Members: Hans Peter Nyström - Megaptera, Instant Cold Commando, Negru Voda, Obscene Noise Korporation, Dooms Day Dead, Each Dawn I Die, First Aid, Kristoffer Nyströms Orkester, Negru Pvlse Mikael Svensson - Megaptera, Deaf Machine, Dooms Day Dead Magnus Åslund (Pettersson) - Megaptera, Narrow, Violent Work Of Art, Ash And Coal, Corporation 187
Albums
Near Death Sound Source 1991 You Will Recover (Cass, Ltd, Num, C60) Nüxdorf Recordings NÜX 001 1991 Songs From The Massive Darkness (LP, Ltd) Vinyl Attack VA 2 1992 Beyond The Shadow (CD, Album) Kronotop, Kronotop KNT 001, Knt 001 1994 Nightmares Not On Label (Megaptera Self-released) 1995 You Will Never Survive This Nightmare Slaughter Productions 1995 Disease (CD, Album, Ltd, Num) Art Konkret ART 21 1996 Electronic Underground SSSM 1997 Live In Rostock (CDr, Album, Ltd, Num) Bastet Recordings BR 008 1998 The Curse Of The Scarecrow (CD, Album) Release Entertainment RR 6979-2 1998 Nailed On Vinyl Raubbau 2014
Singles & EPs
Deep Inside (12") Slaughter Productions SPEP01 1997 Beautiful Chaos (CD, EP) Fever Pitch Music FP 18 1998
Compilations
Beyond The Massive Darkness (2xCD, Comp, RM, Ltd) Cold Meat Industry CMI.92 2001 Extended Chaos (2xCD, Comp, Ltd, Num) Autarkeia acd015 2006 Staring Back At You (CD, Comp, Ltd) Malignant Records TUMOR CD29 2007
Miscellaneous
Disturbance Ritual (CD, Ltd) Vendlus Records Vend015 2006
A1 Second Recovering (Feat. Robert C. Kozletsky) 5:56 A2 Hypnotic Fear (SHP-Remix) - Remix – J. Stillings, L. Kerr 12:19 B1 Re-Recover (Feat. Kristoffer Oustad) 12:10 B2 Kingdom Of Death (Special Version) - Remix [Special Version By] – P. Nyström 6:02
Companies etc Mastered At – Steel Hook Audio Mastering
Credits Artwork – Salt Mastered By – J. Stillings Photography By – Salt Technician [Tape Digitalization] – L. Kerr
Notes LP comes with download code.
Total running time Side A: 18:15 Total running time Side B: 18:12
A1 recorded Winter 2014. Track A2 is taken from the album Electronic Underground. B1 recorded Winter 2014. Track B2 is taken from the album The Curse Of The Scarecrow.
Thanks: Kerr, Stillings, Kozletsky, Oustad, Petrus, Raubbau, SALT
Other Versions Nailed On Vinyl (LP, MiniAlbum, Ltd, Dis) Raubbau RAUB-028 Germany 2014 Nailed On Vinyl (4xFile, MP3, MiniAlbum) Raubbau RAUB-028 Germany 2014 Nailed On Vinyl (LP, MiniAlbum, TP, W/Lbl) Raubbau RAUB-028 Germany 2014
Label: Art Konkret – ART 21 Format: CD, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered Country: Germany Released: 1996 Genre: Electronic Style: Dark Ambient, Industrial
Tracklist
1 The Passage To Your Evil Dreams - Programmed By – Magnus Sundström 11:32 2 Disoriented - Programmed By – Magnus Sundström 4:42 3 Haunted By Demons - Programmed By – Jennifer 7:26
The Squire Goes Insane - Programmed By – Jennifer (28:08)
4.1 Part 1: Warm And Relaxed 4.2 Part 2: Evil Thoughts Are Growing 4.3 Part 3: Going Berzerk And Hits His Wife With A Hammer 4.4 Part 4: Panic, Leads To Suicide
Label: Not On Label (Megaptera Self-released) – none Format: Cassette, Limited Edition, Numbered, 1st Edition Country: Sweden Released: Feb 1995 Genre: Electronic Style: Dark Ambient, Industrial
Tracklist
A1 The Research Of Epileptic Attacks 5:37 A2 Graveyard Of Bones 8:15 A3 Entranced By Death 6:18 B1 Spiritual Fear 5:14 B2 Your Worst Nightmare 4:04 B3 Creaps From The Pit 6:11 B4 Skullfracture Of A Retard 3:23
Companies etc Distributed By – Anomalous Records
Notes Packaged in an A4 sleeve with 5 artwork sheets and a smaller information card. Limited to 6 numbered copies.
