Swamp Terrorists

The Swamp Terrorists are a Swiss electro-industrial / coldwave music group that was started in the late 1980s by synthesizer programmer STR, (of Band Berne Crematoire, Nacht-Raum, and Strangler of the Swamp fame) and vocalist Ane H, (formerly of Tierstein), who met at a Strangler/Tierstein show. Swamp Terrorist music offers hard electro beats mixed with grinding metal guitar riffs (which is usually sampled from other heavy metal bands), and produces a sound similar to KMFDM and White Zombie.

The original line-up consisted of STR, Ane H, and guitarist Francis H, who left after the release of their first EP, He is Guilty. Ane and STR recorded their first album, Grim-Stroke-Disease together, releasing it on the Machinery/Noise label in 1990. About a year later, it was followed by Grow-Speed Injection.

Shortly after the 1994 album Combat Shock, Swamp Terrorists added several members for their live show: bassist Andrej A., guitarist Spring, and drummer Piet Hertig. STR left the band immediately following the 1995 release Killer, and began to work with the guitar-heavy Hellsau. The other four members of the band have since released a live album, Five in Japan and 2 EPs: Wreck in 1997, and Rare & Unreleased in 1999, on Metropolis Records.

Discography:

* He is Guilty Machinery/Noise EP (1989)
* Grim-Stroke-Disease CD Machinery/Noise (1990)
* Grow-Speed-Injection CD Machinery/Noise (1992)
* Combat Shock CD Re-Constriction (1994)
* The Get O. EP 2CD Sub/Mission Records/Cashbeat (1994)
* Killer CD Metropolis (1995)
* Wreck EP CD Metropolis (1996)
* Five in Japan EP CD Metropolis (live) (1997)
* Rare & Unreleased CD Metropolis (1999)