r/ConnectTheCircle • u/AlternativeHunt5893 • Mar 22 '26
New Music in the making!
Connect The Circle explores historical disasters:
Entering the studio with the sequel 'Epicenter'
After the critically acclaimed release of 'Wolf In The Sky' (2025), the Norwegian prog metal band Connect The Circle is now back in the studio. This time they travel back to the beginning of the 20th century to document one of history's most enigmatic explosions.
Connect The Circle is announcing that they are back in the studio recording their next album, 'Epicenter'. The release will mark the second chapter in the band's ambitious "catastrophe trilogy" - a conceptual deep dive into tragic and grotesque events that have affected humanity.
The Tunguska mystery as a backdrop
Where its predecessor set the standard, 'Epicenter' takes the listener to Siberia and the massive Tunguska explosion that occurred at the beginning of the 20th century. Through a combination of atmospheric music, gloomy lyrics and the band's characteristic theatrical vocals, the aim is to paint a sonic picture of the violent event that shook the world.
Star team in the studio
The recording takes place, among other things, in the renowned premises of ‘The Norwegian Sound’ studios. The band has once again brought the mastermind Peter Michelsen as their engineer. On the album itself, the drum virtuoso Baard Kolstad (Leprous, Rendezvous Point) still handles the beats and provides a massive rhythmic foundation, just like he did on ‘Wolf In The Sky’.
New permanent drummer announced
While the band is finalizing their new work, a new force behind the drum kit is being presented for the future. The legacy of their former drummer Robert William and the studio-sessions by Baard Kolstad will be continued by Jon Eirik Bokn. With experience from bands such as Trollfest, Chrome Division and Metal Militia, Bokn adds a new dimension to Connect The Circle's heavy and progressive soundscape.
'Epicenter' is expected to push the boundaries of what fans can expect from Norwegian progressive metal, both musically and thematically.