As they enter their third decade as torchbearers for Norway’s progressive rock scene, Motorpsycho seem to have tapped into a deep wellspring of creativity. Since new drummer Tomas Järmyr joined in 2017, they’ve released three remarkable albums – The Tower, The Crucible, and The All Is One – that have spanned everything from trippy space rock to folk and synthwave. Now, with Kingdom Of Oblivion, the Trondheim trio of Bent Sæther, Hans Magnus ‘Snah’ Ryan, and Järmyr are leaning into their formative influences by getting their riffs on. “The guitar player Snah and I are both in our early 50s and we grew up on the new wave of heavy metal and all that stuff, so we’re basically metal kids at heart, that’s where we come from,” says bassist and vocalist Sæther. “We cannot really say no to a good riff when it presents itself.”