Abhorrence

Musical Group

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Abhorrence are a Finnish death metal band formed in Helsinki in 1989. They released the demo 'Vulgar Necrolatry' and a four-song self-titled EP in 1990 before splitting after roughly a year.

The band's sound is described as sinister and hypnotic with latent doom influences. Guitarist Tomi Koivusaari later formed Amorphis. The group played concerts in Finland and at least one show in Norway; Relapse Records contacted them regarding an album. Jukka Kolehmainen (former singer) was later brought back to record a cover of 'Vulgar Necrolatry'.

Abhorrence formed in Helsinki in 1989 and left a short but influential mark on the early Finnish death metal scene. They released the demo 'Vulgar Necrolatry' and a four-song self-titled EP in 1990. Their sound is described as sinister, hypnotic and melodic within a death metal framework, with latent doom influences. Guitarist Tomi Koivusaari went on to form Amorphis; the band dissolved after roughly a year.

Notable Quotes

❝ Among the main architects of this sound are surely Abhorrence, a group born in Helsinki in 1989, at the dawn of the death metal era in Europe, whose very brief history, lasting only a year, did not prevent them from being an example to those who followed.