Knife of Liberty

Biography

With a rare ability to effortlessly create a different sound in a genre where it seems everyone sounds much the same, Knife of Liberty is that breath of freshair that, perhaps, you didn't know you needed. They refuse to be a band that would write just that about themselves only to let the listener have the unpleasant surprise of pressing play to listen, and find that he or she immidiately recognizes every riff and wonder how many times the same type of vocals have been heard before. Knife of Liberty wants to make you feel something when you listen, to recognize feelings you've had before and touch something inside you yet they provide the listeners with all the energy and explosiveness they need to keep them on their toes while mixing it with heavier riffing and twin leads to add to the experience. It all adds up to an amazing live show that you must see if you ever get the chance. With hundreds of requests to go to the States and play, perhaps the future will see Knife of Liberty crossing the Atlantic if the demand keeps building but not before touring Europe which will happen in support of the next EP.

After two years of not playing guitar in a band, Dan decided in May 2006 to write a few songs on his own, have them recorded and go from there. He had been during mostly screaming in his two bands, Shifting December and Ghost of Gabriel and wanted to have more clean vocals and melodies, without losing too much of the heavier edge, on his new songs. He jammed through the songs with friend and drummer in Ghost of Gabriel, Lasse, only two times before entering the studio to record the four-track effort. The project was named "Cities In Parallel" initially, then "The Diary of Athens" but ended up being "Knife of Liberty". Lasse recorded the drums while Dan took on bass, guitar and vocal-duties. The project was put on hold as Lasse and Dan finished the recordings for Ghost of Gabriel's record in July 2006 but after a longer period of friction between the members, Dan left that band. It made perfect sense for him to now devote his time to Knife of Liberty and he and Lasse started looking for musicians to complete the line up. After trying out several prospects over the course of more than six months, Søren and Kenneth joined the band in April 2007. Look out for the NEW release due later this year, it's going to change your life!

Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.