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Payload

About Me

Payload is a Danish rock/metal band founded by Jonas Muff, Nikolaj Søegaard and Simon Melhus in the early winter of 2006. In the beginning the band was called Spoilage and the first stable line-up consisted of: Jonas Muff on the drums, Simon Melhus playing the rhythm guitar, Mads Jensen playing the bass and Nikolaj Søegaard on lead guitar.

In the late spring of 2008 Hjalte Visser joined as the lead singer, unfortunately Mads Jensen left the band only a few weeks later and the band was without a bass player. Though only one week later Christian Erenskjold joined and became their new bass player.Suddenly there was a new chemistry within the band and they started writing their own material. Spoilage changed their name to Payload and played their first “real” gig in January 2009.

Escape by Tranquility live at Huset Esbjerg

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Member Since: 26/05/2007
Band Website: Myspace.com/PayloadDK
Band Members: Vocal:
Hjalte Visser

Lead guitar:
Nikolaj Søegaard

Rhythm guitar:
Simon Melhus

Bass/Backing vocal:
Christian Erenskjold

Drums:
Jonas Muff

Influences: Among others, these bands are our main source of inspiration: Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Megadeth and AC/DC.
Sounds Like: Discharge EP

Released: March 2009
Produced by: Kenneth Kirkeby/Payload
Mixed by: Kenneth Kirkeby
Mastered by: Carl Ewald
Neural Intrusion
Music: Søegaard/Melhus
Lyrics: Erenskjold
Lilith
Music: Muff/Visser/Erenskjold
Lyrics: Erenskjold
Silenced and Blind
Music: Erenskjold
Lyrics: Erenskjold
Face Reality
Music: Visser
Lyrics: Erenskjold/Muff

Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Mastered demo, finally on Myspace!

Hey!The mastered version of our demo, has now been uploaded. The old, lower quality has been deleted, and the new better-sounding demo is now available!This is also the reason for the lack of playcoun...
Posted by on Wed, 06 May 2009 05:01:00 GMT

Demo up on myspace!

Finally our newly recorded demo is up here on myspace. So listen to it and feel free to give us some feedback on what you think!See you on the 3. of April at Konfus (where you also will be able to get...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:39:00 GMT

Thank you + Live song

Thank you for a great concert last saturday. We have uploaded our song The Wayfarer from that night, and we hope you enjoy it once again. Cheers! Payload.
Posted by on Fri, 06 Feb 2009 06:59:00 GMT

Check out this event: Esbjerg Undergorund Festival

Hosted By:Huset - EsbjergWhen:Saturday, January 31, 2009Where:Huset - EsbjergFinsensgade 1Esbjerg6700Description:Payload spiller sammen med 7 andre bands, fredag og lørdag den 30. og 31. januar! Pa...
Posted by on Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:59:00 GMT

Mange tak.

Tusind tak skal i have!Det var en super fed koncert igår, og det var takket være jer. Vi glæder os meget til at se jer igen.Også tak til de to bands vi delte scenen med. Til næste koncert vil vi endnu...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 05:41:00 GMT

Getting into the groove.

Hi there people of the internet. Im the new bass player of Spoilage, and I just wanted to thank everyone who made last friday a great night. It was nice to play along with our good friends from Power ...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 10:35:00 GMT

New bassplayer!

After nothing more than a week og searching a new bassplayer, Christian E is now with us! He is an amazing bassplayer, that we are looking forward to play a lot more with.Especially because he co...
Posted by on Tue, 13 May 2008 23:40:00 GMT

We are seeking a new bassplayer!!!!

As of this day, Mads is no longer our bassplayer. We are therefore looking for a new dude to play the bass!!Write to us if you are interested! *You have to be able to play tuesday at 2030 in hjerting...
Posted by on Tue, 06 May 2008 12:53:00 GMT