Anybody heard it yet? These guys won me over when they opened for Celtic Frost in '06, and I grabbed their first album at the merch table.

At first listen, Sahg II sounds less Sabbathy and more psychedelic than its predecessor, but still has some killer doomy riffs, like the first four minutes of the fourth track, Star-Crossed. I have yet to listen to I and II back-to-back for posterity's sake, but chances are, I'll be spinning songs from the new one on CKLN, if not next week, then the week after.

Not yet.
This is all I can find.
http://www.metalunderground.com/bands/details.cfm?bandid=4235

Well, in my opinion Star-Crossed and Pyromancer are the two best songs on the album, so if they've got 'em on their Myspace page, then you should check that out. I'll probably squeeze one or both of those tunes into next week's playlist, though, anyways.

I still havn't listened to it enough yet, but initially Sahg II disapointed me a little. I loved Sahg I and was lucky enough to catch them live at Wacken last year, they were awesome.

I wrote this:

Release: March 18 through Regain Records

Sahg Biography (from www.sahgweb.com)
After many years of involvement on different ends of the Norwegian rock and metal scene, four hard rock devotees teamed up under the name Sahg, in the late summer of 2004. The four members had gained long and wide experience – together and separately – from bands like Gorgoroth, Audrey Horne and Manngard. Still, they had the calling to create this new band, which would in many ways reach deeper down into their musical roots than any of their former bands.

My review:
Sahg are rooted firmly in doom, and they have other facets, including 70's hard rock, Opeth's pastoral accoustics and maudlin/almost goth moodiness. It's a mix that results in interesting music at all points.

Their second album has plenty of musical variety, on track 2, 'Echo's ring forever', there is a happy guitar solo at the end that sounds to me almost like early Jane's Addiction.

Track 3 'From Conscious Sleep' starts off in epic orchestoral fashion, more in the vein of thier first LP. It's short and is obviously an intro to the main riff that kicks in with track four 'star crossed'. This song starts by reminding me of Pentagram or Witchcraft and thier doom authenticism. About half way it shows a cool prog-rock section with some hammond organ.

Track 5 'Escape the crimson sun' bares more reminders af classic alternative rock from the early 90's and one of the balads you may find on an AIC lp, with accoustic vibrato guitar, nice chilled out song.

Track 6 'Pyromancer' starts with one of their more direct, no-messing riffs. It sounds to me like an attempt at a simpler 'hit song' and is quite radio-friendly, like the way Fireball Ministry are. Again it dispalys class musicianship

Track 7 'wicked temptress' in based mainly around a big vocal hook, like 'Godless Faith' from the previous lp.

Track 9 'Monomania' is the epic 11 minute closer, and begins with some of the most stoner-rock sounding guitar. It also reminds quite heavily again of the eastern twisting s t y l e of Opeth, and their use of ethereal soloing high above.

They are very good musicians, that is something apparent at all times, as is the high quality refined production job. All-round it is a good album that, for me, lacks some of the instant punch of the first. I think this is mainly because they're doing something different, and relying less on routine song structures. There is a more jam-like feeling to it, and a few more listens should bare plenty more depth.

Yeah, I still think that Sahg II doesn't measure up to the first album. It's not bad, but I definitely prefer its predecessor.