Mantric Momentum

History

The initial idea for Mantric Momentum first saw the day of light in 2011, when Christ Harøy co-wrote a song with Danish producer Jacob Hansen. The project was slow to come to life though, due to Christer's duties with the bands Divided Multitude, Teodor Tuff, and Crossnail.

Their first single, 'Awaiting Tomorrow', was finally released in 2017 along with the track 'Immortal', with guest appearances from Yannis Papadopoulos (Beast In Black), Truls Haugen (Circus Maximus), Joey Vera (Fates Warning), and Ketil A Jensen.

The single 'Temple of My Fears' followed in 2020, this time with Christer playing all the instruments and featuring Ralf Scheepers on vocals. A third single, 'Shattered', was released in 2021 and featured Netta Laurenne (Smackbound, Laurenne/Louhimo) on vocals.

With these songs out there in the world, Christer got the itch to make a full-length album. For the vocal duties for the album, Christer wanted a full-time singer and permanent member, so he brought in his cousin and great friend, the Norwegian powerhouse Terje Harøy, who fronts Pyramaze. Christer and Terje (cousins) have been working together on numerous projects and bands, so this was a natural fit.

The debut album 'Trial by Fire' was released via Frontiers Records in November 2022.

(source: Frontiers Records SRL)