| Red in Tooth and Claw | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Madder Mortem |
| Cover: | Red in Tooth and Claw.jpg |
| Genre: | Avant-garde metal, alternative metal, gothic metal, doom metal, progressive metal |
| Label: | Dark Essence Records |
| Prev Title: | Where Dream and Day Collide |
| Prev Year: | 2010 |
| Next Title: | Marrow |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
Red in Tooth and Claw is the sixth studio album by Norwegian metal band Madder Mortem, released on 28 October 2016 on Dark Essence Records.[1] It is the genre-defying quintet's first new full-length album since 2009.[2]
Guitars on "Red in Tooth and Claw" performed by BP M. Kirkevaag & Patrick Scantlebury
Angrymetalguy.com rates the album 4.0/5.0:
"Madder Mortem's style is not easy to describe succinctly; switching effortlessly from crushing grooves to uncomfortable dissonance to quiet contemplation or soaring beauty, they are experts at manipulating your emotions with their skillful song-craft. The one-two punch of "Blood on the Sand" and "If I Could" that open the record showcase the Madders at their emotive peak, with off-kilter timing and uncomfortable harmonies building towards dramatic releases of tension. Though each runs for over five minutes, the shimmering guitars and arpeggiated bass-lines create a continuous sense of motion meaning that neither seems too long."[4]