Ortega

Post-Metal Sludge post-hardcore sludge metal doom metal

There are at least 3 artists using the name Ortega. 1) Ortega is a four-piece sludge/doom collective from The North of The Netherlands. Four men tell a tale of the sea which is told in a broad and visual manner. the sound is best described as dark metal balanced with spheric soundscapes together with slow and heavy riffs. The band was formed in 2008 and has been playing local stages ever since. 2009 saw the release of their first recording, a promo containing 3 songs, and in 2010 their full-length concept album '1634' hit the shelves. The album 1634 was recorded and mixed by JB van der Wal (Dr. Doom, Herder, Aborted), who is also known for his work for Dr. Doom, Greyline, Grinding Halt and Suffering Quota. The band went back into the studio in 2011, again with JB van der Wal, to record their follow-up EP A Flame Never Rises On Its Own, which was released in the beginning of 2012 on Badger Records. 2014 saw the release of Crows, a single track spanning almost 20 minutes. Crows is a part of a yet unnamed album, to be released later this year by Black Bow Records on vinyl and Tartarus Records on cassette. ---------- 2) Every so often a band emerges as if from nowhere armed with a depth of song writing that is simply stunning. Enter Ortega… The seven piece from Cannock in the Midlands have been doing what bands do – learning their craft (both live and on record), becoming big names on the local circuit, selling out their first self-made demos and building up to th...