Airdash
| Airdash | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Thrash metal , speed metal |
| founding | 1986 |
| resolution | 1992 |
| Last occupation | |
| Tommy Dolivo | |
Electric guitar |
Roope Sirén |
| Ykä "Agathon Frosteus" | |
| Juha Laine | |
| Kirka Sainio | |
| former members | |
Electric bass |
Sidi |
Electric guitar |
Markku "Nirri" Niiranen |
Airdash was a Finnish thrash metal band from Helsinki that was formed in 1986 and split again in 1992. The band was the opening act for bands like Suicidal Tendencies and Anthrax .
history
The band was formed in 1986. The following year the band released their first demo called Airdash . The band released their first single Without it / White Lies in 1988 on Kerberos Records . With this label, the band also released their debut album Thank God it's Monday in the same year. The following year BMG released the album in Japan .
The follow-up album Hospital Hallucinations Take One was released in 1989 via Diablo Records . Before the next album Both Ends of the Path was released in 1991 , which was released in Europe by Black Mark Production , guitarist Markku "Nirri" Niiranen left the band and was replaced by Tommy Dolivio. In 1992 the band separated. Niiranen and guitarist Roope Sirén later joined the band Stone . Sirén and Stone bassist Janne Joutsenniemi later founded Suburban Tribe . Bassist Kirka Sainio could later be heard on Gandalf's demo The Cradle (1995) . Drummer Ykä “Agathon Frosteus” played with various bands such as Gloomy Grim , Walhalla , Soulgrind , Thy Serpent , Nomicon , Barathrum and Corporal Punishment .
style
The band is counted among the pioneers of the Finnish thrash metal scene. The band initially played simple Thrash Metal, but it became technically more demanding on Both Ends of the Path . The music on this album was somewhere between that of Coroner and Dark Angel .
Discography
- Airdash (demo, 1987, self-published)
- Without it / White Lies (single, 1988, Kerberos Records )
- Thank God it's Monday (album, 1988, Kerberos Records)
- Thank God it's Monday / Helluva Noise (album, 1988, Kerberos Records)
- Vengeance Through Violence (EP, 1989, Diablo Records )
- Hospital Hallucinations Take One (album, 1989, Diablo Records)
- Both Ends of the Path (Album, 1991, Black Mark Production )
- Soul of a Renegade / View (Single, 1991, Black Mark Production)
- Liquid Bliss (single, 1991, Black Mark Production)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Airdash - Airdash [Demo] ( Memento from September 4, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ), accessed on November 15, 2011.
- ^ Airdash - Without It , accessed November 15, 2011.
- ^ Airdash ( memento of December 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on November 15, 2011.
- ↑ Classic Thrash - Reviews - A , accessed October 15, 2011.