Illdisposed
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Illdisposed is a death metal
band from Aarhus
, Denmark
that was formed in 1991 by vocalist Bo Summer. As of 2011, the band consists of vocalist Bo Summer, guitarists Jakob "Batten" Hansen, guitarist Ken Holst, bassist Jonas "Kloge" Mikkelsen, and drummer Thomas "Muskelbux" Jensen.
Since their formation, Illdisposed has released eight studio album
s, two compilations
, two extended play
s, and one self-released DVD
.
, and in December 1993 toured in Europe
as support for Wargasm
and Sinister
. In 1994, drummer Michael Enevoldsen left the band to join Angel Accelerator Death and guitarist Morten Gilsted, due to problems with alcoholism
, is temporarily replaced by Hans Wagner. In early 1995, drummer Lars Hald assumed for some live concerts, the second studio album Submit was released with new drummer Rolf Rognvard-Hansen, previously had been guitarist for Caustic from Esbjerg
. During the tour in Germany
to promote the album, guitarist Lasse Bak played several concerts naked. There's Something Rotten... In the State of Denmark
is the third studio album, and was released in 1997. This album marked the departure of guitarist Morten Gilsted replaced by ex-roadie Tore Mogensen. While recording the album, the band was featured in the documentary "Headbang i Hovedlandet" alongside future member Jakob Hansen's Band Infernal Torment in 1997.
, Autopsy
, Darkthrone
, Venom
, Motörhead, and AC/DC
. It was the first album to feature guitarist Jakob "Batten" Hansen, who joined the band in 1999, after Lasse Bak's brother Ronnie Bak had left.
This was followed by their fifth album Kokaiinum
in 2001, which featured original songs only. The song "Fear Bill Gates" was only one example for the band's lively sense of humor. Kokaiinum
sometimes fused more melodic elements in the music, but still retained the groove/death metal style, that the band was known for.
, those were "Jeff" and "Dark". The band had found new members in Thomas "Muskelbux" Jensen on drums and Jonas "Kloge" Mikkelsen on bass. Tore Mogensen left the band during that time on good terms, while Jakob "Batten" Hansen switched from bass to lead guitar.
In 2004, 1-800 Vindication
was released. It was the band's most successful album, released on Roadrunner Records
. The song "Still Sane" was released as a single and a video was shot for it by Lasse Hoile
, who also designed the artwork for the album.
The release was followed by a tour and a DVD, shot in Arhus, entitled "We suck - live in Arhus". This DVD was during that time only available as a bootleg, but went on to be sold regularly, due to its high quality.
In 2005, guitarist and founding member Lasse Bak left the band to join his former Illdisposed band comrades Rolf Hansen and Morten Gilsted in Slow Death Factory.
A short-lived replacement was found in ex-roadie and Exmortem guitarist Martin Thim, who joined during the recording of the band's seventh studio album Burn Me Wicked
, released in 2006 on Roadrunner Records. The music on Burn Me Wicked
was written almost entirely by Jakob Hansen, who recorded demos of the songs on his computer at home and then passed it to the other members. The two Roadrunner albums are the most successful Illdisposed albums to date, with sales of 30,000 copies each (before the re-release on Massacre). After an extensive tour, the band went back in the studio again, to record their tenth album The Prestige
. The Prestige took the band more back to their roots and sounded more straightforward and rawer than its predecessors. Before recording started, Martin Thim left the band to focus more on his day job; he was replaced by ex-Volbeat guitarist Franz "Hellboss" Gottschalk. One of their most successful gigs was the With Full Force
festival in Germany, where the band presented The Prestige
in front of over 70,000 people. A live video of the song "A Child Is Missing" can be found on the band's website.
Only one year later, the band hit the studio again with a new record deal on Massacre Records
, after Roadrunner dissolved the contract to the band. In 2009, Massacre Records released the new album To Those Who Walk Behind Us
as well as re-releasing Illdisposed's Roadrunner albums 1-800 Vindication
and Burn Me Wicked
. This album was produced by Illdisposed's guitarist Jakob "Batten" Hansen and mixed by longtime friend Tue Madsen
. To Those Who Walk Behind Us
represented a mix between the band's more traditional death-metal sound and their use of synthesizers on albums like 1-800 Vindication
and Burn Me Wicked
.
