Karmanjakah

Karmanjakah is a Swedish progressive metal group from Stockholm, active since 2016. The band is founded by Viggo Örsan on guitar and Jonas Lundquist on vocals, who grow up together in Stockholm. They are later joined by Lukas Ohlsson on bass and Sebastian Brydniak on drums.

Style and sound

The band works in djent, progressive metal and thall, and describes its music as “the sound of an abandoned metropolis, reclaimed by nature.” Their sound is also characterised as dreamy, atmospheric, dynamic and solid progressive metal with a strong djent style.

Releases

Karmanjakah’s self-titled debut EP is released in 2016 and receives attention from the progressive metal community. The band then continues writing and begins recording its debut album, A Book About Itself, in January 2019. The album is released in 2021, alongside the single and video for “First Sun”.

Themes and influences

A Book About Itself is described by the band as being inspired by inner infinity, chaos theory, the recursion of life, and a world that feels permanently on the tipping point.