Burst Call It A Day 2009-07-24 by BallsToTheWall | 60 Comments |
After five full length records and sixteen years together, Swedish progressive metal band Burst have decided to disband.
The group's upcoming American tour with Zoroaster, and Gojira will be their first and last. The group announced: "Following a band meeting at the end of June, we have decided that it is time to let Burst sleep.
"We will honor our commitments, play the planned No Budget fest in Larissa, Greece as well as the US tour, and a possible best-of show in Sweden in late fall. But after that and for the foreseeable future, Burst will lay down its arms. Whether it is definite or indefinite, we can’t say. Thus, in accordance with modern internet heavy metal news site lingo, we’ll call it an “indefinite hiatus”.
"Burst have made music in this constellation for over ten years now, and while our creative urges remain intact, the energy and motivation it takes to be in a band that continues to grow and gets a lot of touring offers has slowly but continuously weakened over the last years. Why? Who knows.
"There are a million and one reasons why we haven't been able to reignite ourselves following the release of Lazarus Bird. We were so proud of that album, and we should have had all the power in the world within us. But something’s been missing. For a while now our band has been shaky, unmotivated and prone to a lot of internal discussions, and all that has sucked the energy out of us. That’s not how it should be.
"We guess the most significant reasons are that we have different views on what our band should be about, how much effort we are able and willing to put into it, as well as individual band members’ wish to prioritize other things in their respective lives.
"We are too proud of our band and our music to let it slowly wither or perhaps explode in a flurry of intra-band conflict. So, we’ll end it now amicably and avoid what could possibly turn into a less friendly split. We might have separate views and wills, but there is no animosity between us now.
"When you think about it, being in a rock band is a fucked up social experiment: five different persons are to agree on something as individual as creative visions AND have the personal chemistry to be able to spend a disproportionate amount of time together on tour buses and cramped backstage rooms. There are a lot of nasty smells to be digested, a lot of insane behavior to be handled, a lot of mundane issues to be solved.
"Burst is a shining example of this: being in this band is like being in a dysfunctional but loving family. There is a lot of love, and there are no huge egos - but there are a lot of strong opinions and disparate personalities that sometimes make it difficult to agree on where we are going. Burst has been the most important mission in our lives, but we have come to a point where we need to stop kicking the old, tired body.
"Kind of sad though. Burst has been central for us all for so long. But hell, there is a point in itself to drastically change the components of your life now and then, isn’t it? You might lose stuff that’s important to you, but you probably gain something new. If you never change, if you never risk anything, you don’t fucking live. Who knows, maybe we'll get together in a couple of years and make a new album. Given how we thrive when making music, the embers might start glowing again some time."
http://www.myspace.com/burstrelapse
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Tagged: Burst
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willfellmarsy is sad
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Dammmmit.
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That sucks they were amazing.
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no apostrophe -_-
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Whatever. Fixed. Good band but 16 years is an achievment.
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yah safe
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: (
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Good band. At least they disbanded without shitty albums up their sleeves. Metallica should take this example into consideration.
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Damn... I was just starting to really get into these guys.
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I just listened to Lazarus Bird thinking what their next album was going to be like.
Sucks.
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Yeah but the difference is that Metallica can still sell a sh*tload of albums and play to sold out arenas, while Burst cant
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Cant argue with that.
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damn, i really liked lazarus bird!
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not happy :/ i've really started to enjoy their albums...
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Somewhere, a Wizard is crying.
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At least they've gone out on a high with Lazarus Bird
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this is a sad sad day
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FML
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This sucks.
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FUCK
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Somewhere, a Wizard is crying.
I am crying however, I'm really happy they went out on a high note (not to mention they've created one of the greatest metal albums of all time Origo.) I own all of their albums and I can honestly say they've never produced a dull moment.
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*toast to the band*
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Oh goddammit.
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One of the saddest days in metal.
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i am a fan..but after watching them live i must say they are much better on CD
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That saddens me even more to hear that. I thought songs live off Origo would induce a heartattack on me.
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I hated the only album of theirs I ever listened to (the one with the awful cover.) Maybe I should check out the rest of their stuff since everyone I generally consider to have decent taste seems to love them.
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(the one with the awful cover.)
Then it wasn't Burst you were listening to hahahah.
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Never could get into them, but like others have said 16 years is an achievement by itself. Shame.
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They're still scheduled for an American tour so dont get too blue.
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NOOOOOOOOOOOO are you joking?!
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If they got a US tour going I'm gonna be there.
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Seriously, WHAT THE F*CK, Origo and Lazarus Bird are amazing records.
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i almost burst into tears when i read this
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well fuck
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I'll give Lazarus Bird another shot in honor of their departure.
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I looked at the story and it says indefinite hiatus.
So there's a chance they may be back.
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Gonna go listen to Lazarus Bird again now.
But it's not often you find people mature enough to do what they're doing.
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sux because lazarus bird rules and i want more
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Going to review their back catalog. Seems like everybody is only interested in their last two albums.
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damnit this sucks. first news i read for a week away from internets
bad start
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band rules. this sucks.
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sucks :[ g8t band
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whats their best album?
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Last two are both high quality so either.
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shit
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Their members better at least have some side-projects somewhere that have some potential.
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Well shit! I was getting in to this band, too!
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willfellmarsy is sad
If they got a US tour going I'm gonna be there.
One of my top 3 (and i haven't even checked out all their stuff yet)...i am upset because they are so insanely good...would like to hear side projects...
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and i haven't even checked out all their stuff yet
You will after you read my next review ; ).
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i was gunna already, but i'm sure after you review it i'll actually sit down and listen to them...
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My entire life just got worse if this call is real... But then again, they started way ago. Oh well, let´s pray!
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This is good. These guys are pretty average and way too overrated on this site...I'm glad to see them go away.
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eat shit and die...
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This is good. These guys are pretty average and way too overrated on this site...I'm glad to see them go away.
In this case, I will stoop to a new low and say "Please don't comment on music such as this because your taste in music sucks major balls. Fuck off and die".
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K fag.
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this is sad news 
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Guy obviously has no idea what's he's talking about.
Will what are you waiting for?! Check them out.
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K fag.
Seriously, FUCK OFF AND DIE!
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damn this is old news why would you post this
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