Recordings 89-91 a collection of rare demos and rehearsals, is not just a nostalgic time capsule from the past, but a glimpse at what the future would hold. THIS IS METAL FROM SWEDEN Features Orvar Såfström, Erik Ovick and Lars Henriksson. Nirvana 2002 was a swedish death metal band formed in 1988 in Edsbyn, Sweden. The Nirvana 2002 monicker came from two earlier names of the project: The first was Prophet 2002, then changed to Nirvana. A little bit later the band from Seattle called Nirvana released its 1st 7 EP on SubPop, so they added the previous suffix 2002: this was long before most people had heard of Nirvana and Kurt Cobain. Nirvana 2002 Recordings (’89 - ’91).

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But I’ll be damned if this album isn’t pretty fucking sick for what it is, which is merely a compilation of demos from a death metal band who never got the opportunity to record a full-length. Nirvana 2002 apparently started out as Nirvana, until a certain grunge musician took that name from a British psychedelic band. The band eventually broke up without any full length material, and almost 2 decades later, we are left with this compilation, which is one of the few albums I ever bought as a random blind purchase

They had just decided to call themselves Nirvana instead of Prophet 2002 when they came across a single by some Seattle-based garage punk outfit with the same name, so they tacked "2002" on, combining old and new and figuring that would cover their bases. Nirvana 2002 wound up toiling in total obscurity for three years, then calling it quits - there are absolutely no officially released recordings here; it's all demos, rehearsals and one live track.

Listen free to Nirvana 2002 – Recordings 89-91 (Mourning, Slumber and more). Track 1: "Projections of a Stained Mind" compilation 1990 Tracks 2-4: "Disembodied Spirits" demo '90 (2009 mix) Tracks 5-6: "Promo '91" Tracks 7-8: "Excursions in the 2002nd Dimension" demo '89 Tracks 9-10: Rehearsal 1990 Track 11: Rehearsal 1991 Track 12: Live at Kafè 44, Jan 2007 Tracks 13-15: "Disembodied Spirits" demo '90 (original. Track 1: "Projections of a Stained Mind" compilation 1990. Tracks 2-4: "Disembodied Spirits" demo '90 (2009 mix). Tracks 5-6: "Promo '91".

Nirvana 2002 was a Swedish death metal band active between 1988 and 1991. The band was originally called Prophet 2002, but decided to change its name to Nirvana. Recordings 89-91 (compilation, 2009).

Nirvana 2002 were simply a Swedish death metal band, no frills added. Playing during a time period when thrash was on it’s way out and death metal was ripe with up-and-coming bands, Nirvana 2002 began their career as Prophet 2002, later changing their name to Nirvana until it was brought to the bands attention that a small Seattle band had released a 7 under the same name. A question that should be asked about this album is as follows; Even though Nirvana 2002 recorded most of these track between 89 and 91, how well do they hold up next to a generation of clones or even their peers who still keep on trucking such as Dismember or Entombed" The answer is simple; if this compilation had been released twenty-five. years earlier, this would have stood the test of time in the eyes of the metal community.