Splits can be a bit of a gamble. Sometimes you get two bands that sound so alike that the whole thing could pass for a regular album by one group. Other times, the difference between the two acts is so pronounced that you wonder what brought them together in the first place. Love•Love•Love and Ølgod have enough common ground to make LØVEGOD work, but there’s no mistaking one side for the other.
Love•Love•Love kick things off with four tracks rooted in noise rock, post-hardcore and sludge. Dissonant riffs and frantic tempo changes give their material a restless edge, while the shifts in dynamics keep it from being a straightforward exercise in aggression. There’s also a more restrained side to their approach, most notably on “2246”, where synths enter the picture. It’s an interesting addition to a set otherwise built around rough guitars and nervous energy, and it gives their contribution a little more variety.
Ølgod take a different route. Their four songs run just under 21 minutes, and the band has plenty of room to move between faster sludge passages, crooked riffs and slower doom sections. The mix of styles doesn’t stop there, either: black metal elements also find their way into the material. On “Leeches”, the contrast between Fynn’s gritty vocals and Jan Moritz Plewka’s clean guest vocals adds another layer to the song. Rather than sticking to one tempo or mood, Ølgod shift gears as they go, with the slower sections giving their heavier riffs a different kind of impact.
What makes the pairing interesting is that the two bands approach heaviness from different angles. Love•Love•Love are the more frantic of the two, while Ølgod leave more room for slower, weightier passages. Neither side needs to imitate the other, and the split gives each band enough space to establish its own character. With four tracks apiece, LØVEGOD offers a decent look at both acts without overstaying its welcome.
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Released by Electric Valley Records on September 25, 2026
