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| | image = Demilich Party.San Metal Open Air 2017 08.jpg | |||
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| ⚫ | | years_active = 1990–1993, 2006, 2010, 2015–present | ||
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| | current_members = Antti Boman<br />Mikko Virnes<br />Aki Hytönen<br />Jarkko Luomajoki | |||
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| past_members = Ville Koistinen<br />Jussi Teräsvirta<br />Tommi Hoffren | ||
| | past_members = Ville Koistinen<br />Jussi Teräsvirta<br />Corpse<br />sds | |||
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| '''Demilich''' is a ] band |
'''Demilich''' is a Finnish ] band, which formed in the early 1990s and consists of vocalist/guitarist Antti Boman, guitarist Aki Hytönen, bassist Ville Koistinen, and drummer Mikko Virnes. Their debut album, '']'' (1993), features intricate death metal riffs with unusually low, guttural vocals in the ]. The album contains long, complicated song titles and unconventional lyrics which were written in code in the booklet. | ||
| ''Nespithe'' was featured in ]'s ''Secret History of Death Metal'', in their list of "The 40 Albums You Must Hear"; they commented: "Even trying to scream your lungs out whilst vomiting a mix of haggis, outdated goat's cheese and kebab won't do. Tested extensively by Terrorizer's scientific team, we can now safely say that no normal human is capable of reproducing the effect-free vocal madness displayed by Antti Boman on these Finns' sole, totally unique, album."<ref name=terrorizer>Badin, Olivier. ]'s Secret History of Death Metal, "The 40 Albums You Must Hear", p. 95, March 2010.</ref> | |||
| Demilich played what was believed to be their last show on July |
Demilich played what was believed to be their last show on 22 July 2006 but performed many other shows since then, including appearances at ] and ].<ref name=anentity>{{cite web|url=http://www.anentity.com/demilich/|title=Demilich|website=Anentity.com|accessdate=February 16, 2010}}</ref><ref name=deathfest>{{Cite web |url=http://www.marylanddeathfest.com/ |title=MDF - America's Biggest Metal Party of the Year |access-date=July 29, 2014 |archive-date=March 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310114433/http://www.marylanddeathfest.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
| Demilich reunited for a show at ] in 2015.<ref name=deathfest>{{cite web|url=http://www.marylanddeathfest.com/|title=Deathfest}}</ref> | |||
| ==History== | ==History== | ||
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| Demilich was founded in 1990 by guitarist/vocalist Antti Boman and Mikko Virnes, creating a unique sound of technical death metal in A standard tuning, with extremely low-register vocals. Demilich recorded four demo tapes (some re-used material from previous demos) before creating their debut, Nespithe, in 1993. The band split up shortly after the release of the album due to complications with their record label and the album's profits. Demilich remained inactive until 2005 when they reformed and began playing live shows, as well as writing new material. |
Demilich was founded in 1990 by guitarist/vocalist Antti Boman and drummer Mikko Virnes, creating a unique ] sound of technical death metal in A standard tuning, with extremely low-register vocals. Demilich recorded four demo tapes (some containing re-used material from previous demos) before creating their debut, ''Nespithe'', in 1993. The band split up shortly after the release of the album due to complications with their record label and the album's profits. Demilich remained inactive until 2005 when they reformed and began playing live shows, as well as writing new material. This material would not be released to the public until 2014. Demilich played what was to be their last show in 2006, yet performed one-off shows in the following years. | ||
| ''20th Adversary of Emptiness'' contains everything Demilich have ever recorded, starting from ''Regurgitation of Blood'' demo (1991) and rounding things off with three songs the band recorded during their brief comeback in 2006. The only Demilich full-length album ''Nespithe'' has been reissued several times over the years in various guises, but always using the inferior 16-bit CD masters and sometimes brickwalled beyond recognition. For this release the band dug up the original unmastered 24 bit studio tapes for ''Nespithe'' and best possible sources for the demo material, and then had Sami Jämsén of Studio Perkele thoroughly |
The compilation release ''20th Adversary of Emptiness'' contains everything Demilich have ever recorded, starting from ''Regurgitation of Blood'' demo (1991) and rounding things off with three songs the band recorded during their brief comeback in 2006. The only Demilich full-length album ''Nespithe'' has been reissued several times over the years in various guises, but always using the inferior 16-bit CD masters and sometimes ] beyond recognition. For this release the band dug up the original unmastered 24 bit studio tapes for ''Nespithe'' and best possible sources for the demo material, and then had Sami Jämsén of Studio Perkele thoroughly ] these original unmastered mixes. | ||
