The official HEAVY LOAD Facebook page Discover releases, reviews, credits, songs, and more about Heavy Load - Death Or Glory at Discogs. Initially formed as a trio, by the two brothers Ragne (vocals and guitar) and Styrbjörn Wahlquist (vocals and drums), together with bassist Michael Backlund. In 1977 Heavy Load recorded their debut-album "Full Speed At High Level" (released 1978), now with Dan Molén handeling the bass playing. Initially formed as a trio, by the two brothers Ragne (vocals and guitar) and Styrbjörn Wahlquist (vocals and drums), together with bassist Michael Backlund. The band recorded their debut album in 1977, with it being released a year later on Heavy Sound Records before the label went bankrupt. Heavy Load was one of the first genuine heavy metal bands out of Sweden and must have been quite influential on many bands to come. Heavy Load is an influential Swedish heavy metal band formed in 1976. The Wahlquists formed the band as early as 1975. In 1977, they recorded their debut album, Full Speed at High Level, with Dan Molén on bass. HEAVY LOAD was founded in 1975 by two brothers: Ragne Wahlquist (vocals, keyboards and guitar) and Styrbjörn Wahlquist (vocals and drums). In 1978 HEAVY LOAD released their first album "Full Speed at High Level" - during an era when the Swedish media and record industry claimed that Hard Rock was dead and that the band was doomed to fail. Heavy Load formed in 1976 as a trio by the brothers Ragne (vocals and guitar) and Styrbjörn Wahlquist (vocals and drums), together with bassist Michael Backlund. 1.3K likes.
Heavy Load is a Swedish heavy metal band from Stockholm.The band is often hailed as the first Swedish heavy metal band, and were known for their Viking themes. Heavy Load, Glasgow, United Kingdom. We are very happy to tell you that we have found a demo tape with an old, never released, song that we intend to include as one of the bonus tracks on the re-release of Death or Glory (1982). A bassist called Michael Backlund was soon drafted. It marks the heady days of having a hit single and album, which eventually lead to the inevitable first split in 1971.
24 talking about this. We're just a bunch of guys who like to rock! Type: Full-length Release date: October 1982 Catalog ID: TLP 822 Label: Thunderload Records Format: 12" vinyl (33⅓ RPM) Reviews: 2 reviews (avg. Formed in 1976 by the brothers Ragne (vocals and guitar) and Styrbjörn Wahlquist (vocals and drums), together with bassist Michael Backlund. There are at least two bands called Heavy Load: 1) Heavy Load was a heavy metal band from Stockholm, Sweden. 1.3K likes. This song “Dying is Losing” is actually a forerunner of our later, well-known, song “Singing Swords”. They formed their own label called Thunderload Records and released two more albums before breaking up … 24 talking about this. The official HEAVY LOAD Facebook page "When many people think about building muscle, they traditionally think of only lifting heavy dumbbells, barbells, and kettlebells.