Jörgen Kristensen plays the guitar for Swedish death metal band "Dead Awaken" and was invited to Rocksta Sound Ranch to record his rig and have Impulse Responses made for his specific sound. This gave him an opportunity to try our library of Impulse Responses for the very first time, talk about thoughts and opinions regarding Soundwoofer's Service and how the digital option sounds to a old-school metalhead.
Dead Awaken started out in the spring of 2002. The members were:
Some gigs were played as a 5-piece and a demo was recorded, before there was time for a change. Jörgen switched to his main instrument(s) - Guitar & vocals. Jonas had to leave the band, on good terms. Andreas Morén switched to bass and backup vocals.
D.A kept gigging and entered the Gothenburg Deathfest bill, in 2005. On the bill were among others Aborted and Insision. Soon after this show Adde decided to step out, due to a lack of interest in the genre. A few shows were played as a 3 piece before adding guitarist Attila Hollsèn to the line up. Only a couple of gigs were played with this line up, before original drummer Joakim left. Without a drummer, the band was in state of limbo for a few months.
In early 2007 Jörgen's old bandmate Mats "Masse" Blückert entered Dead Awaken and intense rehearsing began. May 2007 the band went back onstage at local Festival Mälarrocken, with killer acts like Behemoth. Unfortunately this ended up being the last show with Attila, who left for personal reasons. A couple of guitarists were auditioned, before deciding that enough damage was done as a 3-piece. Not letting the change stop the tank, we went straight back into the trench and kept gigging. A few shows were done with Vomitory, before entering the studio to record the debut album. During the recording, in the fall of 2010, the band decided to part ways with long term bass player Andreas. He wanted to focus on his other band Bleeding Utopia. Determined to not let this slow us down, Jörgen did all the guitar, bass and vocals in the studio.
After all the studio work was done, a deal was secured with Abyss records. Continuing as a 3-piece with session bass players Magnus Wall/ Jonas Stålhammar (Both former ABHOTH members), the road was hit again. After a number of well received demos, it was time to declare war upon the world, with the debut album "Where hope turns dripping red". The debut album was released in April 2013 and recieved top notch reviews. In August 2013, we welcomed our first full time bass player in years, Fredrik Gustafsson. Songwriting for the follow up album begun and a few shows were played. April 2015 saw the departure of drummer Mats Blückert. In search for a new drummer, things halted for a year.
Jörgen finally took the step of making a home studio, to keep up the songwriting. In early 2016 the band begun jamming with a promising young drummer. Rasmus Hamrin had been a friend of Jörgen for many years and things really clicked. He was announced the new full time drummer of Dead Awaken in May and in August he played his debut show in Finland. With a lot of new energy and hunger, we're looking forward to recording our second album!
Source; Dead Awaken
This rig was recorded at Rocksta sound ranch and is a part of our reaction series For additional information check out each component
100W Guitar Amplifier OWNER: Jörgen Kristensen Mesa/Boogie (also known as Mesa Engineering) is an American company in Petaluma, California, that manufactures amplifiers for guitars and basses. It has been in operation since 1969. MESA was started by Randall Smith as a small repair shop which modified Fender Amplifiers, particularly the diminutive Fender Princeton. Smith's modifications gave the small amps much more input gain, making them much louder as well as creating a high-gain, distorted guitar tone. Prominent early customers included Carlos Santana, and Ron Wood and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones. Exposure from these top players helped to establish Mesa/Boogie's position on the market, and it is frequently referred to as the first manufacturer of boutique amplifiers. Originally introduced in 1992. The line-up began as the Dual Rectifier series of amps, which included the Solo, Heartbreaker, Maverick, and Blue Angel*. All amps in the series, except for the Blue Angel had two forms of electrical rectification (conversion of power from AC to DC): Silicon diodes and one or more vacuum tube(s) that the user could select via a switch located on the back panel of the amplifier (hence the name "Dual Rectifier"). While the Heartbreaker and Maverick used only one 5AR4 tube rectifier, the Solo employed two 5U4G tubes. This distinction engendered the misconception that the name Dual Rectifier was derived from this amp; the Solo's popularity only reinforced this misconception. Future designs would further contradict and confuse the line's namesake. * The Blue Angel was designed with only a vacuum tube rectifier but retained the Dual Rectifier designation. In short order, Randall Smith ceased production of the other Dual Rectifier amps and concentrated on producing different configurations of the Solo, which became the Dual Rectifier. Source: Wikipedia
4x12 Guitar Cabinet OWNER:Jörgen Kristensen
Dynamic Instrument Microphone OWNER:Rocksta Sound Ranch
Cardioid Condenser Microphone OWNER:Rocksta Sound Ranch
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This impulse is a part of our reaction series. This rig was probided by Jörgen Kristenssen of Dead Awaken
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IR Mix of Jörgen Kristensen from Dead Awakens's Mesa Traditional 4x12 Cabinet. Recorded with 3 Microphones at Rocksta Sound Ranch for the Soundwoofer Reactions Series.
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IR Mix of Jörgen Kristensen from Dead Awakens's Mesa Traditional 4x12 Cabinet. Recorded with 3 Microphones at Rocksta Sound Ranch for the Soundwoofer Reactions Series.
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