Deathstars
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| Deathstars | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Genre(s) | Industrial metal |
| Years active | 2001 - present |
| Label(s) | Nuclear Blast |
| Associated acts | Swordmaster Dissection Ophthalamia |
| Website | deathstars.net |
| Members | |
| Andreas Bergh Emil Nödtveidt Skinny Disco Ole Öhman Eric Bäckman |
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| Former members | |
| Erik Halvorsen | |
Deathstars is an industrial metal band formed in Sweden in January 2000. The current lineup consists primarily of members from Swordmaster, a black metal project that has former members of Dissection, and Ophthalamia. The band currently consists of Whiplasher Bernadotte (lead vocals), Nightmare Industries (guitar and keyboards), Skinny Disco (bass guitar, backing vocals), Bone W Machine (drums) and Cat Casino (guitar). They have released two full length studio albums and are currently working on their third studio album.
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[edit] History
[edit] Formation, Synthetic Generation (2000-2003)
Stockholm's Deathstars is, in fact, a metamorphosed version of 1993 founded heavy metal act Swordmaster, featuring former Dissection drummer Ole Öhman ("Bone W Machine") and guitarist Emil Nodtveidt ("Nightmare Industries"). Deathstars was fronted by Andreas Bergh ("Whiplasher Bernadotte") and saw Erik Halvorsen ("Beast X Electric") on guitar. The band took on both a radical image and change in musical direction for the album Synthetic Generation.
Synthetic Generation first surfaced in Sweden during March of 2002 on LED Recordings, but would be picked up for European release by the German Nuclear Blast label the following year.
Originally only a live bass player for Deathstars, Jonas Kangur ("Skinny Disco") became an official member on October 1, 2003.
[edit] Termination Bliss, new line-up (2004-2006)
Plans to commence recording of a second album in June of 2004 were delayed as, returning home from an appearance at the Wave Gotik Treffen festival in Leipzig, Germany, Deathstars had over $15,000 worth of gear stolen from their tour bus. The band later landed the support to the resurrected Dissection at their Stockholm Lilla Arenan gig in late October.
Deathstars undertook album recordings in early 2005 at the band's own Black Syndicate Studios for the Termination Bliss album.
In outside activity, both Emil Nodtveidt and bassist Skinny scored production credits on the Dissection album Reinkaos. Deathstars also remixed the track "Vyperpunk" on Dope Stars Inc's Neuromance album.
The band parted ways with guitarist Erik Halvorsen in August, citing "lack of enthusiasm."
Termination Bliss saw release in January 2006. Limited edition variants added a "Driven On" remix of the track "Blitzkrieg" by Mortiis.
The band supported Cradle of Filth on their 2006 tour through Europe.
In September 2006 Deathstars' website announced that Eric Bäckman ("Cat Casino") was now a full time guitarist for Deathstars.
[edit] Deathglam and current events (2007-Present)
In September 2007 Deathstars' website announced that they would open shows for Korn on their European tour throughout January and February 2008. Deathstars headlined a few shows on their own between the dates they perform with Korn. Later, it was announced that "Bone W Machine" would not partake in the upcoming European tour with Korn due to personal reasons. Bergh attributed this to the fact that the drummer "had to take care of his family back home".[1]
On 29 October 2007 Deathstars entered Metrosonic Recording Studios in NYC to begin the recording of their third studio album. The mixing was set for January 2008 with the album being released in Spring 2008. A video clip from their studio sessions can be found on the band's website.[1]
[edit] Lineup
[edit] Current band members
- Andreas "Whiplasher Bernadotte" Bergh - Vocals
- Eric "Cat Casino" Bäckman - Guitar
- Emil "Nightmare Industries" Nödtveidt - Guitars and Keyboards
- Jonas "Skinny Disco" Kangur - Bass and Backing Vocals
- Ole "Bone W. Machine" Öhman - Drums
[edit] Sessional members
- Ann Ekberg - Additional female vocals
- Johanna Beckström - Additional female vocals
[edit] Former members
- Erik "Beast X Electric" Halvorsen - Guitar
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Synthetic Generation (2003) (Europe) (2004) (North & South America)
- Termination Bliss (2006)
- Deathglam (2008)
[edit] Singles
[edit] Music videos
- "Synthetic Generation" (2001)
- "Syndrome" (2002)
- "Cyanide" (2005)
- "Blitzkrieg" (2006)
- "Virtue To Vice" (2007)
[edit] References
- ^ a b Morgan, Anthony (2008-01). “Death in Vogue” - Third full length Deathglam examines the darker aspects of Deathstars mainman “Whiplasher Bernadotte”. Lucem Fero. Retrieved on 2008-03-17.
