GOTHAM CITY - SWEDEN

The Unknown - 1984 - Fingerprint

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Members
Vocals
ANDERS ZACKRISSON>>High Tension, Nocturnal Rites, Planet Storm, Shade Of Grey

Guitar
Attityder>>MÅRTEN EDLUND


Bass
Björn Erik Melander>>Glory North, Neptune, Mogg, Marc Quee, Anthony & Melander, Hungry Heart

Drum
Attityder>>Jonas Östman>>Dark Illusion, Mogg, Mental Hippie Blood, Yngwie Malmsteen





History & Biography
This pioneering heavy metal band existed in Umeå - not Gotham - in eastern Sweden between 1980 and 1987. Two members were from Attityder. There was a 1981 Demo and a self-titled single through the act’s Brute Force Records’ imprint in 1982. The 1983 Demo introduced singer Anders Zackrisson replacing Ola Ohlsson. A further EP was 1983’s Black Writs.

A full-length, called The Unknown, was released in 1984. Fingerprint Records had also worked with Nemesis (later Candlemass) and Axe Witch. The band suffered a setback when bassist Björn Erik Melander and drummer Jonas Östman left however. They would be in hard rock band Mogg soon. More demos and a video called Live At Ersbodaskolan (which is a local school) arrived, but that was that. Guitarist Michael Lundholm (also in High Tension with singer Anders), bassist Torbjörn Moen (Oz) and drummer Lars-Åke Edström were part of the final line-up.


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