Biography

SALEM was formed in 1985 along with the newly born extreme metal scene and soon gained cult status in the worldwide extreme metal scene. “Creating our Sins”, the first official release, came out in 1992, “Kaddish” (meaning ‘a prayer for the dead’) followed two years later, and sold over 40,000 copies worldwide. The opening song, called “The Fading”, was played on MTV’s “Headbanger’s Ball” in heavy rotation and also got the band to be elected as one of the best 10 up and coming bands in the world by MTV and Kerrang!. “A Moment of Silence” produced by Colin Richardson came out in 1998. “Collective Demise” was released in September 2002. In the beginning of 2004 SALEM released their first official DVD titled “Live Demise”, featuring a 90 min concert, 8 video clips & interviews. In their long years in the business, SALEM played numerous shows as headliners but were also much obliged to play on the same stage with other known bands like MEGADETH, ENTOMBED, BEHEMOTH, ANCIENT RITES, ROTTING CHRIST, CANCER, Attila Csihar (MAYHEM) and others. 2005 saw the birth of the “Strings Attached” album, featuring all time band’s various favorite songs with an orchestral classical strings quartet. 2007 saw “Necessary Evil” a heavier, more modern, dark and highly unique reincarnation of the band. "Salem Underground" CD and DVD followed the next year and featured best of Salem live. "Playing God and Other Short Stories" was released in 2010 by Pulverized Records.