KONKHRA
Death Metal • Denmark

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Formed in ´89, released 2 demos "Vicious Circle", in 1990 and "Malgrowth" in 1992. Quickly established as Denmarks premier Death/Thrash act in the international underground, signed to Progress for a multi album deal following the release of the MCD "Stranded" in 1992, released debut "S.A.D." in 1993 to world wide acclaim, laying the foundation for the Heavy Metal subterm Death´n´roll, and touring extensively in Europe and in the States. Record second album "Spit Or Swallow" in 1994, whereof 4 songs were released in december as a MCD "The Facelift EP", which breaks in the danish singles chart at number 42, being first ever extreme metal release featured on the list to this day. "Spit Or Swallow" released in April 1995, followed by festival appearances including Roskilde Festival in June, where the band performed in front of 12000 raving metal heads, and recorded the performancefor the first ever Death´n´roll live album read more...

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KONKHRA Discography

KONKHRA albums

4.00 | 1 ratings

Sexual Affective Disorder
Death Metal 1993

3.50 | 1 ratings

Spit or Swallow
Death Metal 1995

3.00 | 2 ratings

Weed Out the Weak
Death Metal 1997

0.00 | 0 ratings

Come Down Cold
Death Metal 1999

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Reality Check
Death Metal 2003

2.50 | 1 ratings

Nothing Is Sacred
Death Metal 2009

KONKHRA EPs & splits

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Stranded
Death Metal 1992

3.50 | 1 ratings

The Facelift EP
Death Metal 1994

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The Freakshow
Death Metal 1999

KONKHRA live albums

2.00 | 1 ratings

Live Eraser
Death Metal 1996

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KONKHRA Music Reviews

KONKHRA Nothing Is Sacred

Album · 2009 · Death Metal

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Nothing is Sacred is the 6th full-length studio album by Danish death metal act Konkhra. The limited edition of the album includes a bonus CD which features The Vicious Circle (1990) and the Malgrowth (1991) demos.

The music on Nothing is Sacred is death metal with elements of thrash metal. Listening to the album it quickly becomes very apparent to me that I´m not really enjoying myself very much. The production is professional, the songs are well composed and the musicianship is pretty good too but it´s like the music on the album isn´t that inspired. I´m not feeling a burning need to change the world or maybe a little less ambitious to just crush my skull here. For music like this to work for me I have to feel that the musicians involved really believe that what they are doing is going to change the world and I´m not feeling anything here. 11 tracks of average death metal that probably won´t move anyone´s world but a few diehard fans just isn´t enough for me. Anders Lundemark´s voice has certainly seen better days too. He sounds more like a hoarse barking dog than his old growling self. When I´m more interested in the bonus CD with the old demo material than the new album something is wrong.

So I guess the positives here are that this is not as such a bad album. Songs like Religion Is A Whore and Killswitch do kick some ass, but overall this is pretty tame and average and to be honest I´m struggling to give a full 3 star rating so I guess a 2.5 star rating will do.

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KONKHRA Weed Out the Weak

Album · 1997 · Death Metal

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Weed Out the Weak is the 3rd full-length studio album by Danish death metal/ thrash metal act Konkhra. A couple of rather spectacular lineup changes have occurred since the release of Spit or Swallow (1995). Drummer Johnny Nielsen has been replaced by Chris Kontos ( Machine Head, Testament, Exodus, Attitude Adjustment...etc) and guitarist Kim Mathiesen has been replaced by James Murphy ( Obituary, Death, Disincarnate, Cancer, Testament...etc). in addition to those two spectacular changes to the lineup bassist Lars Schmidt has also been replaced by new bassist Thomas Christensen. This means that only original member left is lead vocalist/ guitarist Anders Lundemark.

The music on Weed Out the Weak has shifted even more towards groove thrash than was the case on Spit or Swallow. This is to some extent still a death metal album but it´s not nearly as brutal as its predecessors. Instead I hear obvious influences from a band like Machine Head. A thrashy groove is now a big part of the sound on the album partially thanks to Chris Kontos but also because of the riffing style. The addition of James Murphy also means that there are many more guitar solos on this album compared to its predecessors. I wouldn´t call this his best performance though. Actually I quickly get tired of this new and less brutal change in style and while the compositional quality is high throughout the songs don´t really captivate me much.

The production is not as powerful as I would have liked. I haven´t heard the 1998 re-mixed version, so that one might sound better. This original version is a bit lifeless if you ask me.

