Origin: Sweden  
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DISBANDED
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Page online: May 27, 2007
Last update/review: December 22, 2009

Burst

For many, Burst was an unknown name when Origo, er, burst onto the scene in 2005. In reality this Swedish band has been around for awhile, with several lesser-known releases recorded before their Relapse debut Prey On Life in 2003. Origo might loosely be described as a cross between Mastodon and Isis, with the general pace more like the former and the dynamics and moods often borrowing from the latter. Save a few clean moments, the vocals are clearly hardcore-influenced, which at times fit perfectly though at other times they seem a bit heavyhanded for the music beneath. Vocal quibbles aside, Origo is a surprisingly dynamic album, complex yet focused, diverse yet cohesive, very much deserving of the critical praise it has received since its release. The 2008 followup, Lazarus Bird, was even more adventurous, firmly establishing the band as a leader rather than a follower.

After over a decade in the business, Burst announced their plans to retire in July 2009, and played their farewell show on December 18.

Last Lineup

Linus Jägerskog

vocals

Jonas Rydberg

guitars (ex-Bombus)

Robert Reinholdz

guitars/vocals

Jesper Liveröd

bass (ex-Nasum)

Patrik Hultin

drums

Former Members/Guests

Niklas Lundgren (guest)

guitars (ex-Meshuggah)

Mats Johansson

guitars (Axe Witch)



Discography


Shadowcaster  EP
1996
  1. Condemnation (9th Circle)
  2. Shadowcaster
  3. Soulscarred
  4. The Last Chapter
  • Linus Jägerskog
  • Jonas Rydberg
  • Niklas Lundgren
  • Jesper Liveröd
  • Patrik Hultin



Two Faced  
1998
  1. Virgin Rebirth
  2. Two-Faced
  3. ... Is Isolation
  4. Callous
  5. The Curtain Falls
  6. Crossbreed
  7. Lifeline
  8. Opened Wide
  9. Repentance
  10. The Vanguard
  11. Cadence Of The Faithless
  • Linus Jägerskog
  • Jonas Rydberg
  • Mats Johansson
  • Jesper Liveröd
  • Patrik Hultin



Conquest: Writhe  
2000
  1. Sordid Leader
  2. Juxtaposed
  3. Conquest: Writhe
  4. Promised Faith
  5. Misconception
  6. The World Denied
  7. Nefarious
  8. Numbed By the Vision
  9. A New Beginning
  10. Decomposed
  11. Scrape
  • Linus Jägerskog
  • Jonas Rydberg
  • Robert Reinholdz
  • Jesper Liveröd
  • Patrik Hultin



In Coveting Ways  EP
2002
  1. Scavenger
  2. Black But Shining
  3. Paradise Regained
  4. Ars Diavoli (The Devil In Me)
  • Linus Jägerskog
  • Jonas Rydberg
  • Robert Reinholdz
  • Jesper Liveröd
  • Patrik Hultin



Prey On Life  
2003 Relapse
  1. Undoing (Prey on Life)
  2. Iris
  3. Sculpt the Lives
  4. Rain
  5. The Foe Sublime
  6. Fourth Sun
  7. Crystal Asunder
  8. Vortex
  9. Monument
  10. Visionary
  11. Epidemic
  • Linus Jägerskog
  • Jonas Rydberg
  • Robert Reinholdz
  • Jesper Liveröd
  • Patrik Hultin



Origo  
2005 Relapse
  1. Where the Wave Broke
  2. Sever
  3. The Immateria
  4. Slave Emotion
  5. Flight's End
  6. Homebound
  7. It Comes Into View
  8. Storm Wielder
  9. Mercy Liberation
  10. I Hold Vertigo
  11. I Exterminate the I
  12. We are Dust
  13. Momentum
  14. Cripple God
  15. Nineteenhundred
  16. (We Watched) The Silver Rain
  17. City Cloaked
  • Linus Jägerskog
  • Jonas Rydberg
  • Robert Reinholdz
  • Jesper Liveröd
  • Patrik Hultin



Lazarus Bird  
2008 Relapse
  • Linus Jägerskog
  • Jonas Rydberg
  • Robert Reinholdz
  • Jesper Liveröd
  • Patrik Hultin
2008 Readers' Album #77





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