Nemhain (band)
| Nemhain | |
|---|---|
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Rock |
| Years active | 2006-present |
| Associated acts |
Cradle of Filth At The Gates Brujeria Paradise Lost King Lizard |
| Website | www.nemhain.com |
| Members |
The Swede Morrigan Hel The Witch Lakis K Sam Astley |
| Past members |
Liv Fast Cherry Forever Robin Guy Dick Limelight Samara Kain Stevie Lee |
Nemhain is a London-based rock/punk/gothic rock influenced band named after Nemhain, the mythological Celtic goddess of battle fury. It was formed by Adrian Erlandsson, then with Cradle of Filth, and his wife, model Morrigan Hel in 2006.
Their music deals with the darker side of sex, drugs, addiction, passion and revenge. They have also recorded and performed covers of songs by The Distillers, Nirvana, Misfits and The Gits.
Their first album, From The Ashes, was released on 22 January 2010 on Tiefdruck-Musik.
One night early in 2006, Erlandsson on guitar and Hel (Amber Erlandsson) sang Lead Belly's classic "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" and had the idea to start their own band. They decided to draw on their influences from the likes of Danzig and the Ramones and to create a self-styled "Blues stained punk rock" group.
Adrian's career began in 1981 when, inspired by Judas Priest, he formed the Black Nuns which evolved into Berits Polisonger playing until 1986. Then followed a series of other bands including thrash metal band Penance in 1987, until he became a founding member of At the Gates in 1990.
During his time with them he was part of the punk band Skitsystem, recording three EPs between 1995 and 1996. Erlandsson were in two further bands with At the Gates connections; Terror (which recorded a three track demo) and Hyperhug. In 1996 he formed The Haunted along with fellow At the Gates alumni, brothers Jonas and Anders Björler, cutting one demo in 1997 and releasing one album in 1998.
Leaving late in 1998, Erlandsson drummed for Swedish black metal purists Nifelheim and numerous other bands. He was approached by Cradle of Filth in June 1999 and played drums on one track of the Cradle To Enslave EP, before becoming a full-time member, playing on no less than 20 albums, singles and DVDs until May 2006 when he joined Needleye playing on their album Ode To None as well as additional demos that were available on their Myspace page.
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