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HEARSE
CURRENT NAME	Hearse
FORMER NAMES	-
ORIGIN	Sweden
STATUS	Active
FORMED IN	2000
LABEL	VIC Records
GENRE	Death metal
STYLE	-
LYRICAL THEME	-
BAND ADDED	2005-08-04, 00:00
LAST UPDATE	2009-09-18, 12:46

Band biography

You could make a longer story shorter by telling that Max Thornell and Johan Liiva used to play together in a bunch of different bands between ´84 and ´94 (Furbowl, Devourment etc). In ´94 Johan decided to leave their long time cooperation Furbowl (Those Shredded Dreams CD ´92 / The Autumn Years CD ´94).

Then some time ago, when it was time for Max to put together a new constallation, Johan immediately came to his mind. As the two old friends hadn´t been rocking together for 6 long years it sure was about time. Johan had at the time just quit with Arch Enemy and one phone call later he was ready to scream out his lungs again.

Now there was a real need for a guitar player. An old colleague of Max named Mattias Ljung was asked to join the band. He hadn´t actually played any metal licks and tricks for several years, which Max saw as a great advantage. "

Hmmm…this man isn´t deep down in the swamp of metal which means he´ll probably look at the music a bit differently and hopefully give it some unexpected twists!".So there it was! The complete Hearse line-up!

The band´s first demo was sent around in a few copies to some magazines and some labels. Besides from some good reviews in the mags it also attained interest from Hammerheart Records. Soon a contract was signed and the band began recording 2 songs for a 7" single including the songs "Torch" and "Avalon". Shortly after the single recording the band began recording the debut album "Dominion Reptilian". This album saw the light of day in March of 2003.

In the summer of 2003 Hearse started recording their second album titled "Armageddon Mon Amour". Keep your eyes and ears open folks!

In early August 2005 the band signed a new contract with the Swedish label Cold Records.

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Current members Add - Fetch
Max Thornell	2000-	Drums, guitars
Mattias Ljung	2000-	Guitars
Johan Liiva	2000-	Bass, vocals	See also Arch Enemy, Carnage, NonExist

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Unknown / none

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Official releases Add
2002	Torch	Hammerheart
2003	Dominion Reptilian	Hammerheart
2004	Armageddon, Mon Amour 7.5 / 10 Read our review here	Karmageddon Media
2005	Kambodia	Karmageddon Media
2005	The Last Ordeal	Karmageddon Media
2007	In These Veins	Cold Records
2009	Single Ticket To Paradise	VIC Records

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