Deathbound was a
death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, feat ...
band from
Vaasa, Finland. They formed in 1995 and split up in 2010. They were signed to Dynamic Arts Records and released four albums while active, the most recent being ''Non Compos Mentis'' (2010).
History
Deathbound formed in 1995 under the name of Twilight. They released two demos under this name, ''Twilight'' and ''Melancholy of Northern Landscapes''. After this, they changed their name to Unbound and released another demo, ''Flames of Madness''. A further name changed saw their name finally stick on Deathbound. Under this name they released one more demo, ''Elaborate the Torture''. The band signed to Woodcut Records and released their first album, ''
To Cure the Sane with Insanity''. The band then signed to Dynamic Arts Records and recorded a
split album
A split album (or split) is a music album that includes tracks by two or more separate artists. There are also singles and EPs of the same variety, which are often called "split singles" and "split EPs" respectively. Split albums differ from "var ...
with
death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, feat ...
band
Deathchain. The band then went on to release their second album, this time with record label Dynamic Arts Records, entitled ''
Doomsday Comfort'', featuring the guest vocals of
Mieszko Talarczyk, vocalist and guitarist of Swedish
grindcore
Grindcore is an extreme fusion genre of heavy metal and hardcore punk that originated in the mid-1980s, drawing inspiration from abrasive-sounding musical styles, such as thrashcore, crust punk, hardcore punk, extreme metal, and industrial. G ...
band
Nasum. This was the last project Mieszko worked on before his death during the
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
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. Deathbound released their third album, ''
We Deserve Much Worse'', in 2007, and their fourth album, ''Non Compos Mentis'', in 2010.
Members
; Final lineup
* Petri "Pete" Seikkula – guitar
(1995–2010)
* Kai Jaakkola – vocals
(1995–2010)
* Sami Latva – drums
(2003–2010)
; Former
* Tommy "Kuntz" Konu – bass
(1995–2003)
* Fredrik Andersson (II) – guitar
(1998–1999)
* Nicklas Sundqvist – guitar
(1999–2000)
* Mikael Sandorf – drums
(2000)
* Mika Aalto – drums, bass
(2002–2003, 2004)
* Hannu Teppo – bass
(2003–2004)
* Heikki Järvi – bass
(2005–2006)
* Toni Pihlaja – bass
(2006–2009)
Discography
As Twilight
Demos
* ''Twilight'' (1995)
* ''Melancholy of Northern Landscapes'' (1995)
As Unbound
Demos
* ''Flames of Madness'' (1999)
As Deathbound
Albums
* ''To Cure the Sane with Insanity'' (2003)
* ''Doomsday Comfort'' (2005)
* ''We Deserve Much Worse'' (2007)
* ''Non Compos Mentis'' (2010)
Splits
* ''Deathbound/Deathchain Split'' (2005)
Demos
* ''Elaborate the Torture'' (2000)
External links
*
Deathbound's page at Dynamic Arts Records*
Deathbound at Allmusic
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Finnish death metal musical groups
Musical groups established in 1995