Clown

On March 7 2007 it was 10 years since Clown first live show. A few months later the band did their final live performance before taking a 3-year long break. Even after all these years with more or less struggling to get up and out, and despite all the set backs, disappointments, line up changes, change of rehearsal spaces, and lots and lots of downtime -Clown is still alive. It all comes down to the joy of playing metal, releasing anger, the need to create music. This is an addiction, and it won't just go away. Clown won't die.



It all started in late 1996/early 1997 in a suburb of Bergen on the Norwegian west coast called Åsane. A bunch of young metalheads into Metallica, Pantera, Korn, Machine Head, Sepultura, Meshuggah, Deftones etc etc decided to start a band, and so Clown was born. After 7 years of non stop pushing, the band came to a halt in 2005 when co-founder Haakon Haagensen left the band due to his fatherhood, and the rest of the members took some time off to do other things (music, studies, travelling, working). Just before this they recorded their first full length album, "Remedy For Bliss", produced by the members of fellow Norsemen El Caco. So far, this album has not been released, and nothing is being done with the situation right now.



The release prior to this was the EP "Bloom's Decay" which is still available from the band. Before this Clown released 2 demos and a split EP with local friends Ribozyme.



In 2006 Clown made a couple of live performances, just to let people know that the band is still here. Clown is a well-experienced live act, having toured both their native country as well as a few dates in Europe together with El Caco in 2004. Highlights also include a performance at the Quart Festival in 2002, and performing for a packed Hulen in their hometown Bergen at the By:larm event in 2004.



In the summer months of 2010, Clown decided to reform as a 4-piece, including the return of co-founder Haakon on guitar. It was decided that the band would hire session-members to handle bass at future shows. On August 3 the band had their first rehearsal with this line-up since 2005, and it went remarkably well. A new fire was lit, and Clown is officially back in the ring.



Discography:



Demo 1 (1999)

1: Dirt

2: So Tight

3: My Design

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Christer Bakke - Guitar

Ben Hellfire - Drums

Haakon Haagensen - Guitar

Yngve Knudsen - Bass

Lasse Bergsvik - Vocals

Produced & Mixed by Jørgen "Dupermann" Træen



Demo 2 (2001)

1: My Weak Lung

2: Given

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Christer Bakke - Guitar

Ben Hellfire - Drums

Haakon Haagensen - Guitar

Yngve Knudsen - Bass

Lasse Bergsvik - Vocals

Produced & Mixed by Jørgen "Dupermann" Træen



Twintracks EP (2002)

1: Ribozyme - Reason

2: Ribozyme - Ticket Tobacco

3: Clown - Intensifier

4: Clown - Unwell

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Christer Bakke - Vocals

Ben Hellfire - Drums

Haakon Haagensen - Guitar

Yngve Knudsen - Bass

Lasse Bergsvik - Vocals

Øystein Knutsen - Guitar

Produced & Mixed by Rune Langhelle



Bloom's Decay EP (2003)

1: All Your Ugly

2: Amonia

3: Insula

4: Gazing At The Sun

5: Confusebox

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Christer Bakke - Vocals

Ben Hellfire - Drums

Haakon Haagensen - Guitar

Yngve Knudsen - Bass

Øystein Knutsen - Guitar & Vocals

Produced & Mixed by Rune Langhelle



Remedy For Bliss (2006)

Sulphur Hands

The Mansion

The Sum Of Nothing

Treasure Hunting

Ignite & Draw

Trademark Insult

LA Law

Gloves Off

Daysick

Anemic

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Christer Bakke - Vocals

Ben Hellfire - Drums

Haakon Haagensen - Guitar

Yngve Knudsen - Bass

Øystein Knutsen - Guitar & Vocals

Produced & Mixed by Thomas Fredriksen & Anders Gjesti



"All Your Ugly" video, from the "Bloom's Decay EP":



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"Gazing At The Sun" video, from the "Bloom's Decay EP":



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