Agabas
Norway · last active 2025
Agabas is a six-piece 'deathjazz' band formed in Trondheim, Norway, fusing death metal aggression with jazz harmony and improvisation, anchored by saxophonist Alexander Dellerhagen alongside a full metal rhythm section. Several members hold jazz performance master's degrees, and press coverage draws comparisons to Meshuggah, The Dillinger Escape Plan, and Gojira crossed with John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman. The band signed to Mascot Records around their 2025 album Hard Anger.
SCORE PROFILE
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WHY THOSE SCORES
- Jazzy 7 — The band's own billing as 'deathjazz' is anchored by saxophonist Alexander Dellerhagen and members holding jazz performance master's degrees (https://ramzine.co.uk/news/agabas-the-birth-of-deathjazz/)
- Death 6 — Mascot Records' own description states 'Death metal and Jazz collide' in Agabas's sound
- Technical 6 — Coverage compares Agabas's complexity to Meshuggah, The Dillinger Escape Plan, and Gojira alongside jazz improvisers like Coltrane and Coleman
MEMBERS
- Sondre Sørensen Brønstadvocals
- Oskar Myrsethguitar
- Jarand Aga Baasguitar
- Johan Jamtfall Eriksenbass
- Alexander Dellerhagensaxophone
- Bjørn André Syverinsendrums
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