Clown turns 10!!!
On March 7 2007 it was 10 years since Clown first live show. Even after all these years with more or less struggling to get up and out, and despite all the set backs, disappointments, line up changes, change of rehearsal spaces, and lots and lots of downtime -Clown is still alive. It all comes down to the joy of playing metal, releasing anger, the need to create music. This is an addiction, and it won’t just go away. Clown won’t die.
It all started in late 1996/early 1997 in a suburb of Bergen on the Norwegian west coast called Ã…sane. A bunch of young metalheads into Metallica, Pantera, Korn, Machine Head, Sepultura, Meshuggah, Deftones etc etc decided to start a band, and so Clown was born. After 7 years of non stop pushing, the band came to a halt in 2005 when co-founder Haakon Haagensen left the band due to his fatherhood, and the rest of the members took some time off to do other things (music, studies, travelling, working -all 4 current members work at local club Garage). Just before this they recorded their first full length album, "Remedy For Bliss", produced by the members of fellow Norsemen El Caco. So far, this album has not been released, and nothing is being done with the situation right now.
The release prior to this was the EP "Bloom’s Decay" which is still available from the band. Before this Clown released 2 demos and a split EP with local friends Ribozyme.
In 2006 Clown made a couple of live performances, just to let people know that the band is still here. Clown is a well-experienced live act, having toured both their native country as well as a few dates in Europe together with El Caco in 2004. Highlights also include a performance at the Quart Festival in 2002, and performing for a packed Hulen in their hometown Bergen at the By:larm event in 2004.
No one knows what the future holds for Clown. For now, the band is rehearsing, writing new material and still focusing on other priorities at the same time. This page is the only website for Clown now, as the old one is still down and apparently will stay down for a while!
Discography:
Demo 1 (1999)
1: Dirt
2: So Tight
3: My Design
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Christer Bakke - Guitar
Ben Hellfire - Drums
Haakon Haagensen - Guitar
Yngve Knudsen - Bass
Lasse Bergsvik - Vocals
Produced & Mixed by Jørgen "Dupermann" Træen
Demo 2 (2001)
1: My Weak Lung
2: Given
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Christer Bakke - Guitar
Ben Hellfire - Drums
Haakon Haagensen - Guitar
Yngve Knudsen - Bass
Lasse Bergsvik - Vocals
Produced & Mixed by Jørgen "Dupermann" Træen
Twintracks EP (2002)
1: Ribozyme - Reason
2: Ribozyme - Ticket Tobacco
3: Clown - Intensifier
4: Clown - Unwell
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Christer Bakke - Vocals
Ben Hellfire - Drums
Haakon Haagensen - Guitar
Yngve Knudsen - Bass
Lasse Bergsvik - Vocals
Øystein Knutsen - Guitar
Produced & Mixed by Rune Langhelle
Bloom’s Decay EP (2003)
1: All Your Ugly
2: Amonia
3: Insula
4: Gazing At The Sun
5: Confusebox
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Christer Bakke - Vocals
Ben Hellfire - Drums
Haakon Haagensen - Guitar
Yngve Knudsen - Bass
Øystein Knutsen - Guitar & Vocals
Produced & Mixed by Rune Langhelle
Remedy For Bliss (2006)
Sulphur Hands
The Mansion
The Sum Of Nothing
Treasure Hunting
Ignite & Draw
Trademark Insult
LA Law
Gloves Off
Daysick
Anemic
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Christer Bakke - Vocals
Ben Hellfire - Drums
Haakon Haagensen - Guitar
Yngve Knudsen - Bass
Øystein Knutsen - Guitar & Vocals
Produced & Mixed by Thomas Fredriksen & Anders Gjesti
"All Your Ugly" video, from the "Bloom’s Decay EP":
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"Gazing At The Sun" video, from the "Bloom’s Decay EP":
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