Hell yeah! Almighty guitarist and good friend Ralph Santolla (Death, Deicide, Iced Earth, Obituary and RedScream, etc) visited us in the studio last week and put down a KILLER guest solo for one of our songs... we'll tell you all about it later, but know this; it turned out awesome!
13th MAY 2012 GET OUR MUSIC!
Recording an album isn't cheap, especially not an over-the-top, awesomely great one like our upcoming debut! So if you like our music (see the Media-section here on our website for two free songs) and want to hear more, our entire back catalogue is availble dirt cheap for download on iTunes or CDON 'on demand'. If you don't wanna do that, you can support us by generating plays on Spotify.
For whichever method you prefer, we'd be very grateful, and by doing so you'll be helping us by taking us one step closer to bringing our music upon the world.
You can also help us by liking us on Facebook, following us on Twitter, subscribing to our Youtube channel, or just by spreading the word by telling your friends... We also have merch and physical CD's for sale which can be yours - just drop us an email to info@humandesolation.com and we'll get things sorted.
Oh, and btw; The deadline for entering the photo-contest (originally ending May 1:st) has been extended! So please send your "yourself together with anything HuDes-related" -photo to us ASAP and we'll post it here on our website.
Remember; our favourite gets a signed copy of the first press of the album as soon as it's out!
Thank you!
5th MAY 2012 HUMAN DE(SO)GRADEAD?
First of all, the recording sessions are going great - we even have a little surprise in store for you all... check back regularly during next week and we guarantee you won't be dissapointed!
Second, last week the Fred's were invited to their old school SAE Institute to attend a seminar with fellow metal colleagues DEGRADEAD, where they talked about their carreer as musicians etc. This was very rewarding, and they turned out to be great guys too;
25th APR 2012 DESKTOP ART...
We're currently spending all of our free time (outside our regular daytime jobs) in the studio, recording. Therefore there's little time left to post other things on the web to let you know we're alive and well. Although rest assured we're making huge progress and it'll all be worthwile!
We did however have time to make you a cool desktop background for your computer screen - click thumbnail below to download:
Enjoy...
By the way; Part #1 "Drum Sessions" of our Studio Diaries as made by our friend Robin "Lave" Ohlausson @ LAVE MEDIA is due shortly, don't miss it!
11th APR 2012 _P_H_O_T_O__C_O_N_T_E_S_T_
As the recording of our new album is going really well and it may see the light of day within a somewhat near future, we thought a competition would be in place!
Too keep all of you trusting fans from losing interest, we're announcing a PHOTO CONTEST where your contribution will be posted on our website (unless you really don't want to) and the winner(s) will get a free signed copy of the album once it's out. How does that sound?
All you need to do is take a photo of yourself (or have someone else do it for you) in whatever Human Desolation related scenario you can think of; this could be anything from 'You at a live HuDes-show' to 'You at home, holding up a hand drawn HuDes-logo on a piece of paper',
NOTE: Now, eventhough we strongly support nudity of all kinds, in this case we may have to either censor the pictures you send us, or not post them at all - however, they are in either case definitely eligible to win the prize. We may even give away bonus gifts for daring photos, so don't hold back!
The contest ends on May 1:st, so bring out your camera and stop wasting valuable time... ;)
28th MAR 2012 VIDEO TEASER & UPDATE
During our drum recording sessions we had one or two really great ideas (like sampling Miika occationally playing on a bottle of Scotch single malt instead of the Ride bell), and an absolute shitload of bad, weird, dodgy and utterly stupid ones... like this one;
Also, we've been offered to borrow the following amps to add to the growing list of gear for the re-amping session later on; Mesa Boogie Mark V, EVH 5150 III, and a Peavey XXL... nice, thanks guys! And for the rest of you, if you have an amp that you'd like us to try out (and possibly use on the record), please let us know!
Cheers!
20th MAR 2012 A LONG OVERDUE UPDATE...
People, first of all, sorry that we haven't kept you updated as promised! We have all been rather busy, both with personal issues, but mainly with the upcoming album, and for that we hope you can forgive us...
Now, for the last couple of days (and ending today) we have been laying down the drum tracks at Soundtrade Studios in Stockholm, where bands like Rammstein, Katatonia, Europe and Mustasch have been before us. Miika has performed splendidly, and we have full confidence that our engineer/producer and good friend Joy Deb will make this album into one of the greatest metal masterpieces of the decade!
Furthermore, the Fredrik's are ferociously tracking guitars at Fodson Studios, and from what we hear it's going really well. The plan is to record a clean or "dry, unprocessed and overall unaffected" DI-signal, and then book an even better studio for "re-amping", where we will gather as many awesome amps as we can get our hands on to produce the meanest guitar sound achievable!
