Brejn Dedd
Brejn Dedd
Genres: thrash metal, crossover, swedish, punk, Crust
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About Brejn Dedd
**Brëjn Dëdd** was a Swedish thrash/grindcore band from Finspong (Esterjetland), which existed from 1988 to 1993. ## Composition and origin The band was founded in 1988 by drummer Dan Swanö (Dan Swano) and his friend Michael Bohlin. Swano was fundamentally indifferent to thrash — he only hoped to improve his drumming technique by playing at higher tempos. Later, Bolin (who was dating Tony's sister) suggested that they add **Tony Särkkä** (Tony Sarkka), better known by his stage name **IT**. ## Internal dynamics Svahnö initially strongly objected to inviting Tony – “a troubled child who drank, smoked and had a generally disgusting personality”. Nevertheless, it was the joint rehearsals that brought them closer together, and Tony actually introduced Svahnö to the world of extreme metal. A fundamental difference in attitude towards the band: for Svahnö it was a side project, for Tony it was a matter of life and death. Swano later admitted that without Brëjn Dëdd and Tony, his future career in extreme music would not have been possible. ## Discography and reissues The band left behind several demos that were never officially released during their lifetime. In 2018, the label **Soulseller Records** released a double compilation **«Ugly Songs 1988–1993: The 30th Anniversary Album»** with extensive liner notes by Svanö and Bolin. In 2025, the same material was re-released under the direct title *Ugly Songs 1988-1993*. The tracklist features the characteristic crude irony of early grindcore aesthetics: "Ugly brain", "Born ugly", "Ugly Hitler", "Are you ugly?", "Deadly ugly". *** ## Further projects by the band members - **Dan Swanö** - in parallel with Brëjn Dëdd, he developed the prog-rock project **Unicorn** (ex-Ghost/Icarus), then founded **Edge of Sanity** and the legendary studio **Unisound**, where he recorded Dissection, Opeth, Marduk, and dozens of others. Later, he became a member of **Bloodbath** and produced hundreds of releases. - **Tony Särkä (IT)** — founded **Abruptum** (1989, with whom Euronymous collaborated through Deathlike Silence Productions), as well as **Ophthalamia**, **War**, and **Vondur**; led the satanic order True Satanist Horde. He died in 2005. - **Mikael Bolin** - he is almost never mentioned in the public discography after the band's breakup; he participated in compiling the liner notes for the 2018 anniversary edition.
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