Entombed (band)
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Entombed is a Swedish death metal band which formed in 1987 under the name of Nihilist
. Though Entombed began their career as an early pioneer of Scandinavian death metal
which initially differed itself from its American counterpart with its distinct guitar tone, by the early 1990s their sound had broadened to include garage rock
and other influences. This new style would eventually be described as death 'n' roll
. Entombed have been influenced by bands such as Autopsy
, Slayer
, Kiss
, The Misfits, Motörhead and Discharge
.
, a cult favorite that established the band as a popular death metal band. The follow-up, Clandestine
, was just as popular. These first two albums were unique in that they featured what was sometimes referred to as a "buzz saw" guitar sound. On their debut, Left Hand Path, it was created using an Ibanez Destroyer with EMG pickups detuned five half steps(B), a Boss DS-1 and a Boss HM 2 pedal (individually for different guitar tracks, not daisy chained) cranked to 10 on all dials into a 30w Peavey amplifier.
After the Gods of Grind tour, Entombed began changing their sound into a mix of hard rock and death metal often referred to as death 'n' roll
. Although this may have turned off many fans, it established their mainstream and critical reputation. Wolverine Blues
and Hollowman
are widely considered classics of early 1990s death metal, but were followed by problems with various record companies.
1998's Same Difference was the band's first album without drummer and founding member Nicke Andersson
, who left the band to concentrate on The Hellacopters
. He was replaced by Peter Stjärnvind
. In 1999, Entombed released Uprising
, which was very much a continuation of the death 'n' roll sound. The follow-up, Morning Star returned to the style of Hollowman and Wolverine Blues.
In 2001, the band worked with performance artists Carina Reich and Bogdan Szyberb, and the Royal Swedish Ballet
. The production was entitled Unreal Estate
.
They have since released 2003's album Inferno, a continuation of the death 'n' roll style that has become their trademark sound. 2006 saw the release of the When in Sodom EP on June 6 (or 06/06/06). The full-length Serpent Saints - The Ten Amendments
followed on July 9, 2007. This album is the group's first release with drummer Olle Dahlstedt (of Alpha Safari and ex-Misery Loves Co.), who replaced Stjärnvind in 2006, and also the first without Uffe Cederlund who is now part of Disfear
.
Nihilist (band)
Nihilist was a Swedish Scandinavian death metal band formed in 1987 by Nicke Andersson and Alex Hellid.The band split-up in 1989 when Johnny Hedlund left to form Unleashed...
. Though Entombed began their career as an early pioneer of Scandinavian death metal
Scandinavian death metal
Swedish death metal is a death metal music scene developed in Sweden. Many Swedish death metal bands are associated with the melodic death metal movement, thus giving Swedish death metal a different sound from other variations of death metal. Unlike American death metal groups, the first Swedish...
which initially differed itself from its American counterpart with its distinct guitar tone, by the early 1990s their sound had broadened to include garage rock
Garage rock
Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. During the 1960s, it was not recognized as a separate music genre and had no specific name...
and other influences. This new style would eventually be described as death 'n' roll
Death 'n' roll
Death 'n' roll is a term used to describe the sound of death metal bands which incorporate rock and roll inspiration elements to its overall sound. The term is a portmanteau of death metal and rock n' roll...
. Entombed have been influenced by bands such as Autopsy
Autopsy (band)
Autopsy is a death metal band, founded in 1987 in the United States by Chris Reifert. They disbanded in 1995, but have reunited as of July 2009.-Biography:...
, Slayer
Slayer
Slayer is an American thrash metal band formed in Huntington Park, California, in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. Slayer rose to fame with their 1986 release, Reign in Blood, and is credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal acts, along with Metallica, Megadeth and...
, Kiss
KISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
, The Misfits, Motörhead and Discharge
Discharge (band)
Discharge is a British hardcore punk band formed in 1977 by Terry "Tezz" Roberts and Roy "Rainy" Wainwright. They are often considered among one of the very first bands to play hardcore punk, and to mix punk with metal...
.
