Vondur
| Vondur | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin |
Stockholm , Sweden
|
| Genre (s) | Black metal |
| founding | 1993 |
| resolution | 1998 |
| Last occupation | |
| Tony Särkkä ("It") | |
singing |
Jim Berger ("All") |
Vondur was a black metal band consisting of Tony Särkkä ("It") and Jim Berger ("All"). It was a side project of Abruptum and Ophthalamia , which at that time consisted of the two people. While these two bands made more serious and dark music, the two musicians chose a satirical, parody-like approach for Vondur.
Band history
Tony Särkkä found himself at a crossroads in early 1993. According to his own statement, the dark, satanic music of Abruptum burdened him both physically and mentally, while he had the band Ophthalamia to compensate for it, but he was looking for a connection between the raw sound of Abruptum, which mainly consisted of sound structures, and the melodic Black Metal from his other band. He remembered Moloch or Abhar, a band he used to have with All, and released a 3-track demo with which he was able to sign a contract with Necropolis Records . He was able to win this over for his idea. At the time when the complete scene around Varg Vikernes and Euronymous in Norway was known, there were many rumors about Särkkä, including that he was a " dwarf ". In addition, Black Metal was commercially successful at that time and many epigones and imitators appeared from the point of view of the scene who sang about Norse mythology without having a clue about it. Särkkä decided to take this to the extreme. He chose the figure of Mestigoit from the film Black Robe - On the Iroquois River , a mystical dwarf, played by Yvan Labelle , as a model for his image and the popular Warpaint in the scene . The clothes were decorated with all kinds of rivets, cartridge belts and weapons. Jim Berger appeared in a long robe. On the first and only album Striðsyfirlýsing the band used Icelandic lyrics to differentiate themselves from the use of Scandinavian other bands. The album title means "declaration of war". The album featured Darth Vader and was created from a movie poster for The Empire Strikes Back . The album was produced by Michael Bohlin (Helvete Studios). All instruments were played by Särkkä, while Berger took over the vocals. The drums were a drum computer and were given in the credits as “Irata” (backwards for “ Atari ”). A version, limited to 666 copies, appeared with a razor blade and the prompt "Kill Yourself". The album also features a loop of a recording made by one of the then frequent church arson foundations in Norway and Sweden. The album was released on June 24, 1996.
In 1998 the project was continued with the mini album The Galactic Rock'n'Roll Empire . With You Don't Move Me (I Don't Give a Fuck) ( Bathory ), Rocka Rolla ( Judas Priest ), Red Hot (Mötley Crüe) and Love Me Tender ( Elvis Presley ), this contained four cover versions and three original songs . The album was produced by Peter Tägegren in the Abyss studios . It should be the last official release from Vondur. Shortly thereafter, Tony Särkkä left the black metal scene.
In 2011 he sat down with Bohlin and Berger to reissue the Vondur discography. The 2CD compilation No Compromise , which contained all material in a remastered version, was published via Osmose Productions .
Discography
- 1994: Uppruni vonsku (demo)
- 1995: Striðsyfirlýsing (album, Necropolis Records )
- 1998: The Galactic Rock'n'Roll Empire (EP, Necropolis Records)
- 2011: No Compromise! (2CD compilation, Osmose Productions )
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tony Särkkä: Declaration of War . In: Liner Notes on No Compromise . Osmose Productions , 2011.
- ↑ credits . In: Booklet on Striðsyfirlýsing . Necropolis Records , 1996.
- ^ Paul "Typhon" Thind: Typhon's Diary. August 25, 1997, archived from the original on October 21, 1997 ; accessed on August 18, 2010 (English).