Bloodlights

Bloodlights is a Norwegian hard rock/melodic rock four-piece, hailing from Oslo, Norway, and formed by Captain Poon, ex. Gluecifer.

History

Guitarist Captain Poon formed Bloodlights in 2006, after his hard rock outfit Gluecifer broke up in 2005. The name comes from the phenomenon of seeing red flashes right before passing out after consuming too much "of everything". After some time writing songs, Captain Poon stepped into the role as both guitar player and vocalist, taking a more melodic approach. After some rehearsals with drummer Jonas Thire of Amulet, bassist Ron Elly joined. Guitarist Howie B joined in March the same year, and the band spent most of their time recording demos and rehearsing. Their first single, produced by the band, "One Eye Open", was part of a soundtrack for the Norwegian horror movie Fritt Vilt. The song was later re-recorded for their debut album.

In early 2007, the band recorded their debut album in Berlin with producer Phil Caivano from Monster Magnet. In May 2007, drummer Jonas Thire was replaced by Nico Von Schäfer. The self-titled album was released in November 2007 on German label Mate In Germany, owned by the band's manager, Ole Kirchoff, and distributed in Scandinavia by Playground Music Scandinavia. In 2010, Nico Von Schäfer was replaced by Woody Lee. In September 2010, Ron Elly was replaced by a bass player named Joey. But he was just active for a few concerts. The actual bass player is Chris Banjo.

In May 2013 the band released their third album Stand Or Die.

In the fall 2013 Howie B decided to leave the band. In the spring 2014 a guitarist named Kristian joined the band.^[1]

The Band announced an EP called Somebody Else's Nightmare, to be released on October 9th 2015.^[2]

Influences

Bloodlights' style and material are heavily influenced by 1970s and 1980s melodic rock, often combining melodic vocals with hard rock riffs, such as Thin Lizzy. The band is also influenced by harder rock acts such as Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, and AC/DC. There's also boogie rock tendencies to trace, influenced by general Scandinavian rock, and seventies classic rock acts such as early Status Quo and Cheap Trick.

Discography

Albums

• Bloodlights (Mate In Germany/Playground, 2007)
• Simple Pleasures (Silversonic, 2010)
• Stand or Die (People Like You Records, 2013)

Soundtracks

• "One Eye Open " (Fritt Vilt)

Compilation albums

• "The Hammer and The Wheel", On "Øya Oslo 2007" (Compilation from the Øya festival, 2007)
• "One Eye Open", On "Prosjekt 101" (Meet Productions/Musikkoperatørene)
• "Bloodlights", On "All Areas Volume 87" (Visions Magazine, 2007)^[3]
• "God of Rock!" (Split with Imperial State Electric) (Soulseller Records, 2011)^[4]
• "Bloodlights vs. Gonzales", (Split with Gonzales) (Kornalcielo Records, 2011)^[5]
• "When Your Train Comes" (Ghost Highway Recordings, 2012)^[6]
• "Bloodlights / Dieter Jackson", (Split with Dieter Jackson) (Janml Records, 2015)^[7]

References

External links

• Myspace page
• Official website
• Interview in spanish newspaper Ideal, by Eduardo Tébar