Edwin Borsheim (1977 - 2017)
Edwin Borsheim Gallagher var en sanger , musiker og kunstner fra Klepp , basert i California. Som frontfigur i kultbandet Kettle Cadaver hadde han sceneopptredener som kunne toppe G.G Allin ,med vold og selvskading. Hans liv har blitt dokumentert i filmen “Dead Hands Dig Deep”.
Edwin var sønn av den anerkjente musikeren Per Lorentz Borsheim , som var en viktig del av bandene Moonlight, Les Beat Five og Nurk Twins Moren kommer fra Tjøme. Hun emigrerte til USA med Edwin da han var 13 år. Edwin hadde frem til da bodd på Klepp.Han tok i ettertid også stefarens etternavn, Gallagher. Edwin hadde eiendom i Klepp arvet etter faren.
Edwin Borsheim dannet shock – rock bandet bandet Kettle Cadaver i 1995.
Her fikk Borsheim oppmerksomhet for sin bisarre og skremmende sceneopptreden, som involverte grov selvmutilasjon , vold mot publikum og andre unevnelige ting. En av konsertene deres ble stoppet etter 26 sekunder. Deres konsertutgivelser inneholder eksempler på dette.
August 8, 2008 (08.08.08), giftet Edwin seg med Eva O fra Christian Death , Super Heroines (hvor Borsheim spilte bass i en periode) mm. Han hadde andre bandprosjekter som The Hexed, Natteferd , Night House og Pernicious , Revolt (sessionmedlem).
Edwin Borsheim gikk under artistnavnet "Deathsaw" .Han var vokalist og multi-instrumentalist, som spilte keyboard, bass , gitar og trommer. Edwins scenepersonlighet kunne gjerne overskygge hans evner som musiker. Borsheim grunnla selskapet Horror Rock Records, som nå er drevet av broren Danny .
Edwin Borsheim forble ukjent for mange, før Jai Loves dokumentar “Dead Hands Dig Deep” kom ut i 2016. Her fikk man et begrenset innblikk i hans isolerte tilværelse , plagede fortid og mørke sinn.
Edwin Borsheim tok sitt eget liv 19 juni 2017.
Ameldelser av "Dead Hands Dig Deep":
Math Mage - "I thought this was a Spinal Tap thing, but Kettle Cadaver is a real band and Edwin Borsheim is a legitimate madman. It's always depressing to watch hoodlums who have grown up and matured talking about their misspent youth and sorta trying to apologize. It's even more depressing to see them trying to not apologize." - 3 StarsClark Little - "A somewhat restrained look into the world of a character, who has never shown restrain in his entire existence. DHDD takes us into a world that few of us know or have seen. I was intrigued, then disgusted, then saddened. First time filmmaker Jai Love found a story that was certainly worth telling, but the things going on behind the camera with his unpredictable and unreliable muse should have been in front." - 3.5 StarsDabbles - "So much blood! I get really squeamish and for some parts I had to close my eyes, but this was one interesting movie. The documentary kept my attention, was very engaging, and had a crazy story. Worth a watch." - 5 StarsHuntress - "Now that I know a little bit about Edwin Borsheim, it's amazing that Dead Hands Dig Deep exists at all. He seems to have taken every precaution against being easily approached but somehow director Jai Love got him to agree to show a small movie crew around his house and life. The testimonials from those close to Edwin were careful and articulate, and I would have loved to hear his ex-wife's side of things but it's not hard to imagine why she wouldn't want to get involved." - 4 StarsLord Battle - "Normally when someone tells you a band is more hardcore, brutal, violent, or gnarlier than GG Allin they expose themselves as an idiot who doesn't know what they are talking about. Kettle Cadaver is more hardcore, brutal, violent and gnarlier than GG Allin and if you don't believe me look for a copy of "A Taste for Blood" on eBay like I did, then go watch Dead Hands Dig Deep and get a brutal insight on what makes a man like Edwin Borsheim tick." - 4 StarsThe Berkeley Blazer -"I don't remember this movie very well. In fact the only thing I do remember was feeling heavy internal eye rolling at this dude and his antics. Sure there is dedication and a kind of craft here but to what end? What remains from that experience was a rising emotional crescendo of frustration and annoyance. I usually find a human dedication to impractical ideals admirable, but when those ideals are so juvenile admiration turns to laughter turns to boredom, I guess." - 2.5 Star