Difference between revisions of "Malestrum"
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Malestrum were undoubtedly Hamilton's greatest Swedish heavy metal band. All five members travelled from Europe in the late 1990's to play at a promised stadium concert in Hamilton. Upon arriving however, the gig fell through and all 5 members were stranded in the town with no way to get back to Sweden. They accepted a slot at a performance cafe held at the [[The Meteor]] and from that gig onwards, where the lead singer set fire to his toy guitar, Malestrum's legend status in Hamilton was assured. | Malestrum were undoubtedly Hamilton's greatest Swedish heavy metal band. All five members travelled from Europe in the late 1990's to play at a promised stadium concert in Hamilton. Upon arriving however, the gig fell through and all 5 members were stranded in the town with no way to get back to Sweden. They accepted a slot at a performance cafe held at the [[The Meteor]] and from that gig onwards, where the lead singer set fire to his toy guitar, Malestrum's legend status in Hamilton was assured. | ||
| − | Consisting of vocalist/lyricist/ | + | Consisting of vocalist/lyricist/visionary [[Wolfgang Arc]], [[Slor Amslat]] on lead guitar, [[Lars (Lars) Larsen]] on lead guitar (sometimes referred to as Laas Von Trapp for copyright reasons), [[Rufus Niechmeier]] on lead bass and [[Lager Oonst]] on lead drums, the band played consistently throughout the year whipping audiences into frenzied mashing with their catch cry “We vill rock you till Venesday" and songs such as [[Let there be Malestrum]], [[Blue metal]], [[Rock your arse off baby]] and the political [[Smash the state]]. |
| − | The band headed back to Sweden | + | The band headed back to Sweden in 1999, but during a stopover in the Pacific islands, most members lost their tickets and some remain there till this day. Unfortunately, there remain no recordings of their work, but some video does remain, which may be released at some time. ''Arc'' is now heavily involved in the "wordless poetry" movement, ''Niechmeyer'' runs a small cocktail bar in the islands, ''Amslat'' has released a number of "teach yourself lead metal rock lead guitar" DVDs, ''Larsen'' is now a Linguistics professor and is presently writing a Swedish heavy metal dictionary and ''Oonst'' is the drummer in a heavy metal band in Hamilton. |
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Revision as of 21:52, 4 June 2007
Malestrum were undoubtedly Hamilton's greatest Swedish heavy metal band. All five members travelled from Europe in the late 1990's to play at a promised stadium concert in Hamilton. Upon arriving however, the gig fell through and all 5 members were stranded in the town with no way to get back to Sweden. They accepted a slot at a performance cafe held at the The Meteor and from that gig onwards, where the lead singer set fire to his toy guitar, Malestrum's legend status in Hamilton was assured.
Consisting of vocalist/lyricist/visionary Wolfgang Arc, Slor Amslat on lead guitar, Lars (Lars) Larsen on lead guitar (sometimes referred to as Laas Von Trapp for copyright reasons), Rufus Niechmeier on lead bass and Lager Oonst on lead drums, the band played consistently throughout the year whipping audiences into frenzied mashing with their catch cry “We vill rock you till Venesday" and songs such as Let there be Malestrum, Blue metal, Rock your arse off baby and the political Smash the state.
The band headed back to Sweden in 1999, but during a stopover in the Pacific islands, most members lost their tickets and some remain there till this day. Unfortunately, there remain no recordings of their work, but some video does remain, which may be released at some time. Arc is now heavily involved in the "wordless poetry" movement, Niechmeyer runs a small cocktail bar in the islands, Amslat has released a number of "teach yourself lead metal rock lead guitar" DVDs, Larsen is now a Linguistics professor and is presently writing a Swedish heavy metal dictionary and Oonst is the drummer in a heavy metal band in Hamilton.