Weed Out the Weak was a step away from death metal for Konkhra and while it could have worked fine if the songs were really exciting, my opinion is that it doesn´t work very well because the songs are average at best. An average album that deserves a 3 star rating from me. I´m sure there are fans out there who´ll disagree with me, but at this point I stopped purchasing Konkhra´s albums ( that was back then. I have since listened to all subsequent albums).

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KONKHRA Live Eraser

Live album · 1996 · Death Metal

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Live Eraser is a live album release by Danish death metal act Konkhra. The album was recorded live at the Roskilde Festival on the 30th of June, 1995 and released by Diehard Music Worldwide in July 1996.

The album features songs from the debut album Sexual Affective Disorder (1993), the Facelift EP (1994) and the, at the time, new album Spit or Swallow (1995). The emphasis on the setlist is naturally on the songs from Spit or Swallow but all 4 tracks from the EP are also present on the setlist while only Seasonal Affective Disorder and The Dying Art from the debut album are present. The show is as such allright allthough nothing special but the sound quality is really bad and almost completely spoils my enjoyment with this album. I´ll go out on a limb here and say that this album sounds more or less like a professional bootleg. All details drown in noise and you have to be very familiar with the songs to be able to enjoy this just a little.

Live Eraser is not a very good live album IMO but it does create a special nostalgic sentiment for me as I was actually present at this very show. Young and if I remember correctly moshing like a madman to the music from a band I really enjoyed back in those days. I can´t give more than a 2 star rating though, nostalgic or not.

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KONKHRA Spit or Swallow

Album · 1995 · Death Metal

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Spit or Swallow is the 2nd full-length studio album by Danish death metal act Konkhra. The album was recorded in Sunlight Studio and produced by Fred Estby and Konkhra. After the teaser Facelift EP which was released in December 1994 I remember I had great expectations to Spit or Swallow when it was released in April 1995.

The music on the album is a continuation of the brutal death metal with groove thrash elements that was initiated on The Facelift EP. For those who enjoyed the more simple and groove oriented style of the EP compared to the more technical death metal style of the debut album Sexual Affective Disorder (1993), Spit or Swallow should certainly apply to those needs. Songs like the opener Centuries or the title track pretty much kill everything on their way with equal amounts of brutality and groove.

The production is similar to the sound on the EP. Brutal and edgy.

Spit or Swallow is a great death metal album but I wouldn´t call it outstanding in any way. Above average though and deserving a 3.5 star rating.

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KONKHRA The Facelift EP

EP · 1994 · Death Metal

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The Facelift EP is a 4-track EP release by Danish death metal act Konkhra. The EP was released in December 1994 as a kind of teaser to Konkhra´s second full-length studio album Spit or Swallow which was released in April 1995. Only the EP title track are included on the original version of Spit or Swallow ( later re-releases include the 3 remaining EP tracks as bonus tracks), so you get 3 exclusive tracks on The Facelift EP. As all tracks are now available on the 2003 re-release of Spit or Swallow the value of this EP isn´t that high today though but back when I purchased The Facelift EP it was a real treat. There´s been an important lineup change as vocalist/ guitarist Claus Vedel has left Konkhra leaving bandleader Anders Lundemark the sole vocalist in the band. New guitarist is Kim Mathiesen.

The music on the EP is brutal death metal with a groove thrash edge. Konkhra would explore the latter style much further on subsequent releases. While the music is well played the technical edge that was a part of the band´s sound on Sexual Affective Disorder (1993) is not as prominant here. The loss of Claus Vedel also means that the high pitched sneering vocal are gone from the music and while Anders Lundemark´s deep guttual growling vocals are really brutal and well performed ( he sounds like he means business), I miss the way the two vocal styles complimented each other on Sexual Affective Disorder. The 4 tracks are all quality death metal compositions but Warzone stands out as the strongest track IMO. Unbelievably heavy and brutal music, clever lyrics and one of the best vocal performances ever by Anders Lundemark. A true Konkhra classic.

The production is professional and powerful. The guitars are brutal and edgy.

The Facelift EP is a great EP release by Konkhra and sets the stage nicely for Spit or Swallow which would be released a couple of months later. As mentioned it´s a fan item today as all tracks are now available on the re-release of Spit or Swallow, but judged on its own merits I think a 3.5 star rating is fair.