Deathbound was a death metal band from Vaasa, Finland. They formed in 1995 and split up in 2010. They were signed to Dynamic Arts Records and released four albums while active, the most recent being Non Compos Mentis (2010).
History Deathbound formed in 1995 as Twilight. They released two demos under this name, Twilight and Melancholy of Northern Landscapes. After this, they renamed to Unbound and released another demo, Flames of Madness. They finally settled on the name Deathbound. Under this name, they released one more demo, Elaborate the Torture. The band signed to Woodcut Records and released their first album, To Cure the Sane with Insanity. The band signed to Dynamic Arts Records and recorded a split album with death metal band Deathchain. The band released their second album, with record label Dynamic Arts Records, entitled Doomsday Comfort, featuring guest vocals by Mieszko Talarczyk, vocalist and guitarist of Swedish grindcore band Nasum. This was the last project Mieszko worked on before his death during the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. Deathbound released their third album, We Deserve Much Worse, in 2007, and their fourth album, Non Compos Mentis, in 2010.
Members Final lineup Petri "Pete" Seikkula – guitar (1995–2010) Kai Jaakkola – vocals (1995–2010) Sami Latva – drums (2003–2010)
Former Tommy "Kuntz" Konu – bass (1995–2003) Fredrik Andersson (II) – guitar (1998–1999) Nicklas Sundqvist – guitar (1999–2000) Mikael Sandorf – drums (2000) Mika Aalto – drums, bass (2002–2003, 2004) Hannu Teppo – bass (2003–2004) Heikki Järvi – bass (2005–2006) Toni Pihlaja – bass (2006–2009)
Discography As Twilight Demos Twilight (1995) Melancholy of Northern Landscapes (1995)
As Unbound Demos Flames of Madness (1999)
As Deathbound Albums To Cure the Sane with Insanity (2003) Doomsday Comfort (2005) We Deserve Much Worse (2007) Non Compos Mentis (2010)
Splits Deathbound/Deathchain Split (2005)
Demos Elaborate the Torture (2000)
External links
Deathbound's page at Dynamic Arts Records [ Deathbound at Allmusic]