- Artillery (band)( Artillery )【 7 albums 54 lyrics 】
- Artillery is a Danish thrash metal band. They participated in the early development of the genre, and their highly energetic, riff-centric and often fast-paced music is similar in style to that of Voivod, Coroner, Megadeth and Sabbat from the same era. After releasing three full-length albums and touring extensively throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Artillery disbanded in 1991, but reunited seven years later, only to disband once again in 2000. However, they reformed again in 2007 and are still together today.
History
The band formed in June 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. The group recorded the demos 'We Are the Dead' (1983), 'Shellshock and Deeds of Darkness in 1984.
Artillery's first commercial debut came in early 1985 with the inclusion of the song 'Hey Woman,' on Volume One of the Speed Metal Hell compilation series which was released on New Renaissance Records. Later that year, Carsten Lohmann left and was replaced by Flemming Rönsdorf. Later the same year, Artillery recorded a third demo, Fear of Tomorrow, signed with Neat Records, and released their first album, also titled Fear of Tomorrow. In 1986, Carsten Nielsen was contacted by Quorthon of Bathory asking him if he was interested in drumming for Bathory. Nielsen turned down the offer since he thought Artillery would become a much bigger band than Bathory. Their second album, Terror Squad, was released in 1987.
Guitarist Jørgen Sandau Putza left the band in 1989. Bassist Morten Stützer took over his position, lending the bass to recruit Peter Thorslund. Their third album, By Inheritance, was released in 1990 on both LP and CD, by Roadrunner Records. Artillery disbanded in 1991, some of the members pursuing musical projects of their own during the rest of the 1990s.
Following the 1998 release of an Artillery compilation CD, Deadly Relics by Mighty Music, featuring a mix of old demo recordings and two songs from the 1989 promotional tape, the band reformed to record a fourth album, B.A.C.K, which was released in 1999 by Die Hard Music. Then in 2000, Artillery decided to split up again.
In 2007, the band released a limited edition 4-CD boxset entitled Through the Years, which contains the band's four studio albums and all their demo material.
On November 6, 2007, Michael Stützer confirmed on the official Artillery website that they were once again active. However, longtime Artillery singer Flemming Rönsdorf did not participate. On November 27 the same year, it was confirmed that singer Søren Adamsen would be the new frontman. This line-up recorded two albums - namely, When Death Comes from 2009 and My Blood from 2011.
On April 12, 2012, drummer Carsten Nielsen announced that he was leaving the band after a U.S.A./South America tour in May that year. On September 26 the same year, it was also announced that Søren Adamsen has left the band and was replaced by Michael Bastholm Dahl. The new Artillery lineup was working on a new album entitled Legions, which they began recording in February 2013, and which was released on Metal Blade in on November 26, 2013. On October 7, 2013, Metal Blade released the first video single from Legions in the form of the track 'Chill My Bones (Burn My Flesh)'. Legions was followed three years later by Penalty by Perception.
Discography
Studio albums
Fear of Tomorrow (1985)
Terror Squad (1987)
By Inheritance (1990)
B.A.C.K. (1999)
When Death Comes (2009)
My Blood (2011)
Legions (2013)
Penalty by Perception (2016) - Sorted by ＞ Sorted by album (Time) Sorted by song name (Characters) Sorted by other
- Album name Release Date Song
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Penalty by Perception
2016
1.Penalty by Perception
2.Mercy of Ignorance
3.Rites of War
4.Sin of Innocence5.When the Magic Is Gone
6.Cosmic Brain
7.Deity Machine
8.Path of the Atheist -
Legions
2013
1.Chill My Bones
2.God Feather
3.Legions
4.Wardrum Heartbeat
5.Global Flatline6.Dies Irae
7.Anno Requiem
8.Enslaved to the Nether
9.Doctor Evil
10.Ethos of Wrath -
My Blood
2011
1.Warrior Blood
2.Concealed In The Dark
3.End Of Eternity
4.The Great
5.Show Your Hate 2011
6.Eternal War 2011
7.The Almighty 20118.Mi Sangre (The Blood Song)
9.Monster
10.Dark Days
11.Death Is An Illusion
12.Ain't Giving In
13.Prelude To Madness (Provided)
14.Thrasher -
When Death Comes
2009
1.When Death Comes
2.Upon My Cross I Crawl
3.10.000 Devils
4.Rise Above It All
5.Sandbox Philosophy
6.Delusions Of Grandeur
7.Not A Nightmare8.Damned Religion
9.Uniform
10.The End
11.Refuse To Live (Provided)
12.Warhead
13.Chaos Ride (Provided) -
Terror Squad
2008
1.At War With Science -
By Inheritance
1990
1.Equal At First
2.7:00 From Tashkent (Provided)3.Beneath The Clay (R.I.P.) -
Miscellaneous
1.Show Your Hate
2.In Defiance of Conformity
3.Time Has Come4.King Thy Name Is Slayer
5.B.A.C.K.
【Correction of errors in the album information】