sadder note, we have been forced to postpone our visit to Europe for economic reasons. It is very unfortunate, as it was something we had been looking forward to. We will get back to you with more information as soon as we have some!

March 29th, 2004
Gasping for Air and Making Up for Lost Time are now available on NRK’s urørt. Click here to be directed

March 24th, 2004
The album is finished! The recording we’ve been working on since December is finally finished. It came fresh out of mastering yesterday, and we are VERY pleased with the result. All that remains now is a cover and we’re all set. Here are some facts: The album will be titled “Soothing Torture” It clocks in at 36:46 and contains 10 songs. Here is the complete track listing:



We will post MP3’s as soon as we decide which songs to front. We also recorded three extra songs; Modern Day Siren, Addicted to the Void and Spawn of the Wicked. These will not be made public at this time, but we’ll get back to you if there are any plans for releases for them… So that’s it for now. The new website is coming along nicely, we hope to have it online in a not too distant future!
Tommy

February 8th, 2004
Tommy email address non-operational!!!
Someone has started using the Tommy@insensehq.com address to send spam and computer viruses to everyone. This has resulted in that the email in unusable. If you need to get in touch with Tommy, please send an email to band @ insensehq.com instead until further notice.

January 25th, 2004
Here are the first official dates for our European tour this summer. July 15th: Wit Paard Heist/Goor, Belgium July 16th: PaNique d’O Mechelen, Belgium July 17th: Rotselaar Belgium The dates will be played with friends Sacramental Awakened and Re:Creation.

January 23rd, 2004
New date added. Insense will play at Kaos in Tromsø April 1st. No joke!!

January 21st 2004
Happy New Year to one and all! Here’s a short update. We have finished all but the vocals on our new record. Recordings will start the coming Monday.
The first date on our upcoming April Norwegian tour is in: April 2nd in Andenes. Expect more gigs in the northern hemisphere that same week!
The Website is under heavy reconstruction. Therefore the only thing worth looking at is currently the news bit. We’re sorry for the “inconvenience”, but we promise to have something fresh and interesting soon! Tommy

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December 12th, 2003
Insense enters the studio + finally some shows planned!
Yes you heard us! We have 13 new songs ready, 10 of them will end up on our new record, title yet unknown We start recording the new album today! No ETA's yet, but we hope to have it mixed by the end of January.
There are plans of a Norwegian tour in April, which I know a lot of you have been wanting for a long time already! Also a new European tour is on the drawing table in early July! Some shows are already booked. We'll keep you updated as soon as we have more to go on!

We have some disappointed fans wanting more updates on the website. To be honest; so do we. However, there has been a lot of back-and-forth lately, we're working on the new album design, which will also affect the website expect news right over Christmas; we've had line-up changes; everybody's full up with other engagements; etc... Only now, finally, have we got the time to focus on Insense again. The last three weeks have been spent in rehearsals fine-tuning the songs. I hope people are ready for an Insense with less gibberish and more aggression, at least that's what we're looking at right now...

And as far as the pictures I promised you on our last update, I lied. There are none. At least none that I have seen. Wait till the V2.0 of the website is up, and then MAYBE you'll get some!
I hope this answers some of your questions. Again, thanks for all the emails! Keep'em comin'!

Your fiend
Tommy

October 6th, 2003
We've just gotten back from the week and a half long tour of Belgium, Holland and Germany! Insense would collectively like to thank all the bands, friends, grave diggers, accordion players and autopsy students we have met along the way! We got to know a lot of cool people, pretty girls and evil death metal'ers on this tour, and we hope to hear from you soon! We are already planning an extensive return to Europe some time mid 2004. We might just have found the cover for our new album in Germany as well. Pictures from the trip to come shortly!

September 10th, 2003
Insense will do a weeklong tour of the Benelux countries September 27th to October 4th. The rest of the year will be spent working on new material. 12 new songs have been made so far. We expect to enter the studio December2003/January2004 if all goes as planned!!

July 13th, 2003
Long time since the last update, we're sorry. Here is one for you though: Insense have been busy making songs for a new album and has therefore not been playing live for some time. The time with Truls have so far been very productive, and the band sounds better than ever! We are planning an EP to be recorded sometime very soon. Release dates, song titles, etc to follow shortly! Also, good news for our foreign friends! Insense are going on a European tour in September. Watch out for tour dates as soon as we get them! Also, apologies for not updating the member’s pages. We will revamp the entire website soon! Insense are definitely not taking a break, we're just stockpiling for the next blow-out! Beware!!!

May 2nd, 2003
A photographer named Douglas Carr took some quite cool photos of us at the RockMotRus event in Andøya. Check them out at www.dcfoto.tk. Thanks goes out to all the kids that showed up and to the great crew of RMR. Thank you!!!

March 10th, 2003
Grave news for Insense fans! Insense and Håvard have decided to go their separate ways. Håvard is one of the founding fathers of Insense, and has been vital to the shape and sound of the band, both as the kick-ass drummer he is, but also as a songwriter and arranger. He will be greatly missed. The empty spot has been filled by Insense fan and Circus Maximus drum prodigy Truls Haugen and rehearsals will commence promptly. And just to rest all the worried souls in the north, Insense will play all scheduled gigs.

February 7th, 2003
A couple of things are happening in and around the Insense camp these days. We've gotten some new reviews for the s/t album. By now Insense is sick and tired of the whole album and are currently making new songs. One preprod with four songs has been finished and three more songs has arose after it. Tommy is leaving for two weeks to tour with another band. To finish it off, Insense have finally managed to get small tour of the northern hemisphere. As you can see in the concert section. Be sure to come out and support us up there. Flying is expensive! On a last note, our friends at www.katapulmusic.com is having a kickoff party at John Dee Saturday. Be sure to check it out. Great bands, among them Martin's Stargun.