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....
band from Aarhus
Aarhus
Aarhus or Århus is the second-largest city in Denmark. The principal port of Denmark, Aarhus is on the east side of the peninsula of Jutland in the geographical center of Denmark...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
that was formed in 1991 by vocalist Bo Summer. As of 2011, the band consists of vocalist Bo Summer, guitarists Jakob "Batten" Hansen, guitarist Ken Holst, bassist Jonas "Kloge" Mikkelsen, and drummer Thomas "Muskelbux" Jensen.
Since their formation, Illdisposed has released eight studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
s, two compilations
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
, two extended play
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
s, and one self-released DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
.
Four Depressive Seasons, Submit and There's Something Rotten… (1992–1997)
In early 1991, Illdisposed was formed and soon released their first demo entitled The Winter of Our Discontempt, this demo brought the band a deal with Nuclear Blast Records. In the end of 1992, the band contributed with the track "Reversed" to the compilation Fuck You, We're from Denmark, released by Progress Red Labels, followed by 1993's debut album Four Depressive SeasonsFour Depressive Seasons
-Track listing:# Forbidden Summer Poetry - 3:55# Reversed - 5:08# Weeping Souls Of Autumn Desires - 5:53# Life Equals Zero - 4:33# A Deathwork Orange - 7:41# The Winter Of Our Discontempt - 5:36# Wardance Of The Technocracy - 5:04...
, and in December 1993 toured in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
as support for Wargasm
Wargasm
WARGASM is a 3D real-time strategy game developed by Digital Image Design and published by Infogrames in 1998 for the Windows PC platform. The game uses the 3Dream engine which allows for rich, atmospheric and varied battlefields as well as cutting edge graphics...
and Sinister
Sinister (band)
Sinister is a death metal band from Rotterdam, the Netherlands, assembled in 1988, disassembled in 2003, and reassembled in 2005 by Adrie Kloosterwaard on vocals and Alex Paul on guitar...
. In 1994, drummer Michael Enevoldsen left the band to join Angel Accelerator Death and guitarist Morten Gilsted, due to problems with alcoholism
Alcoholism
Alcoholism is a broad term for problems with alcohol, and is generally used to mean compulsive and uncontrolled consumption of alcoholic beverages, usually to the detriment of the drinker's health, personal relationships, and social standing...
, is temporarily replaced by Hans Wagner. In early 1995, drummer Lars Hald assumed for some live concerts, the second studio album Submit was released with new drummer Rolf Rognvard-Hansen, previously had been guitarist for Caustic from Esbjerg
Esbjerg
Esbjerg Municipality is a municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. Its mayor is Johnny Søtrup, from the Venstre political party...
. During the tour in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
to promote the album, guitarist Lasse Bak played several concerts naked. There's Something Rotten... In the State of Denmark
There's Something Rotten... In the State of Denmark
There's something rotten...in the state of Denmark is the third album by Danish death metal band Illdisposed.-Track listing:# Psychic Cyclus I-III - 4:48# Near the gates - 3:46# We lie in the snow - 4:21# Wake Up Dead - 3:26# Life: an evaluation - 2:46...
is the third studio album, and was released in 1997. This album marked the departure of guitarist Morten Gilsted replaced by ex-roadie Tore Mogensen. While recording the album, the band was featured in the documentary "Headbang i Hovedlandet" alongside future member Jakob Hansen's Band Infernal Torment in 1997.
Retro and Kokaiinum (1998–2002)
In 2000, Illdisposed released the tribute album Retro, with cover of bands such as CarcassCarcass (band)
Carcass are an extreme metal band from England, who formed in 1985 and disbanded in 1995. A reunion was enacted in 2008 without one of its original members, drummer Ken Owen, due to health reasons....
, Autopsy
Autopsy (band)
Autopsy is a death metal band, founded in 1987 in the United States by Chris Reifert. They disbanded in 1995, but have reunited as of July 2009.-Biography:...
, Darkthrone
Darkthrone
Darkthrone is a Norwegian black metal band. They formed in 1987 as a death metal band, but after embracing the black metal style in 1991, they became a driving force in the Norwegian black metal scene. For most of this period Darkthrone has consisted of just two musicians, Nocturno Culto and...
, Venom
Venom (band)
Venom are an English heavy metal band that formed in 1979 in Newcastle upon Tyne. Coming to prominence towards the end of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, Venom's first two albums—Welcome to Hell and Black Metal —are considered a major influence on thrash metal and extreme metal in general...
