History of the
band
Rått
kjøtt 1992-93
One
rainy night back in 1992 ....
A new
years eve's party 91-92 the band was formed by Thomas Hansen,
Roar Følling & Tom R.Brumoen
The
music style was punk rock and the lyrics where in norwegian.
The
band was called ¨Rått kjøtt¨ witch means
raw meat. Just three months later, the first
demo tape was made. The demo was called ¨FREKKE FAEN¨
and means rude fuck.
The
band got 4th place in nnmr.
North
Norwegian Championship in Rock.
Execution
1993-98
After 7 months the music style and band name changed.
The music was now thrash, and the name was execution. Some drummers
came and went until a drummer named Cato Skivik was found. Cato
quickly learned and had a very good influence on the band, and
the new music style. Metallica songs was on the set list, but
also home-made one's.
The
band
started
to get some gigs and they practiced about 10 hours almost every
day. The band recorded a new
demo called 'sacrifice'. Again the music changed, and a new demo
was made. The music was hard rock
and the demo was called 'the bullet for me ?'
Rock
Mot Rus ( rock Against Drugs ) Festival 1995,
The
Biggest Rock Competition In norway. 70 bands from all of norway,
is competing in this contest. Thomas,
Cato and Tom took home 5th place. ( april 95 )
New
members in the band.
Summer
96, Cato leaves the band and is replaced by Ken Høyli (drums).
The band strarted to play
progressive metal. Winter 96, Joakim Kjelstad joins as second
guitarist. Early 97, Ken is replaced by
Marius Nilsen. After only 3 sessions the band went to the Rock
against drug festival again.
This time getting 3rd place. ( april 97 ) Playing on the sjon-stock
festival aug.97.
Millenium
1998-99
The band changed name to millenium just after new year.
April
98, off to rock against drugs festival again and got 5th place
for the 2nd time.
Playing sjon-stock festival again. (7. aug-98) Band throws out
members. Joakim and Tom leaves the band
on august the 18th 1998. Roy V. joines as bass player.
Theater
Of Pain1999-00
The
band had to change name because there was another band called
millennium.
A demo cd called "land of mysterys" was made april-may
99.
September
99
Joakim
joined the band again after 1 year. One month lather Tom also
rejoins the band, replacing Roy Værnes. Playing a gig for
the Kings of Metal !!! The band : Thomas, Marius, Joakim and Tom
went to Umeå in sweden
to play for Dio, Manowar & Motorhead. ( 22.11.99. )
Eternal
Flame 2000
15.06.00
Officialy
change of band name.
17.06.00
Playing
Korgen Rock fest.
September
2000
Thomas
moved from Mo I Rana to Trondheim. Replaced bassist Tom and Drummer
Marius with
Espen Hammer and Torbjørn Strøm.
16.11.00
Eternal
Flame played at Rockefeller in Oslo/Norway. The first gig with
the new troopers !
Gaia
Epicus 2001
01.02.01
Officialy
change of band name.
07.04.01
A 3
days tour in north of Norway. One of the shows was as a headline
band for Rock Against Drugs festival.
Tom R.Brumoen played on this tour.
01.06.01
Tom
R.Brumoen is Back in the band again, and Espen Hammer has gone
into another band.
13.08.01
The
promo cd " Cyber Future " comes out.
14.02.02
Eirik
Øverland Dischler joines the band as keyboardist.
01.08.02
The
demo " Keepers of Time " comes out.
20.08.02
Bassist
Tom R. Brumoen & drummer Torbjørn Strøm leaves
the band.
26.09.02
Gaia
Epicus signs a record deal with Sound Riot Records.
2003
Gaia
Epicus releases their debut album called " Satrap ".
At this time there was only Thomas & Jokke in the band so
they had guest musicians play other instruments. Among these where
Morty Black (ex-TNT) playing
the bass guitar on the whole album.
2003
Eirik
Øverland Dischler fades out of the band. After 1 and a
half year in the band and having been
to only 7 or 8 rehearsals it was no point in staying in the band
any longer. He never recorded or played
live with the band.
15.05.03
Mikael
Duna and Thomas Stokkan enters the band.
21.02.04
Yngve
Hanssen replaces Thomas Stokkan on Bass Guitar.
31.08.04
Gaia
Epicus enters TopRoom Studios to record their 2nd cd "Symphony
of Glory".
From Start to finish they used only 20 days, recording and mixing
included.
04.01.05
Mikael Duna (drummer) leaves the band.
02.03.05
Yngve Hanssen (bass player) dies in car
crash.
29.03.05
After many delays in the release of the new album, Sound Riot
Records fucks up and changes the tracklist
on the album. Resault: Gaia Epicus stops the release of the new
cd. This has not been a great way to start
the new year !
12.06.05
Hans Åge Holmen joins the band as
bass player.
29.07.05
The album "Symphony of Glory"
is released after an special agreement. SR agreed to sign a new
contract
and give the band what they wanted.
28.10.05
Ole Alexander Myrholt joins the band as
drummer, and the line-up is complete again.
12.07.06
The band records their 3'rd album "Victory"
in Top Room Studios. The recording and mixing of the album
took only 14 days and is the best album so far.
01.10.06
Hans leaves the band after only 1 year and
4 months.
In the middle of a Norwegian tour Hans leaves, forcing the band
to cancel 7 shows.
01.12.06
Gaia Epicus signs with Epicus Records to
release their 3'rd album. Epicus Records is the
new label started by Thomas Chr Hansen.
26.01.07
Gaia Epicus releases their 3'rd album called
"Victory".
19.05.07
Jokke plays his last concert with the band
after being a part of the band for over 10 years.
2008
From
30th october to 9th of november the band plays 9 shows on their
first UK tour.
Gaia
Epicus releases their 4'th album called "Damnation"
in december. Guest musicians on the album
is no other than Roland Grapow (Masterplan, ex-Helloween) &
many more great musicians.
Ole Myrholt decides to be a session member instead of a full band
member.
08.12.08
Gaia Epicus releases their 4'th album called
"Damnation".
2009
Damnation
has been on the Omega/The End (USA) top 5 best sellers list 4
weeks in a row as
weekly best seller, and tree times as monthly best seller.
Weekly Top 5 sellers:
9th Jan = nr.3
18th Jan = nr.1
23rd Jan = nr.4
30th Jan = nr.2
Montly Top 5sellers:
18th Jan = nr.4
6th Feb = nr.5
13 Feb = nr.5
Gaia
Epicus will carry on into the future !!!
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