Permafrost

Permafrost is a post-punk band, originally from Molde in Norway, which was formed in 1982 by school friends Frode Heggdal Larsen & Kåre Steinsbu. Robert Heggdal & Trond Tornes joined in 2001, and Daryl Bamonte in 2016. They take their name from a song by Magazine, and other influences are Joy Division, The Cure, & Talking Heads. They released 3 critically acclaimed singles in 2021: “Femme Fatale” and “Closed Eyes” both reached #1 on the Indie Disko Top40 chart (“Closed Eyes” for 6 consecutive weeks) as well as listing high on both the Deutsche Alternative and Native25 charts. They were added to numerous playlists including Apple Music’s “New in Rock”. The third single of this trilogy, “Restore Us”, reached #1 on the Indie Disko Top40 and the Native25 chart. They kicked off 2022 with a release of the single “Come Back To Surprise” which reached #3 on the DAC and #5 on the ID40 chart. In late 2022 Trond Tornes, the drummer, left the band to pursue other projects. The remaining four members have since been working steadily to finish songs for the album. Permafrost released another two singles – ‘Wrong Heart’ and ‘Ultimo August’ - in the summer of 2024 which was followed by the release of their first album ‘The Light Coming Through’ in the autumn.

The band are already working on their follow up album and hope to release new music before the end of 2025

'The Light Coming Through' vinyl and band merchandise available here: https://www.musicglue.com/permafrost