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Whelm was formed back in 2002 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The intention was to fuse darkness, atmosphere & brutality into one crushing wave. The inspiration came in many forms and the music soon took it's own turn, holding elements of sludge, death-doom metal, post-hardcore & psychedelic rock. November 2004, Whelm arrived in SoundZone Studio, to record their first first demo, which however wasn't released until 2006 titled The Prologue. The lineup for these recordings consisted of Atli Brix Kamban (The Shallow Man), Mikkel Putzek, Casper Axilgård, Dave Müller (Chasing Eudaimonia, Black Wreath) and Jonas Manley. Later on the track A State...

Don’t tell the Brooklyn, NY rock band UNDERWHELMED that writing about self-revelation and deep-rooted inner struggle will make you soft. You won’t appreciate their response. In fact, the quintet has staked its career on writing songs that are conceived in the heart and come alive at the ears. Maybe that explains why UNDERWHELMED can headline and sell out some of New York’s premier clubs, plus average more than 10,000 hits a month on the Band’s MySpace page. It’s not by accident. If there’s a secret musical vault, UNDERWHELMED has cracked the code. Put them on the road in the Mid-Atlantic,...

Hailing from the suburbs of the San Francisco Bay Area, Overwhelming Colorfast were a local favorite in 1991-92. The original line-up was Bob Reed on guitar and vocals, brother Dan Reed on drums and backing vocals,Torg Halin on guitar and Steve "Bean" Espaniola on bass and backing vocals. They released one EP on a local label before being singed to Relativity Records in 1992. Their debut was produced by Butch Vig. Vig's production and mix cleaned up Colorfast's raw sound,robbing them of their energy. Following that release they toured the U.S. on their own before hitting the road with The...