Biography

Black Swamp Water is old school hard rock and heavy metal with a howdy to the southern rock scene. The Tue Madsen (Antfarm Studios) produced- & mixed debut album "Chapter One" from 2016 gave the band a reputation as a highly energetic live act with great reviews and airplays to follow (on National Danish Radio P6 and MyRock, among others). On that note, Black Swamp Water has also supported Danish heavy metal legends Pretty Maids, the Swedish stoners Deville and folk metal acts Bersærk and Svartsot – as well as sharing the stage with many different hard rock and metal acts, such as the mighty Baest and thrash metal hard-hitters Hatesphere @ Royal Metal Fest in Århus and Metal Denmark’s Business Day in Copenhagen. In 2018, Black Swamp Water released their second album "Distant Thunder" on Mighty Music. The album is recorded/mixed/mastered by Christian Bonde Sørensen (CB Studios) and includes the first single Bitter Harvest, which has passed the 3 million streams mark on Spotify now 3½ years after its release. In August 2021, Black Swamp Water released their third album Awakening on Mighty Music – it is recorded/mixed/mastered by Tue Madsen (Antfarm Studios), and the singles Showdown, Better Days, Endless War and Roll Over can be found on world wide streaming services, along with the album. Black Swamp Water consists of singer and bass player Bjørn Bølling Nyholm and the two guitarists Jan Geert and Thomas Roland.