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NAILGUNNER（钢钉枪射手）乐队是芬兰金属乐坛一颗耀眼的新星。从他们这样一个直白、简单，但是充满了挑衅的名字即可以感受到那种让人怀念的八十年代命名方式。是的，他们的音乐风格是完全的传统激流金属概念延续，继承了老一代北美金属乐队中极端的一面，并且侧重凶狠、残暴、速度的特色。这很容易让人想起早期的SLAYER、DARK ANGEL、SACRIFICE、RAZOR... 等等，近年随着越来越多的演出和发表作品，他们具有很高技术性的残酷激流金属风格逐渐被歌迷认可，在圈内知名度飞升。并在很多专业 Old School杂志获得很高的评价。他们正在逐渐成为当今芬兰敲击金属乐的新一代领军人物。
乐队的雏形由吉他手Toni L&覮tj&覮nen于2002年创建，成员还包括吉他手Simo Kukkonen和鼓手Jori Sara-aho。所有乐队对SLAYER乐队的风格都极为推崇，早期排练、演出过大量SLAYER的翻唱作品，通过一段时间的磨合，他们也更坚定了走 Brutal Thrash Metal的音乐路线。在这期间Juha L&覜hde取代Simo加入乐队，最终在吉他手Toni Huhtiniemi 和主唱Sami Kettunen加入后NAILGUNNER乐队正式组建完成，乐队录制了第一个小样《All Life Ends》（生灵涂炭）于2004年推出，这张小样演绎出了乐队当时的音乐态度，满是残暴粗糙且流畅的敲击段落。
建队后的首次人员变更在2004年，Huhtiniemi 和L&覜hde离队代替他们的是Jan-Erik Eskelinen（吉他手）和Tomi Malinen（贝司手）。人员调整后不久，NAILGUNNER开始筹备同WOUNDS乐队联合发行的Split的录音工作，这张名为《Thermonuklear Thrash Metal Warfare》（热核激流战）的分辑通过芬兰著名地下唱片公司Bestial Burst于2005年发行。在这部分作品中，NAILGUNNER的音乐在保持原有的曲风的基础上，显示出更多丰富的内容。较比首张小样歌曲，这些新作品更具现代感。2006年，美国著名 Old School 唱片厂牌Nuclear War Now!邀请乐队参与《Outbreak of Evil Vol. III》（邪恶暴动第三卷）计划，这也是对乐队在OS领域成就的认可。
Janne Puranen接替了Malinen出任贝司手后，乐队进入了新专辑的发行计划阶段，2006年NAILGUNNER开始了新歌的创作，此时他们创作的作品在保持高速度、高频率的风格基调同时，更强调了技术方面的提高。就在NAILGUNNER准备录制新专辑时主唱Sami以音乐理念存在分歧为由离开了乐队，同样Jan- Erik也离开了乐队，从而导致这张本因该在2007年上市的唱片被推迟发行。在新任主唱Jussi Kaskinen 和吉他手Kalle Nurmi加入后NAILGUNNER以全新的阵容开始了首张专辑紧锣密鼓的录音工作。
ADP一直对年轻的后辈力量保持高度重视，几年中接触过大量的年轻乐队，聆听、分析他们的作品，但是由于风格、技术水平等原因，始终没有找到十分满意的乐队。NAILGUNNER 无疑是我们在谨慎选择的情况下，最让人兴奋的合作。唱片最终定名为《Apocalypse. Now or Never》（天启。现在或者永不发生），概念以战争、死亡和暴力为主，歌词朗朗上口，完全是80年代简单直白的金属风格。唱片封面将由曾经为爆浆乐队设计封面的张武强完成，试听曲目和封面设计样式近期公布。
这是继 ARMOUR 之后ADP再次和芬兰乐队合作，也是ADP首次发行 Brutal Thrash Metal 类型作品。献给所有热爱Thrash Metal的歌迷。Old School is only School!!
Nailgunner was founded by Toni Ltjnen in 2002, when he wanted to form a Slayer -coverband. Simo Kukkonen joined in to play guitar and Jori Sara-aho took on the drums. When the first rehearsals finally took place in Joutseno the whole idea of a coverband was forgotten. Riffs started turning into songs and the songs sounded like thrash. Simo left the band shortly, but Jori and Toni continued building up their own metal tunes. After some time Juha Lhde was recruited to bass and more songs were made. Finally Toni Huhtiniemi and Sami Kettunen joined the band, thus making Nailgunner a fully operational thrash metal killing machine. The first demo, called All life ends was made in 2004 kickstarting the band to pursue the the most brutal and catchy thrash metal sounds...
The first full line up broke up in 2004. Huhtiniemi and Lhde were replaced by Jan-Erik Eskelinen in guitar and Tomi Malinen in bass. With this group Nailgunner recorded a split CD with Wounds. The split was released in 2005, introducing a more raw and versatile sound, with a lot less of the modern influences found on the first demo. Malinen played only one show before getting replaced by Janne Puranen. Two songs were recorded for two 7" splits. Also the recording of a full length album had been planned for a while, and in 2006 Nailgunner started training more than ever, for the songs kept getting faster and more technical all the time...
Just when Nailgunner was being ready to record their full-length debut, Sami decided to leave the band because of problems with his motivation to sing. Also Jan-Erik joined the ex-members' club. Auditions were held for a new singer and Jussi Kaskinen ended up on the front. The album would still be finished without delays, and a new guitarplayer was found in Kalle Nurmi, who also engineered and mixed the album.
Discography:
All Life Ends demo 2004
Nailgunner/Wounds - Thermonuklear Thrash Metal Warfare (Bestial Burst) 2005
Outbreak of Evil vol. 3, 4-way-split 7" (Nuclear War Now!) 2006
Apocalypse. Now or Never (Area Death) 2008
Future releases:
Thrash Metal Blitzkrieg -compilation 7" (Iron Bonehead)
Thermonuklear Thrash Metal Warfare 12" (Dies Irae)
