Product DescriptionEngel have caused a stir among the media even before the release of Absolute Design , their debut album. Readers of Metal Hammer UK voted Engel one of the Top Unsigned Bands of 2006 and the Germany s biggest metal magazine, Rock Hard, announced them winners of its demo contest in the same year. Songwriter and guitarist Niclas Engelin says the debut album consists of simply good music. It s definitely about metal, but the diversity of the tracks allows no detailed generic term. Absolute Design was recorded and mixed by Anders Fridén, vocalist of Swedish metal institution, In Flames. Fridén was supported by Daniel Bergstrand, who has also worked for acts such as In Flames and Meshuggah. In other words, they are an illustrious team who went about their business with great skill and enthusiasm.