Nasum

Nasum (pronounced 'nah-zumm') was a grindcore band from Örebro, Sweden formed in 1992. The band released four studio albums, developed into "one of that country's premier metal acts"[1] and disbanded after the December 2004 tsunami killed the band's frontman, Mieszko Talarczyk. The band's name, Latin for "nose", was taken from the horror film Flesh for Frankenstein.[2]

For the village in Iran, see Nasum, Iran. For the village in Sweden, see Näsum.
Nasum
OriginÖrebro, Sweden
GenresGrindcore
Years active1992–2005, 2012
LabelsBurning Heart, Relapse
Websitenasum.com
Past membersAnders Jakobson
Rickard Alriksson
Mieszko Talarczyk
Jesper Liveröd
Jon Lindqvist
Urban Skytt

In 2012, Nasum reunited with Rotten Sound frontman Keijo Niinimaa taking the place of Talarczyk, for a one-off tour to celebrate the band's 20th anniversary.

Biography

Nasum was formed in 1992 by Anders Jakobson (guitar) and Rickard Alriksson (drums/vocals), two former members of the band Necrony. The record label of Necrony offered Nasum a slot on a split 7". After Mieszko Talarczyk joined the band as a guitarist in 1993, the band was featured on Blind World split EP with Agathocles. After several more splits, Nasum released an MCD (mini compact disc) of their own with Poserslaughter Records in 1995.[1]

As the band started touring, Alriksson departed from Nasum. Guitarist Jakobson moved into the drummer's position and Talarczyk handled guitars and vocals. More EPs and splits followed over 1996 and 1997; and in 1998 Nasum released their first full-length album, Inhale/Exhale, on Relapse Records. As the band expanded their audience and touring, they recruited a full-time bassist, Jesper Liveröd (from Burst) in early 1999. The second album, Human 2.0, was released in April 2000 and followed by two years of touring and performing in support of the work, including a stop in Japan.[1]

The third album, Helvete, was released in 2003. It featured Napalm Death's Shane Embury, and was well received. Helvete led to even more high-profile appearances, especially on the European festival circuit.[1][3] At that time, Nasum were joined by second guitarist Urban Skytt and bassist Jon Lindqvist, who replaced the departing member Liveröd. In 2004, Nasum released Shift and continued with touring.[1]

Talarczyk went on vacation to Thailand shortly before the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. His death was officially confirmed on February 17, 2005, and Nasum disbanded. A compilation, Grind Finale, was released in 2006, and a live album featuring a 2004 show from Osaka, entitled Doombringer, was released in early 2008.[1]

In October 2011, Nasum announced a special one-off tour to celebrate the band's 20th anniversary the following year. Filling in for late singer Talarczyk was Rotten Sound frontman Keijo Niinimaa.[4] Anders Jakobson has since stated that Nasum will never reunite again.[5]

Members

Final lineup
  • Mieszko Talarczyk - guitar, vocals (1993-2004; died 2004)
  • Anders Jakobson - guitar (1992-1995) drums (1995-2005, 2012)
  • Jon "Elle" Lindqvist - bass (2003-2005), guitar (2012)[4]
  • Urban "Ubbe" Skytt - guitar (2003-2005, 2012)

Past members
  • Rickard Alriksson - drums, vocals (1993-1995)
  • Jesper Liveröd - bass, vocals (1999-2003, 2012)

Touring members
  • Keijo Niinimaa - vocals (2012)
  • Per Karlsson - drums (1995)

Timeline

Discography

References
  1. True, Chris. "Nasum Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
  2. Jakobson, Anders. Grind Finale liner notes, p.7.
  3. Shane Embury and Barney Greenaway of Napalm Death both cite hearing Nasum, and Inhale/Exhale in particular, as a definite turning point which helped them to rediscover grindcore and thus led to the recording of 2000's acclaimed Enemy of the Music Business.(Terrorizer No. 140, Spring 2005)
  4. "NASUM.COM: Swedish grindcore since 1992". www.nasum.com.
  5. "NASUM.COM: Swedish grindcore since 1992". nasum.com. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
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