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Damien - BLACK HEART out now!

About Me

Damien is a hardcore/metal-band (the expression is worn out, but it works) hailing from Karlstad, Sweden. The band was formed in early 2003 by four guys with lots of experience from other Swedish bands, some more successful than others. Originally, Damien started out as a quartet but after only a few rehearsals a second guitarist was recruited to evolve the sound and make the live performances heavier and more massive.
After a couple of months rehearsing the band was asked to play the infamous Deadfest in Linköping (Sweden) with bands like Walls of Jericho and Undying. Damiens performance was a complete success and the response was way better than expected. The band was of course psyched about this and went home to Karlstad to rehearse even more. This resulted in a couple of more live shows and finally a five song demo recording during the summer of 2004.
Once again the response was overwhelming and Damien was elected "Best in Sweden" (band of the month) in Swedens biggest metal magazine, Close-Up Magazine. This also resulted in a song ("Trucido") on the free sampler that comes with every issue of the magazine.
The feature in Close-Up Magazine was followed by gigs around Sweden (e.g. Sweden Rock festival, Arvikafestivalen and Augustibuller) and the recording of a new demo. The band was not completely satisfied with the result of this recordning though and decided to give the songs some more work.
During 2008 Damien recorded a 10" called "Black heart" that will be released on The Greatest Records this spring.
Photos by www.jonasl.se




"Black Heart" - the video (press HD for full resolution)
Produced by: Anders Carlborg
Photo by: Errol Tanriverdi
The making of the video for "Black Heart" (in swedish)
"Charger" live at Nöjesfabriken in Karlstad, April -09

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 17/02/2005
Band Website: myspace.com/damienmusic
Band Members: PG: Vocals

Anders: Guitar

Per: Guitar

Martin: Drums

Anders: Bass

Influences: Slayer, Hatebreed, First Blood, In Flames, Himsa, Sworn Enemy, Throwdown, Entombed, Lamb of God, Unearth, The Haunted, Earth Crisis, Terror, Pantera, Slipknot, Mastodon, Machine Head + tons of other metal and hardcore bands.
Sounds Like: Like a mix of the above mentioned bands...
Record Label: The Greatest Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

All shows are canceled!

Due to a serious illness of one of our bandmember - we will have to cancel all our planned shows to date. Hopefully we will be back a.s.a.p. to wreck a stage near you and most of all: a fast recovery ...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:19:00 GMT

Studio diary, day 2

Two days was enough for us this time. Today we tracked four full songs and a bunch of new riffs. Now we're about to analyze this new stuff and come up with ideas to make the songs even better. One of ...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:24:00 GMT

Studio diary, day 1

Today we entered Studio Speedball to record demos of a couple of new songs. The purpose with this recording is to get a picture of how the new material sounds and to get ideas of how things could be d...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:20:00 GMT

Studio

Tonight it's time for us to enter the studio again. We're about to record demos of a couple of new songs to get a picture of what they really sound like. Keep your eyes open for pictures and studio re...
Posted by on Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:38:00 GMT

Interpunk

Good news! "Black heart" is now available for purchase at Interpunk. Follow this link and get your copy today!
Posted by on Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:20:00 GMT

Gothenburg flyer

 
Posted by on Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:48:00 GMT

Big Balls metal compilation

In the end of November we will record a brand new song to be released on "Big balls metal compilation". The compilation features these 11 metal bands from Karlstad:DamienBruteThe GeneralsTorture Divis...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:41:00 GMT

Sticky Fingers

It's been a couple of years since we played in Gothenburg but on the 6th of November we'll be back for another show. This time as support for Deathstars at Sticky Fingers.More info can be found here.
Posted by on Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:02:00 GMT

Back to Nöjesfabriken

We had a blast in April and in November it's time again. On November 21 (Saturday) we'll hit the stage at Nöjesfabriken in Karlstad together with our good friends in Brute and CellOut from Stockholm.F...
Posted by on Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:27:00 GMT

Spotify

All songs from our record "Black heart" are now available on Spotify. Follow this link and enjoy! 
Posted by on Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:13:00 GMT