Suicide Blitz

Short-lived project band based in Stockholm, Sweden. The origins of the band stem from an idea generated during correspondence between Christoffer Jonsson and Kelly Halliburton sometime in 2003, in which the two discussed starting a band. David Stark (5) and Jocke Rydbjer from the bands Wolfbrigade and To What End? were enlisted, as was drummer Andy Henriksson from Swedish band Victims. It wasn't until Kelly came to Stockholm in January of 2004 that the group met and had their initial practices in Stockholm's Slussen neighborhood. The band practiced and wrote at an intense pace during the next couple of weeks, and recorded their full-length LP at the end of the month. Mattias Kennhed (No Security, Dischange, Burning Kitchen and many others) was initially brought in solely in the role of producer / engineer, but the band convinced him to lay down some guitar tracks, and, with the departure of Jocke due to a busy schedule, he became the bands' lead guitar player. Despite a lot of technical setbacks and logistical difficulties Suicide Blitz managed to complete the recordings and the LP came out in late 2004 on Germany's Hate records. CD and cassette versions were released as well, on Polish label Trująca Fala. During the band's short existence, they managed to play four live gigs in 2004: In Sandviken, Sweden on January 30, at the Umeå Punk Fest in Umeå, Sweden, on March 5, at the K-Town Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark, on June 25th, and at the Kopi in Berlin, Germany, on June 26th.