CHAIN COLLECTOR - NORWAY

The Masquerade - 2005 - Sound Riot
Unrestrained – 2008 - Sublife

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Members
Vocals
Dismal Euphony, Apostasy>>SVENN AKSEL HENRIKSEN>>Apostasy - Green Carnation, Trail Of Tears>>Kjetil Nordhus>>Green Carnation, Trail Of Tears, Tristania, Nightshadows Lament, Art Of Departure

Guitar
Neon God>>KJELL JACOBSEN>>Neon God – Neon God, Opus Forgotten, Apostasy, Carpathian Forest, Trail Of Tears, The 3rd Attempt>>GØRAN BOMANN>>Apostasy, Carpathian Forest, Trail Of Tears, The 3rd Attempt, Opus Forgotten

Bass
MARTIN ELTVIK

Drum
Scariot, Blood Red Throne, Green Carnation, In The Woods, Carpathian Forest, Old Forest>>ANDERS KOBRO>>Carpathian Forest, Den Saakaldte, In the Woods, Blood Red Throne, Arvas, Svartelder, Old Forest, NeonGod, Jaldaboath




History & Biography
Norwegian speed metal band Chain Collector was formed in 2003 in Kristiansand by an experienced cast and crew. A bassist-less line-up issued a demo in 2004 called Forthcoming Addiction and obtained a deal with Sound Riot. The label, in turn, licensed the album to Massacre Records. The group signed to Green Carnation’s Sublife Productions in 2007. An album emerged in 2008. The band played a show in 2009 and up to 2012 promised more concerts before disappearing.


Reviews

CHAIN COLLECTOR - THE MASQUERADE - SOUND RIOT  
Roughly the first four songs on the debut from Norway’s Chain Collector, Hierarchy Of Murder, Harvester, Neverwhere, And Then There Were None, qualified as enjoyable, if not wholly original, modern thrash metal cuts. The band’s speedy approach, hard edge, aggressive stance and razor-sharp sound trounced the unnecessary clean vocals of second singer Svenn Aksel Henriksen.
Except the members’ influences and the imprint of its other bands kicks in next. Album closer Winter Princess is decent enough, but the clean choruses, keyboards, outright pop music on a song like Crucifixion and overbearing harmonies mar the second half of the album.
Chain Collector should do nicely for In The Woods or Green Carnation completists or anyone inexplicably head over heels into mixed aggression with clean vocals. Others would probably find a few better options on display at the record store. - Anna Tergel


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