Megaptera – You Will Never Survive This Nightmare (2006) (re-ed. 1995)
Label: Live Bait Recording Foundation – LBRF 026 Format: 2 × CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered Country: US Released: 26 Sep 2006 Genre: Electronic Style: Industrial, Power Electronics
Tracklist
Survive
1-1 Inoculated Death 7:09 1-2 Dèsirer Avoir La Douleur 2:55 1-3 Damaged Mind 6:57 1-4 Brain Surgery 12:32 1-5 Gut Transplantation 3:43 1-6 The Recovering 12:08 1-7 Murder Introduction 2:17 1-8 Research Of Epileptic Attacks 6:01 1-9 Graveyard Of Bones 8:43 1-10 Entranced By Death 6:37
Nightmare
2-1 Anthropophagy 7:52 2-2 Experimental Noise 10:04 2-3 The Cellar Of Death 12:16 2-4 Someone's At The Door 4:50 2-5 Plague Spot 5:21 2-6 Skullfracture / Berzerk 9:45 2-7 Metal Feedback 3:48 2-8 The Drill 6:52
Credits Artwork – Kristoffer Oustad Mastered By – Mathias Josefson Performer – Pettersson, Svensson, Nyström Remix – Jörgen Josefsson (tracks: 1-1 to 1-10) Written-By – M. Pettersson (tracks: 1-1 to 1-10), M. Svensson (tracks: 1-1 to 1-10), Peter Nyström (tracks: 2-1 to 2-8)
Notes "This release was an unexpected bonus for the 15 year anniversary of Megaptera, thanks to Stephen Petrus. It is a re-release of the tape "You Will Never Survive This Nightmare" that was released by Slaughter Productions in 1995 and a live recording from London in May, 2001."
Survive Disc: Tracks 1-1 to 1-4 and 1-6 to 1-7 were taken from the first tape You Will Recover that was released by Nüxdorf Recordings in 1991 in a numbered edition of 10 copies. Track 1-5 is previously unreleased. Tracks 1-8 to 1-10 are taken from the tape Nightmares that was released in two editions, one by Anomalous Records and one by Slaughter Productions.
Nightmare Disc: Tracks 2-1 and 2-2 are taken from the Slaughter Productions tape You Will Never Survive This Nightmare and were exclusive tracks to that release. Tracks 2-3 to 2-8 were recorded live in London, May 25th, 2001.
A1 My Lonely Brain 7:08 A2 Illusion 7:00 A3 Faith Is Not A Natural Life Force 8:11 B1 Horse Benediction 3:47 B2 Immortality 3:59 B3 Fabrique 12:54 B4 Kranium 2:19 B5 Power Failure 4:21
Notes Edition of 100 copies. Tape comes packaged inside a vinyl case, with inserts.
Tracks A1 to B4 originally released on Near Death Cass (Sound Source, 1991). Track B5 is a previously unreleased bonus track.
Label: SSSM – SSSM-020 Format: Cassette, C60 Country: Japan Released: 1997 Genre: Electronic Style: Dark Ambient, Industrial, Noise
Tracklist
A1 Electronic Underground Part.1 A2 Electronic Underground Part.2 A3 Someone's At The Door A4 Godfear A5 Power Vibrations A6 Religion Sucks ! B Electronic Underground Noise Version
Credits Performer – Peter Nyström
Notes Recorded March-April, 1996. No sampling is used! Play loud! Packaged with an insert in a small burlap pouch "sewn" together with wire. Re-released with some material partially re-worked, re-titled, etc. on CD by Slaughter Productions (2000).