Counterblast
Encyclopedia
Counterblast is a band from Sweden
, started in 1993. Their style is a mix of crust punk
, thrash metal
, death metal
, and industrial
. The band has been compared to Amebix
, mid-period Neurosis
, Dystopia
, and Cult of Luna
.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, started in 1993. Their style is a mix of crust punk
Crust punk
Crust punk is a form of music influenced by anarcho-punk, hardcore punk and extreme metal. The style, which evolved in the mid-1980s in England, often has songs with dark and pessimistic lyrics that linger on political and social ills...
, thrash metal
Thrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...
, death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
, and industrial
Industrial music
Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...
. The band has been compared to Amebix
Amebix
Amebix are an English crust punk/heavy metal band. Formed as "The Band with No Name," Amebix's original run was from 1978 to 1987, during which time they released three EPs and two full-length LPs...
, mid-period Neurosis
Neurosis (band)
Neurosis is a post-metal band, based in Oakland, California. They formed in 1985 as a hardcore punk band, and their sound progressed towards a doom metal style that also included influences from dark ambient and industrial music as well as incorporating elements of folk music...
, Dystopia
Dystopia (band)
Formed in Orange County, California in 1991, Dystopia was a sludge metal band, popular in both the heavy metal and crust punk scenes, due in large part to their bleak, misanthropic imagery...
, and Cult of Luna
Cult of Luna
Cult of Luna is a Swedish post-metal band from Umeå. They formed from the remnants of a Umeå hardcore punk band called Eclipse in 1998. They slowly garnered critical appreciation and underground popularity with early releases Cult of Luna and The Beyond ; however, it is 2004's Salvation that can...
.
Current members
- Jocke - vocals
- Stefan Hakeskog - guitar, vocals
- Andreas Ågren - bass
- Håkan Paulsson - keyboards, samples, vocals
- Håkan Andersson - drums
- Jan Carleklev - programming, sampling
Previous members
- Martin Letell - vocals (1993-1997)
- Janne Meijner - guitar (1993-1994)
- Marika Ljungberg - cello (guest on Balance of pain)
- Lena Robert - vocals (guest on Balance of pain)
Discography
- (demo) - 1994
- Prospects (7" EP, 1994)
- Balance of Pain (LP, CD, MC, 1996)
- Impassivity (LP, 2002)
- Faceless (10" EP, 2010)