Nasum (pronounced 'nah-zumm') was a Swedish

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band from

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, formed in 1992. The band released four studio albums and developed into "one of that country's premier

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acts". They disbanded after the December 2004 tsunami killed the band's frontman,

Mieszko Talarczyk Mieszko Talarczyk (December 23, 1974 – December 26, 2004) was the lead singer and guitarist of the Swedish grindcore band Nasum, Genocide Superstars, Krigshot and Charles Harfager. Known for his engineering and production abilities, he co- ...

. In 2012, Nasum reunited with

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frontman Keijo Niinimaa taking the place of Talarczyk, for a one-off tour to celebrate the band's 20th anniversary.

Biography

Nasum was formed in 1992 by Anders Jakobson (guitar) and Rickard Alriksson (drums/vocals), two former members of the band Necrony. The band's name,

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for "

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", was taken from the

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.'' The record label of Necrony offered Nasum a slot on a split 7-inch. After

joined the band as a guitarist in 1993, the band was featured on Blind World

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with

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. After several more splits, Nasum released an MCD (mini compact disc) of their own with Poserslaughter Records in 1995. As the band started touring, Alriksson departed from Nasum. Guitarist Jakobson moved into the drummer's position and Talarczyk handled guitars and vocals. More EPs and splits followed over 1996 and 1997; and in 1998 Nasum released their first full-length album, '' Inhale/Exhale'', on

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. As the band expanded their audience and touring, they recruited a full-time bassist, Jesper Liveröd (from

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) in early 1999. The second album, '' Human 2.0'', was released in April 2000 and followed by two years of touring and performing in support of the work, including a stop in Japan. The third album, '' Helvete'', was released in 2003 and featured

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's Shane Embury. It was well received and led to even more high-profile appearances, especially on the European festival circuit. At that time, Nasum were joined by second guitarist Urban Skytt and bassist Jon Lindqvist, who replaced the departing member Liveröd. In 2004, Nasum released '' Shift'' and continued with touring. Talarczyk went on vacation to Thailand shortly before the 26 December,

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. His death was officially confirmed on 17 February 2005, and Nasum disbanded. A compilation, ''

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'', was released in 2006 and a live album featuring a 2004 show from Osaka, ''

Doombringer ''Doombringer'' is a live album by Swedish grindcore band Nasum, recorded in Osaka, Japan in January 2004. It was released in 2008, after the death of Mieszko Talarczyk during the 2004 Tsunami An earthquake and a tsunami, known as the Boxin ...

'', was released in early 2008. In October 2011, Nasum announced a special one-off tour to celebrate the band's 20th anniversary the following year. Filling in for late singer Talarczyk was

frontman Keijo Niinimaa. The band played their final show on October 6, 2012, in Stockholm; a

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documentary called ''Nasum: Blasting Shit to Bits – The Final Show'' chronicling the show was premiered in 2017 and released on DVD in 2020. Anders Jakobson has since stated that Nasum will never reunite again.

Members

Final lineup *

– guitar, vocals (1993–2004; died 2004) * Anders Jakobson – guitar, vocals (1992–1995), drums, vocals (1995–2005, 2012) * Jon "Elle" Lindqvist – bass, vocals (2003–2005), guitar, vocals (2012) * Urban "Ubbe" Skytt – guitar (2003–2005, 2012) Former members * Rickard Alriksson – drums, vocals (1993–1995) * Jesper Liveröd – bass, vocals (1999–2003, 2012) Touring members * Keijo Niinimaa – vocals (2012) * Per Karlsson – drums (1995)

Timeline

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Discography

Studio albums * '' Inhale/Exhale'' (1998) * '' Human 2.0'' (2000) * '' Helvete'' (2003) * '' Shift'' (2004) EPs * ''Blind World'' – split w/ Agathocles (7-inch, 1993) * ''Grindwork'' – split w/ Retaliation, Clotted Symmetric Sexual Organ and Vivisection (Mini CD, 1994) * ''Industrislaven'' (12-inch, 1995) * ''Smile When You're Dead'' – split w/ Psycho (7-inch, 1996) * ''World in Turmoil'' (7-inch, 1997) * ''The Black Illusions'' – split w/ Abstain (7-inch, 1998) * Untitled bonus 7-inch EP that came with the ''Inhale/Exhale'' LP (7-inch, 1998) * ''The Nasum/Warhate Campaign'' – split w/ Warhate (7-inch, 1999) * Split w/ Asterisk (7-inch,

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(7-inch, 2002) Compilation * ''

'' (2006) Live album * ''

'' (2008) Demo * ''Domedagen'' (1994) Compilation appearances * ''Really Fast Vol. 9'' (1993) * ''Regressive Hostility'' (1997) * ''In Defence of Our Future – A Tribute to Discharge'' (song "Visions of War") (1997) * ''The Bloodbath Is Coming'' 2×7″ (song "The Bloodbath Is Coming") (1999) * ''Requiems of Revulsion: A Tribute to

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'' (song "Tools of the Trade") (2000) * ''Polar Grinder'' (2001) * ''Grind Your Mind – A History of Grindcore'' (2008)

References

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