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 Country Belgium (Lovendegem) Genre Black Metal Lyrical themes Alcohol, Filth, Totems, Decay Bio In the early nineties, Barditus and Zwelg where playing in obscure bands like Panopticon and Acromegal. From the latter, a project with deceased drummer Goort, LUGUBRUM emerged, after its vision had appeared before Barditus during a delirium. In 1992, 2 Songs were created, but soon activities were derived to drinking in the woods. Zwelg left the band in '93 in an act of unsound mind. Shortly after, Barditus teamed up with Midgaard, the circle was closed and the demon was fed. The LUGUBRUM temple was built and severe worship followed, resulting in the legendary "Black Prophecies" demo in 1993 and the 1994 promo, both distributed on a small scale. This early material showed influences of Dark Throne, Burzum, Bathory,…LUGUBRUM led a solitary existence immersed in the blackness of LUGUBRUM studios and adjoining wood and ice cellar, not bothering with scene /social activity. The pace was set and 1995 saw the release of their first full-length album ‘Winterstones’, on the clandestine label Skramasax. The reactions were very positive and things looked promising. In early 1997 ‘Gedachte & Geheugen’ was released. The first part consisting of fast and raw ‘war metal’, the second of dark synthesizer music. Midgaard and Barditus were very pleased with the result, but the bigger part of the outside world considered it as being ‘too extreme’ compared to their succesful debut. The reactions came as a disappointment, and due to various setbacks, LUGUBRUM was put dormant for a year. Midgaard started working on other things like the Kwerkus project and rumours went round that they had split up. In early 1998 an excruciating stench filled the scene as LUGUBRUM was brought back to life. Zwelg, who was playing in a raw BM band called FINSTERNIS with Svein, rejoined LUGUBRUM as their bass player. ‘De Zuivering’, recorded and mixed in one single night of alcohol and chaos and released as a split with Sudarium (B) on Skramasax and Lowlife records, carried by now typical LUGUBRUM riffing combined with thrash elements and introduced the term ‘Boersk Blek Metle’, which soon caught on as definition of their own perverted style.On October 17th of that year, the unbelievable took place: LUGUBRUM played their first and infamous live concert during the Lugburz fest at St-Niklaas. For this occasion Svein was recruted on drums, a collaboration which proved succesfull as Svein became a permanent member. LUGUBRUM played late in the evening and had consequently drunk way too much, resulting in a somewhat blurry performance and Barditus tumbling into the drumkit. A second live show was given on December 26th at the Frontline in Ghent, which proved LUGUBRUM can remain sober enough to play their songs correctly. After these experiences the band started composing as a 4 piece unit, resulting in their best known album ‘De Totem’, released in 1999 on the Dutch Berzerker Label. The metal world was shocked by the use of cow/pig samples, banjo tunes and unusual imagery, but screamed for more. On the 18th of august 2000, a third performance was given, this time at the Feel Estate art festival in the Backstage, Ghent. The band was locked up in a damp cellar for 8 hours with their instruments and fridge full of beer.The spectacle could be followed on screen on the first floor. Fellow artist Prez vomited on the climactic rendition of ‘Voos’. The day proved to be a manifestation of true LUGUBRUM atmosphere. Barditus however, was having a rough time controling his alcohol abuse and disliked new LUGUBRUM material, resulting in his departure after squealing on not more than 2 of 16 (!) tracks on the next masterpiece ‘Bruyne Troon’, released early 2001 on Skramasax. Most of the vocals were done by MidgaarS. The album, entirely dedicated to LUGUBRUM’s pet swine Kwabje (rip), was the perfect follow up to ‘De Totem’ and after a year of hesitation the public got hooked on this piece of ‘brown gold’. Snakeskinned pimping and graveyard sunbathing became a trend. By this time Barditus was rehabilitated and ready to return to LUGUBRUM, carrying a crate of beer and even a bunch of guitar riffs! Devotedly, the 4 piece worked on the next highlight, ‘Al