Heavy load
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Heavy Load was a Swedish heavy metal
band from Stockholm
. The band is often hailed as the first Swedish heavy metal band, and were known for their Viking
themes. The Wahlquist brothers, who founded the band in 1976 along with Michael Backler, were later producers and owners of Thunderload Records in Sweden, were at one point producing Veni Domine, and also were considering releasing a new album, though that never occurred. Misfortune struck when Thunderload Studios got severely damaged due to a water leakage in the 2000s, which meant a halt to its official existence. After the breakup, the members then went on and performed with other bands.
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band from Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
. The band is often hailed as the first Swedish heavy metal band, and were known for their Viking
Viking
The term Viking is customarily used to refer to the Norse explorers, warriors, merchants, and pirates who raided, traded, explored and settled in wide areas of Europe, Asia and the North Atlantic islands from the late 8th to the mid-11th century.These Norsemen used their famed longships to...
themes. The Wahlquist brothers, who founded the band in 1976 along with Michael Backler, were later producers and owners of Thunderload Records in Sweden, were at one point producing Veni Domine, and also were considering releasing a new album, though that never occurred. Misfortune struck when Thunderload Studios got severely damaged due to a water leakage in the 2000s, which meant a halt to its official existence. After the breakup, the members then went on and performed with other bands.
Albums
- Full Speed at High Level (full-length, 1978)
- Metal Conquest (EP, 1981)
- Death or Glory (full-length, 1982)
- Stronger Than Evil (full-length, 1983) (Phil Lynott playing bass guitar on the track "Free")
Others
- "Take Me Away" (single, 1982)
- Live (VHS, 1983)
- "Free" (single, 1983) (Phil Lynott playing bass guitar on the track "Free")
- "Monsters of the Night" (single, 1985)
Band members
- Styrbjörn Wahlquist – drums, vocals, percussion (1976–1985)
- Ragne Wahlquist – guitars, vocals, keyboards (1976–1985)
- Andreas Fritz – bass guitar (1979)
- Eddy Malm – guitar, vocals (1979–1985)
- Torbjörn Ragnesjö – bass guitar (1979–1984)
- Leif Liljegren – guitar (1979)
- Eero Koivisto – bass guitar (1979)
- Dan Molén – bass guitar (1978–1979)
- Michael Backler – bass guitar (1976–1977)