So far we've been offered to borrow the following; Peavey 6505, Framus Cobra, Mesa Boogie Road King, Mesa Boogie Roadster, Randall RM100, Hüghes & Kettner TriAmp, Line 6 HD, Engl Savage, and finally a Fender Twin Reverb for the clean parts... quite the collection, but if you have an amp that you think we should try out and are willing to lend it to us (in exchange for being mentioned in the credits of course), please give us a ring or send us an email.
Ok dudes and dudettes, that's all the info we have to share for the time being. We will post pictures and a few more episodes of our studio diaries as soon as they're available, so stay tuned and we will do a better job at keeping you updated from now on.
/the HD-crew
31st JAN 2012 NEW VIDEO UPLOADED
...the song Afterlife performed live in September last year, during our gig at Nalen in Stockholm where we supported our buddies Monoscream at the release of their debut album Redemption.
The sound quality isn't great, and the aspect ratio is a bit messed up (mainly due to lack of tools and options in iMovie '11), but it's still an awesome song so check it out - it will be featured on our upcoming album, due later this year.
Enjoy!
2nd JAN 2012 2012 - THE YEAR OF DESOLATION?!
A new year has begun, and with it comes new responsibilites, but perhaps more importantly - new possibilities! Nonetheless, our goals remain the same; we have been working hard with the material for our upcoming debut album, and it is with great excitement that we now announce that the songs are as good as finished.
Don't hold your breath just yet though, as a few weeks of intense practising remain until we are ready to ignite the fire of recording. Although we would strongly advise you to go out and get yourself a backup stereo, 'cus before you know it we will have blown your speakers out the window!
Who knows, perhaps there is some truth to the Mayan prophecies - will it be us who musically desolates planet earth later this year? Stay tuned and find out...
12th DEC 2011 FEATURED ON ZWAAR METAAL - AGAIN...
...Yes indeed, your favourite band is back by popular demand - featured for the second time on Zwaar Metaal, on the Dutch radio station Ground FM.
- THIS TIME IN ENGLISH people, so tune in, and ROCK OUT with us! This Friday, the 16:th of December, between 23:00 and midnight (CET), and with reruns on Saturday and Sunday, same time.
Don't miss this!!
7th DEC 2011 VIDEO DIARY ON YOUTUBE
The first two episodes from our studio sessions are uploaded on YouTube for your viewing pleasure.
"Part 1 - Pre Production" & "Part 2 - Fan Q & A":
29th NOV 2011 HD FEATURED ON ZWAAR METAAL...
...a metal show on the Dutch radio station Ground FM this Friday (Dec 2:rd) from 23:00 to midnight (CET), and with a rerun at the same time on both Saturday and Sunday.
- Listen in through their website, as they'll be playing two of the greatest metal songs of the decade; Serum and Pandemic Nation!
25th NOV 2011 ASK US QUESTIONS...
...and we will answer them in our upcoming Video Blog on YouTube!
- Feel free to ask us ANYTHING you want, no question is too dumb, and definitely not too explicit, so don't be shy! ;)
We will need your questions by Friday the 2:nd of December, and you can post it anywhere; via Facebook, Twitter, email, or text message if you're lucky enough to have our phone numbers...
Give us all you've got - the question that makes us the most emberrased, uncomfortable, annoyed, uneasy etc, gets a free T-shirt!
16th NOV 2011 PROJECT WASTELAND MKII - NOW ON SPOTIFY
The brand new "Re-Vocalized, Re-Mastered & Re-Released" version of last year's epic opus Project Wasteland is now finally available at Spotify, as well as on iTunes, CDON, Amazon, and similar channels. Click below to have a listen;
5th NOV 2011 MEDIA-SECTION UPDATED
You can now find loads of pictures in the MEDIA section... video will be available shortly.
PREVIEW:
4th NOV 2011 PRESS-PACK AVAILABLE
We've put together a Press/Promo-kit mainly consisting of three categories of Pictures(Graphics/Logos, Live and Promo), a few of our most representative Songs, and a Presentation in pdf-format.
3rd NOV 2011 SURPRISE!!!
The re-release of our EP from last year, named "Project Wasteland MkII" is now available on iTunes, and will shortly be added to other sources such as Spotify, CDON, Grooveshark, Amazon and Napster as well.
What we've done is that we've removed all the clean vocals (finally) and replaced them with growl and remastered the whole thing. Also, the cover of KsE's "Fixation on the Darkness" is no longer featured either. This release will be available digitally ONLY, meaning you cannot get this as a physical CD (unless you burn it of course).
"The reason for this re-release is that we were never 100% satisfied with how the first version turned out", says guitarist Fredrik Danielsson. "As I've said earlier, the clean vocals were just a half-assed experiment that somehow made it onto the record, but the more we listened to the finished product, the more we realised that it didn't sound the way we wanted HD to sound. This new version, however, is definitely a reflection on what the upcoming album and the overall future of HD will sound like.".
