Four-String Magic tells the primordial history of Xysma, when the band was still playing grindcore and death metal. It also reveals things about the underground extreme metal and hardcore scene of the time (1988-1992), especially at Auran Panimo of Turku, Finland. What was the scene like some 30 years ago?The book contains appendices from Rotten fanzine and plenty of interviews and such (from Matti Krki of Dismember, Marko Laiho of Beherit, Jani Muurinen of Xysma, Harri Nieminen & Nino Wchter of Today's Waste, Jukka Taskinen of Disgrace, Heikki Peltonen of Akaa's MR-studio, Tomas Skogsberg of Sunlight studio, Teje Caldn of ComeBack Records, Veli-Matti ijl, M.A. Numminen, and others). The foreword has been written by Kimi Krki, Ph.D."To cross cultural borders with style, one needs to have a clear audio-vision, and a lot of courage. Xysma never played it safe" - Kimi Krki.Vesa Iitti, MA, a writer and a translator, was Xysma's first bassist (1988-1992). He played on the band's demo Swarming of the Maggots (1989), mini-LP Above the Mind of Morbidity (1990), a 7" Fata Morgana (1990) and on their first full-length album Yeah (1991).
Four-String Magic tells the primordial history of Xysma, when the band was still playing grindcore and death metal. It also reveals things about the underground extreme metal and hardcore scene of the time (1988-1992), especially at Auran Panimo of Turku, Finland. What was the scene like some 30 years ago?The book contains appendices from Rotten fanzine and plenty of interviews and such (from Matti Krki of Dismember, Marko Laiho of Beherit, Jani Muurinen of Xysma, Harri Nieminen & Nino Wchter of Today's Waste, Jukka Taskinen of Disgrace, Heikki Peltonen of Akaa's MR-studio, Tomas Skogsberg of Sunlight studio, Teje Caldn of ComeBack Records, Veli-Matti ijl, M.A. Numminen, and others). The foreword has been written by Kimi Krki, Ph.D."To cross cultural borders with style, one needs to have a clear audio-vision, and a lot of courage. Xysma never played it safe" - Kimi Krki.Vesa Iitti, MA, a writer and a translator, was Xysma's first bassist (1988-1992). He played on the band's demo Swarming of the Maggots (1989), mini-LP Above the Mind of Morbidity (1990), a 7" Fata Morgana (1990) and on their first full-length album Yeah (1991).
