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"The Barbarian / Ripper Attack" was the very first speed metal single from Sweden, the single did well and the band got the opportunity to open up for Motörhead when they played a gig in the North of Sweden. The finished product was the 'The Barbarian / Ripper Attack' 7" single released through Platina Records. At the time Maninnya Blade was heavily influenced by bands like Venom, Exciter, Anthrax and Motörhead. The single was recorded in Pajala close to the Finnish border way up in the North of Sweden.

Leif Eriksson and Jan Blomqvist disbanded Kamax and formed Maninnya Blade soon afterwards and in the summer of 1984, Maninnya Blade got the opportunity to record a single. Kamax appeared on the 1983 compilation called Kommersiell Kultur (Commercial Culture). Maninnya Blade was born out of a hard rock band called Kamax from Boden in the north of Sweden.

This is how it all started and the bands that rocked the nation.

The first wave of Swedish thrash metal ruled the icy nordic landscape of Sweden between 19, during these four years thrash metal had it's peak in Sweden. In this article we will shed some light upon a heavily forgotten and underrated scene and all the bands that made an impact on it. Sweden also had quite a strong thrash metal scene with bands like Hexenhaus, Kazjurol, Agony, Mezzrow, Fallen Angel and Damien. There wasn't just traditional heavy metal and epic doom metal greatness going on in Sweden during the eighties.