Skitliv

[Pierre]

C'est le nom du nouveau groupe de Maniac, l'ex-chanteur taré de Mayhem.


Maniac (real name: Sven-Erik Kristiansen), former vocalist of the legendary Norwegian black metal band MAYHEM, is planning a return to the scene — fronting his own band SKITLIV.

At the forefront of black metal from its very beginnings, Maniac, one of the extreme metal genre's most recognizable figures — whose controversial live performances are much favored by documentary film makers, has been writing new material for SKITLIV — material which, while essentially still firmly rooted in black metal, has matured and evolved into something much darker, and more brooding, than anything he has produced before.

Work is progressing well on SKITLIV's first album (with the working title "Humanity Has Lost All Pride"), and will continue until the end of the year, ready for a 2007 release. A label is currently being sought, and the band is anticipating performing and touring sometime in the latter part of next year. Maniac is also collaborating (vocals and lyrics) with Daniel Jansson on some tracks for the new DEADWOOD album, scheduled for release on the U.K.'s Cold Spring label in early 2007 (info@coldspring.co.uk).

Maniac's previous bands include MAYHEM, BOMBEROS, VOLUSPA, SEPTIC CUNTS, TOTENKOPF, VERNICHTUNG, STATUS FATAL, and he has appeared on albums by WURDULAK, GORELORD, AUDIOPAIN, NECROPHAGIA, MAGENTA, RED HARVEST and BABYLON WHORES.

SKITLIV lineup:

Maniac (Norway): Vocals, Noise and Guitars
Trish (Canada): Drums
Ingvar (Iceland): Guitar
Peter (Sweden): Bass

Special guests have also been lined up and will be announced at a later date.