Abhorrence

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Abhorrence
Background information
Origin	Finland
Genres	Death metal, death-doom
Years active	1989–1990, 2012–present
Labels	Svart Records Seraphic Decay Records
Associated acts	Amorphis
Members	Jussi 'Juice' Ahlroth Tomi Koivusaari Jukka Kolehmainen Kalle Mattsson Waltteri Väyrynen
Past members	Kimmo Heikkinen Mika 'Arkki' Arnkil Rainer 'Raikku' Tuomikanto

Abhorrence is a Finnish death metal band originally formed in 1989.

History[]

Abhorrence live at Tuska Open Air 2013

Abhorrence was formed in early 1989 by guitarists Tomi Koivusaari (of and Amorphis) and , vocalist and bassist Jussi Ahlroth (latter three whom had played together in a band called Disaster), as well as drummer . For some time they played under several different names until settling on Abhorrence, playing dozens of concerts alongside bands like Xysma, Disgrace and . After recording and releasing one demo tape, titled Vulgar Necrolatry, they released a 7" EP on . Without a written contract of any kind, the band lost all of the master tapes and possible future revenues.

After several more gigs around Finland, a short visit to Norway (one gig and a party/sleepover at black metal band Mayhem's house) with their second drummer (on leave from Antidote), the band broke up in 1990. Koivusaari went on to play in Amorphis.

In 2012 Svart Records released all of their recorded material on CD and vinyl. The Completely Vulgar compilation consists of the band's demo and EP as partially remastered versions, as well as live recording from 1990. Double LP version also has lo-fi rehearsal recordings. Both versions include two previously unreleased tracks.

In 2013 the band reformed for three performances, with all original members, with the exception of the new drummer Rainer Tuomikanto. They played three shows, first at Bar Loose in Helsinki (under alias Bob Horrence) with Deathchain. The other performances were at Tuska Open Air Metal Festival and festival.

The performance at Tuska festival was recorded and released as Totally Vulgar – Live at Tuska 2013 live album in 2017, again by Svart Records. The band formed to play in support of the live album's release, with as drummer. They played a short four date tour of Finland with Demilich and later a Nummirock festival appearance.

In early 2018 the band announced they had written some new music and made an agreement with Svart Records, regarding the release of an EP later in the year. They performed some of the new material at concerts on 10.2. at Torvi Bar in Lahti and 24.3. at Kuudes Linja club in Helsinki, supported by .

Members[]

Current

• Jussi 'Juice' Ahlroth – bass (1989–present)
• Tomi Koivusaari – guitar (1989–present)
• Jukka Kolehmainen – vocals (1989–present)
• Kalle Mattsson – guitar (1989–present)
• Waltteri Väyrynen – drums (2016–present)

Former

• Rainer 'Raikku' Tuomikanto – drums (2013)
• Mika 'Arkki' Arnkil]] – drums (1990)
• Kimmo Heikkinen – drums (1989–1990)

Discography[]

• Vulgar Necrolatry (demo, 1989)
• Abhorrence 7" (EP, 1990)
• Completely Vulgar (CD/2LP, compilation, Svart Records 2012)
• Totally Vulgar – Live at Tuska 2013 (CD/LP, live, Svart Records 2017)
• Megalohydrothassalophobic (CD/EP, Svart Records 2018)

Official releases are available for streaming at Bandcamp.

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Abhorrence.

• Abhorrence at Facebook.com
• Abhorrence at Bandcamp.com
• Abhorrence at Discogs.com
• Abhorrence discography at MusicBrainz
• Abhorrence at Svart Records.com
• Abhorrence - Death metal from finland, official homepage (out of date)