Denmark Technical Death Metal
Origin: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Status: Split-up
Genre: Technical Death Metal
Swollen was dissolved not long after their final promo/demo.
Four songs of this 1998 promo are to be found on Iniquity´s "Five across the eyes".
SWOLLEN (DK) - The Breathless Waiting / Promo 98 Official CD
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added: May '22
SWOLLEN (DK) - The Breathless Waiting / Promo 98 Official CD
© 2021 SWOLLEN
Cat N°: DARK 136
Matrix N°: DARK-136
Swollen was formed by
Mads Haarløv (Guitar), Thomas Fagerlind (Bass) and Anders Simmelkjær (Drums), under the name Hackfleish.
Anders soon chose to leave the band, for whatever reason.
Jacob Olsen, whom Mads had played with in Iniquity until the recording of Serenadium,
joined the band, since he was out of Iniquity, aswell.
Swollen played a few shows, and gave birth to The Breathless Waiting demo in ‘96
and the “not very released” Promo 98 tape.
Last one led to a meeting with Mighty Music.
A deal was about to happen.
Now, Jesper Frost, who replaced Jacob in Iniquity, was faced with a band gone tits up.
He needed a singer, guitarist and a bass player.
So, what more obvious than to ask Thomas and Mads of Swollen, to join Iniquity.
That was the end of Swollen.
Having the label breathing down Iniquity’s neck,
the band was in a bit of a rush to finish a full length album.
The band decided to just nick some of the tunes from Promo 98,
since maybe only 30 copies of that tape had hit the streets.
-Hence the reason songs of the Promo 98 are to be found on Iniquity´s Five Across The Eyes album.
-Overall crushing and brutal, old school death metal paving the way for Iniquity.
This amazing piece of death metal history
will have the same standard of quality of the previous CD and LP titles from The CRYPT,
and will feature both brand new and original 90's cover art,
classic band photos and liner new notes from the band!
Limited to 1000 copies worldwide!
Band members
Jacob Olsen - Drums
Thomas Fagerlind - Bass
Mads Haarløv - Guitars, Vocals
Guest/Session
Carsten "Hung Over" Nielsen - Keyboards on "The Breathless Waiting"
Miscellaneous staff
Mads Haarløv - Lyrics
Phøvs - Logo design
Benny Larsen - Mixing, recording
Dick Bacon - Photography
Band members - Promo 98
Jacob Olsen - Drums
Thomas Fagerlind - Bass
Mads Haarløv - Guitars, Vocals
tracks:
1. Carnal Realm
2. Subside in Flesh
3. The Breathless Waiting
4. Slayer instrumental
5. Forensic Alliance
6. Cocooned
7. Surgical Orb
8. Random Bludgeon Battery
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DISCOGRAPHY
The Breathless Waiting -EP 1996
Promo 98 -Demo 1998
The Breathless Waiting + Promo 98 -Compilation 2021
