Downlord

History

Downlord was first spawned in mid-2004 when guitarist Rene Falther and drummer Rasmus Schmidt hooked up with guitarist Donovan Spenceley and vocalist Dave Ingram. The idea grew and flourished at a phenomenal rate, as did the band's production of songs in such a short time. After only a few months of hard work in the studio, a 4 track demo was recorded, with many other tracks written and recorded, to await release from the tomb.

As in any hard fought struggle, there were casualties along the way. In late 2004 the original bass player was fired, and a new one was found in Thomas Fagerlind. Then, in mid 2005, drummer Schmidt found the workload of 2 bands too much, so Downlord carefully deliberated as to which drummer would fill the large void his departure would leave behind, while temporarily working with former Iniquity sticksman, Jesper Frost. Downlord then acquired the services of Reno Killerich (session drummer for Dimmu Borgir and Old Man's Child, amongst others). The 2nd demo was then recorded with this line-up.

Downlord continued to write and rehearse material for future release upon the world, in an atmosphere that is both easy-going and pleasant. This is mainly due to the band members having such a wide & varied past (previous bands include: Iniquity, Benediction, Sacrificial, Daemon, and Bolt Thrower, to name but a few.) This can be heard in the band's sound, as Downlord are a blistering coalition of the American, English and Scandinavian scenes.

On 6.6.06 (dubbed "All Satan's Day" by the band) Downlord signed to Open Grave Records. The band's debut album 'Random Dictionary of the Damned' was released in January 2007.

The band split up in 2009.

(source: the official Downlord website, July 2006, edited by AM)