red and hot, riding like the wind down the highway, debut longplay [2001] of three metalized stoner rock gentlemen from Norway hit the scene like electrical discharge, unleashing one mighty torrent of sound upon another, with Øyvind Osa possessing a singularly unnerving scream put to devastating effect on 'Oh You' and the drifting 'Cosmic'; The Thief claim to get inspiration from eighties, yet build up slick, robust passages of fresh, ambitious and catchy music that has an American sound and Seattle vibe in particular, supported by monolith heavy production
