Fleshkiller is a death metal band from Norway and

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, United States.

History

Fleshkiller started in 2015 in Norway as a side project of

Ole Børud Ole Børud (born December 6, 1976) is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, producer, and engineer known both for his solo recordings and as a member of the groups Arnold B. Family, Schaliach, Extol, and Fleshkiller. Børud, son of t ...

of the

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band,

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and Peter Dalbakk of the band

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. Børud and Dalbakk were former bandmates of the band Schaliach, a death-doom band they formed together. The two hired drummer Andreas Skorpe Sjøen from the band Umpfel. The band added Ole Vistnes as the band's bass player, of the bands Shining and Tristania. Dalbakk would later quit the band due to spending more time with his family. The band would replace Dalbakk with Elisha Mullins, vocalist of The Burial and former guitarist of A Hill to Die Upon. Børud had gotten in contact with Mullins through both of their time on Facedown Records roster. The band would later sign to Indie Recordings in Europe and

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in North America to release their debut album ''Awaken''. On June 30, 2017, the band released their debut single, "Parallel Kingdom". The band released their second single "Warfare" on August 18, 2017, via a music video. On September 1, 2017, the band released "Salt of the Earth", their third and final single before the album released on September 15. The album came out on September 15, 2017, which received fantastic reception.

Musical style and influences

Much like

, Fleshkiller draws influences from several different bands, including

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, Steely Dan, Yes, and

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. The band plays a style of

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and death metal, which was influenced by Death, but with a sense of harmony of

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, which was primarily influenced by Yes. The band remains close lyrically to what Extol had promoted through the

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genre. The band has been compared to

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, Textures, and

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Members

Current members *

- guitars, vocals (2015–present) (

, Schaliach, Arnold B. Family, Selfmindead) *Elisha Mullins - guitars, vocals (2017–present) ( The Burial, A Hill to Die Upon,

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) *Ole Vistnes - bass (2016–present) ( Shining, Tristania, Extol) *Andreas Skorpe Sjøen - drums (2016–present) (Umpfel) Former members *Peter Dalbakk - vocals (2015–2017) (Schaliach,

)

Discography

Studio albums * ''Awaken'' (

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; September 15, 2017) Singles * "Parallel Kingdom" (June 30, 2017) * "Warfare" (August 18, 2017) * "Salt of the Earth" (September 1, 2017)

References

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