History

Konkhra was first formed under the name of "Vicious Circle" in Køge

Køge

Køge Municipality is a municipality in Region Sjælland on the east coast of the island of Zealand approx. 40 km. southwest of Copenhagen. The municipality covers an area of 255 km² , and has a total population of 56,637...

—a small town south of Copenhagen

Copenhagen

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—in November 1989. Before changing their name, they issued the self-titled demo Vicious Circle (1990); renaming themselves "Konkhra" they followed up with Malgrowth (1991). Konkhra then, signed with Progress label and released the Stranded EP. This official debut, was limited to only 3,000 copies, and featured artwork by Chicago

Chicago

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-based tattooer, Guy Aitchison.

The name "Konkhra" stems from how drummer Clausen heard Tom Angelripper

Tom Angelripper

Tom Angelripper is the founding member and main songwriter of the German thrash metal band Sodom.- Biography :...

, of German

Germans

The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....

 thrash metal

Thrash metal

Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...

 band Sodom

Sodom (band)

Sodom is a German Thrash metal trio from Gelsenkirchen, formed in 1981.Along with the bands Kreator and Destruction, Sodom is considered one of the "big three" of Teutonic thrash metal...

 fame, pronounce the word "conqueror

Conqueror

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" on the double live album Mortal Way of Live

Mortal Way of Live

-Track listing:# "Persecution Mania" – 4:45# "Outbreak of Evil" – 3:46# "Conqueror" – 3:00# "Iron Fist" – 2:56 # "Obsessed by Cruelty" – 8:54# "Nuclear Winter" – 5:54# "Electrocution" – 3:06# "Blasphemer" – 6:00# "Enchanted Land" – 4:15...

. Drummer Clausen suggested the name change to the band.

Discography

Studio albums

• Sexual Affective Disorder (1993)
• Spit or Swallow (1995)
• Weed Out the Weak (1997)
• Come Down Cold (1999)
• Reality Check (2003)
• Nothing Is Sacred (2009)

Live albums

• Live Eraser (1996)

Videos

• Homegrowth (1996)

EPs

• Stranded (1992)
• The Facelift (1994)
• The Freakshow (1999)

Demos

• The Vicious Circle (1990)
• Malgrowth (1991)
• Persistence (2005)

Members

Current

• Anders Lundemark – vocals, guitar
  Electric guitar
  An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
  
   (1989–present)
• Lars Schmidt – bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
   (1992–1996, 1999–present)
• Michael Skovbakke – guitar (2008–present)
• Mads Lauridsen – drums
  Drum kit
  A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
  
   (2006–present)

Former

• Claus Vedel – vocals, guitar (1989–1994)
• Jon Clausen – drums (1990–1992)
• Martin Kristensen – bass (1991–1992)
• Johnny Nielsen – drums (1992–1996, 2000–2006)
• Kim Mathiesen – guitar (1994–1996, 2001–2005)
• Thomas "Gnist" Christensen – bass (1996–1999)
• Chris Kontos
  Chris Kontos (musician)
  Chris Kontos is best known as the drummer of Machine Head on their first album, Burn My Eyes. He and the band parted ways before their second album in 1997...
  
   – drums (1996–1997)
• Per Möller Jensen
  Per Möller Jensen
  Per Möller Jensen is a Danish drummer in the Swedish thrash metal band The Haunted. He has earlier played drums in Invocator, Konkhra and Nightrage.-References:...
  
   – drums (1997–2000)
• James Murphy – lead guitar
  Lead guitar
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   on Weed Out the Weak (1997), The Freakshow (1999) and Come Down Cold (1999)

External links

• Konkhra at MusicMight
  MusicMight
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• Konkhra kan stadig, efter 20 års død(metal) og ødelæggelse!