Relentless Aggression

The story so far - December, 2025

40 years ago we started a band. Yngve Eide (vocals), Finn Solemdal (guitars), Dag Nesbø (bass) and Erik Brødreskift (drums). Heavily (!) influenced by our favourite bands at the time, Slayer and Metallica, we set out on a thrash metal journey. We rehearsed in a fall out shelter (of course!) and named ourselves Hell Awaits (what else?). In 1988 we had our second live appearance at a local music festival, Kronstadfestivalen. Our three song set list concluded with the song "Time To Die", triggering both stage diving and crowd invasion at the end. In 1990 we played at the Thrashfestival in Bergen, under the new name From Beyond. We were probably the straightest looking band, but also one of the fastest. Erik Brødreskift went on to play the drums in the black metal bands Immortal, Borknagar and Gorgoroth. Finn were involved in several bands as a guitarist, bassist and drummer, and in the mid-nineties Finn and Yngve played together in the indierock band Twigs. In the spring of 2018, Finn wanted to record two of the songs from our thrash beginnings, some of the original songs were just too good to die of old age! So we entered Solslottet Studio, with producer Iver Sandøy (Enslaved) also handling the drums. Yngve was back on vocals. On Sept. 28th 2018, our first single "Time To Die" was released for streaming, and a second single, "From Beyond" on Dec. 6th the same year. Both songs were released as a seven inch single as well, in a very limited number, and quickly became a collector's item. The process of recording the old songs was such a great experience that the band decided to continue their walk down the thrash metal path. New songs started to flow, and it soon was clear that a full length album had to be made. The band entered Solslottet studio with engineer and producer Iver Sandøy, and recorded three old songs and seven brand new ones. Iver also did all the studio session drumming. Four singles have so far been released on various streaming platforms and two videos, "Time to Die" and "Epitome of Resentment", have been made. So far the videos have gained more than 15.000 views. The band has also been featured in Norway's most important metal magazine, Scream Magazine. The debut album, "A Shadow of All Things Broken", was released on February 19th 2021. The album has received great reviews, here are some ratings we got:
Scream Magazine 5/6
Zero Tolerance 4.5/6
Metalized 8.5/10
Powerplay Rock & Metal Magazine 8/10
Soil Chronicles 8/10
Metal Temple 8/10

On August 27th the band released a new song, "American Carnage", both on most streaming platforms and as a video. The song was also released on two different compilations, "Real Punk Rock Music is Not On The Radio - Vol. 8" in 2022 and "Metal Is Forged Here Vol. II - Freedom Is Forged Here" in 2023. "The Absolute Pointlessness of Everything" was released as a single on May 26th 2023. The song was also released as a video. On November 14th the band released a new song called "Mindbolted". It features vocals from Invisus from Norwegian black metal band Blodhemn. A video was made for the song, and it was also released on compilation from Metallurg Music at the end of that year. The recording of the second album is soon finished. We hope for a release date next year. Prepare for ten songs of relentless aggression!