The members of the Norwegian trio Tazer introduce themselves only by their aliases: ‘CALICO’, ‘ONI-X01’, and ‘DRUMNIBAL’. Beyond that, they prefer to keep an air of mystery – something I won’t attempt to unravel here. Their focus is on the music rather than the people behind it, and rightly so. I first discovered Tazer through their earlier EP, but it is their self-released debut album, “Taze Is The Rule”, that truly demands attention. It has been a long time since a debut record has hit me with this kind of force. This is pure sonic aggression, forged from a relentless fusion of EBM, Metal, and Techno. Every track is crushingly heavy, leaving nothing standing in its wake. The songs strike with the intensity of an imaginary war machine, determined to conquer dark dance floors and every poor soul brave enough to step onto them. Tazer sounds like an explosion whose full impact has yet to be measured. Fortunately, the band took the time to answer a few questions and shed some light on the ideas, influences, and vision behind “Taze Is The Rule”. (Courtesy by Inferno Sound Diaries)

Tazer ‘Taze Is The Rule’ interview

Q: Let’s start by clearing up a few things: where do Tazer and the project’s name come from? Who is behind the aliases, and what has your musical journey been like up to this point?

CALICO: The Tazer project officially kicked off in 2024 when we wrote our first EP, “9001 Volts”. We chose the name Tazer because we wanted something that felt high-voltage but was also instantly recognizable. A small taser can pack a massive punch, and that just felt like the perfect metaphor for our energy. As for our aliases, they are symbols. Honestly, who we are behind them really doesn’t matter, we are our music, and we prefer to let the tracks do the talking.

Q: What have been the key influences and sources of inspiration behind your music, and what does this particular form of expression mean to you?

ONI-X01: We’ve always been massive fans of bands like Rammstein and Combichrist, but we really wanted to inject our own flavor into the mix. The goal was to create something heavy and raw, but also immediate and danceable. By mixing Metal with classic EBM elements, we want to hit people right in the gut and pull them into a completely new kind of mindset.

Q: How did this debut album come together, and how were the songwriting and production responsibilities divided among the band members? Looking back, what were the biggest challenges you faced while creating it?

DRUMNIBAL: This album is the result of years of hard work. Out of the 10 tracks we originally wrote, 5 of them ended up on the “9001 Volts” EP. So, over the next two years, we had to write 5 brand-new tracks to bring the album back to 10. During that time, our sound naturally evolved and the line-up shifted into the trio we are today.

Our creative process is pretty organic: we usually start with electronic riffs, build a solid structure, and then layer on the guitars, bass, and vocals. Lyrics always come last because they depend entirely on the vibe and emotion the music triggers in us. We write everything together as a team, no strict division of labor, just pure collaboration.

Q: If I understand correctly, “Taze Is The Rule” is more than just an album title – it also serves as a kind of manifesto for the band. Both lyrically and musically, the track comes across as hard-hitting, provocative, and uncompromising. Could you elaborate on that? What does it reveal about your perspective on the world and the society we live in?

ONI-X01: You hit the nail on the head. “Taze Is The Rule” is our manifesto, our creed, and our undeniable truth. It all started with this first track, which really opened our eyes and made us realize exactly what we wanted to create. We feel like the world is lacking a bit of discipline right now; everything seems to get lost in superficial noise and trivial complaints that don’t really lead anywhere. That’s why we felt the need to forge music that brings back some of that discipline, giving people an ideal to rally behind with a sound that’s tough, but fair.

Q: Both your music and visual identity seem perfectly suited for the live stage. What have your experiences been like so far, and what can audiences expect from a Tazer performance?

DRUMNIBAL: Throughout our musical journeys, we’ve spent enough time on stage to consider ourselves live veterans. However, with this specific project, we are completely rethinking our approach to live shows to deliver something genuinely fresh and powerful. We know it’s a challenge, ‘cause the live scene is incredibly competitive right now, and coming up with original ideas takes a lot of the discipline we talk about. We apply that same focus to our music videos, carefully crafting our identity through every choice of makeup, wardrobe, storyline, and camera angle.

