Autopsy Torment
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Autopsy Torment is a Swedish
oldschool death metal band, formed in 1989. The band was started by Thomas Karlsson, Autopsy Torment's frontman and singer, with Onkel on guitar
s. In 1991, the band became a trio with Karl Vincent (Sexual Goatlicker) on drums and Daniel Nilssen on guitar, and made the demo Darkest Rituals. Then followed a period of constant personnel changes, with Thomas Karlsson and Karl Vincent as the core members.
In 1992, the band split up and Karlsson started black metal
band Pagan Rites, later becoming the vocalist for the doom band Tristitia
. In 1999, the 1991 line-up re-formed with the addition of The Demon on bass. The band released the album Orgy With The Dead on Miriquidi Productions, and then Tormentorium. Karlsson is still actively working with his own project, Devil Lee Rot, and with Pagan Rites. Pulverized Records released an Autopsy Torment compilation album in 2008.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
oldschool death metal band, formed in 1989. The band was started by Thomas Karlsson, Autopsy Torment's frontman and singer, with Onkel on guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s. In 1991, the band became a trio with Karl Vincent (Sexual Goatlicker) on drums and Daniel Nilssen on guitar, and made the demo Darkest Rituals. Then followed a period of constant personnel changes, with Thomas Karlsson and Karl Vincent as the core members.
In 1992, the band split up and Karlsson started black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
band Pagan Rites, later becoming the vocalist for the doom band Tristitia
Tristitia
Tristitia is a Swedish doom metal band formed in Halmstad, Sweden in 1992 by guitarist Luis B. Galvez. His devotion for Doom Metal and sorrowful melodies brought him to form the band with Death/Gothic style singer Thomas Karlsson and Harri Juvonen on bass. They recorded their first demo in April...
. In 1999, the 1991 line-up re-formed with the addition of The Demon on bass. The band released the album Orgy With The Dead on Miriquidi Productions, and then Tormentorium. Karlsson is still actively working with his own project, Devil Lee Rot, and with Pagan Rites. Pulverized Records released an Autopsy Torment compilation album in 2008.
Former members
- The Demon - bass
- Daniel Nilssen - guitar
- David "Slaughter" Stranderud - guitar
- Karl Vincent (Sexual Goat Licker) - drums
- Onkel - guitars (first demo)
- Thomas Hedlund - drums
- Thomas Hedlund is not the same person that plays in Cult of LunaCult of LunaCult of Luna is a Swedish post-metal band from Umeå. They formed from the remnants of a Umeå hardcore punk band called Eclipse in 1998. They slowly garnered critical appreciation and underground popularity with early releases Cult of Luna and The Beyond ; however, it is 2004's Salvation that can...
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Discography
- Jason Lives (Demo, 1989)
- Splattered (Demo, 1990)
- Darkest Rituals (Demo, 1991)
- Moon Fog (EP, 1992)
- Advanced Tape (Demo, 1992)
- Nocturnal Blasphemy (Demo, 1992)
- The Seventh Soul Of Hell (Demo, 1992)
- Orgy With The Dead (LP, 2001)
- Darkest Rituals (EP, 2002)
- Premature Torment/Pagan From The Heat (Split with Devil Lee Rot, 2003)
- Tormentorium (LP/CD, 2003)
- Graveyard Creatures (LP, 2005)
- 7th Ritual For The Darkest Soul Of Hell (Digi-CD, 2008)