Here Be Monsters (Motorpsycho album)

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Here Be Monsters
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Released12 February 2016
RecordedFebruary – October 2015
Genre Psychedelic rock, progressive rock, alternative rock
Length46:16
Label Stickman Records
Rune Grammofon
Producer Bent Sæther
Motorpsycho chronology
Behind the Sun
(2014)
Here Be Monsters
(2016)
The Tower
(2017)
Professional ratings
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Metacritic (83/100) [1]
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Here Be Monsters is a studio album by Norwegian rock band Motorpsycho, released on 12 February, 2016, through Stickman Records and Rune Grammofon. The album is available as a vinyl, CD and a digital download.

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Bent Sæther and Hans Magnus Ryan (except 'Spin, Spin, Spin', which is a cover of the song of the same name by H.P Lovecraft; all music is composed by Bent Sæther, Hans Magnus Ryan and Kenneth Kapstad

No.TitleLength
1."Sleepwalking"0:57
2."Lacuna / Sunrise"9:47
3."Running With Scissors"5:39
4."I.M.S"7:05
5."Spin, Spin, Spin"4:08
6."Sleepwalking Again"0:57
7."Big Black Dog"17:43
Total length:46:16

Personnel

Motorpsycho

Additional musicians

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