On March 7 2007 it was 10 years since Clown first live show. Even after all these years with more or less struggling to get up and out, and despite all the set backs, disappointments, line up changes, change of rehearsal spaces, and lots and lots of downtime -Clown is still alive. It all comes down to the joy of playing metal, releasing anger, the need to create music. This is an addiction, and it won't just go away. Clown won't die.
It all started in late 1996/early 1997 in a suburb of Bergen on the Norwegian west coast called Åsane. A bunch of young metalheads into Metallica, Pantera, Korn, Machine Head, Sepultura, Meshuggah, Deftones etc etc decided to start a band, and so Clown was born. After 7 years of non stop pushing, the band came to a halt in 2005 when co-founder Haakon Haagensen left the band due to his fatherhood, and the rest of the members took some time off to do other things (music, studies, travelling, working -all 4 current members work at local club Garage). Just before this they recorded their first full length album, "Remedy For Bliss", produced by the members of fellow Norsemen El Caco. So far, this album has not been released, and nothing is being done with the situation right now.
The release prior to this was the EP "Bloom's Decay" which is still available from the band. Before this Clown released 2 demos and a split EP with local friends Ribozyme.
In 2006 Clown made a couple of live performances, just to let people know that the band is still here. Clown is a well-experienced live act, having toured both their native country as well as a few dates in Europe together with El Caco in 2004. Highlights also include a performance at the Quart Festival in 2002, and performing for a packed Hulen in their hometown Bergen at the By:larm event in 2004.
No one knows what the future holds for Clown. For now, the band is on hiatus, perhaps Clown will awake sometime in the future. Both past and present members are doing other local musical projects, while some have stopped making music. This page is the only website for Clown now, as the old one is still down and apparently will stay down for a while!
Discography:
Demo 1 (1999)
1: Dirt
2: So Tight
3: My Design
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Christer Bakke - Guitar
Ben Hellfire - Drums
Haakon Haagensen - Guitar
Yngve Knudsen - Bass
Lasse Bergsvik - Vocals
Produced & Mixed by Jørgen "Dupermann" Træen
Demo 2 (2001)
1: My Weak Lung
2: Given
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Christer Bakke - Guitar
Ben Hellfire - Drums
Haakon Haagensen - Guitar
Yngve Knudsen - Bass
Lasse Bergsvik - Vocals
Produced & Mixed by Jørgen "Dupermann" Træen
Bloom's Decay EP (2003)
1: All Your Ugly
2: Amonia
3: Insula
4: Gazing At The Sun
5: Confusebox
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Christer Bakke - Vocals
Ben Hellfire - Drums
Haakon Haagensen - Guitar
Yngve Knudsen - Bass
Øystein Knutsen - Guitar & Vocals
Produced & Mixed by Rune Langhelle
Remedy For Bliss (2006)
Sulphur Hands
The Mansion
The Sum Of Nothing
Treasure Hunting
Ignite & Draw
Trademark Insult
LA Law
Gloves Off
Daysick
Anemic
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Christer Bakke - Vocals
Ben Hellfire - Drums
Haakon Haagensen - Guitar
Yngve Knudsen - Bass
Øystein Knutsen - Guitar & Vocals
Produced & Mixed by Thomas Fredriksen & Anders Gjesti
"All Your Ugly" video, from the "Bloom's Decay EP":
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"Gazing At The Sun" video, from the "Bloom's Decay EP":
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This is probably Christopher Lee's last album: he will be 88 soon - although with his energy, he might well reach 100!! :)
We do appreciate your support. If you haven't already done so, please check the samples we have uploaded for "Charlemagne: By the Sword and the Cross".
Nu kör vi igång vår HÖSTKAMPANJ 09 med riktigt bra priser på bland annat: tröjpaket och mössor med brodyr. Vi har ett mycket stort sortiment av merchandise till ert band eller bolag! Besök vår webbsida redan idag för mer info. www.vodrecords.se
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Vi vill med denna lilla kommentar bara påminna om vår Festivalkampanj som nu har startats. Vi har satt ihop flera mycket billiga paket till de band och bolag som behöver trycka t-shirts, eller annan merchandise, till sommarens festivaler och spelningar. Besök vår webbsida redan idag för mer info.
Trevlig rocksommar önskas alla våra vänner på MySpace!
Vod Printings ************************** We print & supply t-shirts, merchandise & backdrops to the independent music scene, contact us for more info! www.vodrecords.se
Hey, no problem man... You guys still writing and playing or what?? are your cd's available anywhere even if to download? anyway I can remember coming across you guys listening to Miksha, Torch, and there was one other band they sound like too and their videos were equally as messed up (ribozome) or somthing like that... either way when I listened to you guys I liked it instantly... hope to hear from you soon.
Fuck I still love you guys right from back when you first posted a couple of songs on mp3. com....
Intensifier is still one of my favourite songs ever, I will not have a party at my house or my friends place and not have that played. I carry all your songs that I can with me everywhere on my mp3 player.
Hopefully you come out with something new. If not your shit won't get old with me.
haha! Dudes this is awesome. I used to listen to you guys back in 1999 when Mp3.com was still going! Awesome to hear you're still going! Good luck with everything! Renny
