Savagers - Mystery solved!

Stark · Post by **Stark** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 1:23 am

So, I've finally got hold of a member of the band Savagers!
The band was formed in 1980 as "Killers" in a small village oustide of Halmstad. In 1983 they changed their name to Savagers and recorded their first demo, which included:
• Intro
• Thunderpain
• Destiny
• Restless ´n wild
• Battlesword
In 1984 they recorded the "Prechers Of Steel" MLP in 500 copies. The band wasn't happy with the mix.
In 1985 they recorded another demo containing:
• Take Me Away
• King Of The Fire
• Over The Rainbow
• Vi Är Tre (Swedish lyrics was a demand from Rock-DM)
• Out Of Control
They split about a year after.

In 1990 they re-united as X-Eryus with two more members and recorded the LP "Expose" on Büms Records, but they folded only a year after.

The members are - Savagers
Whitey Xéro (Sören Lindmark, lead guitar and vocals)
Steven Thunderhawk (Stefan Hozjan, bass and vocals)
Andy Doublehammer (Anders Fransson, drums)

- X-Eryus:
Sören Lindmark, lead guitar and vocals
Stefan Hozjan, bass and vocals
Anders Fransson, guitar and vocals
Joakim Patsonen, keyboard and vocals
Patrick Fransson, drums

lunaboy · Post by **lunaboy** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 1:40 am

Theres two Live videos on YouTube from 1985... I just posted links on Rare Videos/Clips topic.

Post by **DaN** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 1:42 am

Great research!

To bad the music of that MLP never lived up to its "rare & kult" status

Have you heard those demos? Better than the vinyl? A Poisonoise-upload would be very welcomed, if only for scientific reasons..

Stark · Post by **Stark** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 1:45 am

I don't have the demos, but I will hopefully get them.

Post by **DaN** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 1:51 am

I'm kinda curious though, do you know if all 500 copies of the MLP were sold/distributed, or is it possible that a major part of them were destroyed/lost?

I mean, only about 300 copies of GOTHAM CITY's "Black Writs" exist, but you still come across it every now & then, unlike "Preacher Of Steel", which is just about impossible to find. Sounds like "withdrawn edition" to me..

Stark · Post by **Stark** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 1:56 am

According to the guy in the band they hardly sold any copies themselves, but in 1990 a record dealer in Halmstad bought the lot and sold them to someone outside of Sweden. He didn't know to whom.

ION BRITTON · Post by **ION BRITTON** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 12:33 pm

Hope the demos will be better. The album didn't do much for me...

mordred · Post by **mordred** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 2:17 pm

Cool!
Very anxious to hear the demos of course, even if the MLP is rather crappy.

mordred · Post by **mordred** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 2:22 pm

There are several demo cuts uploaded on Youtube I just saw.
Nothing is obscure anymore!

doomedplanet · Post by **doomedplanet** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 12:26 am

nice to hear the demo cuts since I really like the MLP