Haunted Shores Take a Hike Up “Harrison Fjord”

“Norway Jose?” “Harrison Fjord?” Who comes up with these song titles?

Periphery guitarists Mark Holcomb and Misha Mansoor do, of course. The duo recently reunited as Haunted Shores — Holcomb’s project which pre-dates his involvement in Periphery — and both dudes have as good a sense of humor about themselves as anyone in metal. Proof positive: Misha’s involvement in the MS comments section, which he trolls on a regular basis.

The arctic-tinged song titles are very appropriate, it turns out; though “Norway Jose,” which we premiered here on MetalSucks last month, had certain sonic similarities with Periphery, it’s a lot more black metal-tinged than anything that band’s ever done. “Harrison Fjord,” which premieres today on Metal Injection, is the same: you’re not gonna forget who’s playing on these tracks, but you’re not used to hearing them sound quite like this. And that’s what’s so much fun about it; it’s cool to hear these guys stretching a bit outside of what’s expected of them.

The Viscera EP comes out on November 3 and can be pre-ordered via Bandcamp. Check out a teaser with samples of some of the EP’s other songs here.