Amulet

seen live

There are more than one band named Amulet: 1. A hardcore band from Norway 2. A metal band from the United Kingdom 3. A rock band from Finland 4. A rock band from the United States 5. A dark alternative rock band from the Washington, DC, United States 1) Norwegian Band After a week of borrowing each other's records, Amulet recorded their first demo in September]1993 Little did they know that this was the beginning of a working relationship spanning over a decade. They formed as a three piece with Lars Rasmussen on guitar, Torgny Amdam on vocals/drums and Arne Haabeth on bass. The two first official releases dabbled in teenage sentimentality: the self-titled debut and the Engrave EP were emo before emo achieved genre-status. If anything, it is 17 year old Lars' intricate, yet to-the-point, guitar playing that most clearly stands out and hints at a future potential for this band. Amulet gradually moved towards a more direct and aggressive style. Having been raised by eighties hardcore, they looked to their musical roots, something that is very evident in the Diamond 7 (1997): A fast, adrenaline-fuelled hardcore song ending with a triumphant moshpart. Now they had the very athletic hardcore drummer Truls Berg on board, adding precision and power. Amulet was now a fullblown old-school hardcore band. Between playing regular shows, mostly in their home city of Oslo, Amulet recorded the Life on the Edge of Chaos 7 in August 1998. This takes on an even harder and more direct approa...