Artist: CONSTRUCDEAD
Album: THE GRAND MACHINERY (CD)

Release date: 2005
Media type: CD

Construcdead has the brutality of early Fear Factory and the down-tuned crunch of Meshuggah.
Call it what you will- Tech metal, math metal... post-industrial metal. Regardless of what label you could put the band under, this is crushingly heavy and a step in the right direction for the Swedish quartet.
*Source* RoomThirteen.

A traditionally motivated old school Death Metal band out of Stockholm, CONSTRUCDEAD arose in May of 1999, centred upon the triumvirate of drummer Erik Thyselius and guitarists Rickard Dahlberg and Christian Ericson. Bass player Joakim 'Harju' Hedestedt would be pulled in from the collapsing FACE DOWN. During these formative months THYRFING vocalist Henrik Svegsjo operated as frontman briefly before ex-EMBODIMENT man Jonas Sandberg secured the lead vocal role. Drummer Erik Thyselius also operates as a member of TERROR 2000.

CONSTRUCDEAD debuted with a self financed EP 'The New Constitution' and followed this with another EP 'Turn' in March of 2000. This latter release would see SOILWORK's Peter Wichers guesting. The band put in a valuable overseas performance with a showing at the Dutch 'Stonehenge' festival billed alongside a heavyweight billing of ENTHRONED, HOUWITZER, ABSORBED, DEADHEAD, GOSPEL OF THE HORNS and HAMMERHAWK. Erik Thyselius would also find time to session for the notorious GENERAL SURGERY.

Another EP 'As Time Bleeds' was duly issued upfront of another European festival gig at the Czech 'Nuclear Storm' festival in July of 2001. CONSTRUCDEAD signed to the Japanese Soundholic label for their first full length album 'Repent'. The album included a guest guitar session from Magnus Soderman. Japanese versions issued on the Teichiku label added a bonus track 'Metamorphosia'.

The band parted ways with singer Jonas Sandberg in September of 2002, shortly after announcing the replacement as Daniel Regefelt. However, within weeks Regefelt was out of the picture and GODSIC frontman Peter Tuthill was duly enrolled. The group would also sever ties with Cold Records.

Second album 'Viladead', recorded and mixed at Helsingborg's Queenstreet Recording with producer Richard Larsson, emerged in January of 2004. The record featured guest appearances by SOILWORK vocalist Bjorn "Speed" Strid and ex-SOILWORK drummer Henry Ranta on the track 'Bitter End'. Subsequently bass guitarist Joakim Hedestedt and drummer Erik Thyselius formed up part of the resurrected FACE DOWN. That August CONSTRUCDEAD drafted ex-CARNAL FORGE guitarist Johan Magnusson as their new bass man, entering Fear And Loathing Studios in late October to craft the EP 'Wounded'.

Working with director Charlie Granberg, CONSTRUCDEAD filmed their 1st April 2005 appearance at Kolingsborg venue in Stockholm for a live DVD release. However, the band was dealt a blow in May when Peter Tuthill quit in order to resurrect his previous group DOG FACED GODS. Jens Broman from THE DEFACED and HATELIGHT filled the spot as vocalist during the recording of 'The Grand Machinery'. This revised version of CONSTRUCDEAD made its live debut on 7th July at the 'Sundsvall Gatufestival' in Sundsvall. Touring throughout Scandinavia, the Uk and Europe in October saw the band supporting SOILWORK. Broman rejoined THE DEFACED in October.

TRACKLISTING:

01. The Grand Machinery
02. A Cog In The Machinery
03. The Lustfull
04. In A Moment Of Sobriety
05. 8 Inches Of Flesh
06. The Cynical Revolution
07. Treachery
08. The Eye Of Revelation
09. Pater Noster
10. Rusty Armour
11. Forever Cin
12. Hatelist

LINE-UP:

Jonas Sandberg (vocals)
Rickard Dahlberg (guitar)
Christian Ericson (guitar)
Joakim Harju (bass)
Erik Thyselius (drums)