| ''Nespithe'' LP is wrapped in the original Turkka Rantanen cover art, lovingly restored, and a new artwork by Mr Rantanen adorns the box itself. For the demo compilation cover the band commissioned new art from renowned underground artists David Mikkelsen and Johnny Maddox, inspired by Demilich lyricals. Mikkelsen's art also comes as a poster in the package, | |||
| The whopping 44 page Demilich 'zine features a long Q&A session between Olivier 'Zoltar' Badin and Antti Boman plus lyrics, song commentary and a plethora of assorted interviews and reviews spanning two decades. | |||
| ==Discography== | ==Discography== | ||
| ===Studio |
===Studio albums=== | ||
| * '']'' (1993) | * '']'' (1993) | ||
| ===Demos=== | ===Demos=== | ||
| * ''Regurgitation of Blood'' (1991) | * ''Regurgitation of Blood'' (1991) | ||
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| * ''...Somewhere Inside the Bowels of Endlessness...'' (1992) | * ''...Somewhere Inside the Bowels of Endlessness...'' (1992) | ||
| * ''The Echo'' (1992) | * ''The Echo'' (1992) | ||
| ===Compilation albums=== | ===Compilation albums=== | ||
| * ''20th Adversary of Emptiness'' (2014) | * ''20th Adversary of Emptiness'' (2014) | ||
| * ''Em9t2ness of Van2s1ing / V34ish6ng 0f Emptiness'' (2018) | * ''Em9t2ness of Van2s1ing / V34ish6ng 0f Emptiness'' (2018) | ||
| ==Standard Whore== | |||
| Antti Boman is currently recording what it would be a new album from his new project, Standard Whore. Several tracks from a rehearsal of the album were available at their official webpage, but as for June 2010, you can hear an unmastered and unfinished clip. | |||
| On May 31, Antti announced the first gig of the band for June 16, with ] and ], at Henry's Pub, on ], Finland. | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Demilich | |
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 Demilich at Party.San Metal Open Air 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Kuopio, Finland |
| Genres | Technical death metal, experimental metal |
| Years active | 1990–1993, 2006, 2010, 2015–present |
| Labels | Necropolis |
| Members | Antti Boman Mikko Virnes Aki Hytönen Jarkko Luomajoki |
| Past members | Ville Koistinen Jussi Teräsvirta Tommi Hoffren |
| Website | www.demilich.band |
Demilich is a Finnish death metal band, which formed in the early 1990s and consists of vocalist/guitarist Antti Boman, guitarist Aki Hytönen, bassist Ville Koistinen, and drummer Mikko Virnes. Their debut album, Nespithe (1993), features intricate death metal riffs with unusually low, guttural vocals in the vocal fry register. The album contains long, complicated song titles and unconventional lyrics which were written in code in the booklet.
Nespithe was featured in Terrorizer's Secret History of Death Metal, in their list of "The 40 Albums You Must Hear"; they commented: "Even trying to scream your lungs out whilst vomiting a mix of haggis, outdated goat's cheese and kebab won't do. Tested extensively by Terrorizer's scientific team, we can now safely say that no normal human is capable of reproducing the effect-free vocal madness displayed by Antti Boman on these Finns' sole, totally unique, album."
Demilich played what was believed to be their last show on 22 July 2006 but performed many other shows since then, including appearances at Jalometalli Metal Music Festival and Maryland Death Fest.
History
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Demilich was founded in 1990 by guitarist/vocalist Antti Boman and drummer Mikko Virnes, creating a unique avant-garde sound of technical death metal in A standard tuning, with extremely low-register vocals. Demilich recorded four demo tapes (some containing re-used material from previous demos) before creating their debut, Nespithe, in 1993. The band split up shortly after the release of the album due to complications with their record label and the album's profits. Demilich remained inactive until 2005 when they reformed and began playing live shows, as well as writing new material. This material would not be released to the public until 2014. Demilich played what was to be their last show in 2006, yet performed one-off shows in the following years.
The compilation release 20th Adversary of Emptiness contains everything Demilich have ever recorded, starting from Regurgitation of Blood demo (1991) and rounding things off with three songs the band recorded during their brief comeback in 2006. The only Demilich full-length album Nespithe has been reissued several times over the years in various guises, but always using the inferior 16-bit CD masters and sometimes brickwalled beyond recognition. For this release the band dug up the original unmastered 24 bit studio tapes for Nespithe and best possible sources for the demo material, and then had Sami Jämsén of Studio Perkele thoroughly master these original unmastered mixes.
Discography
Studio albums
- Nespithe (1993)
Demos
- Regurgitation of Blood (1991)
- The Four Instructive Tales... of Decomposition (1991)
- ...Somewhere Inside the Bowels of Endlessness... (1992)
- The Echo (1992)
Compilation albums
- 20th Adversary of Emptiness (2014)
- Em9t2ness of Van2s1ing / V34ish6ng 0f Emptiness (2018)
References
- Badin, Olivier. Terrorizer's Secret History of Death Metal, "The 40 Albums You Must Hear", p. 95, March 2010.
- "Demilich". Anentity.com. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
- "MDF - America's Biggest Metal Party of the Year". Archived from the original on March 10, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2014.