V28
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V:28 was an industrial death metal
band
from Norway
.
, thereof the V:28 - the voice of innovative deconstruction. The first V:28 demo "time is empty" was recorded in April 2002, and received very good critics in the metal press. In addition to this, V:28 played their debut concert as support for Enslaved
in May 2002. Later the same year a drummer, Børre Iversen, joined forces with V:28. And a support concert for Red Harvest
and Cadaver Inc
, was played with this line-up in October 2002. But due to different interests in further developments V:28 split with the drummer, and returned to the use of programmed drums.
In June 2003 V:28 entered Subsonic Society Studios to record their debutalbum, "NonAnthropogenic", with LRZ, known from Red Harvest
, as producer. The album features a special appearance from Grutle Kjellson
from Enslaved with vocals on two tracks. In September V:28 signed a contract with the American label Vendlus Records
. The debut album "NonAnthropogenic" was released on Halloween
2003, October 31. Atle Johansen was officially recruited as a fulltime bass
player of V:28 in the end of 2003. He had been playing session bass with V:28 for a while and on some gigs, and it seemed right to expand to a trio. After the recording of the "NonAnthropogenic" album V:28 played at the Hole In The Sky metal festival 2003 in Bergen
. This was a great experience for V:28, and to play with bands such as Samael
, Enslaved
and Arcturus
was really an honour.
V:28 started to record their second album, entitled "SoulSaviour" in November 2004, and it was finished in January 2005. The recordings were done in Forbidden Frequencies, their own studio. As the job LRZ did on the first album was so amazing, V:28 asked him to produce and mix the "SoulSaviour" album as well. On this album V:28 worked with some other bands as well, such as the legendary industrial acts Deutsch Nepal
and Raison D'Être
and the Norwegian cult band When. That was a great experience, and the result turned out amazing. Once again Vendlus Records was chosen to release the album. The release of the "SoulSaviour" album was marked with a release party, held in Arendal
, Norway, May 20. A show that turned out to be the best concert ever done by the band, thanks to the amazing fans. "SoulSaviour" was officially released on Tuesday May 24.
2006 was a rather quiet year for V:28, doing only one concert and a special box release for the "Time Is Empty" demo and the "Promotion CD 2003". In January 2007 V:28 started to record their third and final album in the trilogy they had been working on since their debut in 2003. The writing process had taken about two years. Once again the album was recorded in Forbidden Frequencies, and LRZ was chosen as producer. The final album in the trilogy was entitled "VioLution" and featured guest appearances from a wide range of artists, like Kristoffer Garm Rygg
(Ulver
), G.G.F.H
, MZ.412, Negru Voda, and Mike VanPortfleet (Lycia
). The album was released on Vendlus Records September 28, 2007. For this release V:28 also worked with a film crew to make a professional video for the album.
In March 2008, the band posted a statement regarding the future of V:28 on their website, in which they announce that having released their trilogy, they are officially disbanded. However, they kept on touring until the end of the year. Meanwhile, in September a remix album
was released by Cold Meat Industry, featuring remix
es by many artists from both the metal
and the dark ambient
scene, such as Negru Voda, Beyond Sensory Experience, Nordvargr
(from Mz.412), Manes
, LRZ (from Red Harvest
), Origami Galaktika, des Esseintes (The Protagonist), Shinjuku Thief, Desiderii Marginis
and Thrawn Hellspawn (from the bands Paradigma, and Dødheimsgard
). It also includes two covers by V:28, One Last Breath, originally by the US darkwave act Bleak
(a side-project
of Lycia musicians Mike VanPortfleet and David Galas), and All Lined Up, originally by Swans
(the latter cover being a co-production with Coph Nia
).
V:28 finally disbanded on 2008, December 21.
Tracklist:
SoulSaviour (May 24, 2005)
Tracklist:
VioLution (November 14, 2007)
Tracklist:
Tracklist:
promotion cd 2003
Tracklist:
promotion cd 2006
Tracklist:
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
band
Band (music)
In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...
from Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
.
