SHRAPHEAD started up in August of 2004 in Eidskog, Norway. The band was put together by two local musicians, Mohamed Dyani and William Fossheim, who were interested in jamming and making music. Later that year singer Jo Johnsrud and guitarist Robert Olsen joined the band. They would soon be introduced to the Norwegian live scene and played many gigs across Norway. They also recorded their "Ageless" EP and other various demos at this time. In 2006 SHRAPHEAD embarked on a small Norwegian tour with another band called Cortez. The response was great, so they decided that this was something they wanted to fully commit to. Shortly thereafter a small underground fan base emerged and it pushed the members to continue to work hard with their own style of melodic, modern thrash-inspired metal.
In 2007 they had a small line-up change and they parted ways with Robert and welcomed guitarist Petter Murud. It was around this period the music really started to evolve and get stronger. Improved musicianship and heartfelt dedication could easily be heard in their self titled demo recorded in 2007. The feedback from metal magazines, webzines and radio stations was amazing! They were also named demo of the month in the May edition of Metal Hammer Germany. The magazine named them "Helden von morgen (Heroes of tomorrow)".
Another line-up change soon followed. Petter quit and in came Nils-Christer Stenmyren. In 2009, the band began writing all the songs for their debut album. It took a long time, but instead of rushing creativity, perfection was an essential factor.
2011 brings about the release of SHRAPHEAD's debut album "Blind & Seduced". It was recorded in Hamar with Christian Liljan and Fredrik Ryberg and mixed and mastered by Daniel Bergstrand in Uppsala. The inspiration for the title comes from society, about how you as a child are exposed to such an indoctrination of false information about life and death. The album has 13 tracks, including a ballad and an instrumental. With "Blind & Seduced" SHRAPHEAD are ready to make their mark on today's metal scene.
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