Pagan's Mind

For the experts of the international rock and metal scene, Pagan`s Mind have long been the embodiment of quality and versatility. The cleverly orchestrated songs of their previous four studio albums, their fine intuition for great melodies and the lyrics to go with them, not to mention the technical aplomb of all involved, are seen worldwide as the group`s seal of quality. For their fifth studio album, Heavenly Ecstasy, to be released by Steamhammer/SPV on 23 May 2011 (Germany: 20 May, USA: June TBA), the band from Norway made a point of taking their time, further raising their already high standards: “For us, it`s not just a button you can press and then you get into it, it has to come naturally,” vocalist Nils K. Rue explains their four-year absence since the previous album God`s Equation. “For each Pagan`s Mind album we end up ditching about 80 percent of the ideas we work on. Of course we could have put out an album at an earlier stage, but we always put pride into what we do and prefer quality over quantity.”