Siissisoq

Siissisoq

Siissisoq

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Siissisoq was a Greenlandic heavy metal band, formed in 1994. The name Siissisoq means Rhino in Greenlandic. The band's lyrics are sung in Greenlandic and their songs are mainly named after African animals.[1] During their original incarnation they were considered the most popular rock band in Greenland.[2][3]

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History

Siissisoq formed in 1994 in their hometown of Uummannaq. Guitarist Karl Enok Mathiassen started writing riffs inspired by Metallica and White Zombie.[4] Guitarist Jens Thorin was the first additional member of the new band.[5] Karl Enok Mathiassen started writing songs at age 15, and several of his early songs ended up on the first Siissisoq album.[4]

They released their first album, Aammarpassuillu, in 1998, and it stayed at number one on the Greenlandic charts for two months.[5] In 2001, the band released the live album Aammarlussuillu Live.[6] Their second studio album Super Day was released in 2002 but was not as successful as the first album.[citation needed] The band then went on an extended hiatus.

Siissisoq learned that their record label, ULO Records, had engaged in fraud and manipulation and only paid the band 3-4% of the income earned from their work. ULO claimed that there was not enough of a profit to give Siissisoq money.[citation needed]

The band played reunion shows in 2010 at the Nuuk Festival and the Nipiaa Rock Festival, and have performed live sporadically since then.[5] The album Black Box, compiling live tracks and new recordings of older songs, was released in 2018.[7] Today Karl Enok Mathiassen has his own record label and radio company.[8]

Past members

  • Karl Enok Mathiassen - Lead Guitar, songwriting
  • Hans Mathiassen - Vocals, bass guitar
  • Knud Mathiassen - Vocals
  • Malik Løvstrøm - Drums
  • Ilannguaq Mathiassen - Guitar
  • Hans Therkildsen - Bass
  • Jens Samuelsen - Vocals
  • Villads Kristiansen - Drums
  • Peter Fleischer - Drums
  • Jens Thorin - Guitar
  • Peter Hendriksen - Bass
  • Rasmus Petersen - Bass
  • Jens Koch Kristensen - Bass

Discography

  • Aammarpassuillu (1998)
  • Aammarpassuillu Live (2001)
  • Super Day (2002)
  • Black Box (compilation, 2018)

References

  1. [1]
    "It's getting hot up here: Why Greenland sees global warming as a way". The Independent. 2009-09-06. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  2. [2]
    Maximum Rocknroll. 2003. p. 6.
  3. [3]
    Funk, McKenzie (2015). Windfall: The Booming Business of Global Warming. Penguin. p. 71. ISBN 9780143126591.
  4. [4]
    "Fejres med nyt materiale". KNR (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  5. [5]
    "Siissisoq tilbage med original besætning". KNR (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  6. [6]
    Aammarlussuillu (live) by Siissisoq, retrieved 2020-08-04
  7. [7]
    "Siissisoq - Black Box". Atlantic Music ApS. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  8. [8]
    "Gram". Dun & Bradstreet. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
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