Biography
V:28 was founded by Kristoffer Oustad and Eddie Risdal the spring of 2002, and raised from the ashes of their previous band V:O:I:D. V:28 is a half-human half-machine band, with an apocalyptic and cold atmosphere to it. The concept of the band is based upon a prophecy about the deconstruction and transformation of EarthEarth
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, thereof the V:28 - the voice of innovative deconstruction. The first V:28 demo "time is empty" was recorded in April 2002, and received very good critics in the metal press. In addition to this, V:28 played their debut concert as support for Enslaved
Enslaved (band)
Enslaved is a progressive black metal band formed in June 1991 in Sveio, Norway, and currently based out of Bergen, Norway.-History:Enslaved was formed in June 1991 by Ivar Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson when they were 13 and 17 years old, respectively. The band name was inspired by an Immortal demo...
in May 2002. Later the same year a drummer, Børre Iversen, joined forces with V:28. And a support concert for Red Harvest
Red Harvest (band)
Red Harvest was a Norwegian industrial metal band from Oslo. Their 2002 album Sick Transit Gloria Mundi was nominated for a Norwegian Grammy and an alternative Grammy in the "Best Metal Album" category...
and Cadaver Inc
Cadaver (band)
Cadaver was a death metal band from Råde, Norway. The band had a brief venture in the early 1990s before splitting in 1993. Cadaver would eventually re-emerge as Cadaver Inc. in 1999 which consisted of only one founding member...
, was played with this line-up in October 2002. But due to different interests in further developments V:28 split with the drummer, and returned to the use of programmed drums.
In June 2003 V:28 entered Subsonic Society Studios to record their debutalbum, "NonAnthropogenic", with LRZ, known from Red Harvest
Red Harvest (band)
Red Harvest was a Norwegian industrial metal band from Oslo. Their 2002 album Sick Transit Gloria Mundi was nominated for a Norwegian Grammy and an alternative Grammy in the "Best Metal Album" category...
, as producer. The album features a special appearance from Grutle Kjellson
Grutle Kjellson
Grutle Kjellson is a Norwegian vocalist and bass player for the progressive viking metal band Enslaved. He is one of only two founding members left in the current line-up with Ivar Bjørnson being the other one. He is the man who appears on the cover of Enslaved's album Eld...
from Enslaved with vocals on two tracks. In September V:28 signed a contract with the American label Vendlus Records
Vendlus Records
Vendlus Records is an American independent record label currently based in Washington, DC. It was founded in 2002 by Joseph Cortese. Vendlus has an eclectic profile, releasing records in many genres, such as black metal, indie-pop, industrial, avant garde metal and electronica.-Artists:* Aerial...
. The debut album "NonAnthropogenic" was released on Halloween
Halloween
Hallowe'en , also known as Halloween or All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31, the night before All Saints' Day...
2003, October 31. Atle Johansen was officially recruited as a fulltime bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
player of V:28 in the end of 2003. He had been playing session bass with V:28 for a while and on some gigs, and it seemed right to expand to a trio. After the recording of the "NonAnthropogenic" album V:28 played at the Hole In The Sky metal festival 2003 in Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
. This was a great experience for V:28, and to play with bands such as Samael
Samael (band)
Samael is a industrial black metal band formed in 1987 in Sion, Switzerland.-Biography:Although much of their music from the mid-1990s onwards has incorporated electronic sounds which would best define their genre as industrial metal, they are an early 2nd Wave black metal band and an innovator for...
, Enslaved
Enslaved (band)
Enslaved is a progressive black metal band formed in June 1991 in Sveio, Norway, and currently based out of Bergen, Norway.-History:Enslaved was formed in June 1991 by Ivar Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson when they were 13 and 17 years old, respectively. The band name was inspired by an Immortal demo...
and Arcturus
Arcturus (band)
Arcturus is an avant-garde metal band formed in Norway in 1987. They named it Arcturus , after the Behenian fixed star Arcturus.-Biography:The band has released four official full-length albums...
was really an honour.
