motherlode

The short story

1982:.. Motherlode was a fusion of two Orebro bands "Proximity" and "Lizard". The very first line up: Sonny Larsson, Tom Nilsson, Peter Rundstroem, Bengt Eriksson.
1983: The first gig. Word of the band's class goes into Facebook-speed, and after a month it is not a rock club, youth club or venue in the county that’s not sold out when the band plays.
1984: First demo tapes begins to spread to the record companies. Contributing on the album Swedish Metal. Two songs were recorded “Moving Emotion” and “Father of Lies” for the record label Sonet.
1985: Participated on Swedish Metal Aid to raise money for the sick and hungry in Africa.
1986: The band engages producer Kit Woolven (Thin Lizzy, Pink Floyd, Magnum) for the debut album "The Sanctuary" which is recorded in Orebro. Magnums keyboardist Mark Stanway played keyboards on the record, Martin Hedberg replaced Bengt on the drums and the great albums artist Rodney Matthews makes the band's famous album cover. It was released by a national record label, Active Music, which today is known as BMG. Two major tabloids in Sweden (Aftonbladet and Expressen), makes full-page-sized articles about the band.
1987: The band heading out on their first European tour as support for the English band Magnum. The coming year the band participates in several music programs on radio and TV.
1988: The band plays at Hultsfred before a large crowd of enthusiastic fans.
1989: Differences of opinion and an absence of major international success, and after hundreds of gigs and a number of member changes, the band was put on hold for a few years.

1995: The album "The Sanctuary" is released on CD with five additional tracks with vocalist Sonny Larsson back in the band. Before then a great deal of bootlegs of the album was made without the bands permission.
1999: The first gig in many years.
2001 -2006: The band begins the first tentative steps towards a new album. The chemistry of the band is back! Rumour reaches various record companies which offer the band a place on a number of compilations. Different songs for various purposes were recorded.
2009: Motherlode became number two when Nerikes Allehandas readers are voting the county's best artists of all time.
2010: Ten years of waiting is over. "Tomorrow Never Comes" will be released worldwide................................>>>>

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