LHS was formed in 1991 by Joakim Mårdstam, Liljan Liljekvist (former Charly and The Slaves, now Circus of Artica) and Jörgen Fahlberg (The Kristet Utseende). Jörgen soon left the band to form TKU and after a while also Liljan. They were replaced by Kicki Höijertz, Peter Selin and Erik Barthold and soon after this reformation the band entered into the studio and recorded two songs for a compilation-CD “Metal North”, which was released in early ’93. In 1994 they signed a contract with Massproduktion and recorded the gothic, doom metal masterpiece “Shadowdance” which was released later that year.
Their second album “Fevered” was a continuation of Shadowdance’s sweet nightmare, but with even more mature song-writing and, at then just 16 years old, new vocalist Mariana Holmberg. In January 1997 “Fevered” was licensed to Nuclear Blast for release in the rest of Europe and North America. The album was received enthusiastically by the press and metal stations all over Europe and the U.S. With no promotion whatsoever Left Hand Solution still charted on CMJ and remained on the CMJ metal chart through October. The next few years were spent touring Europe and working on new material.
“Light Shines Black” was released on the 2 of April 2001 in Europe and got fantastic reviews. The album showed a strong development, which includes the goth and doom elements of the early LHS with fantastic rough riffs, added by their new guitar player Janne Wiklund. March 2002 Left Hand Solution did their first American tour with gigs at CBGB’s in New York and SXSW in Austin and also a live performance at the Musique Plus TV show in Montreal, Canada. Summer also included a great gig at Summer Breeze, South Germanys largest metal festival. 2003 the band celebrated 10 years on record and to honour that Massproduktion re-released "Shadowdance" as a remastered full-length album with some great previously unreleased tracks.
During 2002 bass player Peter Selin left the band and for a long period they had no permanent bass player. Early 2004 Robert Bergius joined the band as their new bass player. The life of LHS is highly dependant on the life of another cult band - The Kristet Utseende - as two of the members of LHS nowadays also plays in TKU. The neverending success of TKU has postponed the recordings of a new album. The songs are written but there’s probably not
time to record it until summer 2008. ..
There are some qualities- some incorporate things, That have a double life, which thus is made A type of that twin entity which springs From matter and light, evinced in solid and shade. There is a two-fold Silence- sea and shore- Body and soul. One dwells in lonely places, Newly with grass o'ergrown; some solemn graces, Some human memories and tearful lore, Render him terrorless: his name's "No More." He is the corporate Silence -...-
nach langem hin- und her�berlegen haben wir uns nun entschlossen unsere band von nun an unter dem namen "Autocide" zu betreiben, was hoffentlich auch die letzte namens�nderung gewesen sein wird...also leute, bleibt am ball
after a long period of thinking about new names we finally decided to run the band as "autocide", it is still the same band with same members, so don"t mind us to change our name and keep in touch
great! can you belive it my 3 month kid is crazy for the intro of acdc Thunderstruk ..he dig it when i play it to him ..ahahahah! yup we r a Young family
Hi my dear friends of LEFT HAND SOLUTION from Caracas, Venezuela! I'm a big fan of the band since I heard "Fevered" in 1997... and when I listened "Light Shines Black" let me completely impressed; please record something new soon! MARIANA I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!
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