Band: Artillery

Country: Denmark

Genre: Thrash Metal

Lyrical themes: Society, Death, Life

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History:

Artillery is a Danish Thrash Metal band formed in 1982 in Taastrup, a suburb to Copenhagen by drummer Carsten Nielsen and guitarist Jørgen Sandau while they were visiting Mercyful Fate at their rehearsal room. Later on they agreed to name the band Artillery from the track Heavy Artillery from Tank's album Filth Hounds of Hades. After trying several musicians, the line up became: guitarists Jørgen Sandau and Michael Stützer, bassist Morten Stützer, drummer Carsten Nielsen and singer Per Onink. After two demos, the band had one studio song called Hey Woman, featured in a compilation called Speed Metal Hell. Then in the same year, in 1985, the band released their first studio album called Fear And Tomorrow. Then, in 1986, the drummer of the band, Carsten Nielsen, was asked by Quorthon of Bathory to join the band, but the band refused by responding that their band would be bigger than them, so that's how they kindly refuse his offer. Then, in '87, they released their second album, Terror Squad. Then in 1989, the guitarist Jørgen Sandau Putza left the band. Bassist Morten Stützer took over his position, lending the bass to recruit Peter Thorslund. Then in 1990, the band released what would had been a masterpiece of Danish Thrash Metal music: By Inheritance, is the band most recognized album, and is considered by many thrash metal fans as a classic in the genre as well as one of the most technical thrash metal albums ever released. After such sucess, the band decided to split up in 1991, then the members went on to some of their musical projects. Then, in 1998 they reformed for a compilation and to record the album B.A.C.K., that hitted the shelves in 1999. Then in 2000, the band splited up again. To reform in 2007 for a 4-CD Boxset compilation called Through The Years. They confirmed on their website in 2007 that they were reformed, but without their great singer Flemming Rönsdorf. Until now the band have released three albums under different lineups: When Death Comes (2009), My Blood (2011) and Legions (2013)

Recommended Material:

I have not checked up that much from this band, but, from the albums I have been checking up so far, it's the album By Inheritance that stood up the most. Solid riffs, with great intensity are what lurks in the songs in this album. Have some great tunes by them:

Khomaniac:

Beneath The Clay (R.I.P.):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-eKngpoEIE

By Inheritance:

Back In The Trash:

Let There Be Sin:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5tfYZoBTwY

And the song Delusions Of Grandeur with an actual PMV (Pony Music Video):

For the discography and more about this band, here is the Metal-Archives link: http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Artillery/249#band_tab_members

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