Red Harvest (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Red Harvest


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Origin = Oslo, Norway
Genre = Industrial metal Thrash metal (early)
Years_active = 1989–present
Label = Season of Mist
Associated_acts = Dunkel:heit
URL = [http://www.redharvest.com/ www.redharvest.com]
Current_members = Jim Bergsten
Thomas Brandt
Ketil Eggum
Lars Sørensen
Erik Wroldsen
Past_members = Cato Bekkevold
Jan Nygaard

Red Harvest are a Norwegian industrial metal band from Oslo. Their 2002 album "Sick Transit Gloria Mundi" was nominated for a Norwegian Grammy and an alternative Grammy in the "Best Metal Album" category. Formed in 1989, they have released eight albums, two EPs, one live DVD, a split album with Zyklon and a compilation album.

Biography

Formed in 1989 as a thrash metal project, the band released their first demo "Ocultica" that year, followed up by a second "Psychotica" before releasing their debut album "Nomindsland" in 1992. From 1994, the band moved towards an experimental hybrid of progressive metal, gothic rock, industrial and doom metal on "There's Beauty in the Purity of Sadness" (which spawned a video for the opening track "Wounds", gaining the band exposure on MTV despite its violent imagery), "The MazTürnation", and "Hybreed". In 1997 the band reached a wider audience supporting U.S. goth-metal act Type O Negative.

With 1998's EP "New Rage World Music" - re-released later with minor alterations under the slightly altered title of "New World Rage Music" - the band perfected their progressive industrial-tinged sound, and their follow-up "Cold Dark Matter" was released in 2000 (2001 in the US) to very strong reviews. In 2002, "Sick Transit Gloria Mundi" was nominated for a Norwegian Grammy and an alternative Grammy in the "Best Metal Album" category [http://www.redharvestplanet.com/History/HistoryMain.htm] . The band released their latest album, "A Greater Darkness", in early 2007 having released a live DVD ("Harvest Bloody Harvest") and the album "Internal Punishment Programs" in 2004.

From "New Rage World Music" to "Internal Punishment Programs", their sound drew elements from industrial metal bands like Godflesh and Ministry, the experimental doom of Neurosis, Voivod-influenced prog-thrash, fellow Norwegian black metal bands like Emperor and Darkthrone, and certain styles of electronica such as drum'n'bass, electro-industrial, and gabber. As of 2007, they have largely retained these influences, but have moved towards a slightly slower and more organic style as evidenced by songs like "Hole In Me" (from "A Greater Darkness").

Discography

EPs and demos

* "Ocultica" (demo, 1989)
* "Psychotica" (demo, 1990)
* "The MazTürnation" (MCD, 1995)
* "New Rage World Music" (EP, 1998)

tudio albums

* "Nomindsland" (1992)
* "There's Beauty in the Purity of Sadness" (1994)
* "Hybreed" (1996)
* "Cold Dark Matter" (2000) (2001 US)
* "New World Rage Music" (2001)
* "Sick Transit Gloria Mundi" (2002)
* "Internal Punishment Programs" (2004)
* "A Greater Darkness" (2007)

Compilations

* "The Red Line Archives" (2008)

plit albums

* "Zyklon/Red Harvest" (2003)

Videos

* "Harvest Bloody Harvest" (Live DVD, 2006)

Members

* Jim Bergsten (Ofu Khan) – guitars, vocals
* Thomas Brandt (Thom@s B) – bass
* Ketil Eggum (Turbonatas) – guitars
* Lars Sørensen (LRZ) – samples, programming
* Erik Wroldsen (E_Wroldsen) – drums

Past members

* Cato Bekkevold – drums (1989–1997)
* Jan Nygaard – guitars (1989–1994)

External links

* [http://www.redharvest.com Red Harvest.com official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/redharvestplanet Official MySpace page]