Magnify The Sound presents Searching for a quiet place

Electric guitar, drums, voice and Hardanger fiddle collide in a fierce, cinematic search for a unique expression.

Digital February 27th 2026 (physical March 6th) Searching for a Quiet Place is the second album from Magnify the Sound, the duo of guitarist Trond Engum (The 3rd & The Mortal / The Soundbyte) and drummer Carl Haakon Waadeland (with a rhythmic language refined over decades in different ensembles), now expanded with Tone Åse (voice) and Sturla Eide (fiddle & Hardanger fiddle).

Across six compositions, the music is improvised yet carefully sculpted, each piece interlocking into a larger whole. It draws its roots from Norwegian folk tradition (Waadeland’s pulse, Eide’s timbre), stretches to the outer boundaries of metal (Engum’s unmistakable guitar tone), and Åse’s unique and ethereal voice. Together, it carries the narrative focus of experienced improvisers.
The result is melancholic and unpredictable, intimate and uncompromising, always honest, with no shortcuts. At times it plays with the unrecognizable, then snaps back with pulse, clear themes, and strong melodies, balancing atmosphere with raw, high-energy impact. This is music you can immerse yourself in and return to, a soundscape that invites listeners to find their own stories, and rewards repeat plays.

Following 2023’s Don’t Give Us That Face, this is the sound of a constellation choosing its own compass and bending the needle.