Q: Are you already working on new material or perhaps even a follow-up album? Do you have a clear vision of how Tazer will evolve in the future and where you would like to take the project?

CALICO: We definitely have a long-term plan, which includes diving into a second album. We already have some ideas cooking that we hope people will love. Right now, though, the main focus of that plan is locking down and developing our live shows. We honestly can’t wait to bring these tracks to the stage and connect with the crowd under the banner of ‘Taze is the Rule’.

About Tazer

Tazer is a Norwegian electro-industrial project formed in 2024 by musicians performing under the aliases CALICO, ONI-X01, and DRUMNIBAL, and signed to Hellektrokution Records. The band debuted with the single “A Razor Can Slit, A Tazer Can Kill” on 5 November 2024, followed by the self-released EP “9001 Volts” on 21 December 2024. Of the ten tracks the band had written by then, five appeared on that EP; the remaining five, plus five newly written tracks, became the ten-track debut album “Taze Is The Rule”, released via Hellektrokution Records on 30 April 2026. The album combines EBM, industrial metal and techno, with influences including Rammstein and Combichrist. Tazer returned in October 2025 with a Halloween video for “I Put a Spell on You”, and in May 2026 released the single “Raise The Voltage”, the album’s fifth track, via Hellektrokution Records, Spotify, YouTube and Bandcamp. The band is now focused on developing a live show and has begun writing material for a second album.

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There has already been considerable buzz surrounding the Norwegian artist Tazer, who, after a string of remarkable singles, is now unleashing the debut album, “Taze Is The Rule”.

From the very first seconds, the album grabs you by the throat, firing relentless dark Electro sequences and pounding beats straight at the listener. Occasional guitar riffs are thrown into the mix as if even more power were needed. Industrial, Techno, and EBM collide in a fierce hybrid sound that bursts from the speakers at maximum intensity. Add possessed, aggressive vocal lines to the equation, and you begin to understand what Tazer is all about. There is not a single moment of respite across the album. Track after track hits with unrelenting force, as if a sonic atomic war has been declared and there is no escape from the fallout. Tazer sounds hard, aggressive, and uncompromising, yet at the same time feels like an absolute revelation—a project brimming with immense potential. One thing is certain: this is only the beginning, and you will undoubtedly be hearing much more from Tazer in the future.

You can either seek shelter in a nuclear bunker or simply surrender to the project’s brutal yet irresistibly infectious assault. “Taze Is The Rule” leaves little room for anything in between. (Rating:9).

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About Tazer

The Hell (Norway)-based band formed in 2023. The members are Damien Evil (vocals), T-Virus (guitar), Calico InHell (keys/programming), Oni (bass, backing vocals) and Drumnibal (drums, backing vocals). Musically they offer a blend of industrial metal, EBM and electronic elements.

The band describes its sound as a “relentless fusion of aggression and melody,” citing touchpoints from Combichrist and Hocico to Nine Inch Nails and Rammstein. “Our music embodies a relentless fusion of aggression and melody,” the band says.

They debuted with the single “A Razor Can Slit, A Tazer Can Kill” on November 5, 2024. They followed with the EP “9001 Volts”, released on December 21, 2024 and later offered it in a limited CD including “Taze Your Soul,” “Never Live By Violence,” “StripTazers,” and “Sick of It All.” The debut album “Taze Is The Rule” now gathers that momentum into a first full-length statement.

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The Norwegian electro-industrial project TAZER has released a new single, “Raise The Voltage,” via Hellektrokution Records. The track is taken from the album “Taze Is The Rule,” released April 30, 2026.

“Raise The Voltage” is the fifth track on the full-length “Taze Is The Rule,” a ten-track album combining electronic rhythms with distorted guitars.

“Raise The Voltage” is available via Spotify, YouTube and Bandcamp.

