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The Red Alert or Alarmdstufe Rot expressed here is a Northern European variant of the power trio, but with musical versatility substituted for Metal vaingloriousness. Part of the reason is that the group’s core is the Swiss duo of guitarist and trombonist Robert Morgenthaler with their sequences given extra zest with use of plugged-in effects. Joining them is Estonian drummer Tanel Ruben. Ruben has worked with nearby players like Anders Jormin and Jukka Perko; while… Read More