Seigmen celebrates 30 years of ‘Metropolis’ with new album ‘Dissonans’
Seigmen (Photo by Tom Lund)
Norwegian alternative dark rock band Seigmen return with their new album “Dissonans”, out now via Indie Recordings. The release date – October 23, 2025 – marks exactly 30 years since the band’s platinum-certified breakthrough “Metropolis”, originally issued in 1995.
“Dissonans” serves as the second installment in a planned trilogy, following the Norwegian Grammy-nominated 2024 album “Resonans.” The band confirmed that a third and final part is already in development, completing what they describe as a conceptual whole “created in parallel and tied together by a shared origin and larger narrative.”
The band describes the new work as both a reflection and reinvention, reconnecting with their early abrasive energy while embracing playfulness and spontaneity.
Included in the album are the 4 previous singles. The album opens with “Dyret (23 bud)”, the first single, featuring Espen Winther (Eldrim, Folket Bortafor Nordavinden) performing on his self-made string instrument, Gnaal. The second single “Disiplin” builds on a drum riff first conceived in 1990. “Rosemalt” was written before the passing of photographer and longtime collaborator Bjørn Opsahl, and became a posthumous tribute. Opsahl had previously suggested using rosemaling – traditional Norwegian decorative painting – for Seigmen’s artwork. The final pre-release single was “Så Nært”.
“Dissonans” features nine tracks in total and marks an unusually prolific period for Seigmen – two full-length albums in little over a year, after having released only one studio album in the previous 26 years.
About Seigmen
Formed in Tønsberg, Norway, in 1989, Seigmen began as a post-punk and alternative rock band blending melodic melancholy and industrial undertones. The original lineup included Alex Møklebust (vocals), Kim Ljung (bass, vocals), Marius Roth Christensen (guitar), Noralf Ronthi (drums), and Sverre Økshoff (guitar).
The band’s early releases, including “Pluto” (1992) and “Ameneon” (1993), already offered a glimpse of their dark sound. They were followed by their 1995 breakthrough album “Metropolis” – produced by Sylvia Massy – which achieved platinum status in Norway.
Following a hiatus after “Radiowaves” (1997), Seigmen members pursued various projects, most notably Møklebust and Ljung’s electro-rock outfit Zeromancer. Seigmen reunited in the 2010s, releasing “Enola” in 2015 and “Resonans” in 2024, before today’s follow-up “Dissonans.”
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