January 7th, 2003
And a Happy new year to all!!!
To celebrate the new year, the computer crashes! So we are sorry to ask you to resubmit your newsletter subscriptions. We still want to keep newsletter to a minimum, knowing that they are usually annoying, so you will only get the essential news! Thanks again!


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Nov 12th, 2002
This Dark Reign has released it's much anticipated "From Hell" compilation album, comprising 77 of the best extreme metal bands around, among them Mayhem, Insense and The Cumshots with Relapse Records bands such as Pig Destroyer, Soilent Green, Cephalic Carnage, the list goes on! Click the album cover to see track listing! A Must-Have for all hardcore extreme metal fans!

Oct 23rd, 2002
Psssst! Ze MERCHANDISE-pagina is up folks!
-HrGruzom

Sept 9th, 2002
Insense visited Trondheim Saturday. We had great expectations for this
concert, having had only great memories from Trondheim from earlier visits. It of course turned out to be a great gig! For those of you who wonder what was damaged during this concert, let us just summarise: Approx 3m² of the stage floor itself are now missing, in pieces, or just turned into dust, one Eugen Paragon Custom (handbuilt for Tommy) broke at the neck/head and neck/body, and one piece of the body was never found, and Martin slammed his guitar into the floor effectively helping with the destruction of the stage (in addition to breaking the guitar neck). A job well done! Picture of the mayhem to come in the media section.

Aug 22, 2002
Yet another great show in good SoWhat? style yesterday, when insense broke a third guitar!!! This time magnus was Mr Demolition!!! Read about the concert here (Norwegian).
Thanks to Stonegard and Born Electric who always deliver the goods!!!

August 5th, 2002
Insense has received merchandise in form of T-shirts and Hoods. After the Kirkenes gig two days ago, we are already sold out (!) of Hoods, so we're going to have to print new ones! The Merchandise page will be up shortly.
Also, a big "thank you" to very northern city of Kirkenes, which overwelmed us Saturday!

June 20th 2002
Yesterday saw Insense breaking yet another instrument, after headlining the Caliban Sessions party at SoWhat! Tommy broke his yellow Eugen Paragon in a stage fight as number two, after Martin initially broke his Gibson SG on the Bislet gig some weeks ago! In addition, Martin sustained some lesions on his back and Eigil busted his lip, all in this short five song apocalypse of a gig! What more can you expect?

June 12th, 2002
THE CD HAS ARRIVED!!!! A small batch is now in the hands of the band and there are ONLY about 30 available for sale!!! Contact us if you want one. If there are any left on Wednesday on SoWhat!, they will be for sale there as well. T-shirt and hoods are also in the pressing!! Watch out for merchandise in the near future!

June 6th, 2002
Tommy has attended an EP called The Caliban Sessions #1. This EP contains songs jammed together by some of Oslo's finest musicians, and it will be celebrated on So What! June 19th. Be sure to check it out, as some of the original bands (among them Insense) will be playing a small set! Also check out the EP when it arrives. Tommy's contribution is a rather funky one!

May 23rd, 2002
The Haugesund trip has been postponed! Due to circumstances beyond Insense' control, we have chosen to postpone the "tour" to later this year. This means that Bergen and Stavanger will also be included on the bill. Check back later for updates.

May 19th, 2002
Our record company has updated our site on their page. go to www.devildollrecords.com/insense.htm and see what they have to say for yourself. We couldn't have done it better ourselves (honestly, we couldn't!).

May 12th, 2002
We've uploaded a "limited edition" live clip of Room for Loss. Check it out at www.mp3.com/insense

April 25th
Not much to tell lately. Håvard is slowly recovering from his arm injury, and we've started rehearsing again. There are a couple of new dates in the concert section. www.devildollrecords.com now has our album on display on their website. We are brewing up an extra little treat for those who pay attention, so if you're curious, sign on to our newsletter, April/May edition due out in a matter of days!

March 12th
We've removed some of the "unnecessary" clips from our video section. They are now five. It seems the Bergen, Haugesund, Stavanger gigs are now in, we just haven't got a specific date for you yet. It will be sometime mid June. Be sure to check back later.

Mar 8th, 2002
The first newsletter has been sent from this site, and if some of you feel left out of detailed news, be sure to sign up via the front page! You can find the February version here.

Feb 20th 2002
So the videoclips from John Dee have finally reched the site! You can go to the MEDIA-area to view and/or download these nice little live-bits.
HrG

Feb 18th, 2002
Insense played their second concert in Oslo last Wednesday; the first headlining gig ever! Again, we feel we must thank you, the crowd for the immense support. Great audience + great music = great shows! Despite Tommy's amp dying on him 2 hours before the gig, it turned out to be even more chaotic than the John Dee event, last year. Thanks to Lowdown and Black Comedy for their support as well.

Jan 30th 2002
Today this new lay out sees the light for the first time, hope you like it. Its now far more easy to update, so check back regulary for updates, new pictures and so forth. By the way: The video is still (!!!) in the editing room, and will be launced on the page very soon! A newsletter is also in the works.
HrG

Jan 14th 2002
A live video of our December 15th 2001 gig is in the works. The gig was shot with 2 DV cameras and our excellent webmaster is working on the material to make a decent thing for people to watch. We'll get back to you as soon as we have anything. We'll also put out some cool and/or funny clips from the same show on our site soon, along with some new pictures of the members shot by Knut Olav Iden. Soon you'll finally have something to watch!

Jan 10th 2002
Good news for the world of metal: Insense has just signed a record deal with American label This Dark Reign.We have been in contact with a few labels the last 4 months, and Dark Reign's solid worldwide distribution network and genuine interest in the band won us over. The contract was penned Dec 11 2001. We'll get back to you with more info as soon as they come.