Horisont Announce Breakup & Final Shows
Ah heck. Horisont are done. Across six records and 12 years, the Gothenburg-based outfit transcended classic heavy rock and roll while maintaining the spirit and vitality thereof in their work. Even up to last year’s Sudden Death (review here) — which has a whole new context now, I guess, if not two; remind me to tell you sometime about my theory of bands subconsciously telegraphing their own breakups in album titles — they sounded like a band that still had more to say. But if in fact that’s the end of their time together — and we all know that when it comes to this kind of thing, it may or may not be — they’ll have gone out on a high note.
Those in Sweden will get two last chances to catch Horisont live: first at a hometown gig at Pustervik and next year at Muskelrock, which of course they were scheduled to play this summer but blah blah blah global pandemic yadda yadda not so much. A bit of extra context will no doubt make that all the more of a blowout. After dedicating 15 years to the cause, one would expect and hope for no less. Until the reunion, then.
Their announcement came through social media and got right to the point:
All good things must come to an end…
Fifteen years, two EPs, six LPs, countless shows and hours on the road all over the world.
Life changes and priorities shift.
The decision to place Horisont in the rear view mirror has not been an easy one – but it does none the less feel, for all of us, like the right thing to do.
There are no bad or bitter feelings between us, we are all just ready for something new, something else.
As a last ode to our long and winding career as Horisont we will perform two last shows.
October 30th we play at our favourite venue in Gothenburg, Pustervik, where we have had so many good times through the years.
And In 2022, for the big finale, our last concert, we will play at the hardrock festival Muskelrock.
It seems fitting for us to end it all with a bang at one of the worlds best hard rock festivals as we’ve always had a special place in our hearts for Muskelrock!
Hope to see you there for our final show and lots of beer.
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Was gutted to hear this. Loved “About Time”. Felt like “Sudden Death” didn’t get the same push somehow and went under the radar.
For a band operating in (to my ears) a similar vein check out the new Terminus “The Silent Bell Toll” album.