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TORTURE KILLER
Swarm
Metal Blade |
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From Metal Blade's press release:
TORTURE KILLER
Chris Barnes-Vocals
Jari Laine -Guitars
Tuomas Karppinen-Guitars
Kim Torniainen-Bass
Tuomo Latvala-Drums
Torture Killer first started out as a fun project during the
spring of 2002 when the guys hung out at their rehearsal room
drinking beer and playing their favorite Six Feet Under and
Obituary songs. After a couple of months a sudden possibility to
play live at a local metal show rose out of nowhere and after a
small discussion they agreed to perform a set of SFU cover
songs. The band name was chosen after a track they were to play
that night: Torture Killer. After that weekend they decided to
try writing similar material of their own.
The tracks turned out to be total killers with a massive sound
and groove. From the first chord they played together it was
obvious that Torture Killer would not remain as a "weekend
boozing" project, it sounded way too good for that. Six months
later, Torture Killer were in the studio recording 9 tracks to
be released on Severe Music, the label of one of the members of
Torture Killer. The final result for this low budget recording
(recorded, mixed and mastered in 30 hours) was perfect. It was
exactly what they were after and the band decided to try their
luck and sent promo-copies to a small amount of respectable
metal labels. The end result was Torture Killer signing a deal
in spring 2003 with Hammerheart.
The debut album "For Maggots To Devour" was released through
Karmageddon Media in October 2003. After the release the band
did a tour in Finland supporting Vader and shortly after that
embarked on their first small European tour with Cropment and
Poppy Seed Grinder. The line-up changed just a few days before
the European trip and Sallinen (Funeral Feast) stepped in to
save the day and the band continued to use his help after the
tour with random live dates. In September 2005 Torture Killer
shared a release with a fellow Finnish death metal
murder-machine Sotajumala. The split EP showcased two new
Torture Killer tracks with Sallinen on vocals and was released
as 7"-vinyl and as a CD single.
The guys never would have guessed where they would stand with
this band in 2005 when they first started playing together under
the name of Torture Killer. A majority of the interviews Torture
Killer did to promote the debut album " For Maggots To Devour "
asked if they knew what the Six Feet Under guys and especially
Chris Barnes thought about the band. “After all, the link
between us and his work with SFU is more than obvious.
Truthfully, we kinda wondered that ourselves as well. Well, now
we know” states the band.
Chris Barnes contacted Torture Killer last October (2004) with a
very supportive and friendly note. The name Torture Killer
caught his attention and he was intrigued enough to check the
band out. This is when Barnes found out about the difficult
situation they were at with the line up and offered to step in
as the new Torture Killer vocalist and that he would handle the
vocals on Swarm! - The renamed 2nd album. Here’s what he has to
say about it:
”I’m very happy to announce that I have joined the band Torture
Killer full time. These guys are some of the best musicians I
have ever been involved with, and I am 100% intent on using all
my resources and energy to help propel this band to the top of
the death metal food chain. I am extremely pleased with the
songs we’ve put together for the CD ‘Swarm!’, and I can’t wait
to get out on tour with the band and kill every one of you sick
fuckers!!! See you soon.” – Barnes
With a back catalogue including death metal classics such as
Butchered at Birth, Tomb of the Mutilated, Haunted and Maximum
Violence it is obvious that the eyes of death metal fans will be
on Torture Killer - in good and bad.
The basic tracks for Swarm! were recorded back in January 2005,
Chris did his vocals at The Hit Factory, Florida in May/June
with Chris Carroll and the album was mixed and mastered by Chris
and Erik Rutan in October. Cover artwork was done by infamous
artist Wes Benscoter (who has done covers for such bands as
Mortician, Cattle Decapitation, and Vehemence) who gave the
album the visual impact it needed.
Discography:
Sotajumala / Torture Killer Split 7" & CD-Single (2005)
For Maggots To Devour (2003)
Homepage:
http://www.torturekiller.com |
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