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01. CEMENT - Ormika
02. CEMENT - Små Små Ord
03. CEMENT - Sankt Göran Och Draken
04. CEMENT - Ensamhet
05. CEMENT - Harmonivisan
06. CEMENT - Utmaningen
07. CEMENT - Imorgon Kan Det Vara Försent
08. CEMENT - Orangotango
ARTIST
TITLE
Utmaningen
FORMAT
LP+CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
SHAD 192LP SHAD 192LP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
10/13/2017

Second Edition: 180 gram, transparent green vinyl; two-page insert with liner notes with photos; Includes CD. Cement is from the island of Gotland, 200 miles east of Sweden's mainland. This island has always been different from the rest of Sweden in many ways, with their own strong dialect and mythology. The local mythology about Gotland, which dates back to the year 1350, holds that Gotland remained underwater during the daylight hours and only surfaced during the night because of a mysterious spell cast upon the island. Cement was formed during the autumn of 1973 by two guitar players (Björn Jonsson and Anders Åström) and two drummers (Ulf Abrahamsson and Thomas Harlevi). They were influenced by such bands as Mountain, Grand Funk Railroad, and of course the Swedish power trio November. They recorded Utmaningen in 1977 and released it in a limited run of 100 cassette tapes. This is the first LP release of the album. Instrumentally, Utmaningen is a tour de force, every bit as excellent as any of the better-known heavy rock album from the Swedish '70s. Heavy dual guitars, powerful bass, amazing drums, with fantastic production. 180-gram vinyl. Heavy sleeve. Includes two-page insert with liner notes and photos. Numbered edition of 400.