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Motorpsycho: Heavy Metal Fruit

On January 18, 2010, “Stickman Records” and “Rune Grammofon” labels released “Heavy Metal Fruit”, the fourteenth Motorpsycho studio album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Kåre Christoffer Vestrheim and Bent Sæther.

Personnel:

  • Hans Magnus Ryan – vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Bent Sæther – vocals, bass, guitars, keyboards
  • Kenneth Kapstad – drums
  • Kåre Christoffer Vestrheim – keyboards, engineer, mixing
  • Hanne Hukkelberg – vocals
  • Mathias Eick – trumpet
  • Mike Hartung – engineer, mixing

Track listing:

  1. Starhammer – Hans Magnus Ryan, Bent Sæther
  2. X-3 (Knuckleheads in Space) / The Getaway Special – Hans Magnus Ryan, Bent Sæther, Kenneth Kapstad
  3. The Bomb-Proof Roll and Beyond (for Arnie Hassle) – Hans Magnus Ryan, Bent Sæther
  4. Close Your Eyes – Bent Sæther
  5. W.B.A.T. – Bent Sæther
  6. Gullible’s Travails (pt. I – IV – Hans Magnus Ryan, Bent Sæther

Motorpsycho: Behind The Sun

On March 7, 2014, “Stickman Records” and “Rune Grammofon” labels released “Behind the Sun”, the 16th Motorpsycho album. It was recorded 2012 – 2013, at “Brygga Studio” in Trondheim, Norway, and was produced by Bent Sæther.

Personnel:

  • Bent Sæther – vocals, bass, 12 and 6-string acoustic and electric guitars, mellotrons, percussion, arranger
  • Hans Magnus Ryan – vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, arranger
  • Kenneth Kapstad – drums, arranger
  • Reine Fiske – electric and acoustic guitars, mellotron
  • Thomas Henriksen – piano
  • Ole Henrik Moe: saw
  • Kari Rønnekleiv: violin
  • Pål Brekkås – engineer
  • Magnus Kofoed – additional engineering
  • Mike Hartung – mixing
  • Thomas Henriksen – mixing
  • Chris Sansom – mastering
  • Kim Hiorthøy – design

Track listing:

  1. Instrumental 1
  2. Instrumental 2
  3. Cloudwalker (A Darker Blue)
  4. Ghost
  5. On a Plate
  6. The Promise
  7. Kvæstor (incl. Where Greyhounds Dare)
  8. Hell, part 4-6: Traitor/The Tapestry/Swiss Cheese Mountain
  9. Entropy
  10. The Magic & The Wonder (A Love Theme)
  11. Hell, part 7: Victim of Rock