Downlord was first spawned in mid-2004 when guitarist Rene Falther and drummer Rasmus Schmidt hooked up with guitarist Donovan Spenceley and vocalist Dave Ingram. The idea grew and flourished at a phenomenal. After only a few months of hard work in the studio, a 4 track demo was recorded, with many other tracks written and recorded, to await release from the tomb.
As in any hard fought struggle, there were casualties along the way. In late 2004 a new bass player was found in Thomas Fagerlind (ex Iniquity/Daemon). Then, in mid 2005, drummer Rasmus Schmidt found the workload of 2 bands too much, and so Downlord carefully deliberated as to which drummer would fill the void. For a short period, the band had been temporarily working with former Iniquity sticksman, Jesper Frost, and then later aquired the services of Reno Killerich (session drummer for Dimmu Borgir and Old Man's Child, amongst others) for the recording of their 2nd demo in early 2006.
In mid-2006 the band inked a deal with USA based label Open Grave Records, who quickly released both the demos as a limited edition EP (666 numbered copies) and, in January 2007, the debut full-length album "Random Dictionary Of The Damned" upon the world, featuring Rasmus Schmidt, original drummer.
March 2007 saw the band begin utilizing the services of Morten Siersbaek behind the drumkit. Siersbaek, on loan from Exmortem & Spectral Mortuary, showed Downlord his skills over several rehearsal sessions and an agreement was reached to continue the working relationship.
In September 2007 Downlord left Open Grave Records. The contract was up, and the band felt they had progressed as far as they could with the label, and preferred to strike out alone. This paid off, as Downlord were nominated for "Metal Debut Of The Year" at the Danish Metal Awards 2007.
The working atmosphere in the studio is both easy-going and pleasant. This is mainly due to the members of Downlord having such a wide & varied past (previous bands include: Iniquity, Benediction, Sacrificial, Daemon, and Bolt Thrower, to name but a few.) This can be heard in the bands sound, as Downlord are a blistering coalition of American, English and Scandinavian scenes.
The bands range of songs continue to grow in strength.
MIGHT IS RIGHT.
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