V:28 started to record their second album, entitled "SoulSaviour" in November 2004, and it was finished in January 2005. The recordings were done in Forbidden Frequencies, their own studio. As the job LRZ did on the first album was so amazing, V:28 asked him to produce and mix the "SoulSaviour" album as well. On this album V:28 worked with some other bands as well, such as the legendary industrial acts Deutsch Nepal
Deutsch Nepal
Deutsch Nepal is the solo industrial/dark ambient project of Swede Lina Der Baby Doll General .- Works :Under the name Deutsch Nepal, Lina has issued eight studio albums and a 7" as well as contributing to various compilations including a split CD with In Slaughter Nativesand another with The Moon...
and Raison D'Être
Raison d'être (band)
Raison d'être is a Swedish industrial ambient music project formed by Peter Andersson.The name of the band was taken from a sentence in a book by Carl Gustav Jung: "the individuation is the raison d’être of the self"....
and the Norwegian cult band When. That was a great experience, and the result turned out amazing. Once again Vendlus Records was chosen to release the album. The release of the "SoulSaviour" album was marked with a release party, held in Arendal
Arendal
is a town and municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. Arendal belongs to the traditional region of Sørlandet.The town of Arendal is the administrative center the municipality and also of Aust-Agder county...
, Norway, May 20. A show that turned out to be the best concert ever done by the band, thanks to the amazing fans. "SoulSaviour" was officially released on Tuesday May 24.
2006 was a rather quiet year for V:28, doing only one concert and a special box release for the "Time Is Empty" demo and the "Promotion CD 2003". In January 2007 V:28 started to record their third and final album in the trilogy they had been working on since their debut in 2003. The writing process had taken about two years. Once again the album was recorded in Forbidden Frequencies, and LRZ was chosen as producer. The final album in the trilogy was entitled "VioLution" and featured guest appearances from a wide range of artists, like Kristoffer Garm Rygg
Kristoffer Rygg
Kristoffer Rygg , also known as Garm, Trickster G. and recently also God Head is a Spellemannprisen nominated vocalist, musician and producer known as the frontman of Ulver and former vocalist for Arcturus...
(Ulver
Ulver
Ulver is a musical group from Norway. Since their first, folklore-influenced black metal release entitled Bergtatt – Et eeventyr i 5 capitler , Ulver’s musical style has been fluid and increasingly eclectic, blending genres such as rock, electronica, symphonic and chamber traditions, noise and...
), G.G.F.H
GGFH
G.G.F.H. is an industrial music band from Oakland, CA. The band’s musical inspiration derives from lyrical concepts such as death, murder, religion, drug abuse, rape, sex, and mental illness. They have received critical acclaim from Kerrang! and Terrorizer Magazine.- History :Michael Geist, also...
, MZ.412, Negru Voda, and Mike VanPortfleet (Lycia
Lycia (band)
Lycia is a darkwave/gothic rock band that was formed in 1988, Tempe, Arizona, United States. The main personnel of the band are Mike VanPortfleet, Tara Vanflower, David Galas and . Although only achieving minor cult success, the band is notable for being one of the ground breaking groups in...
). The album was released on Vendlus Records September 28, 2007. For this release V:28 also worked with a film crew to make a professional video for the album.
In March 2008, the band posted a statement regarding the future of V:28 on their website, in which they announce that having released their trilogy, they are officially disbanded. However, they kept on touring until the end of the year. Meanwhile, in September a remix album
Remix album
A remix album is an album consisting mostly of remixes or re-recorded versions of a music artists' earlier released material.One of the earliest remix albums was 1971's Aerial Pandemonium Ballet by Harry Nilsson, which was released by Nilsson after the successes of Everybody's Talkin and The Point!...
was released by Cold Meat Industry, featuring remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
es by many artists from both the metal
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...
and the dark ambient
Dark ambient
Dark ambient is a subgenre of ambient music that features foreboding, ominous, or discordant overtones. Although it had its roots in the 1970s, Dark ambient emerged in the 1980s and 1990s with the introduction of newer, smaller, and more affordable Effects units, synthesizer and sampling technology...
scene, such as Negru Voda, Beyond Sensory Experience, Nordvargr
Nordvargr
Nordvargr is the most commonly used name for Swedish musician Henrik Nordvargr Björkk.-Early Influence:In the late seventies Björkk became aware of music recorded by bands such as Kiss. After this he began buying music on a regular basis, staying true to the metal scene throughout his early teens...
