Adam Björk - Bleeding Utopia - Crown of Horns

This video is Adam Bjork playing Crown of Horns, from the 2019 release, ‘Where The Light Comes To Die’ from Black Lion Records. The melodic death metal unit known as Bleeding Utopia came to be in early 2010 when guitarist Andreas “Fluff” Moren rallied up a talented crew of musicians to execute the infectious intensity of their extreme sound. Recently departed vocalist, David Ahlén originally came on board as a bassist but later swapped to front the band. Sometime in 2010, Bleeding Utopia conjured up their debut promo release and unleashed it to the public attaining the band quick recognition. Drummer Adam Bjork joined the band in 2015.

With the buzz from Bleeding Utopia’s debut release, the band received great reviews, label offers, and opportunities to play with bands such as Scarpoint, Intrive, Condemnatory, Sonic Syndicate, and Hatesphere very early on in their career. Having set the precedent for what fans should expect from the group, they forged forward to exceed those expectations.

Adam’s Gear:

Drumkit: Tama Starclassic B/B

8 x 6

10 x 6.5

12 x 7

14 x 12 (Left side)

16 x 14

22 x 18

Evans Drumheads

EC2S Clear top heads on toms and Evans EC resonant for the bottom

Snare: A 13 x 7 custom Beech/Maple snare made by a fan

Evans Hybrid on top and Hazy 300 on the bottom, Puresound 30 snare wires and Snare Weight dampening system

Drumsticks: Promark TX2BW

Cymbals Left to right:

Meinl Classics Custom Trash China 16″

Meinl Byzance Medium Hats 14″ Brilliant

Meinl M-series 8.5″ Bell

Meinl Pure Alloy 18″ Medium Crash

Meinl Byzance Splash 8″ Brilliant

Meinl Classics Custom Extreme Metal Splash 10″

Meinl Byzance Medium Crash 20″ Brilliant

Meinl MB20 Soundwawe Hats 14″

Meinl Byzance China Brilliant 20″

Meinl Soundcaster Custom Mega Bell Ride 22″

Cameras:

GoPro 4 Silver

GoPro 5

GoPro 6

Canon 600D

Recording Gear:

PreSonus AudioBox 1818 VSL Interface (8 channels)

PreSonus D8 Interface (8 channels)

Behringer mixer (6 channels)

Drum microphones: AKG, Shure, Sennheiser, and Audix

The overheads are set of Oktava MK-012’s

Roland TM-2 Module and On Trigger Triggers

DAW: Studio One 2 PRO

MacBook Pro 2014

Hardware:

Czarcie Kopyto Double Bass Pedals

Pearl Icon Rack DR503C

Pearl S-1030 Snare stand

PCX100 and PCX200 Clamps

Pearl CH-930 and CH-1030B Cymbal Boom Arms

Pearl D-2500BR Drum Throne

H2000 Eliminator Hi-hat Stand

Meinl Laptop Stand

I Proudly Endorse:

Meinl Cymbals

Promark Drumsticks

Vratim drum shoes

Czarcie Kopyto Pedals

In late 2010 the unit got to work on a new album which would later be titled, “Demons to some… Gods to others” which demonstrated their extreme death metal prowess, killer old school thrash and catching melodies. Drums and Bass were completed at Studio Seventribe in Västerås, Sweden and Guitars and Vocals done at Bleeding Music Studios. The album was mixed and mastered by Jocke Skog at FAL Studio and released in 2012 through a worldwide deal with Worm Hole Death & Aural Music Group.

In September 2012, Bleeding Utopia hit the road with Inside I & Haterial Ffin on the “Scandinavian Aggression Tour” for their recent worldwide release. The tour achieved excellent responses for the band and the album release, priming them for the next steps in their journey.

Bleeding Utopia hit the studio in 2013 to write their second album titled, “Darkest Potency.” The album featured Kevin Talley (Suffocation, Six Feet Under) on drums as the band was in a transition, but determined to maintain their momentum. Jocke Skog was brought on again for mixing and mastering duties and the final album was released in April of 2014.

The lineup was solidified after the completion of “Darkest Potency” with the addition of the highly talented Adam Björk on drums and Jan-Iiro “IPE” Jarva on bass priming Bleeding Utopia for an over-the-top follow up to “Darkest Potency”.

Bleeding Utopia has been highly active in writing and recording but also touring throughout Europe. Some of the bands’ prior tours include the “April Atrocity Tour” in 2015 supporting Broken Hope & Internal Bleeding, an April run in 2016 with Chronosphere & Battalion and the “Furiously Freezing February Tour” in 2017 with This Ending & Ablaze My Sorrow.

The band caught the attention of New York-based management company Extreme Management Group, Inc. in 2017 landing Bleeding Utopia a slot on the roster alongside bands such as Suffocation, Cattle Decapitation, Cryptopsy, Origin, Decrepit Birth, Rings of Saturn, Internal Bleeding and many more.

In late 2018 IPE left the band and was replaced by Fredrik “Riddarn” Ridderström as the band’s bass player.