Eight Ways

Eight Ways
Studio album by Madder Mortem
Released	May 11, 2009
Genre	Progressive metal, avant-garde metal
Length	64:17
Label	Peaceville
Madder Mortem chronology
Desiderata (2006) Eight Ways (2009) Where Dream and Day Collide (2010)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Chronicles of Chaos
About.com	[1]

Eight Ways is the fifth studio album by Madder Mortem, released on June 16, 2009. It was their second CD release on Peaceville Records.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Formaldehyde"	5:24
2.	"The Little Things"	4:59
3.	"Armour"	5:01
4.	"Resolution"	6:25
5.	"A Different Kind of Hell"	5:12
6.	"The Riddle Wants To Be"	4:08
7.	"Where Dream & Day Collide"	5:44
8.	"The Flesh, The Blood & The Man"	4:32
9.	"Get That Monster Out Of Here"	5:37
10.	"Life, Lust & Liberty"	4:19
11.	"All I Know"	3:48
12.	"The Eighth Wave"	9:14

Personnel

Madder Mortem ^[2]

• Agnete M. Kirkevaag – lead vocals
• BP M. Kirkevaag – Guitars, mandolin, backing vocals
• Odd E. Ebbesen – Guitars
• Tormod L. Moseng – bass guitar, double bass, backing vocals
• Mads Solås – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Production

• Produced by Madder Mortem
• Engineered by BP M. Kirkevaag
• Mixed by BP M. Kirkevaag
• Mastering - Maor Appelbaum at Maor Appelbaum Mastering, California, U.S.A

Reception

On Sputnikmusic, the album is rated 4 out of 5 or "Excellent":

"Eight Ways is hard to pinpoint as far as its status of enjoyment goes because its melding of unconventionalities with dynamic clichés is frankly remarkable. Think what you may, you’ve never heard something like this before. [...] Madder Mortem is without doubt a black sheep in the metal scene, and that’s just how it should be because not everyone can appreciate such rare flowers."

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Likewise, Metalunderground.com also rates the album 4 out of 5, "Excellent":

"Their fifth studio album, 'Eight Ways,' is the type of album that takes a few listens to sink in, but once it does, the result is one of deep satisfaction.

[...] The band has a tendency to jam a lot of content into one song, and with the average song length being over five minutes, the first listen may not sink in all the sharp turns taken with the songwriting. The transition from smooth jazz to harsh guitar tones and screaming vocals may prove to be jarring in the beginning, but as time goes on, everything starts to click and the album begins to make sense, piece by piece, minute by minute." ^[4]

References

2. http://www.maddermortem.com
3. "Madder Mortem - Eight Ways". Sputnikmusic.com. 2009-07-152. Retrieved 2013-02-09. Check date values in: |date= (help)
4. "Madder Mortem - Eight Ways". Metalunderground.com. 2009-08-28. Retrieved 2013-02-09.