///deathcrush

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Deathcrush are one of the coolest bands I've ever seen... they have created riot music for the 21st century. (...) Watch out South By South West. You are Tokyo. Deathcrush are Godzilla.
John Doran, The Quietus (UK)

Norwegian trio Deathcrush are the day’s greatest thrill, with front women Åse Røyset and Linn Nystadnes channelling Kim Gordon at her nastiest over drummer Andreas Larssen’s Helmet nodding ballast.
NME (UK)

Isn't this the music David Cameron is attempting to ban, lest it whoop disaffected youth up too greatly? Wow.
Everett True, Collapse Board (AUS)

That I saw them twice in two days (and then a third time a few days later, back in the UK) says more than enough (...). Deathcrush are more than just violent flicks of head and hair, rumbling basslines, gravelly guitar and warring vocals. They are very close to the embodiment of all that's good with dirty and intoxicating noise-rock. And are really f***ng exciting.
Luke Slater, Drowned in Sound (UK)

Two outrageously sexy tigresses with guitars – the coolest band around at this point in time.
Le Monde (FR)

Their reverbed, unyielding energy and fuzzed-out psych rock has the audience seduced within seconds. (…) Deathcrush are definitely my new crush. If you get the chance go see them, do it, you won’t know what’s hit you – in a good way!
Linda Aust, ThisisfakeDIY (UK)

Deathcrush, the Norwegian trio which is currently considered one of the hottest newcomers in the music world (…) cover the Bangles and love Snoop Dogg. And yet their music is hard as rock. (…) Unlimited noise, unusually consistent
Christian Dittloff, Hamburger Abenblatt (DE)

The big blown-off-our-feet experience came (...) from newcomer Oslo trio Deathcrush: An unbelievable mix of Sunn O))) and the Bangles, a laconic pop sensibility combined with the dynamics and overdriven noise of Avant-Metal (...) An example of a conceptual band that is as great in practice as in theory, and that reminds you of something that easily gets lost in the humdrum Youngstorget interaction between artists, audience and the media: The best rock bands are supposed to be cooler than you.
Bernt Erik Pedersen, Dagsavisen (NO)

After a 12-month boom, which started in relative obscurity and finished with them becoming one of the Nordic artists to name-drop, they turned the punters of The Lexington into drooling and befuddled converts with just one set.
Ben Hewitt, The Stool Pigeon (UK)

After eventually getting in to see them, it was obvious what the fuss was about. (...) The buzz around (...) Deathcrush suggests (they) will go international.
Kieron Tyler, The Arts Desk / Mojo (UK)

"A headstrong bastard of filthy grooves, hyperactive hardcore, chewing gum pop and gruesome atmosphere. Towards the end the wildcat vocalist jumped into the audience, as if to make the final doubters in the audience surrender. At that point I was beyond won over by this new acquaintance."
Björn Lydén, Soundvenue (DK)

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“We won't necessarily respect your comfort zone.” Deathcrush to The Quietus, 2011

Receiving an offer from South by Southwest in Austin, TX after just a handful of concerts doesn’t happen to most acts. Sleigh Bells (US) spontaneously inviting you aboard their nightliner for packed European shows would in most cases be considered a freak accident. But follow that up with shows that make French Le Monde put in print that you’re “the coolest band around” plus a festival schedule filling up faster than you can say “what the f**k just happened?!?!” and it's looking more like a pattern than pure luck.

Without releasing as much as a single, Deathcrush has played more shows in native Norway than the tiny country usually allows, along with visits to the US, UK, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Iceland, Sweden and Poland - to great acclaim. Their almost visceral approach have booked them supporting slots for as diverse acts as Battles, Sleigh Bells, Trentemöller, Melt-Banana, Vivian Girls, Screaming Females, Nisennenmondai and Årabrot. Distributing honours to Mayhem and Cliff Burton as effortlessly as they quote Snoop Dogg, Deathcrush would never claim to be black metal - but mixing up their pop cultural reference fetish with the reckless sonic heritage of Teenage Jesus and the Jerks or James Chance, their Norse pillage and rape legacy shines through in every insistent beat.

“They have (…) found their own space in a very over subscribed area and their set is adrenaline thrills and screaming vocals over full on noise and oozing, pelvic noise sludge. It’s a stunning and effective dissemination of the New York sassy cool trash aesthetic into a new century and with their own vital slant” John Robb, Louder Than War

Early 2010, Deathcrush were on the Norwegian National Broadcasting Channel's (NRK) top-ten list of bands to watch out for in 2011. Award winning music paper The Stool Pigeon and online music bible The Quietus followed by inviting the band to play a showcase in London, claiming the young trio to be “one of the Nordic artists to name-drop” after seeing the band twice in one week.

The band caused a stir at Nordic music convention by:Larm 2011; making John Doran of The Quietus announce in bold letters; “Deathcrush are one of the coolest bands I’ve ever seen…”. The trio also served Slottsfjell Festival one of their “greatest and most intense experiences” and made the Øya Festival declare Deathcrush their “new favorite band”, booking them on the spot. Hove Festival, Way Out West (SE), Iceland Airwaves (ISL) and Nowe Horyzonty (PL) amongst many others soon followed.

After giving Deathcrush a rave review following their first ever festival gig, NRK at the end of the summer concluded that "they have in no way put this prediction to shame. In record-breaking time the noise rock/no wave trio has seduced and slain most on its way.” Publications and web sites like Le Monde (FR), The Stool Pigeon(UK), Drowned in Sound (UK), Eno (NO), ClashMusic (UK), Mojo4music (UK), The Quietus (UK), Album Rock (FR),Hit Music Magazine (CHN), Metal Hammer (NO), Dagsavisen (NO), Dagbladet (NO), VG (NO) and NRK Lydverket (NO) are already giving the young act their attention.

Remixes by members of 120 Days // Bygdin, Fjorden Baby!, Anand Chetty (Lars Vaular prod.etc), Munn til Munn Metoden, Telephones and Next Life of their ‘Lesson #1 (for Snoop Dogg)’ - recorded at Crystal Canyon Studio (Ulver/Turbonergro) – can be found on Soundcloud.

"I have the same horror of evil as you do, but I do not share your hope." Camus to Dominican munks (1948)

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