, Motörhead, and AC/DC
AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
. It was the first album to feature guitarist Jakob "Batten" Hansen, who joined the band in 1999, after Lasse Bak's brother Ronnie Bak had left.
This was followed by their fifth album Kokaiinum
Kokaiinum
Kokaiinum is the fifth studio album by Danish death metal band Illdisposed. The title is taken from the Arnold Schwarzenegger film, Red Heat.-Track listing:# "A Warm Welcome" – 3:24 # "Just Like a Clockwork" – 3:27# "Richard Scarry" – 3:35...
in 2001, which featured original songs only. The song "Fear Bill Gates" was only one example for the band's lively sense of humor. Kokaiinum
Kokaiinum
Kokaiinum is the fifth studio album by Danish death metal band Illdisposed. The title is taken from the Arnold Schwarzenegger film, Red Heat.-Track listing:# "A Warm Welcome" – 3:24 # "Just Like a Clockwork" – 3:27# "Richard Scarry" – 3:35...
sometimes fused more melodic elements in the music, but still retained the groove/death metal style, that the band was known for.
From 1-800 Vindication to To Those Who Walk Behind Us (2003-2009)
The band went on short hiatus because Bo needed time to cure his alcoholism. In 2003, they went back together, to release the "Demo 2003" EP, which already included some songs from the upcoming album 1-800 Vindication1-800 Vindication
1-800 Vindication is the sixth album by Danish death metal band Illdisposed. The Clean Vocals were performed by Producer and former Hatesphere Guitarist Peter "Ziggy" Siegfridsen.-Track listing:# I Believe In Me – 4:33# Dark – 4:06...
, those were "Jeff" and "Dark". The band had found new members in Thomas "Muskelbux" Jensen on drums and Jonas "Kloge" Mikkelsen on bass. Tore Mogensen left the band during that time on good terms, while Jakob "Batten" Hansen switched from bass to lead guitar.
In 2004, 1-800 Vindication
1-800 Vindication
1-800 Vindication is the sixth album by Danish death metal band Illdisposed. The Clean Vocals were performed by Producer and former Hatesphere Guitarist Peter "Ziggy" Siegfridsen.-Track listing:# I Believe In Me – 4:33# Dark – 4:06...
was released. It was the band's most successful album, released on Roadrunner Records
Roadrunner Records
Roadrunner Records is an American record label that concentrates primarily on heavy metal bands. It is currently a subsidiary of Warner Music Group.-History:...
. The song "Still Sane" was released as a single and a video was shot for it by Lasse Hoile
Lasse Hoile
Lasse Hoile is an acclaimed artist of mix media, photographer, graphic artist writer, film-maker/director, and cinematographer. Recognized for his unique vintage style intertwined with a modern day twist, Hoile is best known for his close work with Steven Wilson and his projects Porcupine Tree and...
, who also designed the artwork for the album.
The release was followed by a tour and a DVD, shot in Arhus, entitled "We suck - live in Arhus". This DVD was during that time only available as a bootleg, but went on to be sold regularly, due to its high quality.
In 2005, guitarist and founding member Lasse Bak left the band to join his former Illdisposed band comrades Rolf Hansen and Morten Gilsted in Slow Death Factory.
A short-lived replacement was found in ex-roadie and Exmortem guitarist Martin Thim, who joined during the recording of the band's seventh studio album Burn Me Wicked
Burn Me Wicked
-Track listing:# Shine Crazy - 3:36# Case of the Late Pig - 3:49# Back to the Street - 3:51# Our Heroin Recess - 4:23# Throw Your Bolts - 3:53# Burn Me Wicked - 3:46# Fear the Gates - 2:42# Slave - 4:29# Nothing to Fear.....
