MARATON

Norwegian alt-proggers venture into poppier territory on their second LP.

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THE OLD ADAGE goes that if you love someone, set them free and if they come back to you, it was meant to be. And as far as Maraton are concerned, it’s a saying that holds weight. In 2014, the Norwegian alt-proggers had just finished recording their debut, Meta, the album they hoped would introduce their prog metal to the world. But behind the scenes, the creation process had pushed founder, songwriter and guitarist, Simen Ruud, to the brink of burnout. “I was working 16 hours a day as a consultant for an IT company at the time,” he recalls. “When the mixing was done, I was like, ‘I never want to hear this thing again.’” Almost as soon as they had applied the record’s finishing touches, Ruud quit, leaving…

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