In the cold winter of 1997 turning to 1998, Switchblade slowly took form as a quartet with 2 bassplayers who both screamed their lungs out. A 7" and a few extra songs for a split 7" were recorded with Fireside mastermind Pelle Gunnerfelt (Fireside, Hives, Breach) in the spring of 1998.
In March 1999 Switchblade recorded their groundbreaking and very well received 10". This time with a newly recruited 2:nd bassplayer/singer. The 10" was recorded by Breach mastermind Anders Ekstrom. The 10" turned out very chaotic and fast in tempo. A few months later a few more songs were recorded by Anders Ekstrom and those songs ended up as the split 7" with Cult of Luna and The Jam Session. Then in late 1999 Switchblade took the decision to go on as a three-piece.
During 2000 and 2001, switchblade recorded 2 albums together once again with Breach Anders Ekstrom turning the knobs. Switchblade toured both Sweden (with Cult of Luna) and Europe (twice) in support of the albums.
Then in March 2003, Switchblade recorded their third selftitled full length album. The album was a 6 song, 47 minute sonic journey that ranged from subtle ambient soundscapes to monotonous, dark, instrumental passages to full on stoner flirting, yet epic heaviness. All with just sparse use of vocals. Previously having had some problems in truly capturing their sound and dynamics on tape, Switchblade turned to Carl Wikman at EAR Studios who is known for his big and true to nature sounding recordings. The album turned out to be the most powerful and focused material so far, and showcased a huge leap forward in the never ending evolution of Switchblade�s sound and songwriting. The album received great reveiws both in Europe and in the US, where the album was released by Jake Banon's (CONVERGE) Deathwish/Icarus imprint. A 4 week European tour in support of the album took place in early 2004 and a shorter tour took place in the summer of 2004 based around an apperance at the legendary Ieper Festival in Belgium.
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Switchblade is one of the bands that always puts a smile up my face when I see them playing live or one of their records is spinning on my stereo. Especially the 2006 album was a very huge load of good doom. I thought I share some of that stuff with you. This includes the regular studio albums I've collected, EP's and the Cult of Luna split will follow. If you wonder where the 2009 album is on this post, take a look at our archive. Enjoy!
[ Trust No On Recrodings / 1999 / Sludge/Doom / VBR]
Tracklist
01. Killing the last Comedian (01:03)
02. Kosher (02:05)
03. Recovering from a Suicide (01:51)
04. Five Minutes of Fame (01:15)
05. Repeated Failure (03:05)
06. Setting yourself on Fire (00:53)
07. Worst Case Scenario (01:09)
08. Leaving Nemesis (00:22)
09. Chrome Angel (03:31)
10. A Deck of Cards (03:46)
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19:02
[ Trust No One Recordings / 2000 / Sludge/Doom / CBR@192 ]
Tracklist
01. The Stachanov (02:40)
02. Eyedropper (01:18)
03. Static Omission (02:16)
04. Primes below 100 (01:25)
05. Erasing her Shadow (03:55)
06. China Syndrome (01:25)
07. Abstract Totalitarian (02:35)
08. Ten stabs to the Throat (02:49)
09. Slowing down and dying (01:57)
10. Iron Curtain (03:13)
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23:37
[ Flowerviolence Records / 2001 / Doom/Sludge / CBR@192 ]
Tracklist
01. I (05:55)
02. II (03:00)
03. III (05:06)
04 IV (02:11)
05. V (04:45)
06. VI (17:04)
07. VII (01:44)
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(39:57)
[ Trust Noe One Recordings / 2003 / Doom/Sludge / CBR@192 ]
Tracklist
01. 05-36 (05:36)
02. 05-12 (05:12)
03. 08-41 (08:41)
04. 09-31 (09:31)
05. 05-01 (05:01)
06. 12-55 (12:55)
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47:00
[ Trust No One Recordings / 2006 / Doom/ Sludge / VBR ]
Tracklist
01. 26-36 (26:36)
02. 16-44 (16:44)
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43:20
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