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SEIGMEN BIOGRAPHY
Seigmen was an alternative-rock Norwegian band in the 1990s. The band's name is derived from a Norwegian brand of man-shaped jelly candies (Seigmenn). Although hard to categorize, their music varies from album to album. Their first EP Ikon and album, Pluto, were very grunge oriented. Total was the album which caught Norway's ears. Some of the songs such as Sort Tulipan were very gloomy and had a gothic-like atmosphere. Metropolis is their most well-known album to this date. Radiowaves is the album that shows a significant change on their style. The keyboardist/programmer Eric Ljungren (who later would join Kim, Alex and Noralf in Zeromancer) is more present and the songs are similar to New order and Depeche Mode. They'd split in 1999 after a farewell tour. Seigmen reunited during the UKA-festival in Trondheim, Norway on October 20, 2005, and decided in November 2005 to do even more reunion-gigs in Norway - 6 shows in February 2006 and played on several festivals in norway such as the Slottsfjell festival in Tønsberg.
Members:
Kim Ljung (bass)
Alex Møklebust (vocal)
Noralf Ronthi (percussion)
Marius Roth (guitar)
Sverre Økshoff (guitar)
Møklebust, Ljung and Ronthi later formed the band Zeromancer (2000).
In addition, Kim Ljung has a solo project under the name Ljungblut.
History:
It all started in Tønsberg, Norway 1989. Sverre Økshoff and Alex Møklebust started a band with the name Klisne Seigmenn having their first gig at the “Christmas rock” event (julerock) in Tønsberg, December 27, 1989 . The next year Marius Roth, Kim Ljung and Noralf Ronthi joined the band…
Discography:
Albums
Pluto (1992)
Ameneon (1993)
Total (1994)
Metropolis (1995)
Metropolis - The Grandmaster Recordings 1995 (english version) (1995)
Radiowaves (1997)
Monument (greatest hits compilation) (1999)
Rockefeller (2006)
Singles/EPs:
Monsun (1993)
Hjernen er Alene (1994)
Döderlein (1994)
Lament (1994)
Metropolis (1995)
Slaver av Solen (1995)
The First Wave (1997)
The Next Wave (1997)
The Opera For The Crying Machinery (1997)
Mørkets Øy (1997)
Döderlein (2006)
Demos:
Det Finnes Alltid En Utveg (1990)
Dvds:
Fra X Til Døden (2006) [Concert dvd recorded at UKA-2005, Dødens Dal in Trondheim]
SEIGMEN GENRES Start: Gothic Metal, end: Dark Melancholic Rock
SEIGMEN ORIGIN Norway (Tønsberg), formed in 1989
SEIGMEN CURRENT RECORD LABEL 1:70/Sony
SEIGMEN STATUS Active
SEIGMEN CURRENT LINE-UP Sverre Økshoff - Guitar
Noralf Ronthi - Drums
Alex Møklebust - Vocals
Marius Roth - Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Kim Ljung - Bass
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