Saturday, February 1, 2025

SHELLSHOCK FROM NORWAY

SHELLSHOCK from Norway is a band that most people never heard of. Personally I have a pretty bad knowledge of the 1980’s metal scene in Norway. But SHELLSHOCK deliveres some nuggets, especially the opening track ”Screaming”.

The band formed in 1985 in Elverum, Innlande, Norway and split up just 6 years later in 1991.

In 2008 the Norwegian label Kick me Records released a compilation on vinyl and CD. And the following you can read from the back of the sleeve:
"This album documents the rise and fall of Shellshock. A great band from a small place in Norway. Unfortunately they went their separate ways in late March in 1991, even though 3 of them still jam together on a regular basis. Their previous releases are only 2 songs on the classic Norway Rocks vinyl LP from 1988, as well as a Flexi disc that came with Norwegian music paper Rock Furore in 1990. So we at Kick Me Records are proud to present this album. Just a shame it took almost two decades before this great music saw the light of day!! Play Loud!!"

Track 1-4 Were recorded at Løvbakk Studio 1987-1989.
Track 5-6 Were recorded live at Bootleg, Oslo, 10.16.1988.
Track 7-9 Were recorded at Løvbakk Studio 1987-1989.
Track 10-11 Were recorded live at Bootleg, Oslo, 10.16.1988.