Third album released by the important Norwegian label Indie Recordings, here is Dunderbeist's sixth achievement in only seven years of existence. Hyklere [Hypocrites] is a mid-tempo heavy record with stoner influences and a jazzy, progressive, laid-back mood. Quite a contrast from what I've heard form them live the two times I saw them in their native Norway.

This is music that will appeal to a wide metal audience.

This time Dunderbeist says all in Norwegian. «Many people easily express sentecnes like «I am just being myself». But who are truly so?» reads the band's reflection and inspiration to the new album.

The texts of Hyklere are obviously important, so you will lose a dimension, not knowing Norwegian. However, they come a long way with their greatly varied energy and passionate singing throughout the record, in what in time can happen to be called Dunderbeist style.
A band that has risen fast lately, touring more, among others playing WOA, GMM and Inferno Metal Festival.

Whether their linguistic strategy will pay off or not, might not be a crucial question to the band's evolution. If they only keep cultivating their specificities and influences, Dunderbeist is likely to come a long way.

With Hyklere, Dunderbeist inscribe themselves in a lineage of influential bands of Norwegian language. Absolutely worth checking out. Touring Norway as we speak.