{"product_id":"magyar-posse-random-avenger","title":"Magyar Posse - Random Avenger","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMagyar Posse\u003c\/strong\u003e's third album \u003cem\u003eRandom Avenger\u003c\/em\u003e is out on vinyl for the first time ever in July via Svart Records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking back, it was the golden age of Magyar Posse. The album \u003cem\u003eKings of Time\u003c\/em\u003e had received a tremendous response from both critics and music lovers. The band was touring intensely in Finland and abroad. By now, the band was a well-oiled machine, ready to capture the successor to their celebrated second album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe band decided to follow a different path compared to the creation of \u003cem\u003eKings of Time\u003c\/em\u003e: they would record their third album alongside the well-known, slightly eccentric engineer and producer \u003cstrong\u003eJani Viitanen\u003c\/strong\u003e. The recognizable Magyar Posse style was present in the pieces of \u003cem\u003eRandom Avenger\u003c\/em\u003e, but something was slightly different. The new music was more rhythm-based, more riff-based and, in places, more joyous than the dynamic minor key avalanche of \u003cem\u003eKings of Time\u003c\/em\u003e. Consciously or unconsciously, the band members saw that they had travelled the Slavic melancholy road as far as possible with the previous album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe success of \u003cem\u003eKings of Time\u003c\/em\u003e felt like a positive push, not an extra pressure on their shoulders. It was only natural to strike again while the iron was hot. Many of the pieces had already been developed by the time \u003cem\u003eKings of Time\u003c\/em\u003e was released, which eased the production of \u003cem\u003eRandom Avenger\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the meticulous but relatively swift mixing and mastering process, the band members were satisfied with the result. The only component that made some of them blush was the cover art – graphic designer \u003cstrong\u003eTom Backström\u003c\/strong\u003e had glaringly used photos of empty stages in forgotten community centres and the like. The beauty or the ugliness is once again in the eye of the beholder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRight after its release, \u003cem\u003eRandom Avenger\u003c\/em\u003e got a very positive response, but not as overwhelming as \u003cem\u003eKings of Time\u003c\/em\u003e – which was to be expected, as the previous Magyar Posse album had probably been the most universally praised Finnish album of the whole decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Mikko Elo, musician\/journalist, Pori, Finland, March 1st 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Svart Records","offers":[{"title":"Transparent Lime Vinyl LP","offer_id":58532515610969,"sku":"SDZ-48539","price":28.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black Vinyl LP","offer_id":58532515578201,"sku":"SDZ-48538","price":27.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/black2.png?v=1783525894","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/magyar-posse-random-avenger","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}