Hence, this kickass re-release... Enjoy!
20th AUG 2011 LIKE US ON FACEBOOK!!
Yeah you better... Click on the button below to be transferred to our Facebook-page and "like" us there - a simple way to make us very grateful. Besides, it will bring you shitloads of good karma! ;)
07th AUG 2011 UNOFFICIAL LIVE VIDEO CLIPS
Hey guys! Unfortunately we haven't yet had the time to edit nor post any video material from MetalTown, or any other live show for that matter. However, there are videos out there, uploaded mainly by dedicated fans - see links below;
-Pretty cool, huh?
15th JULY 2011 SHORT UPDATE...
Much has happened since the last update - so much that we haven't had the time to post updates, ironically enough!
For starters the MetalTown gig was a huge success; we've gotten great reviews and further expanded our ever-growing fanbase, for which we couldn't be happier! Pictures and videos will be posted shortly, but as of yet they can be found through our Facebook group:
ALSO - We have a surprise in store for you all! Cannot tell you what it is just yet, but we have a feeling it will be a highly appreciated "blank" during the wait for our new Album (due early next year)... Stay tuned as updates will be more frequent hereafter!
7th JUNE 2011 VIDEO CLIP FROM HBJ!
It's been a while since we posted a video clip on the internet, meaning the only ones you'd find of us if you go on YouTube etc, are pretty old... until now!
Click the link below to watch a live clip of your favourite metal band perform their new song; "Madworld", recorded live from Harry B James last week on the 29th of May!
This sunday, the 29:th of May, Human Desolation have together with friends Avenir - both on this years roster for MetalTown - put together a gig for all of you who want a preview of what is yet to come... follow link for details;
Human Desolation's sub-page at metaltown.se is updated with a new and much better band photo (taken by friend and official photographer Martin Fredriksson), a Spotify link, etc... check it out, and don't forget to "like" us!
We've also put together a complete package including your choice of shirt, the "Project Wasteland" EP, our first demo, a sawblade-logo sticker, and a guitar pick - for only 200 SEK (about €20 or $25);
Place your order through info@humandesolation.com and let us know if you want anything signed! ;)
13th MAY 2011 STRONGER THAN EVER
It's been a while since the last update, but not due to lack of news - on the contrary we've been busier than ever! Played a couple of shows, one supporting Sectu at their release gig together with Diabolical. Did a few interviews and two photo shoots, so expect new promo pics of your favourite rock stars shortly... ;)
On top of that stickers, t-shirts and a kick-ass backdrop has arrived, while more merch is on it's way...
Four more gigs are also booked within the upcoming month;
May 23:rd @ Stampen May 29:th @ Harry B James June 10:th @ Broder Tuck June 18:th @ METALTOWN
See ya there......!
13th APR 2011 METAL TOWN UPDATE
An updated list of this years line-up is out:
12th APR 2011 FUTURE PLANS...
Not much has happened lately; a few gigs got cancelled and another record deal was denied due to it not being what we're looking for. So in the meantime the band has focused on rehearsing and finalizing the new material and generally preparing for MetalTown. This also lead to the decision to hit the studio in August - this time probably to record our first full length Album! Stay tuned for more info...
14 MAR 2011 HUDES @ IN FLAMES STUDIOS
Yeah, due to lack of other news, here's a picture from when Human Desolation went down to IF Studios in Gothenburg, to hang out with In Flames in early December last year. It was a helluva trip to say the least, and damn that 37 year old "In Flames Whisky" tasted like tiny drops tapped straight out of heaven... or hell, whichever is better!? Haha!
7th MAR 2011 ROCK SOUND MAGAZINE REVIEW
One of Europe's biggest rock magazines Rock Sound featured a review of Project Wasteland in their latest issue (April 2011);
"...there are alot of melodic death metal bands from Stockholm, and most of them sound like In Flames. Human Desolation are no different..."
- Make of that what you will, but being compared to melodeath mastodons In Flames can hardly be a bad thing?! "it's always great to get feedback on ones work, regardless of whom it's from" says guitarist Fredrik Danielsson, "however given that we've gotten reviews before that said the exact opposite (in a very good way; www.joyzine.se), it forces you to concider the source, and in this case the latter is, to me, the most trustworthy - mainly due to what style/general musical direction the reviewer seem to have."
25th FEB 2011 SECOND RECORD DEAL OFFER!
Again "Murdered Music" has proven their worth by getting us another possible record deal. As of yet we do not know what this particular label have to offer, but we'll see soon enough..
As always; stay tuned as updates will keep coming frequently!
17th FEB 2011 HD @ METALTOWN - OFFICIAL!
The gig at Metaltown 2011 is now indeed official; click the logo below to check out your favourite band, way up there with the big ones...
