Artist description We are four guys who mix our favourite heavy music from the seventies with todays styles. We firmly believe in playing our instruments - no cheating, sampling, computers or drum machines! We love time changes, but try not to destroy the overall flow in the music with too many of them. We also believe in making lyrics that have a content as well as a bit of poetry! We are unsigned and wouldn't want it any other way!

Music Style Heavy metal

Musical Influences Sabbath, Earth Band, Budgie, Rush, King's X, IQ, Dream Theater

Similar Artists A mix of the above, probably

Artist History We actually began playing in 1979 as Motive - thus the claim to be the original! - but drifted apart into other bands. Torben Deen has released records with Mirage, Reality Bites and Arctic, Mogens has released records with Mirage and Third Stone from the Sun, Leif has released a single with Down Payment. Since we were all out of our bands it felt right to start Motive again and get down to playing the music we love. So here it is!

Group Members Torben Deen - Vocals,bass guitar Michael Nielsen - all guitars Mogens Laursen - keyboards Leif Mogensen - drums

Instruments Vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass, drums

Albums Loco, Piece of cake

Press Reviews We've never shipped our CD to any magazines. We've had loads of reviews in the past though ranging from manic praise to sheer hatred! One of our Mirage favourites were from an english mag which stated thet we were "marvellous to look at but bloody hopeless on record"! Sold enough copies to make the bestseller list, though!

Additional Info Our first CD contains some covers, so you have to contact us (torbentj@hotmail.com) to buy it

Location Randers, Jylland - Denmark

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