, released in 2006 on Roadrunner Records. The music on Burn Me Wicked
Burn Me Wicked
-Track listing:# Shine Crazy - 3:36# Case of the Late Pig - 3:49# Back to the Street - 3:51# Our Heroin Recess - 4:23# Throw Your Bolts - 3:53# Burn Me Wicked - 3:46# Fear the Gates - 2:42# Slave - 4:29# Nothing to Fear.....
was written almost entirely by Jakob Hansen, who recorded demos of the songs on his computer at home and then passed it to the other members. The two Roadrunner albums are the most successful Illdisposed albums to date, with sales of 30,000 copies each (before the re-release on Massacre). After an extensive tour, the band went back in the studio again, to record their tenth album The Prestige
The Prestige (album)
The Prestige is the eighth album by Danish death metal band Illdisposed.-Track listing:# "Let Go" – 1:08# "The Tension" – 3:53# "Weak Is Your God" – 3:48# "Working Class Zero" – 3:41# "A Song of Myself" – 3:33# "Like Cancer" – 3:46...
. The Prestige took the band more back to their roots and sounded more straightforward and rawer than its predecessors. Before recording started, Martin Thim left the band to focus more on his day job; he was replaced by ex-Volbeat guitarist Franz "Hellboss" Gottschalk. One of their most successful gigs was the With Full Force
With Full Force
With Full Force is a metal, hardcore and punk festival held annually in Germany since 1994. The 2011 edition took place on July 1 and July 3 at the Roitzschjora airport in Löbnitz near Leipzig in the Saxon county of Delitzsch.-2010:...
festival in Germany, where the band presented The Prestige
The Prestige (album)
The Prestige is the eighth album by Danish death metal band Illdisposed.-Track listing:# "Let Go" – 1:08# "The Tension" – 3:53# "Weak Is Your God" – 3:48# "Working Class Zero" – 3:41# "A Song of Myself" – 3:33# "Like Cancer" – 3:46...
in front of over 70,000 people. A live video of the song "A Child Is Missing" can be found on the band's website.
Only one year later, the band hit the studio again with a new record deal on Massacre Records
Massacre Records
Massacre Records is an independent record label based in Abstatt, Germany.The label was founded in 1991 by Torsten Hartmann. The label is specialized on bands of the harder varieties of metal...
, after Roadrunner dissolved the contract to the band. In 2009, Massacre Records released the new album To Those Who Walk Behind Us
To Those Who Walk Behind Us
To Those Who Walk Behind Us is the 9th album by Danish death metal band Illdisposed.-Track listing:# "Blood on Your Parade" - 4:18# "For the Record" - 3:14# "Come and Get Me" - 4:10# "Seeking Truth - Telling Lies" - 3:44...
as well as re-releasing Illdisposed's Roadrunner albums 1-800 Vindication
1-800 Vindication
1-800 Vindication is the sixth album by Danish death metal band Illdisposed. The Clean Vocals were performed by Producer and former Hatesphere Guitarist Peter "Ziggy" Siegfridsen.-Track listing:# I Believe In Me – 4:33# Dark – 4:06...
and Burn Me Wicked
Burn Me Wicked
-Track listing:# Shine Crazy - 3:36# Case of the Late Pig - 3:49# Back to the Street - 3:51# Our Heroin Recess - 4:23# Throw Your Bolts - 3:53# Burn Me Wicked - 3:46# Fear the Gates - 2:42# Slave - 4:29# Nothing to Fear.....
. This album was produced by Illdisposed's guitarist Jakob "Batten" Hansen and mixed by longtime friend Tue Madsen
Tue Madsen
Tue Madsen is a Danish music producer and sound engineer, who is well known in metal genre for his work with bands like The Haunted, Mnemic, Hatesphere, Ektomorf, Cataract, Exmortem, and Born from Pain. His first work as a producer was the album Embraced by the Absolute by Autumn Leaves in 1997...
. To Those Who Walk Behind Us
To Those Who Walk Behind Us
To Those Who Walk Behind Us is the 9th album by Danish death metal band Illdisposed.-Track listing:# "Blood on Your Parade" - 4:18# "For the Record" - 3:14# "Come and Get Me" - 4:10# "Seeking Truth - Telling Lies" - 3:44...
represented a mix between the band's more traditional death-metal sound and their use of synthesizers on albums like 1-800 Vindication
1-800 Vindication
1-800 Vindication is the sixth album by Danish death metal band Illdisposed. The Clean Vocals were performed by Producer and former Hatesphere Guitarist Peter "Ziggy" Siegfridsen.-Track listing:# I Believe In Me – 4:33# Dark – 4:06...
and Burn Me Wicked
Burn Me Wicked
-Track listing:# Shine Crazy - 3:36# Case of the Late Pig - 3:49# Back to the Street - 3:51# Our Heroin Recess - 4:23# Throw Your Bolts - 3:53# Burn Me Wicked - 3:46# Fear the Gates - 2:42# Slave - 4:29# Nothing to Fear.....
