Swiss heavy metal bands.

Tomasteel · Post by **Tomasteel** » Mon May 11, 2009 11:42 pm

I only know one band from this country and it´s Coroner (they rule!), is there any band in the line of heavy/speed metal with clean voice??

Black Axe · Post by **Black Axe** » Tue May 12, 2009 12:03 am

Drifter, check the stormspell release.

Korgüll · Post by **Korgüll** » Tue May 12, 2009 1:38 am

You must get 'Apocalypse-S/T', one of the best thrash/speed metal albums ever (IMO) with kinda-clean vocals... awesome!
http://cgi.ebay.com/APOCALYPSE-Same-CD- ... dZViewItem

Stormspell · Post by **Stormspell** » Tue May 12, 2009 5:06 am

Your label Blower Records has been re-releasing some cool Swiss classics recently - Carrion, Killer, Bloody Six, etc.

Also Poltergeist, Megora, Emerald, Battalion, as well as the mighty Messiah are all notable Swiss bands worth some attention in my opinion.

As Black Axe said Drifter is a must, although I'd recommend to start with "Reality Turns to Dust" LP

Tomasteel · Post by **Tomasteel** » Tue May 12, 2009 6:17 am

Thanks all so much for the recommendations! You rock! i´m gonna check that bands, i didn´t know that Bloody Six were from Switzerland

Take care and metal on!!!

GJ · Post by GJ » Tue May 12, 2009 7:39 am

Had to add one of my favourites from Switzerland: Sacrifice - On the Altar of Rock!

Khnud · Post by **Khnud** » Tue May 12, 2009 8:24 am

Headhunter

anthares · Post by **anthares** » Tue May 12, 2009 10:13 am

Korgüll wrote:You must get 'Apocalypse-S/T', one of the best thrash/speed metal albums ever (IMO) with kinda-clean vocals... awesome!
http://cgi.ebay.com/APOCALYPSE-Same-CD- ... dZViewItem

I have extra vinyl version for trade/sell if anyone interested.

®O©O · Post by **®O©O** » Tue May 12, 2009 3:01 pm

a must! F.B. BASTARD - Bastards never die! EP !!!

and deathish one: INFECTED - Dark century!

The Knell · Post by **The Knell** » Tue May 12, 2009 4:08 pm

Fortress and their MLP

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLemGRJ8 ... channel_pa

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KupKGL7h ... annel_page

very US sound , but great stuff. The unreleased demo 87 is planned to be released on limited vinyl

DTP · Post by **DTP** » Tue May 12, 2009 4:13 pm

MESSIAH seconded, first two Lps are immortal...

not speed/thrash, but MORDOR rule, fi yr into blackened doom...

peterott · Post by **peterott** » Tue May 12, 2009 5:15 pm

DTP wrote:MESSIAH seconded, first two Lps are immortal...

thirded. All old stuff including Choirs Of Horror is unbelievable. Also Infected gets my support. Great Death Metal.

Additional Swiss stuff:
Hellhammer/Celtic Frost => no comment

old Alastis/old Samael/Misery=> great old morbid doomy Black Metal (Misery sounds like first Samael minus the devilworshippin)

Azrael/Damnatory/Equimanthorn/Moribund/old Tiburon - great Death Metal forces

Babylon Sad => avantgarde DeathDoom, reminded me a lot on first Pyogenesis MCD with even more weird stuff.

Bloodstar => Avantgarde EBM/Metal stuff. The fuckin' best combination of this genre I ever heard.

Calhoun Conquer/Excruciation/Carrion/old Drifter => great old Thrash, similar to German mid/late-80es stuff.

Sadness/Chiva - more avantgarde Death Doom stuff

Krokus - Headhunter LP. A must.

big mouth · Post by **big mouth** » Tue May 12, 2009 5:59 pm

KOTSEN hehe!!!!

MATERNITY

FEAR OF GOD

omen of hate · Post by **omen of hate** » Tue May 12, 2009 6:16 pm

EXXOR, INFECTED, EQUIMANTHORN, CRUISE MISSILE (with ex-MESSIAH members), CARRION,

Some more heavy metal bands : SORCEROR, BITCH, BLACK ANGELS, KILLERS, ...

DMR · Post by **DMR** » Tue May 12, 2009 7:03 pm

One of my favorite Swiss bands is Excelsis. They're a bit like Blind Guardian, but slower, darker and less bombastic. The vocals are kind of rough, though (similar to Chris from Grave Digger).

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