Man the machetes
| Man the machetes | |
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 Band logo |
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| General information | |
| origin | Trondheim , Norway |
| Genre (s) | Hardcore , metal |
| founding | 2011 |
| Website | manthemachetes.com |
| Current occupation | |
| Christopher Iversen | |
| Morten Carlsson | |
guitar |
Erlend Sætren |
| Erik Larsen | |
| Per spar | |
Man the Machetes is a Norwegian hardcore / metal band from Trondheim .
history
The band was founded in 2011. First the drummer Per Holm and the bass player Erik Larsen met the guitarist Erlend Sætren at a party . Later came singer Christopher Iversen and guitarist Morten Carlsson added. The band name is derived from the album Young Machetes by The Blood Brothers . The musicians rehearsed in a German bunker from the Second World War .
Man the Machetes played numerous concerts in support of bands such as Gallows or Kvelertak and performed at various Norwegian festivals . The band was also awarded the Ukas Urørt prize by the radio station NRK P3 . In August 2012 the musicians flew to Toronto to record their debut album under the direction of producer Eric Ratz. Three months later, Man the Machetes were signed to Indie Recordings . Idiokrati was released on January 29, 2013, the follow-up album Av Nag on August 21, 2015.
style
Man the Machetes play a mix of hardcore, metal, punk and pop . The band is often compared to Kvelertak. The texts are written in Norwegian .
Discography
- 2013: Idiokrati
- 2015: Av Nag
Individual evidence
- ↑ manthemachetes.com ( Memento of November 28, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Christoph Höhl: With the machete in the bunker . In: SLAM alternative music magazine , No. 66, page 26.
- ↑ MAN THE MACHETES Signs With INDIE RECORDINGS . Blabbermouth.net , accessed February 11, 2013
Web links
- Official homepage ( Memento from November 28, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- Man the Machetes at Allmusic (English)