Volturyon has a new face and voice! Swedish death metal destroyers have officially announced Alexander Högbom as the band’s new vocalist. Replacing Olle Ekman, Högbom is in for a baptism by fire as Volturyon performs with Demonical on the Eastern Death Infernal Tour.
Says Volturyon guitarist Andreas Olander about the new addition, “We’ve known Alexander for a while through his band Spasmodic and his occasional guest appearances with us. His vocals impressed us from day one. It’s with great anticipation we look into the future.”
“I first made contact with Volturyon when they mailed me their promo-CD, Blood Cure,” says Högbom. I was running a rock club in Ludvika by the name Cavum back then, and they wanted me to book a gig for them at the club. I listened to their promo and was really impressed, so I arranged a gig for them in August of 2008 in Ludvika. Ever since I have been a fan of Volturyon. After a few years with no further contact I received a text message from [drummer] Christian Netzell, wondering if I wanted to join the band and do the east-Europe/Baltic tour with them, and I said yes. It is quite an honor to have been chosen to do the vocals in Volturyon and to play with such skilled musicians.”
Name: Alexander Högbom.
Born: 1985.
Favorite genres: Death Metal and Grindcore.
Hometown: Ludvika, Sweden.
Family: Girlfriend Johanna and my son Povel.
Current bands: Volturyon and Spasmodic.
Former bands: The Fundias and Mutilated
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The Eastern Death Infernal Tour 2011 will run from October 26th to November 12th, focusing mainly on Baltic and Eastern European territories. Shows in Warsaw, Budapest, Bucharest and Berlin have been booked with the rest of the dates to be confirmed soon. Additional support will come from Hungary’s Slytract.
The venomous brand of technical, thrash-infused Swedish death metal on new Volturyon album
Coordinated Mutilation has been receiving praise from critics across the metal community. Please visit the United Guttural Records website to order your copy.
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Coordinated Mutilation Track listing:
1. Bloodsoaked Solution
2. Savage Gluttony
3. Eight Corner of Slaughter
4. Euphoria Through Execution
5. Ravaged
6. Coordinated Mutilation
7. Abide under Eminence
8. Sadistic Molestation
9. Sanguinolency
10. Intense Convulsions
“More in the traditional US vein a la Cannibal Corpse or Six Feet Under with contrasting cannibal shrills and guttural groans, whirring squeaking guitars and pulverizing tribal drum work on songs like ‘Eight Corners Of Slaughter’, ‘Savage Gluttony’ and ‘Bloodsoaked Solution’. They’ve clearly progressed.” – Battle Helm
“Here we have ten tracks of some of the tightest played death metal around. If all modern death metal was up to par with this it would be ideal. this release should appeal to just about every death metal fan. It has plenty of complex moments to keep tech death fans happy, just enough groove to keep the brutal death fans happy and it’s just too entertaining for the traditional death metal fans to ignore.” – Foul Feast of Flesh
“This is very good death metal release with good bites of technical and brutal influences. Put your hard earned penny on Coordinated Mutilation and you won’t be disappointed!!!” – Forbidden Magazine
“10 very solid tracks of some seriously Technical Death Metal with some nice Thrash Metal riffs thrown in for good measure. I have a feeling that I may have already heard my favorite Death Metal release of 2011.” –WickedChannel.com
