A.R.G., (standing for "Anarchy Rules Games" and subsequently "Ancient
Rotten Graveyards"), respectable Thrashers from Kuusamo, Finland, had a
keen enough humour to label themselves as "Reindeer Metal". An early
line-up included Aku Raaska of NATIONAL NAPALM SYNDICATE as vocalist.
Guitarist Vesa Säkkinen, bass player Jari Kelloniemi and drummer Pasi
Takkula would be known for parallel membership of LYCANTROPHY.
Oddly the B side to their debut 1988 single 'Aggressive Confessor'
featured a song about a tractor, 'Massey Ferguson'. A demo, 'Heathenism
In Penitentiary', followed that same year. The first album, 1989's
'Entrance', was produced by Mara Mäntyniemi and Ilari Niemelä. A second
album, 'One World Without The End', was delivered through Megamania in
1991. A.R.G. returned in 1993, brandishing the eleven track demo 'Purged
To Blaze Again', which notably included a cover version of CELTIC
FROST's seminal 'Dethroned Emperor'. The 'Electro-Orgasm' promotional
session followed up in 1994.
A.R.G. vocalist / bassist Tepa Karjalainen was also known on the Finnish
Metal scene for running the 'Epitaph' fanzine. Guitarist Vesa Säkkinen,
re-billed as 'Wesleyer', founded PAIN CONFESSOR. original /link __________________________________
Tepa Karjalainen - bass & lead voice
Vesa Säkkinen - guitars & backing voc
Jari Kelloniemi - guitars & backing voc
Pasi Takkula - drums ________________________
участники
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Aggressive Confessor / Single / 1988 Heathenism in Penitentiary / Demo / 1988 Prevailing Sickness / Mosher /Single / 1989 Entrance / 1989 Back to Life / EP / 1990 One World Without the End / 1991 Purged to Blaze Again / Demo / 1993 Electro-Orgasm /Demo / 1994
