Communic
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| Origin = [[Kristiansand]], [[Norway]]
| Genre = [[Progressive metal]]<br/>[[Heavy metal]]<br/>[[Power metal]]
| Years_active = 2003-current
| Label = [[Nuclear Blast]]
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| URL = http://www.communic.org/
| Current_members = [[Oddleif Stensland]]<br/>[[Erik Mortensen]]<br/>[[Tor Atle Andersen]]
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'''Communic''' is a [[progressive metal]] band from [[Kristiansand]], [[Norway]]. The band was founded in 2003 and has released three albums. The first two have received good reviews from magazines and critics.{{Fact|date=February 2007}}
==History==
===Beginning (March 2003–April 2004)===
Communic was founded in March 2003 as a side project for [[Oddleif Stensland]], guitarist, and [[Tor Atle Andersen]], drummer, both from the band [[Scariot]]. Soon after, they were joined by bassist [[Erik Mortensen]], who had been a bandmate of Stensland in a band called Ingermanland.<ref>[http://www.rockeyez.com/interviews/int-communic-stensland.html Interview, Oddleif Stensland (Communic)], ''Rock Eyez''. Accessed on line [[January 10]], [[2008]].</ref><ref name=a>[http://www.nuclearblastusa.com/bands/communic.html Communic], bio, Nuclear Blast America. Accessed on line [[January 10]], [[2008]].</ref> In January 2004, the band recorded its first three demo tracks at dUb Studios in Norway. While only 100 copies of the [[Conspiracy in Mind (demo)|Conspiracy in Mind demo]] were printed, it would be selected as Demo of the Month by the magazine ''[[Rock Hard (magazine)|Rock Hard]]'' in April.<ref name=a /> In March they signed with the [[Denmark|Danish]] management company [[Intromental Management]]. In April, Stensland left Scariot to concentrate full-time on Communic.
===''Conspiracy in Mind'' (July 2004–2005)===
In July 2004, Communic signed with the German label [[Nuclear Blast]] and in September began recording their debut album, ''[[Conspiracy in Mind]]'' in the Denmark studios of producer Jacob Hansen. Danish keyboardist [[Peter Jensen]] (ex-[[Sinphonia]]) played keyboards for the album. It was released on [[February 21]], [[2005]], and received good reviews, being voted as "Album of the Month" in the magazines ''Rock Hard'' and ''[[Heavy, Oder Was!?]]''.<ref name=a /> ''Rock Hard'' subsequently selected Communic as Newcomer of the Year.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} Following the album's release, Communic toured Europe with [[Ensiferum]] and [[Graveworm]], including an appearance at the [[Gelsenkirchen]] [[Rock Hard Festival]].<ref name=a /> Jensen joined the band on the tour, but was not made a permanent member as he did not live in Norway.
===''Waves of Visual Decay'' (2006–2007)===
In early 2006, the band flew once again to Denmark to record the follow-up to Conspiracy in Mind in Jacob Hansen's studios. This time, Norwegian Endre Kirkesola was brought in to record the keyboard parts in the album. Unlike Jensen, Kirkesola did not tour with the band to promote the album. The album, ''[[Waves of Visual Decay]]'', was released in May 2006 and, like its predecessor, also received good critical reviews, being selected as Album of the Month (or Week, or Issue, depending on the magazine) in [[Switzerland|Swiss]] magazine ''Metal World'',{{Fact|date=February 2007}}, [[Portugal|Portuguese]] magazine ''Metal Morfose'',{{Fact|date=February 2007}} [[Norway|Norwegian]] magazine ''Scream'',{{Fact|date=February 2007}}, [[Germany|German]] magazines ''Rock Hard'',{{Fact|date=February 2007}} ''Guitar Magazine'',{{Fact|date=February 2007}} ''Metal Hammer'',{{Fact|date=February 2007}} ''Metal Heart''{{Fact|date=February 2007}} and ''Heavy'',{{Fact|date=February 2007}} and the e-zine laut.de.{{Fact|date=February 2007}}
===''Payment of Existence'' (2008–present)===
Communic's 3rd studio album, [[Payment of Existence]], was released on May 30th, 2008.
== Members ==
* [[Oddleif Stensland]]—[[Singer|Vocals]] and [[Guitar]]s
* [[Erik Mortensen]]—[[Bass guitar|Bass]]
* [[Tor Atle Andersen]]—[[Drums]]<ref>[http://wc10.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:dpfrxqesldde~T1 Communic, biography], [[Allmusic]]. Accessed on line [[January 10]], [[2008]].</ref>
== Discography ==
* [[Conspiracy in Mind (demo)|''Conspiracy in Mind'' (demo)]], [[2004]].
* ''[[Conspiracy in Mind]]'', [[2005]], [[Nuclear Blast]].
* ''[[Waves of Visual Decay]]'', [[2006]], [[Nuclear Blast]].
* ''[[Payment of Existence]]'',[[2008]], [[Nuclear Blast]].<ref>[http://wc10.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:dpfrxqesldde~T2 Communic, discography], [[Allmusic]]. Accessed on line [[January 10]], [[2008]].</ref>
==References==
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== External links ==
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*[http://wc10.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:dpfrxqesldde~T0 Communic] at [[Allmusic]]
*[http://www.communic.org Official Website]
*[http://www.myspace.com/communic MySpace profile]
*[http://www.kvltsite.com/kvlt-slantings/music/interview-with-communic.html August 2007 interview with Oddleif]
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