Rifforia have set to release their debut album “Axeorcism” on February 23rd, 2024, via Metalville Records.
Tuck From Hell did a sensational album debut 12 years ago with “Thrashing”. The band was already a celebrated live act so the road to glory was there. However, destiny had other plans and the band was put to rest. Almost.
Drummer and band leader Fredrik Johansson and guitar players Petrus Granar and Marcus Bengts continued to write music. When Petrus Granar was invited join to the band Civil War, featuring Fredriks father Nils Patrik Johansson on vocals, the band turned into a duo.
Fredrik Johansson says:
“It felt really strange to sit on a bunch of kick ass thrash songs without doing anything with them. Our singer Niclas Ingels had no time to focus on music due to his family situation so what to do? From out of nowhere my dad, Nils Patrik, said: what the hell, I can sing for you. Let’s make a full album.
I was a bit sceptic at first since he’s a pure heavy metal singer but then I realized that in the beginning most thrash bands had ‘real’ heavy metal vocals not growl.
The rest is, or will be history. We changed name to Rifforia, started the recordings, had a lot of fun and with mixing genius Martin Haglund in charge everything went smooth. Petrus Granar also came back to play some guitar on the album. He was a lot of help”.
“Axeorcism” delivers ten statements of real strong, modern Heavy Metal and is going to continue the successful story of Swedish Hard and Heavy releases on Metalville Records.
Tracklist:
1. A Game That You Don’t Understand
2. Sea of Pain
3. Well of Life
4. Built to Destroy
5. The Devil’s Sperm
6. CC Cowboys
7. Evilized
8. Rifforia
9. Welcome to Hell
10. Death Row Child
Line-up:
Nils Patrik Johansson – Vocals
Marcus Bengts – Guitars, bass
Magnus Fredriksson – Guitars
Fredrik Johansson – Drums
