Pharaoh Overlord #3 is the fourth album by Finnish experimental rock

Experimental rock

Experimental rock or avant-garde rock is a type of music based on rock which experiments with the basic elements of the genre, or which pushes the boundaries of common composition and performance technique....

 band Pharaoh Overlord

Pharaoh Overlord

Pharaoh Overlord is an experimental rock-music band, featuring three members of the Finnish group Circle, Jussi Lehtisalo, Janne Westerlund and Tomi Leppänen. Originally begun as a vehicle to indulge their love of stoner rock, Pharaoh Overlord's output has become more varied, mirroring the...

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It follows closely the pattern developed on Pharaoh Overlord #2

Pharaoh Overlord 2 (album)

Pharaoh Overlord #2 is the second album by Finnish experimental rock band Pharaoh Overlord.It was released on CD in 2003 by No Quarter Records. It features three members of krautrock-influenced rock band Circle indulging their love for stoner rock. Like its predecessor, the album is completely...

 of quieter, more reflective tracks, whilst maintaining the krautrock

Krautrock

Krautrock is a generic name for the experimental music scenes that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s, especially in Britain. The term is a result of the English-speaking world's reception of the music at the time and not a reference to any one...

-influenced hypnotic repetition common to all the band's releases up to this point. A notable exception to this was the track Autobahn, ten minutes of buzzing guitar feedback drone which points towards the more abstract sounds of 2010's Siluurikaudella

Siluurikaudella

Siluurikaudella is the seventh album by Finnish experimental rock band Pharaoh Overlord.It was released on CD in 2010 by Ektro Records. It represents a gigantic shift in the group's modus operandi. Whereas previous albums centre around the slow, repetitive riffs and distortion of stoner rock,...

. Octagon, meanwhile, is the first Pharaoh Overlord track to feature vocals.

Track List:


1. Test Flight (9:52)

2. Blackout (4:45)

3. Laivaus 17 (13:13)

4. Autobahn (9:59)

5. Octagon (13:34)

6. Journey (9:56)


Personnel:


Jussi Lehtisalo

Jussi Lehtisalo

Jussi Lehtisalo Jussi Lehtisalo Jussi Lehtisalo (born 1973 is a Finnish bassist. In 1991 he founded Circle, a prolific band drawing influences from heavy metal and krautrock to develop a style of repetitive experimental rock...

Tomi Leppänen

Janne Westerlund

Aki Peltonen