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Sweden flagBLACKSHINE
CURRENT NAME Blackshine
FORMER NAMES Hetsheads
ORIGIN Stockholm, Stockholms Län, Sweden
STATUS Active
FORMED IN 1988
LABEL Dockyard 1
GENRE Hard rock; Heavy metal
STYLE -
LYRICAL THEME -
BAND ADDED 2005-11-15, 00:00
LAST UPDATE 2007-06-06, 05:32
Band biography
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Blackshine was formed in August 1988 under the name of Hetsheads by four schoolmates living in Stockholm. Back then their ambition was to play deathmetal and they soon became a relatively well-known band in the deathmetal underground. Having the ambition of creating themselves an own identity and as always unwilling to limit themselves musically by labels the bands material began to take new forms. It became obvious that the band no longer played deathmetal. To avoid disappointing any of the old Hetsheads fans the band decided to change their monicer to Blackshine.

New name, new style but still the same determination and the same hardworking non-compromising members; Anders Strokirk-Guitar and Vocals, Joakim Stabel-Guitar, Fredrik Holmberg-Bass and Anders Freimanis-Drums. The band kept on writing and recording new material and finally all the hard work paid off. They signed a record contract with G.U.N. Records and recorded the debut "Our Pain Is Your Pleasure". Which was released in September 1997. (Even though the Hetsheads recordings were released by Repulse Records on the album "We Hail the Possessed" in 1995). The record was followed up with a successful European tour as supportact to U.D.O. and a Scandinavian tour supporting Bruce Dickinson.

Differences of opinion led to the decision of a break-up between Blackshine and G.U.N. Records. About the same time drummer Anders Freimanis and the rest of the band decided to go separate ways. Nevertheless Blackshine continued to write material and worked as hard as ever before. Several drummers were tested until the perfect man for the job was found in Håkan Eriksson (ex Godblender, ex Face Down). With a steady line-up and new material stronger than ever it didn't take long for the quartet to get signed by SPV/Steamhammer. The new album "Soulless & Proud" was recorded between Feb and Apr 2001 in Dog Pound Audio with producer Putzweck.
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Christofer Barkensjö2005-DrumsSee also General Surgery, Grave, Kaamos, Serpent Obscene
Fredrik Holmberg1988-Bass
Joakim Stabel1988-Guitars
Anders Strokirk1988-Guitars, vocals
Former members Add - Fetch
Håkan Erikson-2001-2002DrumsSee also Face Down
Anders Freimanis1988-1997-Drums
Stefan Carlsson2002-2005DrumsSee also Merciless, Transport League
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Unknown / none
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Official releases Add
1995We Hail The PossessedRepulse Records
1997Our Pain Is Your PleasureG.U.N.
2002Soulless & ProudSteamhammer Records
2006LifebloodDockyard 1
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