F.K.Ü

From 1981-1989 over 200 slasher movies were made. Swedish thrash metal band F.K.Ü. have decided to pay a special tribute to the main-focus year 1981, known as the ultimate year of the slasher movie genre. The year that delivered a great deal of slasher movies that are considered genre classics to this day!

The goal with the new album, inspired by Corpse Mania, Night School as well as the timeless classics Halloween II and Friday the 13th Part 2 was to take the listener back to the old days. Back to when you and your friends went to the local video store to rent video cassettes, long before this thing called the internet.

F.K.Ü also celebrate 30 years as a band this year, so the connection to the eighties is going to be very strong and celebrated all through this album campaign.

After signing a record deal with the Swedish record label Despotz Records, Larry, Pete, Pat and Emp entered The Overlook Studio in Gävle to begin work on the album. ‘1981’ was produced by F.K.Ü., recorded by William Blackmon, mixed by Lawrence Mackrory & Daniel Bergstrand at Dugout Productions, mastered by Lawrence Mackrory at Obey Mastering and with astonishing artwork by Tom Hodge – The Dude Designs.

The new album is a horror experience on the same level as those old school slasher classics. So, sit back, grab the popcorn, call for pizza and invite your friends. This twisted and demented world of knife wielding maniacs has only just started. Let the body count begin!

F.K.Ü. are:
Larry Lethal (vocals)
Pete Stooaahl (guitar, vocals)
Pat Splat (bass, vocals)
Unspeakable Emp (drums)

Tracklist:

1. 1981
2. Nightmares in a Damaged Brain
3. Hell Night
4. Corpse Mania
5. Friday the 13th Part 2
6. The Burning
7. The Funhouse
8. The House by the Cemetery
9. Burial Ground
10. The Prowler
11. The Beyond
12. Halloween II
13. Night School
14. Ms 45
15. Evil Dead

ROCKSTAD FALUN has issued the following, and confirmed 3 more bands for Rockstad: Falun 2012.

HYPOCRISY: We have had lots of requests for a slightly rougher and tougher line-up for years. In 2012 we feel it is high time to put some more focus on such bands at the festival! Therefore, one-of-a-kind Dalecarlian icon Peter Tägtgren and his hard rocking Hypocrisy are more than welcome to join Rockstad:Falun in 2012! The show, which according to Peter will be offering the very best the band has to give in every way, will also be exclusive to this part of Sweden throughout the summer. The long awaited the DVD “Hell of Sofia – 20 years of chaos” will be released on October 14th and will be the perfect build-up for all Hypocrisy fans during the winter months! www.facebook.com/hypocrisy

ENGEL have, with their industry-flirting melodic death metal, created their own niche within the so-called Gothenburg sound. Broad and easily listened to, without compromising on the roughness of the music. In addition the band, given their common merit list, could easily call themselves a Swedish super group. They prefer not to though – they’d rather let the music speak for itself. www.engelpropaganda.com

F.K.Ü, Thrash Metal with a horror-movie theme? That’s how this Uppsala-based band like to describe their sound.
F.K.Ü have been active since 1998, and have since then released three albums and a bunch of vinyl singles. Their latest album “Where Moshers Dwell” received great reviews from both Sweden Rock Magazine and Close Up Magazine. We have had our eyes on FKÜ for a long time, and now was the time to book them for a show in Falun! www.moshoholics.com