(from Mz.412), Manes
Manes (band)
Manes was a band from Trondheim, Norway, formed in 1993. They started out as a two-piece band composed of Sargatanas and Cernunnus . They have been signed to Candlelight Records, Hammerheart Records and the Italian experimental label Code666...
, LRZ (from Red Harvest
Red Harvest (band)
Red Harvest was a Norwegian industrial metal band from Oslo. Their 2002 album Sick Transit Gloria Mundi was nominated for a Norwegian Grammy and an alternative Grammy in the "Best Metal Album" category...
), Origami Galaktika, des Esseintes (The Protagonist), Shinjuku Thief, Desiderii Marginis
Desiderii Marginis
- History :Desiderii Marginis was formed by Johan Levin in 1993 in Mjölby, Sweden as a solo project.The first three tapes 'Consecrare', 'Via Peregrinus' and 'Triptych' were originally released in very limited editions, however...
and Thrawn Hellspawn (from the bands Paradigma, and Dødheimsgard
Dødheimsgard
Dødheimsgard is a Norwegian heavy metal band formed in 1994. Dødheimsgard was originally a black metal band, but 1999's 666 International saw them change into an experimental and avant-garde / industrial metal band. In 2000, they shortened their name to DHG...
). It also includes two covers by V:28, One Last Breath, originally by the US darkwave act Bleak
Bleak (band)
Bleak is a Finnish rock band formed in 1997 and split in 2009. Bleak is now known as Fireal.Bleak stuck strictly to grunge during the first years of its career. The new millennium saw the band take a short breather, but Bleak regrouped in 2002, armed with a new, broader musical outlook...
(a side-project
Side-project
In popular music, a side project is a project undertaken by one or more persons already known for their involvement in another band. It can also be an artist or a band temporarily switching to a different style....
of Lycia musicians Mike VanPortfleet and David Galas), and All Lined Up, originally by Swans
Swans (band)
Swans are an influential American post-punk band initially active from 1982 to 1997, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. The band was one of the few groups to emerge from the early 1980s New York No Wave scene and stay intact into the next decade. Formed by Gira in...
(the latter cover being a co-production with Coph Nia
Coph Nia
Coph Nia is the name given to the dark ambient/ambient industrial act formed by Aldenon Sartorial. Coph Nia is currently signed to the Swedish label Cold Meat Industry. Its first release was the album That Which Remains, which was released in 2000...
).
V:28 finally disbanded on 2008, December 21.
Line-up
- Kristoffer Oustad (lead and rhythm guitar and programming)
- Eddie Risdal (vocals and rhythm guitar)
- Atle Johansen (bass and distortion)
Albums
NonAnthropogenic (November 14, 2003)Tracklist:
- 01 consumed by schizophrenia
- 02 dead shining star
- 03 the human element
- 04 to be tuned
- 05 perspective
- 06 everything but life
- 07 soldier of the neverending war
- 08 purity
- 09 the fall of science
- 10 zero nothing
SoulSaviour (May 24, 2005)
Tracklist:
- 11 the brightest light
- 12 unleash the energy
- 13 a prophecy written in uranium
- 14 infected by life
- 15 the purifying flames
- 16 solid structure unknown
- 17 as the sky opens
- 18 deConstructor
- 19 dead men's choir
VioLution (November 14, 2007)
Tracklist:
- 01 exequor
- 02 shut it down
- 03 the absolute
- 04 pattern of the weak
- 05 surrender to oblivion
- 06 world wide bombing day
- 07 desert generator
- 08 can you see the light now?
- 09 when entropy decreases
Demo's and Promo's
time is empty (2002)Tracklist:
- 01 execute schizophrenia
- 02 dead shining star
- 03 the human element
- 04 perspective
- 05 the fall of science
promotion cd 2003
Tracklist:
- 01 dead shining star
- 02 deConstructor
- 03 cosmic infinity
promotion cd 2006
Tracklist:
- 01 unleash the energy
- 02 deConstructor
- 03 dead shining star
- 04 zero nothing (live)