Miksha
Encyclopedia
For the author, see Ron Miksha
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Miksha is a Norwegian
extreme metal
band from Trondheim
, Norway
, formed in 1999.
, Norway, Miksha won the coveted Best Band In Trondheim
trophy and a recording contract with Norways Dsign Records. With a sound variously described as "epic riffs melded with bellowed voices and sampled noise to produce impressive industrial metal" and "Metal with a twist of Lemon",
the group released the 4 Track Mikza in 2002, a video Half the Battle in 2003. In a 2005 interview with RockSomething,
Tor Åge Ballo admitted that Half the Battle was once played more times than Britney Spear’s video on Norwegian MTV.
The full length debut album, Collect Your Hazardous Waste on the new British label Anticulture Records
in 2005.
The group was formed in 1999 in Vadsø, north of the Arctic Circle by local residents Tor Age Ballo (guitars), Fritz R. Pettersen (vocals)
and Kim-Erling Johansen (drums) after the three members quit the hardcore outfit Profound. The group's web site states that their name was inspired by Ron Miksha
, a beekeeper who developed chemical warfare techniques for the US Army during the Vietnam War, according to the band. This claim is rejected by Ron Miksha.
After moving to Trondheim in 2002, band member Mathis Ståle Mathisen (second guitar and vocals) joined the group. By 2003, their
video Half the Battle was played extensively in Europe to critical acclaim. Miksha followed with Collect Your Hazardous Waste in 2005 and touring in London and Scandinavia.
Miksha cites musical influences of Pantera, Machine Head, Bjork, Rammstein, Skinlab, Sepultura, Rage Against the Machine Slipknot, Strapping Young Lad, Static x, Fear Factory, Faith No More, Mr.Bungle, Slayer, Jaga Jazzist, Amen, atThedriveIn, SOAD, and Nine Inch Nails.
RockSomething's reviewer described Collect Your Hazardous Waste as, "a mightily brutal, yet startlingly intelligent sound" and compared Miksha to American Head Charge
.
Ron Miksha
Ron Miksha is an American-Canadian beekeeper, scientist, and Canadian author.-Biography:Miksha was born in a farm house in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, one of ten children in a poor rural...
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Miksha is a Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
extreme metal
Extreme metal
Extreme metal is a loosely defined umbrella term for a number of related heavy metal music subgenres that have developed since the early 1980s. The term usually refers to a more abrasive, harsher, underground, non-commercialized style or sound nearly always associated with genres like black metal,...
band from Trondheim
Trondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, formed in 1999.
Band history
In 2002, shortly after relocating from far north VadsøVadsø
is a city and municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The city is the administrative centre of the municipality and the county of Finnmark....
, Norway, Miksha won the coveted Best Band In Trondheim
trophy and a recording contract with Norways Dsign Records. With a sound variously described as "epic riffs melded with bellowed voices and sampled noise to produce impressive industrial metal" and "Metal with a twist of Lemon",
the group released the 4 Track Mikza in 2002, a video Half the Battle in 2003. In a 2005 interview with RockSomething,
Tor Åge Ballo admitted that Half the Battle was once played more times than Britney Spear’s video on Norwegian MTV.
The full length debut album, Collect Your Hazardous Waste on the new British label Anticulture Records
Anticulture Records
Anticulture Records Ltd is a record label based in Northampton, England which deals mostly with heavy metal music.The first release for Anticulture was Gutworm's 'Ruin The Memory' album in April 2004.-Artists:* ArnoCorps...
in 2005.
The group was formed in 1999 in Vadsø, north of the Arctic Circle by local residents Tor Age Ballo (guitars), Fritz R. Pettersen (vocals)
and Kim-Erling Johansen (drums) after the three members quit the hardcore outfit Profound. The group's web site states that their name was inspired by Ron Miksha
Ron Miksha
Ron Miksha is an American-Canadian beekeeper, scientist, and Canadian author.-Biography:Miksha was born in a farm house in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, one of ten children in a poor rural...
, a beekeeper who developed chemical warfare techniques for the US Army during the Vietnam War, according to the band. This claim is rejected by Ron Miksha.
After moving to Trondheim in 2002, band member Mathis Ståle Mathisen (second guitar and vocals) joined the group. By 2003, their
video Half the Battle was played extensively in Europe to critical acclaim. Miksha followed with Collect Your Hazardous Waste in 2005 and touring in London and Scandinavia.
Miksha cites musical influences of Pantera, Machine Head, Bjork, Rammstein, Skinlab, Sepultura, Rage Against the Machine Slipknot, Strapping Young Lad, Static x, Fear Factory, Faith No More, Mr.Bungle, Slayer, Jaga Jazzist, Amen, atThedriveIn, SOAD, and Nine Inch Nails.
RockSomething's reviewer described Collect Your Hazardous Waste as, "a mightily brutal, yet startlingly intelligent sound" and compared Miksha to American Head Charge
American Head Charge
American Head Charge is an industrial metal band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, earning nominations at the Kerrang! Awards on two occasions.-Formation:...
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Current members
- Tor Åge Ballo - Vocals, Guitar
- Fritz R Pettersen - Bass and Lead Vocals
- Kim-Erling Johansen - Drums and Percussion
- Mathis Ståle Mathisen - Guitar
Discography
- 2008 - The Vulture Conspiracy (The Perfect Hoax)
- 2005 - Collect Your Hazardous Waste (Anticulture Records)
- 2003 - Half the Battle Video
- 2002 - Mikza 4-Track Release