Xysma (band)

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Xysma
Xysma logo.jpg
General information
origin Naantali , Finland
Genre (s) Death Metal , Grindcore , (initially) Rock (later)
founding 1988 as Repulse, 2011
resolution 1998
Current occupation
Teppo "Orvis Goodnight" / "Marvelous Sidney Safe" sweater
Janitor "Joãnitor" Mustasch
Electric guitar
 Olli Nurminen aka "Olivier Lawny"
Kalle "Dr. Heavenly “Taivainen
Electric guitar (live)
 Jan Trygg
former members
Electric bass
 Vesa Iitti
Electric guitar
 Toni Christian "Thee" Stranius († July 7, 2004)
Electric guitar (live)
 Samae Koskinen

Xysma was a Finnish death metal and rock band from Naantali near Turku , which was founded in 1988 under the name Repulse , disbanded in 1998 and has been active again since 2011.

history

The band was founded in 1988 under the name Repulse after the members had heard some demo recordings by singer Janitor "Joãnitor" Mustasch. After the band had developed a few songs, the EP Fata Morgana followed in 1990, which was followed by the debut album Yeah in 1991 . In addition to Muschtasch, the band consisted of the guitarist Olli Nurminen, the bassist Vesa Litti and the drummer Teppo Pulli. Then came out in 1993 and 1995 with First & Magical and Deluxe the next two albums. In 1998 the band released the EP Singles , which was followed by the last album Girl on the Beach . In 1998 the band broke up again. The band has been active again since 2011. In summer 2013 the band played at the Ruisrock Festival.

style

In their early days, the band was heavily influenced by grindcore bands such as Napalm Death , Sore Throat and Carcass . In addition, the band also incorporated influences from Death Metal. On First & Magical the band played Death Metal comparable to the works of Carcass and Paradise Lost . With the album Deluxe , the band turned completely away from death metal and played rock music that was reminiscent of garage rock of the 1960s. On the lottery , the band made use of various rock genres: In addition to sound similarities to Ministry's industrial rock album Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs , the band made use of alternative , funk , grunge and psychedelic -Skirt .

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
lotto
  FI 20th 28/2013 (2 weeks)

as repulse

  • 1988: On a Cartrip in Sweden (Demo)

as xysma

  • 1989: Swarming of the Maggots (Demo)
  • 1990: Fata Morgana (EP, Seraphic Decay Records)
  • 1990: Above the Mind of Morbidity (EP, ComeBack Records)
  • 1991: Yeah (album, ComeBack Records)
  • 1993: First & Magical (album, ComeBack Records)
  • 1994: Deluxe (album, Spinefarm Records )
  • 1995: The Witch (single, Oskun Divari)
  • 1996: Lotto (album, Spinefarm Records)
  • 1997: Girl on the Beach (Album, Spinefarm Records)
  • 2004: Xysma (compilation, Spinefarm Records)
  • 2005: Lotto / Girl on the Beach ( Candlelight Records )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Metal grief . In: Metal Hammer . September 2004, p. 16 .
  2. ↑ a b Xysma. (No longer available online.) Metal from Finland, archived from the original on April 8, 2013 ; accessed on August 22, 2013 (English, biography originally from Spinefarm Records).
  3. ↑ Garry Sharpe-Young : AZ of Death Metal . Cherry Red Books, London 2001, ISBN 1-901447-35-9 , pp. 399 .
  4. ^ Eduardo Rivadavia: Xysma. Allmusic , accessed on August 22, 2013 .
  5. ↑ Xysma. Metal Storm, accessed August 22, 2013 .
  6. ↑ Video Xysma - 11/19/2011 Turku, Klubi - I Feel Like Lou Reed. 2Kmusic, accessed on August 22, 2013 .
  7. ↑ Ruisrock announces almost 30 artists for the upcoming summer. Tiketti, February 5, 2013, accessed August 22, 2013 .
  8. ^ Robert Müller: Xysma . Deluxe. In: Metal Hammer . October 1994, p. 59 f .
  9. ^ Robert Müller: Xysma . First & Magical. In: Metal Hammer . September 1993, p. 62 .
  10. ↑ Martin Popoff : The Collector's Guide of Heavy Metal Volume 3: The Nineties . Collectors Guide Ltd, Burlington, Ontario, Canada 2007, ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9 , pp. 507 .
  11. ↑ Chart sources: FI