Siissisoq

Siissisoq
Siissisoq
Origin	Uummannaq, Greenland
Genres	Hard rock; jazz metal;
Years active	1994–present
Past members	Karl Enok Mathiassen; Hans Mathiassen; Knud Mathiassen; Malik Løvstrøm; Ilannguaq Mathiassen; Hans Therkildsen; Jens Samuelsen; Villads Kristiansen; Peter Fleischer; Jens Thorin; Peter Hendriksen; Rasmus Petersen

Siissisoq was a Greenlandic heavy metal band, formed in 1994. The name Siissisoq means Rhino in Greenlandic. The band's lyrics are sung in Greenlandic and their songs are mainly named after African animals.^[1] During their original incarnation they were considered the most popular rock band in Greenland.^[2]^[3]

History

Siissisoq formed in 1994 in their hometown of Uummannaq. Guitarist Karl Enok Mathiassen started writing riffs inspired by Metallica and White Zombie.^[4] Guitarist Jens Thorin was the first additional member of the new band.^[5] Karl Enok Mathiassen started writing songs at age 15, and several of his early songs ended up on the first Siissisoq album.^[4]

They released their first album, Aammarpassuillu, in 1998, and it stayed at number one on the Greenlandic charts for two months.^[5] In 2001, the band released the live album Aammarlussuillu Live.^[6] Their second studio album Super Day was released in 2002 but was not as successful as the first album.^{[citation needed]} The band then went on an extended hiatus.

Siissisoq learned that their record label, ULO Records, had engaged in fraud and manipulation and only paid the band 3-4% of the income earned from their work. ULO claimed that there was not enough of a profit to give Siissisoq money.^{[citation needed]}

The band played reunion shows in 2010 at the Nuuk Festival and the Nipiaa Rock Festival, and have performed live sporadically since then.^[5] The album Black Box, compiling live tracks and new recordings of older songs, was released in 2018.^[7] Today Karl Enok Mathiassen has his own record label and radio company.^[8]

Past members

Karl Enok Mathiassen - Lead Guitar, songwriting
Hans Mathiassen - Vocals, bass guitar
Knud Mathiassen - Vocals
Malik Løvstrøm - Drums
Ilannguaq Mathiassen - Guitar

Hans Therkildsen - Bass
Jens Samuelsen - Vocals
Villads Kristiansen - Drums
Peter Fleischer - Drums
Jens Thorin - Guitar
Peter Hendriksen - Bass
Rasmus Petersen - Bass
Jens Koch Kristensen - Bass

Discography

Aammarpassuillu (1998)
Aammarpassuillu Live (2001)
Super Day (2002)
Black Box (compilation, 2018)
Nilliaannarit (2021)
Q (2023)
Superday (compilation, 2023)

References

^ "It's getting hot up here: Why Greenland sees global warming as a way". The Independent. 2009-09-06. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
^ Maximum Rocknroll. 2003. p. 6.
^ Funk, McKenzie (2015). Windfall: The Booming Business of Global Warming. Penguin. p. 71. ISBN 9780143126591.
^ ^a ^b "Fejres med nyt materiale". KNR (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-08-04.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Siissisoq tilbage med original besætning". KNR (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-08-04.
^ Aammarlussuillu (live) by Siissisoq, retrieved 2020-08-04
^ "Siissisoq - Black Box". Atlantic Music ApS. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
^ "Gram". Dun & Bradstreet. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

External links

[1] "It's getting hot up here: Why Greenland sees global warming as a way". The Independent. 2009-09-06. Retrieved 2020-08-04.

[2] Maximum Rocknroll. 2003. p. 6.

[3] Funk, McKenzie (2015). Windfall: The Booming Business of Global Warming. Penguin. p. 71. ISBN 9780143126591.

[:1-4] "Fejres med nyt materiale". KNR (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-08-04.

[:0-5] "Siissisoq tilbage med original besætning". KNR (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-08-04.

[6] Aammarlussuillu (live) by Siissisoq, retrieved 2020-08-04

[7] "Siissisoq - Black Box". Atlantic Music ApS. Retrieved 2020-08-04.

[8] "Gram". Dun & Bradstreet. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

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