.
Studio albums
- Four Depressive SeasonsFour Depressive Seasons-Track listing:# Forbidden Summer Poetry - 3:55# Reversed - 5:08# Weeping Souls Of Autumn Desires - 5:53# Life Equals Zero - 4:33# A Deathwork Orange - 7:41# The Winter Of Our Discontempt - 5:36# Wardance Of The Technocracy - 5:04...
(1993), Progress Red Labels - Submit (1995), Progress Records
- There's Something Rotten... In the State of DenmarkThere's Something Rotten... In the State of DenmarkThere's something rotten...in the state of Denmark is the third album by Danish death metal band Illdisposed.-Track listing:# Psychic Cyclus I-III - 4:48# Near the gates - 3:46# We lie in the snow - 4:21# Wake Up Dead - 3:26# Life: an evaluation - 2:46...
(1997), Serious Entertainment - Retro (2000), Diehard Music
- KokaiinumKokaiinumKokaiinum is the fifth studio album by Danish death metal band Illdisposed. The title is taken from the Arnold Schwarzenegger film, Red Heat.-Track listing:# "A Warm Welcome" – 3:24 # "Just Like a Clockwork" – 3:27# "Richard Scarry" – 3:35...
(2001), Diehard Music - 1-800 Vindication1-800 Vindication1-800 Vindication is the sixth album by Danish death metal band Illdisposed. The Clean Vocals were performed by Producer and former Hatesphere Guitarist Peter "Ziggy" Siegfridsen.-Track listing:# I Believe In Me – 4:33# Dark – 4:06...
(2004), Roadrunner Records - Burn Me WickedBurn Me Wicked-Track listing:# Shine Crazy - 3:36# Case of the Late Pig - 3:49# Back to the Street - 3:51# Our Heroin Recess - 4:23# Throw Your Bolts - 3:53# Burn Me Wicked - 3:46# Fear the Gates - 2:42# Slave - 4:29# Nothing to Fear.....
(2006), Roadrunner Records - The PrestigeThe Prestige (album)The Prestige is the eighth album by Danish death metal band Illdisposed.-Track listing:# "Let Go" – 1:08# "The Tension" – 3:53# "Weak Is Your God" – 3:48# "Working Class Zero" – 3:41# "A Song of Myself" – 3:33# "Like Cancer" – 3:46...
(2008), AFM Records - To Those Who Walk Behind UsTo Those Who Walk Behind UsTo Those Who Walk Behind Us is the 9th album by Danish death metal band Illdisposed.-Track listing:# "Blood on Your Parade" - 4:18# "For the Record" - 3:14# "Come and Get Me" - 4:10# "Seeking Truth - Telling Lies" - 3:44...
(2009), Massacre Records - There Is Light (But It's Not For Me) (2011), Massacre Records
EPs
- Return from Tomorrow (EP - 1994), Progress Red Labels
- Demo 2003 (EP - 2003) Independent release
Current members
- Bo "Subwoofer" Summer – vocalsDeath growlA death growl, also known as death metal vocals, guttural vocals, death grunts, and harsh vocals among other names, is a vocalisation style usually employed by vocalists of the death metal and black metal music genre, but also used in a variety of heavy metal and hardcore punk subgenres.Death...
(1991–present) - Thomas "Muskelbux" Jensen – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
(2003–present) - Jonas "Kloge" Mikkelsen – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(2003–present) - Jakob "Batten" Hansen – bass (1999–2003), guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
(2004–present) - Ken Holst – guitar (2011–present)
Former members
- Michael "Panzergeneral" Enevoldsen – drums (1991–1994)
- Hans Wagner – guitar (1991–1994)
- Morten Gilsted – guitar (1991–1996)
- Ronnie Raabjerg Bak – bass (1991–1998)
- Lasse Dennis Raabjerg Bak – guitar (1991–2005)
- Lars Hald – drums (1994–1995)
- Rolf Hansen – drums (1995–2001)
- Tore Mogensen – guitar (1996–2002)
- Martin Thim – guitar (2006–2007)
- Franz "Hellboss" Gottschalk – guitar (2007-2011)
External links
- Illdisposed — official website
- Illdisposed at MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....