Kristiansand, Norway

A progressive thrash and power metal unit based out of Kristiensand, Norway, Communic were formed in 2003 by vocalist/guitarist Oddleif Stensland, drummer Tor Atle Andersen, and bassist Erik Mortensen following the demise of Stensland and Andersen's previous band, Scariot. Quickly signed by Nuclear Blast Records, the trio recorded its debut album, Conspiracy in Mind, for release in mid-2005, followed by tours alongside Ensiferum and Graveworm. Waves of Visual Decay arrived the following year, with Payment of Existence dropping two years later and The Bottom Deep arriving in 2011. Communic moved to German metal label AFM for the release of their fifth studio long-player, 2017's Where Echoes Gather. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia