Nasum (pronounced 'nah-zumm') was a Swedish grindcore band from Örebro, formed in 1992. The band released four studio albums and developed into "one of that country's premier metal acts". They disbanded after the band's frontman, Mieszko Talarczyk, was killed in the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
In 2012, Nasum reunited with Rotten Sound frontman Keijo Niinimaa taking the place of Talarczyk, for a one-off tour to celebrate the band's 20th anniversary.
Nasum has been referred to "Sweden's Napalm Death" by journalists such as Andy O'Connor of Spin.
Biography
Nasum was formed in 1992 by Anders Jakobson (guitar) and Rickard Alriksson (drums/vocals), two former members of the band Necrony. The band's name, Latin for "nose", was taken from the horror film Flesh for Frankenstein. The record label of Necrony offered Nasum a slot on a split 7-inch. After Mieszko Talarczyk joined the band as a guitarist in 1993, the band was featured on Blind World split EP with Agathocles. After several more splits, Nasum released an MCD (mini compact disc) of their own with Poserslaughter Records in 1995. At that time, Nasum were joined by second guitarist Urban Skytt and bassist Jon Lindqvist, who replaced the departing member Liveröd. In 2004, Nasum released Shift and continued with touring. The band played their final show on October 6, 2012, in Stockholm; a concert film documentary called Nasum: Blasting Shit to Bits – The Final Show chronicling the show was premiered in 2017 and released on DVD in 2020.
Anders Jakobson has since stated that Nasum will never reunite again.
Members
Final lineup
- Anders Jakobson – guitar, vocals (1992–1995), drums, vocals (1995–2005, 2012)
- Mieszko Talarczyk – guitar, vocals (1993–2004; died 2004)
- Urban "Ubbe" Skytt – guitar (2003–2005, 2012)
- Jon "Elle" Lindqvist – bass, vocals (2003–2005), guitar, vocals (2012)