KONGH (SE) - THE "TEN YEARS OF DOOM" TOUR 2014
Out of different musical backgrounds ranging from blues to grindcore, David Johansson and Tomas Salonen met in the spring of 2004 to set the grounds for what later would become Kongh. The ambition back then wasn’t really specific – they only knew that they wanted to play very loud and heavy, and to have a good time. For almost a year, the guys spent a couple of weekends a month in the rehearsal space, cranking out never-ending jams of loud riffage and sludgy heaviness just for the fun of it. It wasn’t until early 2005 that real songs with an actual flow came to life, and by early 2006, the beast had gotten itself the name Kongh, and with 4 mammoth songs ready to be exposed to the world, the first and only demo was recorded at Teknikkompaniet in Vetlanda.
Without ever having played a single show (except for a 10 person visit from the local mental hospital which actually occured once in 2005), the band (now expanded to a trio) released their demo without any expectations. But after having the demo out for no longer than a couple of weeks, the band had gotten a handful of very fine reviews and even some offers from various indie labels. Things moved on fast, resulting in more reviews, more offers from labels, a good bunch of satisfied listeners and also some live shows.
By the fall of 2006, Kongh had signed a deal with Stockholm’s Trust No One Recordings (Isis, Khanate, Switchblade, Breach) and spent the rest of the year finishing the material for their first album, including two (re-recorded) songs from the demo, and three newer ones. So in January 2007 they once again hit Teknikkompaniet in Vetlanda.
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HANDS OF ORLAC (IT)
Hands of Orlac was formed in late 2009, shaped by the visions of The Sorceress and The Templar who both felt the need to create a horror themed band, influenced by Heavy Metal and the occult rock of the 70s. The band name was appropriately taken from the horror novel and movies of the same name. After writing the first material, two other members were recruited to form a proper playing band, and in the spring of 2010 the 4-track "Vengeance from the Grave" demo was recorded and released.
This demo came to the attention of Horror Records who saw great potential in the band's material and offered them the release of an album. Meanwhile a change of line-up became necessary and the drummer was replaced along with the addition of a second guitarist. Recorded at Studio Misantropen in Sweden, only a year after the demo, the album shows an enormous musical development. Still as gloomy and doomy as on the demo, Hands of Orlac present an album which is not only very well produced with a clear and heavy sound, honest and free from would-be retro attempts, but creates an epic atmosphere loaded with gothic horror and darkness, helped by the lyrics which, while having an overall horror movie quality to them, also at times reveal a deeper philosophical meaning to those who can see clearly in the dark...
http://horrorrecords.bandcamp.com/album/hands-of-orlac
LEWD FLESH (DK)
https://www.facebook.com/Lewdflesh/app_2405167945
