Espen Sandvik, Kjetil Moberg and Håvard Bakke

monomania is a guitar-oriented pop/rock band from Norway, originally growing
out of the vital music-scene in Sandvika, just outside Oslo.

The band consists of Håvard Bakke (vocals/guitar), Kjetil Moberg (bass/vocals) and Espen Sandvik (guitars/vocals). Even though the individual band-members all have several years of band- and stage experience between them, these are their very first releases as MONOMANIA.

In june 2006, MONOMANIA began their collaboration with the production company Studio 89, represented by producers Ola-Per Ekblom and Morten Naess, and started recording the album “Inbetween”. The three band-members were joined in the studio by their good friends guitarist Fridtjof Nilsen (ex-Span, Dog Allmighty), and drummer Gerhard Mork (Fountainheads).

Based on the bands wishes, the recording was spontaneous and loose. Basic tracks were recorded live in a big villa just outside Oslo. There was no pre-production or rehearsals prior to the recording, but the band worked out arrangements collectively, and ended up recording 2-3 songs a day.

“Inbetween” is MONOMANIA’s debut album.