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BAND: Hearse

Biografie

You could make a longer story shorter by telling that Max Thornell and Johan Liiva used to play together in a bunch of different bands between ´84 and ´94 (Furbowl, Devourment etc). In ´94 Johan decided to leave their long time cooperation Furbowl (Those Shredded Dreams CD ´92 / The Autumn Years CD ´94). Then some time ago, when it was time for Max to put together a new constallation, Johan immediately came to his mind. As the two old friends hadn´t been rocking together for 6 long years it sure was about time. Johan had at the time just quit with Arch Enemy and one phone call later he was ready to scream out his lungs again.

Now there was a real need for a guitar player. An old colleague of Max named Mattias Ljung was asked to join the band. He hadn´t actually played any metal licks and tricks for several years, which Max saw as a great advantage. " Hmmm?this man isn´t deep down in the swamp of metal which means he´ll probably look at the music a bit differently and hopefully give it some unexpected twists!".So there it was! The complete Hearse line-up!

The band´s first demo was sent around in a few copies to some magazines and some labels. Besides from some good reviews in the mags it also attained interest from Hammerheart Records. Soon a contract was signed and the band began recording 2 songs for a 7" single including the songs "Torch" and "Avalon". Shortly after the single recording the band began recording the debut album "Dominion Reptilian". This album saw the light of day in March of 2003.

In April 2004 the band´s second album ?Armageddon, mon amour? was released on Karmageddon Media (ex Hammerheart), this time also with a proper US release through Candlelight Records. How to describe this album then? Well, taste this description from TheWeekInMetal.com:

?Dripping with classic metal hooks, arena rock strut, and deadly thrash riffs, and dragged through the dirt like chicken through breading by Johan Liiva?s gurgling death metal holler, Armageddon Mon Amour is equal parts funk and crust, Motorhead meets Discharge meets Entombed meets Spiritual Beggars in a grand orgy of hooks and swagger?

One year later, in August 2005, album no. 3 was released on Karmageddon Media. The creation´s name is ?The last ordeal?. So what about this album then? We´ll go for Germany´s Metal Hammer´s way to describe it; ?Klassischer Prügel-Schweden-Stahl trifft Motörhead trifft The Crown trifft Black Sabbath... Und dazu die Stimme aus der Hölle: Johan Liiva!?

At the moment the band is working on the songs that finally will be album no.4. Expect this album to be out some time in 2006! In the meantime, lay your hands on ?Dominion Reptilian?, ?Armageddon, mon amour? or ?The last ordeal?!!!

Quelle: http://www.hearse.se