Konkhra

Konkhra
Also known as	Vicious Circle
Origin	Køge, Denmark
Genres	Death metal, thrash metal
Years active	1989–present
Labels	Target Distribution, Progress Records
Associated acts	Daemon
Website	www.konkhra.com
Members	Anders Lundemark Martin Kristensen Johnny Nielsen
Past members	See below

Konkhra is a Danish death metal band formed in Køge in 1989.

History

Konkhra was first formed under the name of "Vicious Circle" in Køge—a small town south of Copenhagen—in November 1989. Before changing their name, they issued the self-titled demo Vicious Circle (1990); renaming themselves "Konkhra" they followed up with Malgrowth (1991). Konkhra then, signed with Progress label and released the Stranded EP. This official debut, was limited to only 3,000 copies, and featured artwork by Chicago-based tattooer, Guy Aitchison.^[1]

The name "Konkhra" stems from how drummer Clausen heard Tom Angelripper, of German thrash metal band Sodom fame, pronounce the word "conqueror" on the double live album Mortal Way of Live.^[2] Drummer Clausen suggested the name change to the band.

Discography

Studio albums Sexual Affective Disorder (1993) Spit or Swallow (1995) Weed Out the Weak (1997) Come Down Cold (1999) Reality Check (2003) Nothing Is Sacred (2009) Live albums Live Eraser (1996) Videos Homegrowth (1996)

EPs Stranded (1992) The Facelift (1994) The Freakshow (1999) Demos The Vicious Circle (1990) Malgrowth (1991) Persistence (2005)

Members

Current

• Anders Lundemark – vocals, guitar (1989–present)
• Martin Kristensen – bass (1991-1992, 2014-present)
• Johnny Nielsen – drums (1993-1996, 2002-2003, 2014-present)
• Kim Mathiesen – guitar (1994-1996, 2002-2003, 2015-present)
• Michael Skovbakke - guitar (2010-present)

Former

• Claus Vedel – vocals, guitar (1989–1994)
• Jon Clausen – drums (1990–1992)
• Thomas "Gnist" Christensen – bass (1996–1999)
• Chris Kontos – drums (1996–1997)
• Per Möller Jensen – drums (1997–2000)
• James Murphy – guitar (1997-1999, 2009)
• Søren Hee Johansen - bass (1993)
• Lars Schmidt - bass (1993-1996, 1999-2009)
• Mads Lauridsen - drums (2004-2010)

Timeline

References

1. Sharpe-Young, Garry. "Konkhra biography". MusicMight. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
2. Konkhra review

External links

• Konkhra at AllMusic
• Konkhra at MusicMight
• Konkhra kan stadig, efter 20 års død(metal) og ødelæggelse! (Danish)