RIWEN
RIWEN

“It’s a short and simple story: I got fed up with the big productions and long sound checks that comes with Cult of Luna. So, it¹s back to the roots of my salad days in Umeå. It is time to make it simple, raw and fast. This is hardcore.
I decided to write 14 songs in 14 days inspired by the bands I worshiped as vegan straight edge punk kid: Judge, Battery, Integrity, ACME and Damnation AD. The concept is to not spend 1 000 days in the studio and nitpick over every drumbeat and production details. The musical destruction has to be alive and direct, tailor-made to induce mosh mayhem and walls of death.
I hooked up with Fredrik and Christian, both with a past in the crust/grind terror force Totalt Jävla Mörker. One rehearsal sealed the deal and we recorded three tracks in one night about to be released as a 10” vinyl on the Norwegian metal label Indie Recordings.
Adding guitar player Marita and bass player Christoffer 138 (DS-13, AC4, Epileptic Terror Attack, Sonic Ritual etc) the lineup was complete. And thus, we are ready to slam dance all over the world.
Are you ready? Tonight we ride!”
Umeaa August 2014 – Johannes Persson