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Southfork
12+ albums
Stoner RockrockstonerGrungeswedish
about
Southfork was formed in late 1997 during jam sessions between friends Gunnar Lööf and Sebastian Sippola. At the time they were sharing the same rehearsal studio, but played in different bands. The project was initially called Bulldozer and the first songs that came out of this collaboration were Man Made of Stone and Space Revolution. Soon bass player Anders Fästader joined the line-up and the group took its present name. Shortly thereafter, Henrik Bergqvist was brought in on lead guitar and the line-up was complete. In the summer of 1998, Southfork signed with Black Mark Productions who thought that the demos the band had recorded, were of such quality that they only needed mixing. The renowned duo of Niklas Flyckt and Göran Elmquist at Kabang studio were engaged to mix the tapes in order to complete the band’s debut album. The Southfork S/T album was released in August 1999. The reviews following the release were very positive and several of the biggest rock magazines in Europe and Asia praised the album with follow-up interviews and articles, which in turn led to the album getting airtime at various radio stations. Southfork played the local scene in Stockholm during 1998 and 1999, supporting bigger acts as well as doing their own shows. As circumstances would have it, the band never toured outside of Sweden, although there were no shortage of offers. In the fall of 1999, the band started writing and recording demos for the follow-up album. What was to become Straight
