|
 |
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!
Hearse
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 the summer of 2003 Hearse started recording
their second album titled "Armageddon Mon
Amour". It was finally released in April
2004 on Karmageddon Media (ex. Hammerheart Records),
this time also with a proper US release through
Candlelight Records. How to describe the new 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”
The band left Karmageddon for Cold records.
 |
Line-up:
Johan Liiva
Mattias Ljung
Max Thornell
Home: www.hearse.se
|
|
