Misery Loves Co.

The Swedish duo Misery Loves Co. portrayed the evolution and the search for new and alternative ways in the industrial metal scene. Their music was a combination between the hostility of trash sounded guitar riffs mixed with electronic samples, along with a clear sense of song composing. Furthermore, they offered almost poetic sights within their songs' lyrics, generally focussing on hard and dark visions about sex and dusky psychic views over troubled relationships. The band was formed in January, 1993, with Patrik Wiren (vocals) and Orjan Ornkloo (guitar, bass, programming). The two had already previous experience in the music field, Wiren was a former member of Midas Touch who had recorded an album with Noise records, while Ornkloo worked with several bands within his Swedish hometown, Uppsala. Their first achievement was the recording of the track "Sonic Attack" for a metal bands compilation, Extreme Close Up. This was more than enough to bring the band some attention within the local music scene. MNW Zone, an association that had already been responsible for the success of Clawfinger, soon decided to help on the release of their debut album, Misery Loves Co., in 1995. It was within short time that their work was making a roar, and soon they signed to Earache Records which re-released the album throughout Europe. For the live performances, Misery relied on the addition of Jim Edwards (guitar), Marre Ericksson (bass), and Olle Dahlstedt (drums), who was replaced by Niklas Gabrielsson before their first gig in the U.K., at the Camden Underworld. They were then chosen to be the opening act for Clawfinger's European tour, bringing them an even larger following. For the next tour (with Warrior Soul, Headskin, and again Clawfinger), Dahlsted returned to the drums, soon...