Konkhra is a Danish

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in 1989.

History

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. The name "Konkhra" is derived from the sound that Tom Angelripper from Sodom makes when he introduces the song "Conqueror" on the 1988 album ''Mortal Way of Live''. 1989: The band formed under the name Vicious Circle before changing names to Konkra. Their 1990 demo is named ''Konkhra''. 1991: Their second demo ''Malgrowth'' was released. 1992: Their first official record ''Stranded'' was released on Progress Records, limited to 3,000 copies. 1993: The first full-length album ''Sexual Affective Disorder'' was released on Progress Records. 1995: The album ''Spit or Swallow'' was released. It was recorded at Sunlight Studio in Stockholm and produced by Dismember drummer Fred Estby and Tomas Skogsberg. This record made Konkhra the best-selling band on Progress Records. 1997: The next album was called ''Weed out the Weak'' and had James Murphy (ex- Testament,

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) on guitar and Chris Kontos (ex-Machine Head, Testament,

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) on drums. The album was released on Metal Blade for the U.S. market. 2003: The album ''Reality Check'' was released on the Italian label Code666. 2009: ''Nothing is Sacred'' featured James Murphy on guitar again. It was released on Konkhra's own label Chopshop Records. 2018: The album ''Weed out the Weak'' was re-issued on Hammerheart Records. 2019: The album ''Alpha and the Omega'' was released on Hammerheart Records. Konkhra has toured with many bands in Denmark, South Africa, U.S., Europe, and Israel, including

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Discography

;Studio albums *''Sexual Affective Disorder'' (1993) *''Spit or Swallow'' (1995) *''Weed Out the Weak'' (1997) *''Come Down Cold'' (1999) *''Reality Check'' (2003) *''Nothing Is Sacred'' (2009) *''Weed Out the Weak (re-issue)'' (2018) *''Alpha and the Omega'' (2019) ;Live albums *''Live Eraser'' (1996) ;Videos *''Homegrowth'' (1996) ;EPs *''Stranded'' (1992) *''The Facelift EP'' (1994) *''The Freakshow'' (1999) ;Demos *''The Vicious Circle'' (1990) *''Malgrowth'' (1991) *'' Persistence'' (2005)

Members

;Current * Anders Lundemark –

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(1989–present) * Martin R. Patterson - bass (1991–1992, 2014–present) * Johnny Nielsen –

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(1993–1996, 2002–2003, 2014–present) * Kim 'Hakim' Mathiesen – guitar (1994–1996, 2002–2003, 2015–present) ;Former * Claus Vedel – vocals, guitar (1989–1994) * Jon Clausen – drums (1990–1992) * Thomas "Gnist" Christensen – bass (1996–1999) *

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– drums (1996–1997) *

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– drums (1997–2000) * James Murphy – guitar (1997-1999, 2009) * Søren Hee Johansen - bass (1993) * Lars Schmidt - bass (1993–1996, 1999–2009) * Mads Lauridsen - drums (2004–2010) * Michael Skovbakke - guitar (2010–2015)

Timeline

References

External links

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