About Xerxes

Xerxes is a name of at least three acts: 1) A pseudonym of Norwegian producer Klaus Lunde. 2) A hardcore punk band from Louisville, Kentucky. 3) A prog metal band from Switzerland. 1) A pseudonym of Klaus Lunde (b. 1973, in South Norway). In 1987 (at fourteen), he started producing music using an Amiga 500. In 1996, after various experimental / compositional phases, he arrived at his own style. Since then, Klaus has spent most of his time developing this sound. He is currently living in Tønsberg, Vestfold, Norway. He is a respected downtempo artist & has played many festivals, both as a DJ & with Xerxes Live. His latest release is "226 B.C" (12 Nov '10), a remix EP. Earlier albums have included "Xerxes For Dummies" (Dec '05) & "The Mirror Formula" (Mar '06). Other Xerxes Live members, inc: Bendik Hovik Kjeldsberg (drums), Thomas Wicklund-Larsen (accoustic guitar, vocals) & Kristoffer Skaar Kvig (electric guitar). Sites: Discogs & Xerxes-Music.com (official) 2) A hardcore punk band from Louisville, Kentucky, formed in 2009, consisting of: Calvin Philley (vocals), Will Allard (bass), Evan Peak (drums), James Moore (guitar) and Dillon Hough (guitar). So far they have released one and album and two EPs, called "Twins" and "Homeward Carries No Direction", and a split with Midnight Souls. Their new full length, "Our Home Is a Deathbed" was released 13 March 2012 through No Sleep Records. Xerxes took shape in early 2009 in Louisville, KY. What was once may soon again be the hub of some of the most ferocious and original music coming out of the country's punk and hardcore underbelly. Xerxes' sound channels the energy and passion of mid-90's originators You and I and Saetia, while adding the more upbeat and brutal thrash mentality of contemporaries such as Trash Talk and Ampere, making for a sound that runs the gamut of blast-beat aggression and emotional rumination. Sites: BandCamp, Facebook, BigCartel and XerxesBand.com (official) 3) A progressive rock / metal band from Switzerland, who released two albums: "Beyond my Imagination" (1993) & "Falling Leaves" (1997). The band split up some time after the release of the second album. They were: Adrian Moser (vocals, bass), Michel Cueni (guitar), Christian Moser (guitar), Martin Fringeli (drums) & Jose Espasandin (keys). q.v. Xerxes (Switzerland)