Fleshkiller
Fleshkiller | |
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| Origin | Norway |
| Genres | Progressive metal • extreme metal • Christian metal |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels | Facedown • Indie |
| Members | Ole Børud Elisha Mullins Ole Vistnes Andreas Skorpe Sjøen |
| Past members | Peter Dalbakk |
| Website | Fleshkiller on FacebookLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
Fleshkiller is a progressive metal band from Norway, founded in 2015 by Ole Børud and Peter Dalbakk.
History
[edit | edit source]Fleshkiller started in 2015 in Norway as a side project of Ole Børud of the progressive death metal band Extol and Peter Dalbakk of the band Vardøger.[1][2] Børud and Dalbakk were former bandmates of the band Schaliach, a death-doom band they formed together.[1][3] The two hired drummer Andreas Skorpe Sjøen from the band Umpfel, and Ole Vistnes, of the bands Shining and Tristania, as the band's bass player.[4]
Dalbakk later quit the band, wanting to spend more time with his family.[1] The band replaced him with Elisha Mullins, vocalist of The Burial and former guitarist of A Hill to Die Upon.[1] Børud had come in contact with Mullins through both of their time on the Facedown Records roster.[4] The band later signed to Indie Recordings in Europe and Facedown Records in North America to release their debut album Awaken.[5][6][7]
On June 30, 2017, the band released their debut single, "Parallel Kingdom".[8][9] The band released their second single "Warfare" on August 18, 2017, via a music video.[10][11] On September 1, 2017, the band released "Salt of the Earth", their third and final single before the album released on September 15.[12] The album came out on September 15, 2017, which received positive critical reception.[13]
Musical style and influences
[edit | edit source]Much like Extol,[14] Fleshkiller draws influences from several different bands, including Death, Steely Dan, Yes, and Necrophagist.[4][15] The band remains close lyrically to what Extol had promoted through the Christian metal genre.[4] The band has been compared to Devin Townsend,[16][13] Textures,[16] Animals As Leaders,[17][13] and " Yes meets My Chemical Romance meets Napalm Death."[15] The genre of the band is described as progressive metal and progressive and technical death metal, incorporating elements of black metal, thrash metal, death metal, Gothenburg metal, and metalcore.[2][13][16][17]
Members
[edit | edit source]Current members
- Ole Børud – guitars, vocals (2015–present) (Extol, Schaliach, Arnold B. Family, Selfmindead)
- Elisha Mullins – guitars, vocals (2017–present) (Miss May I, The Burial, ex-A Hill to Die Upon, War of Ages, ex-Maugrim)
- Ole Vistnes – bass (2016–present) (Shining, Tristania, Extol)
- Andreas Skorpe Sjøen – drums (2016–present) (Umpfel)
Former members
- Peter Dalbakk – vocals (2015–2017) (Schaliach, Vardøger)
Discography
[edit | edit source]Studio albums
- Awaken (Facedown Records/Indie Recordings; September 15, 2017)[18]
Singles
- "Parallel Kingdom" (June 30, 2017)[19]
- "Warfare" (August 18, 2017)[10]
- "Salt of the Earth" (September 1, 2017)[12]
References
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