Tempel - Tempel

Having toured all over Europe as support for Kvelertak, Tempel have honed their skills and crafted a show to behold. Live drummer, Kjetil has stepped aside due to his busy schedule with Kvelertak, handing the drumsticks to young powerhouse Jonas Usterud Rønningen, without lessening the groups sonic impact.

“Vendetta’’ already showcases us exactly what was promised in the paragraphs above. I want to add to that that Tempel’s music is incredibly easy to listen to. Before I knew it I was already listening to ‘“Afterlife’’ (track four). With easy to listen to I mean that it is great for when you are driving, running, or relaxing at a festival with a nice cold beer in your hand (or cola, I don’t know what you prefer). I had this feeling throughout the whole album, and to me that is a good sign. ‘’Wolves is another perfect example of that feeling. In ‘’Uninvited’’ you can hear all the different influences pretty well. I think that Tempel did a great job in mixing them all together without letting one overpower the rest. It is perfectly balanced.

 Back to ‘’Afterlife’’, I really like the quick guitar riffs that are in the whole song. ‘’Confusion’’ has a much vibe than the previous tracks, and therefore I think it’s position in the tracklist is great for that. Usually halfway an album people tend to get bored (I know I do), but mixing it up with this ambience they still grabbed my attention. ‘’Forest Cemetery’’ has a bit of everything, but this track is for some reason not doing it for me. I like the rhythm in ‘’Fortress’’ a lot, the instrumentals sounds like it could have been from Ghost, so that is always a plus. ‘’Torches’’ and ‘’Farewell’’ are not really for me, but they do have the same sound and ambience as all the other tracks.