About TAZER

This Norwegian electro-industrial project has been active since 2024 and is signed to Hellektrokution Records. The line-up consists of Calico InHell, Drumnibal and Oni X01.

The project’s debut single, “A Razor Can Slit, A Tazer Can Kill,” was followed by the self-published EP “9001 Volts.” The band first appeared on Side-Line in November 2024 with the single “A Razor Can Slit, A Tazer Can Kill”, and returned in October 2025 with a Halloween video for “I Put a Spell on You”.

The ten-track album “Taze Is The Rule” was released through Hellektrokution Records on April 30, 2026, and “Raise The Voltage” is taken from it. The standalone release date and format for the single were not specified in the press materials.

About Hellektrokution Records (HKR)

Hellektrokution Records (HKR) is an independent record label founded in 2026, focused exclusively on emerging artists working in industrial, dark electronic, and electronic metal. The label operates under the symbolic designation “Hell, Norway” – a reference to the actual village of Hell in Trondheim municipality, used as a conceptual anchor for the label’s aesthetic and geographic identity.

Besides TAZER, the label signed Toxxic Project (a dark synthwave project by Sebastián Cortez) and the US-based female EBM artist Cylia Vex.

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The industrial metal / EBM act Tazer have shared their reinterpretation of “I Put a Spell on You” by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, issued as a Halloween special. The official video is live now, with digital streaming to follow on October 30, 2025.

Earlier this year they already released the singles “Never Live By Violence” and “Taze Your Soul.”

About Tazer

The Hell (Norway)-based band formed in 2023. The members are Damien Evil (vocals), T-Virus (guitar), Calico InHell (keys/programming), Oni (bass, backing vocals) and Drumnibal (drums, backing vocals). Musically they offer a blend of industrial metal, EBM and electronic elements.

The band describes its sound as a “relentless fusion of aggression and melody,” citing touchpoints from Combichrist and Hocico to Nine Inch Nails and Rammstein. “Our music embodies a relentless fusion of aggression and melody,” the band says.

They debuted with the single “A Razor Can Slit, A Tazer Can Kill” on November 5, 2024. They followed with the EP “9001 Volts”, released on December 21, 2024 and later offered it in a limited CD including “Taze Your Soul,” “Never Live By Violence,” “StripTazers,” and “Sick of It All.”

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Chief editor of Side-Line – which basically means I spend my days wading through a relentless flood of press releases from labels, artists, DJs, and zealous correspondents. My job? Strip out the promo nonsense, verify what’s actually real, and decide which stories make the cut and which get tossed into the digital void. Outside the news filter bubble, I’m all in for quality sushi and helping raise funds for Ukraine’s ongoing fight against the modern-day axis of evil. Besides music I’m also an SEO and AI content flow specialist and have an interest in everything finance from stocks to crypto. There is music in everything!

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The Norwegian industrial metal band Tazer has released its debut single, “A Razor Can Slit, A Tazer Can Kill“. “A Razor Can Slit, A Tazer Can Kill” is the lead single from their forthcoming EP, set to drop this winter.

The band describes their sound as follows: “Our sound captures the raw force of Combichrist, the edgy style of Nine Inch Nails, and the powerhouse vibe of Rammstein, delivering a potent mix of industrial metal, EBM, and electronic music.”

Formed in 2023, Tazer is the brainchild of five musicians: Damien Evil (lead vocals), T-Virus (guitar), Calico InHell (keyboards and programming), Oni (bass and backing vocals), and Drumnibal (drums and backing vocals).

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Chief editor of Side-Line – which basically means I spend my days wading through a relentless flood of press releases from labels, artists, DJs, and zealous correspondents. My job? Strip out the promo nonsense, verify what’s actually real, and decide which stories make the cut and which get tossed into the digital void. Outside the news filter bubble, I’m all in for quality sushi and helping raise funds for Ukraine’s ongoing fight against the modern-day axis of evil. Besides music I’m also an SEO and AI content flow specialist and have an interest in everything finance from stocks to crypto. There is music in everything!

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