Friendship

The band first saw the light of day in 2010. Since then, the line-up has been ever-changing, but always with Fredrik Skalstad at the helm.


In 2011, Friendship released their first single on 7-inch vinyl. The debut album followed in 2014 and received accolades in underground circles throughout Europe. The sophomore album, “Ain’t No Shame”, released four years later and was recorded in Studio Paradiso with Christian Engfelt (<a href="spotify:artist:4Hb82f0rwgKrySPQQtaun2" data-name="Cato Salsa Experience">Cato Salsa Experience</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4O5orcvZe8L5RbquVB6YMK" data-name="Bigbang">Bigbang</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4nkWfbk3tc0mvqLePJCku8" data-name="Turns">Turns</a>) running the show. The album was a labor of love, as can be heard from the power of the opening riff all the way to the end.


Since releasing the sophomore album, Friendship has been hard at work writing new material and delving deeper into the caverns of rock. “Alchemist of Your Destiny” was released September 2022, co-produced by <a href="spotify:artist:06rfE4X6v3GjRaM5sXdtiL" data-name="Marius Ergo">Marius Ergo</a> Marius Ergo (<a href="spotify:artist:7go8E0AzSC771R0xf7zX8y" data-name="Insomniac Bears">Insomniac Bears</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:5ABatVOEkxTA9jD18FCOX5" data-name="Lukestar">Lukestar</a> &amp; <a href="spotify:artist:6sKr7hFw2DSWYwoI4CVzlo" data-name="Snöras">Snöras</a>) while being released on Apollon Records.


Friendship is currently in the studio working with the band’s fourth album. Co-produced by Eirik Øien (<a href="spotify:artist:18s0bgrReaGQa97OzGgxKR" data-name="Nullskattesnylterne">Nullskattesnylterne</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0ZAcfkgvSVJXVRIoDwBzoK" data-name="Sirens &amp; Us">Sirens &amp; Us</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0D0qQ1RExltrjzlABF0zfO" data-name="Moving Oos">Moving Oos</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:5S2AgI8b86lQyL14ykyYYm" data-name="Stein Torleif Bjella">Stein Torleif Bjella</a>).