Ghemist’, a dark and sober opus, released even the same year on lp by Painiac records (B) and in 2002 on cd by Full Moon Productions (US) as a split with FINSTERNIS. Although (or perhaps on account of) lacking more Boersk extravaganzas ‘AG’ was hailed in the Underground for its atmosphere and artwork. At this time, ten years after the first LUGUBRUM notes were played, instead of having birthday cake, LUGUBRUM recorded their 7th work ‘De Vette Cuecken’, an unusual concept-work with a cullinary theme, which wasn’t released until 2004, on LP by Iron Pegasus, on CD by BloodFireDeath / Redstream. The year before this American label had put out a much anticipated re-release of ‘De Totem’, with new artwork and bonus tracks. ‘De Vette Cuecken’ introduced a new bass player, Kundalingus, who replaced the once again departed Zwelg (Kundalingus had played with MidgaarS before in Kwerkus.) and Bhodidharma on saxophone. The album received positive critiques and brought the band to the attention of many new fans. More changes followed in 2003; Lugubrum welcomed another new member; H. (ex Urn of Might, Thorax Serpenti) on 2nd guitar and the head office / temple / studio was moved from Lovendegem to Ghent, from a rural environment to an industrial one; Boersk Blek Metle seemed a thing of the past. On may 1st 2004 the 4th live performance was given at the Pestilence fest in Breendonk, introducing the new line up: a crushing performance establishing the band’s ability to breathe fire into old songs; the audience was left stunned. A great surge in demand for live shows followed, but fans had to wait another year... Instead Lugubrum concentrated on their next opus : ‘Heilige Dwazen’, which was recorded in nov. / dec.the same year. An important album; never before had the band made such an effort in writing and preparing, it was the first to feature not only two guitarists, but also two bassists (introducing Master Stain, a session member who became permanent) and for the first time the recording process received proper attention (not in the least thanks to H.’s engineering skills) and different techniques were tested. The result was much to everyone’s satisfaction; an album that hints at every Lugubrum release from the past, yet takes the listener a couple of steps further to be robbed once again of senses and direction. The overall sound clear enough to display every nuance, yet still raw. After some delay ‘Heilige Dwazen’ was finally released in august 2005 by BFD. In support of the album, Lugubrum made their first visit abroad to play London’s Underworld on march 7th, supported amongst others by Skaldic Curse. The performance was somewhat messy, but succesful thanks to a great audience. The band had a nice time in London, despite loosing Barditus and the van’s rear window. Afterwards Kundalingus resigned from the band due to lack of time, leaving Master Stain as only bass player. On june 28th Lugubrum played live again, this time at Amsterdam’s Paradiso, kindly being invited by the members of Sunn o))). The atmosphere of the venue inspired the band to a strong performance; another great time was had, despite Barditus bending precious saxophone copper. After two shows abroad, the home front was not forgotten: september 24th saw Lugubrum playing a tight show - ‘T Boerenleven’ - at the 162 at Hekelgem, alongside Skaldic Curse and Histoire Noire. On december 1st Lugubrum announced the launch of their own label, Old Grey Hair Records, named after a ‘Bruyne Troon’ song. This label, run by Midgaars, will from this date on handle all Lugubrum releases. Current line-up Barditus - Vocals, Guitar (Eljudnir) Midgaars - Guitar, Bass Svein - Drums, Synths (ex-Finsternis (Bel)) Kundalingus - Bass Bhodidharma - Alto Saxophone  Former/past members Goort - Drums Zwelg - Bass (Boerenbond, Finsternis (Bel), Zwaardbroeder) Discography 1993 - Black Prophecies (Demo) 1994 - Promotape (Demo) 1995 - Winterstones 1997 - Gedachte & Geheugen 1998 - De Zuivering / I , Unclean (Split) 1999 - De Totem 2001 - Al Ghemist (EP) 2001 - Bruyne Troon 2002 - Al Ghemist / Finsternis (Split) 2004 - De Vette Cuecken 2005 - Heilige Dwazen Samples De Vette Cuecken Holy Fools Embodied The Kiss On The Anus Официальный сайт: http://www.lugubrum.com/ |
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