A song written and recorded by myself & Kai Roger!

Main vocals: Kai Roger Østheim
All instruments, programming and backing vocals: Kenneth Brastad
Recorded @ "Bastard Studio"

Forbidden Forest - No Boundaries!

I`ve changed some of the drums including a new drumkit. Removed some guitars to enhance the effects from the synth/keyboard & changed some of the vocal parts. 

Everything is still done by me in my livingroom @ "Bastard Studio" :P

Abused By Hate (Demo)

Dette er en cover versjon av Anne Grete Preus sin låt "Lav sol, høy himmel" som jeg spilte inn til min kjære pappa i forbindelse med farsdagen. Det er også den siste sangen jeg spilte for mamma før hun døde, så jeg hadde litt problemer med vokalen på denne her.

Alle instrumenter, sang & arrangement:
Kenneth Brastad

Låten ble originalt gitt ut i 1989 av Anne Grete Preus på albumet "Lav sol, høy himmel".

Spilt inn i hjemmestudio

Lav Sol Høy Himmel (Demo)

Kenneth Brastad: Vocals, instruments & programming
Recorded @ "Bastard Studio"


Blessed Be Those Who See (Demo)

I had these weird ideas from a world beyond my knowledge the night before christmas... I think I have become a schizophrenic musician of some sort O.o anyway,,, this is it :P

Instruments & programming: Kenneth Brastad
Recorded @"Bastard Studio"

Jazzybeat (Instrumental Demo)

Vocals/guitars: Kenneth Brastad
Guitars: Michael Stenberg
Bass: Björn Luna
Drums: Cato Bekkevold

Re-recorded guitars, engineered by Tore Moren & Rune Torgersen. Mixed by Rune Torgersen at Loco Studios

Ashes To Ashes - Wretched... (Unreleased)

Leadvocals: Kenneth Brastad
Keyboards: Per Amundsen
Backing vocals: Ida C. Tingstein &amp; Rune Torgersen

Mixed by Rune Torgersen at Loco Studios


Ashes To Ashes - Fade (Unreleased)

A "last version" of an old song I wrote several years back. I`m kinda satisfied with this one :) It`s actually a final part in a concept-album I wrote that has never been recorded.

Written, recorded & mixed by:
Kenneth Brastad

My Final Whisper (Demo)

Another weird metal tune created in my head.

Instruments, vocals & programming: Kenneth Brastad
Recorded @ "Bastard Studio" 

Drained (Demo)

Maniac: Main Vocals
Ravn: Main Vocals
Kenneth Brastad: Mainguitars & Backingvocals
Bjørn Luna: Bass
Michael Stenberg: Guitars
Cato Bekkevold: Drums

Recorded @ Loco Studios

Ashes To Ashes - Enter The Eternal Fire (Bathory Tribute. Feat: Maniac & Ravn) (Unreleased)

An unfinnished Demo, sort of a tribute to the ones who has inspired me the most so far: Steve Vai, John Petrucci, Michael Romeo, Tore St. Moren, Ron Thal, Mattias IA Eklundh, Andy La Rocque, Steve Lukather & Victor Smolski!

Instruments & programming: Kenneth Brastad
Recorded @ "Bastard Studio"

Inspiration (Instrumental Demo)

Lead vocals, guitars &amp; drums: Kenneth Brastad
Bass: Gard Ove Andersen
Backing vocals: Ida C. Tingstein
Ad lib Vocals: Jan Thore Grefstad

Engineered by Tore St. Moren & Rune Torgersen. Mixed by Rune Torgersen at loco studios.

Shine (Demo - Feat: Jan Thore Grefstad)

An acoustic live version of the song "Som ein båt på land" by the Norwegian band "Hellbilles" recorded at home with some "errors" here and there :P

Som En Båt På Land (Live)

Kenneth Brastad: Lead vocals/leadguitars
Björn Luna: Bass
Michael Stenberg: Guitars
Cato Bekkevold: Drums

Backingvocals: Kenneth Brastad & Tore St.Moren

Arr: Michael Stenberg, Tore St.Moren & Kenneth Brastad
Recorded @ Loco Studios

Ashes To Ashes - Demon In My View (Unreleased)

Kenneth Brastad: Leadvocals, Backingvocals &amp; Leadguitars
Michael Stenberg: Guitars
Bjørn Luna: Bass &amp; Backingvocals
Cato Bekkevold: Drums
Ida C. Tingstein: Backingvocals
Music: Michael Stenberg
Lyrics: Kenneth Brastad
Recorded by Rune Torgersen @ Loco Studios


Ashes To Ashes - The Great Deciever (Unreleased)

From the unreleased album: "Symbols Of Salvation"

Kenneth Brastad: Vocals/guitars
Björn Luna: Bass
Cato Bekkevold: Drums

Basic tracks recorded @ A-Systems studio. Main tracks recorded @ Loco Studios
Producers: Tore St. Moren, Kenneth Brastad & Rune Torgersen

Ashes To Ashes - Chamber Of Surreal Sight (Unreleased)

Vocals/guitars: Kenneth Brastad
Bass: Raymond Smith
Drums, backingvocals: Robert William

Lyrics: K. Brastad, Music: Forbidden Forest

Forbidden Forest - Vanity & Pride

This is just a weird progressive tune I wrote for fun. I`m not too fond of singing, but I did some vocals as well.

Kenneth Brastad: Guitars, vocals, bass, keyboards, programming, mix & production. Recorded@home

Activated (Homedemo)

Norway, we got a shitload of metal musicians, and I am one of them. I`m mainly a guitarplayer, but I have also spent several hours having fun with bass, drums, piano/synth & vocals.

My main interest is metal, but I do enjoy other genres too. I have played in several bands, and have flirted around with all kinds of genres. I can`t see the point of sticking to only one thing when you can become inspired by almost everything out there.

I am the guitarplayer in the band "CONNECT THE CIRCLE"! We released 2 singles late in 2019, and 1 single + our debutalbum "THIS IS MADNESS" in 2020, and the follow-up called "MOTHER OF EVIL" was released January 8th in 2022. 

What kind of genre? We call it heavy metal, but our listners and reviewers call it a lot of different stuff :P Personally I am very inspired by prog-rock/metal, but also doom, hardrock, trash etc. and you might find traces of everything in our music if you listen carefully enough. Nowadays most people are referring to our music as melodic prog-metal. 

New single (NØKKEN) will be released in January 2023, followed up by a new album in February.

I am a former member of Ashes to Ashes, Lucid, Forbidden Forest, Unspoken Names, In Extensor and several other projects.

Guitars:

Schecter Sun Valley Super Shredder 7 FR III (Aurora burst. Pickups: EMG Retro Activate HSS)

Ibanez S7320 (Black. Pickups: DiMarzio Illuminator7 neck and DiMarzio Evolution7 bridge)

Ibanez S7521 (Black. Pickups: DiMarzio JP70 custom)

Cordoba C1M Natural acoustic (nylon)

Bass: 
G4M Chicago 5 string (Black)
Ermik 5 string (Dark Emerald Blue)

Gear? This changes all the time, but currently it's (21.01.23): 

Mooer GE300 (Main board)
Line 6 POD FX live (Backup)
Line 6 G30 wireless
LD Systems MEI100G2 In-Ear
 
Homestudio software: Studio One 5 & 6, Sphere/presonus account with a bunch of software and plugins, EastWest symphonic orchestra platinum, Line6 POD Farm, EZ Drummer 2 with several drumkits like Metal Machine, Metalheads, drumkit from hell, Nashville++, Line6 Pod Studio UX2 soundcard and Røde NT1-A microphone.

Kenneth Brastad

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