Nasum

NASUM (NAW-ZUM) was formed in 1992 by Anders Jakobson (guitar) and Rickard Alriksson (drums/vocals) with the intention of creating true, straight-forward grindcore in the old NAPALM DEATH tradition. By the Spring of 1993, guitarist Mieszko Talarczyk would join NASUM and soon become an essential member of the band. After two and a half years of sharing records with others on split releases, Poserslaughter Records offered the band a mini-CD release. In February of 1995, NASUM entered Unisound Studios, recording 12 new tracks and six re-recordings of tracks from their November 1994 'Domedagen' demo. This session featured the first NASUM tracks with lyrics in the band's native Swedish. In conjunction with the release of the MCD, titled 'Industrislaven,' NASUM made their live debut playing gigs in Astorp, Sweden and Berlin, Germany. By June of 1997, Mieszko had purchased the equipment that formerly comprised Unisound and opened his own studio, named Soundlab. 16 tracks for an international grindcore/power violence compilation released by the Finnish label Tylyt Levyt and a cover of the DISCHARGE classic "Vision of War" were recorded and featured NASUM's most devastating sound yet.... more...