13th FEB 2011 HD PLAYED ON BANDIT RADIO 106.3 FM
Damn straight, yours truly was played on Swedens own "Bandit Rock Radio 106.3 FM" last Tuesday! Now bring on that record deal so we can release our music upon the world and go on tour...
8th FEB 2011 FIRST RECORD DEAL OFFER!
The promo-deal HuDes signed with the guys at "Murdered Music" has proven to be a successful choice, since it has led to one record deal offer within the first week of active promotion alone. This particular label wants to release Human Desolation's debut album, which is awesome - The band will however wait to see what the future brings, but it's a huge bite off the self-esteem apple for sure!
Stay tuned for more updates, we'll keep you posted...
3rd FEB 2011 CLEAN VOX ABANDONED!?
The guys has, after months of serious consideration, taken the decision to no longer write, nor perform clean vocals - at least for the time being. "We did it as an experiment on Project Wasteland to begin with, not counting on including them on the EP even while recording them" says guitarist Fredrik Danielsson. "both me and Iggfors [who both sings on the record] feel that it steals focus from the performing act, and besides that we all agree that it does not reflect the true core of our music".
The new songs currently being written are quite a bit faster, heavier and over all more "hard core" (not referring to the sub genre). The band is convinced that this will be a huge improvement to the whole concept that is Human Desolation. You'll see...
2nd FEB 2011 HUMAN DESOLATION @ METALTOWN!
NO JOKE! Due to the news presented in the prior message, H.D. will perform on the Close-Up stage at this years edition of the Metaltown festival in Gothenburg, taking place on June 17-18. We'll be "stagemates" with bands such as At the Gates, Arch Enemy, Soilwork, KoRn and System of a Down, so this is something you definitely DON'T want to miss!
Click the logo below for details on the festival and how to get your ticket:
1st FEB 2011 HUMAN DESOLATION IN CLOSE-UP MAGAZINE!
H.D. is featured in this months issue of Scandinavias biggest and best metal magazine "CLOSE-UP!", calling us "Best in Sweden" in their review of "Project Wasteland" - thank you very much!! Subscribers to the mag will also be happy to hear that yours truly also has a song ("Serum") on the enclosed CD, for your listening pleasure...
- So if you haven't already, pick up your copy today!
31st JAN 2011 HUMAN DESOLATION SIGNS PROMO DEAL!
That's right, your favourite band has signed a promotion deal with Coroner Records sub-department Murdered Music. This means that we can focus all our time and energy on writing new material, rehearsing and playing live, instead of spamming record labels, etc...
Click the logo below to check out the Promo-page they've created for us:
30th JAN 2011 HELLBAR GIG CANCELLED - NEW GIG ANNOUNCED
Due to renovations at La Rustica, all Hellbar gigs are cancelled until further notice. However, Human Desolation will play live at Pub Anchor on Thursday February 3rd - DO NOT MISS THIS!
28th JAN 2011 HEAR OUR MUSIC - IT'S OUT THERE!
Don't forget that you can support us by hearing/downloading/purchasing our songs through the following channels (among many others) - and help spread the word to everyone you know:
09th JAN 2011
H.D. LIVE @ HELLBAR... AGAIN!!
Back by popular demand!
Human Desolation will once again perform a vicious live show at Hellbar / Klubb Valross in Sundbyberg on February 5th 2011 - this time together with Black Magic Fools (gbg) and the all female death metal act Frantic Amber (sth).
That's right, the band will be played tonight on the French online radio station Radio Metal's program "High Hopes" - a way for unsigned bands to be heard throughout the world. Tune in between 8 PM and 10 PM (GMT+1) to hear your idols on the air...
21st SEP 2010
GIGS ANNOUNCED
2 gigs now announced, our releaseparty at Hellbar and a gig at Harry B James.
You can find more info about the gigs under Tour Dates at www.myspace.com/humandesolation
SEE YOU THERE!!!
/HD CREW
21st SEP 2010 NEW EP ON SPOTIFY!!!
Our new EP "Project Wasteland" is now also available at Spotify!
08th AUG 2010
PROJECT WASTELAND NOW AVAILABLE
Our 2nd EP "Project Wasteland" is finally available.
contact humandesolation@gmail.com to recieve your copy!
05th JUL 2010 PROJECT WASTELAND EP DUE SOON... Got the latest masters of PWEP a few days ago, and it seems we are all 100% satisfied... and you all know what this means?!
- The new EP will hit production VERY soon!!! :)
As you may already have noticed, there's a short preview/teaser uploaded here on myspace for all you less patient fans (no, that's definitely not a bad thing - we're pretty damn eager to finish it ourselves)!
Also, for those of you who have a facebook account, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE add us on www.facebook.com/humandesolation to keep supporting us on our way to world domination!!!
