Calhoun Conquer formed in Switzerland sometime during the 80's, releasing an EP called "And Now You're Gone" in 1987 as the duo of Geri Christian Gerling and Stefan Gerling, who were joined by Chris Muzik on guitar for their sole full-length, "Lost in Oneself", which came out in 1989 on the Aaarrg label. This is a remarkably characteristic album within the boundaries of 1989 metal. And therefore it’s difficult to describe. Even though the basis is slow or mid paced eighties thrash metal, there is so much more happening.Often vocal lines sound pretty British. Calhoun Conquer were pretty much ahead of their time. Thus the vocals are an acquired taste.When listening to some of the riffs on ‘You Mean Nothing’ it’s hard to realize this is a 1989 recording and it would take another 4 year until bands like Cynic, Atheist and Pestilence would start to write similar things. The intro to ‘Portals of Delirium’ even gives us a feeling as if Paul Masvidal is trying to write a Steve Vai inspired section. By now you understand Calhoun Conquer are really all over the place.By no means is this album fast nor heavy. But also it’s can’t be considered a pure prog album since everything is perfectly written and contrived to fit the songs and there are no elaborate leads, solo’s an such. It also isn’t an album you can play any time. One has to be in the mood. The band themselves described it as such: ‘an attempted metamorphosis of the inheritance from groups such as Helmet and Yes, Talking Heads and Tool, Hüsker Dü and King Crimson, the early Alice Cooper and Prong, Voivod and Hendrix’. Line-up / Musicians Geri Christian Gerling/vocals,percussion Chris Muzik/guitar Stefan Gerling/bass,percussion Peter Haas/drums Discography Lost in Oneself 1989
1.Disgust and Hate 2.Fuckhead 3.You Mean Nothing 4.Torturer 5.Portals of Delirium 6.Psycho Trap 7.Nothing 8.Outermost Consequences 9.Worlds in Collision 10.Diane
