Abruptum

Swedish black metal group Abruptum is predominantly the work of a duo, the ubiquitously named It (screams, violin, drums) and Evil (guitars, sounds, piano), with occasional bit players rounding out the lineup as necessary. Responsible for what is quite simply among the most extreme heavy metal ever attempted, the group's "music" has stumped many an experienced metal head with its brutal devotion to sheer noise. Formed in the late '80s by It, the concept of Abruptum took shape over a couple of 1990 demos (Abruptum and The Satanist Tunes), which were recorded by an ever shiftin...