Blood Tsunami
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Blood Tsunami formed in 2004 with Pete Evil, Jay, Riff Randall and Dor Amazon. The band recorded their first demo shortly thereafter and made their live performance debut on August 24, 2004 as the support act for Swedish death metal legends EntombedEntombed (band)
Entombed is a Swedish death metal band which formed in 1987 under the name of Nihilist. Though Entombed began their career as an early pioneer of Scandinavian death metal which initially differed itself from its American counterpart with its distinct guitar tone, by the early 1990s their sound had...
. That was followed by a support slot for American death metal band Deicide
Deicide (band)
Deicide is an American death metal band formed in 1987. Their first two albums, Deicide and Legion, are ranked second and third place in best-selling death metal albums of the SoundScan era.-As Amon/Carnage :...
a few weeks later. The original lineup proved to be unstable though, and both Jay and Riff were replaced within a year: Bosse, who played with Pete previously in Hellride, took over the position as bass player, and Faust (Emperor
Emperor (band)
Emperor was a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1991. They dissolved in 2001, but reunited in 2006 and again in 2007 for a few festival dates and brief US tours. The group was founded by Samoth and Ihsahn .-Biography:...
, Aborym
Aborym
Aborym is an Italian/Norwegian industrial black metal band, initially hailing from Taranto, Apulia, in Italy. The band has described their music as "alien-black-hard/industrial", whilst Allmusic described them as playing "a truly original brand of futuristic black metal [with] jagged samples,...
, Scum
SCUM (band)
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) moved in behind the drum kit. The revamped lineup entered Oslo's Lion Heart Studios in July 2005 and recorded a second demo in three days.
In September 2006, Blood Tsunami returned to Lion Heart Studios to record their debut album for Nocturnal Art Productions/Candlelight Records
Candlelight Records
Candlelight Records is an independent record label based in Europe founded by former Extreme Noise Terror bassist Lee Barrett, though it has had a division in the United States since January 2001. Candlelight Records specialises in black metal and death metal, having bands such as Emperor,...
. The album, Thrash Metal
Thrash Metal (album)
Thrash Metal is the first studio album from Norwegian thrash metal band Blood Tsunami.-Track Listing:*All Songs Written By Peter "Pete Evil" Michael Kolstad Vegem.#"Evil Unleashed" – 2:48#"Let Blood Rain" – 3:35#"Rampage of Revenge" – 6:06...
, was released on March 19, 2007.
Pete is the current host of MTV Norway's Headbangers Ball
Headbangers Ball
Headbangers Ball is a music television program consisting of heavy metal music videos airing on MTV2, MTV Australia, MTV Two , MTV Adria , MTV Brand New, MTV Portugal, MTV Finland, MTV Arabia, MTV Norway, MTV Sweden, MTV Denmark, MTV Greece, MTV Türkiye, MTV...
.
Discography
| Date of Release | Title | Label |
| 2007 | Thrash Metal Thrash Metal (album) Thrash Metal is the first studio album from Norwegian thrash metal band Blood Tsunami.-Track Listing:*All Songs Written By Peter "Pete Evil" Michael Kolstad Vegem.#"Evil Unleashed" – 2:48#"Let Blood Rain" – 3:35#"Rampage of Revenge" – 6:06... |
Nocturnal Art Productions/Candlelight Candlelight Records Candlelight Records is an independent record label based in Europe founded by former Extreme Noise Terror bassist Lee Barrett, though it has had a division in the United States since January 2001. Candlelight Records specialises in black metal and death metal, having bands such as Emperor,... |
| 2009 | Grand Feast For Vultures | Nocturnal Art Productions/Candlelight Candlelight Records Candlelight Records is an independent record label based in Europe founded by former Extreme Noise Terror bassist Lee Barrett, though it has had a division in the United States since January 2001. Candlelight Records specialises in black metal and death metal, having bands such as Emperor,... |
Band members
- Pete Evil (Peter Michael Kolstad Vegem) – vocals, lead guitar (2004–present)
- Dor Amazon (Kristoffer Sørensen) – lead guitar, backing vocals (2004–present)
- Bosse (Peter Boström) – bass, backing vocals (2005–present)
- FaustBård FaustBård Guldvik "Faust" Eithun is a Norwegian drummer. He is best known for his work with early black metal band Emperor, especially on the releases As the Shadows Rise and In the Nightside Eclipse...
(Bård G. Eithun) – drums (2005–present)
Former members
- Riff Randall (Frode Sørskaar) – bass (2004–2005)
- Stu Manx (Stig Amundsen) – bass (2005)
- Jørgen "Jay" Nordlie – drums (2004–2005)