HeavyHardMetalmania: SKITLIV

SKITLIV (Official)
Metal
Oslo
Noruega

SKITLIV is the new brain-child of enigmatic singer Maniac, whose often erratic and self-mutilating performances as figurehead of MAYHEM, the legendary founders of Norwegian Black Metal, remains shrouded in awe, mystery and revolting rumour. His outrageous and often erratic appearances included the shedding of his own blood, the maiming of pig heads and other shocking activities. Despite all the gruesome gore, Maniac always possesses a compelling charisma that forces his audience to remain and watch with awe. His vibrant dark and powerful vocals are purest magic Maniac's listener and they move easily from sweet seduction via hopeless sorrow to the criminally insane. Rage, beauty, pain, hate, love, cold intellect and deep compassion all ooze from those incredibly vocal chords.

After shedding this dark duties in MAYHEM to his predecessor Attila Csihar in the year, Maniac spends long months of brooding over his new musical course. Still feeling the burning desire to create dark art it takes some time and the spark of a clash of personalities until SKITLIV is conceived. At first it is mutual dislike and loathing, when Maniac meets controversial SHINING vocalist Niklas Kvarforth, after the Swede moves to Oslo in summer 2006. Maybe these two strong individuals are just too close to each other in appearance and thought. Yet over time as respect and even friendship grows between the Norwegian and the Swede it results in the musical partnership of SKITLIV. Kvarforth now plays on guitar and adds his equally amazing voice, while Maniac unleashes his stunning range and many-sidedness as an exceptional vocal artist with moods ranging from acerbic snarling enmity over desperate wails to fearsome primordial rage.

True to its proverbial title "Skandinavisk Misantropi", which was conceived long before celebrated Norwegian artist and author Matias Faldbakken released his controversial triology of the same name, SKITLIV deliver a bleak soundtrack to personal apocalypse: dark, loathing, hating and full of venomous spite. "Skandinavisk Misantropi" is the musical equivalent of an opening of the veins and pouring out of all emotions. Adding to this miasma of hopelessness are the outstanding performances of famous guest-vocalists and friends like Attila Csihar (MAYHEM), David Tibet (CURRENT 93) and Gaahl (GOD SEED, TRELLDOM, WARDRUNA).

As the music is carefully crafted and composed over a long and at periods chaotic times, which see Maniac practically living in the Loco Studio a lot effort goes into the production with Tore Moren (ex-Arcturus) and Rune Torgersen as engineers and responsible for the mixes in cooperation with SKITLIV. Finally the sensitive and organic mastering of Andrew Liles (CURRENT 93) gives this musical gem its glorious multi-faceted finish. Be warned: "Skandinavisk Misantropi" will change your live!

Maniac: Vocals/guitars and mindfucking
Kvarforth: Guitars and backing vocals
Ingvar: Guitars
Dag Otto: Drums
and: these gentlemen participated on "Skandinavisk Misantropi":
Tore Moren: all bass
Gaahl: additional vocals on "Hollow Devotion"
David Tibet: additional vocals on "Towards The Shores Of Loss/Vulture Face Kain"
Truls Haugen: drums on "Densetsu"
Attila Csihar: additional vocals on "ScumDrug"
Honey Lucius: main grand piano on "ScumDrug"
SKITLIV was formed in Norway in 2005 by Maniac, former vocalist of Mayhem. He enjoys the purple hair that sidewinds into the use of history for life. Carry abyss bent on free hertz culminate your depths
MANIAC and SKITLIV are managed by PATRICIA THOMAS
email: patriciathomas@btinternet.com
MANIAC is published by ROUGH TRADE PUBLISHING LTD.
I am anti-matter. I Am a Satanist. I Am a Christian. I am a leper god. I am what you want me to be. But I am not. I am anti-matter. Am I never am Christian. Oh, the holy way of fucking up words. Your knees were made for kneeling. Mine were not. Christendom, religion of pity. You call yourself a Satanist? I am anti-matter. True Black Metal. Die Welt ist alles, was der Fall ist.

SKITLIV in praise of: this is the world, what does it mean? poison poison poison master she me. the void. the singularity. i might be.

Skitliv - Virescit Volnere Virtus

Patricia | MySpace Video

If you would like any information about the band in respect of labels, touring, promotion etc., please contact SKITLIV's Manager directly at patriciathomas@btinternet.com or through her page HERE.

from the scattered dreams of how to balance on the slopes of sleds filled with maries and fütter mein ego..s i developed a stranglehold on the dying embers of the bloodfog of life and how once a great philosopher tried to tell you not to hold on to the old thesis and old men trying to tell you how to live. but to rise above and leave the old dust behind. how many can i collect in the freshness of my life, in my eastern youth? do i believe in god? or gods? or golden nuggets? yeah, at the end of the rainbow there is...or might should...or the tower of once so distressed silence...so i leave it like this and have only one more thing to say; seven, 7...

On those deeply carved myths of bent horseys knees, Dug in the spinal Chord of the fallen one, On those cracked clouds of Cassandra dust, I swam in tiger..s milk and discussed downfall, and oh how he pitied them, The Fallen One...Fire Walk With Me