Band history
Entombed's debut album was Left Hand PathLeft Hand Path (album)
Left Hand Path is the debut album from Entombed from 1990 that is known for defining the style of Swedish death metal by being the first recording to use the "buzzsaw" guitar tone. The tone was created by heavily detuned electric guitars used with a maxed out Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal Pedal and the...
, a cult favorite that established the band as a popular death metal band. The follow-up, Clandestine
Clandestine (album)
Clandestine is an album by Scandinavian death metal band Entombed, released in 1991. It helped establish a distinctively Swedish sound in the death metal genre, while being more accessible than its predecessor, the atonal debut Left Hand Path...
, was just as popular. These first two albums were unique in that they featured what was sometimes referred to as a "buzz saw" guitar sound. On their debut, Left Hand Path, it was created using an Ibanez Destroyer with EMG pickups detuned five half steps(B), a Boss DS-1 and a Boss HM 2 pedal (individually for different guitar tracks, not daisy chained) cranked to 10 on all dials into a 30w Peavey amplifier.
After the Gods of Grind tour, Entombed began changing their sound into a mix of hard rock and death metal often referred to as death 'n' roll
Death 'n' roll
Death 'n' roll is a term used to describe the sound of death metal bands which incorporate rock and roll inspiration elements to its overall sound. The term is a portmanteau of death metal and rock n' roll...
. Although this may have turned off many fans, it established their mainstream and critical reputation. Wolverine Blues
Wolverine Blues
Wolverine Blues is the third album by Entombed, released in 1993 on Earache Records. The album marked a move away from their death metal roots to the more traditional hard rock and metal style they produced from this album onward called death 'n' roll ....
and Hollowman
Hollowman
Hollowman is an EP released by Entombed on Earache Records in 1993. The 1996 reissue featured bonus track "God of Thunder" which was previously released on Out of Hand single.-Track listing:-Credits:*Tomas Skogsberg - Producer, Engineer...
are widely considered classics of early 1990s death metal, but were followed by problems with various record companies.
1998's Same Difference was the band's first album without drummer and founding member Nicke Andersson
Nicke Andersson
Nicke Andersson , born 1 August 1972 is a singer, guitarist, drummer, songwriter and composer most known for his work as the singer and guitarist of the successful Grammy award winning rock band The Hellacopters as well as the former drummer for Swedish death metal band Entombed...
, who left the band to concentrate on The Hellacopters
The Hellacopters
The Hellacopters were a Swedish garage rock band that was formed in 1994 by Nicke Andersson , Dregen , Kenny Håkansson and Robert Eriksson . Andersson had been the drummer for death metal band Entombed and Dregen was taking a break from his full-time band Backyard Babies...
. He was replaced by Peter Stjärnvind
Peter Stjärnvind
Peter Stjärnvind, born 11 August 1973, is a Swedish drummer. His current position is the drummer of the bands Unanimated and Nifelheim. Before that he also played in Loud Pipes, Merciless, Regurgitate, Entombed, and Face Down. He also appeared in several side-projects, including Krux, Born of Fire...
. In 1999, Entombed released Uprising
Uprising (Entombed album)
Uprising is the sixth full length album by Swedish metal band Entombed. It was released in 2000. Album was recorded at Das Boot Studios and produced by Nico Elgstrand and Entombed.-Track listing:...
, which was very much a continuation of the death 'n' roll sound. The follow-up, Morning Star returned to the style of Hollowman and Wolverine Blues.
In 2001, the band worked with performance artists Carina Reich and Bogdan Szyberb, and the Royal Swedish Ballet
Royal Swedish Ballet
The Royal Swedish Ballet is one of the oldest ballet companies in Europe. Based in Stockholm, Sweden, King Gustav III founded the ballet in 1773 as a part of his national cultural project in response to the French and Italian dominance in this field; he also founded the Royal Swedish Opera and the...
. The production was entitled Unreal Estate
Unreal Estate
Unreal Estate is the second live album by Swedish death metal band Entombed. Originally it was planned to be released on October 20, 2004, but printing problems pushed its release to February, 2005.-Track listing:...
.
They have since released 2003's album Inferno, a continuation of the death 'n' roll style that has become their trademark sound. 2006 saw the release of the When in Sodom EP on June 6 (or 06/06/06). The full-length Serpent Saints - The Ten Amendments
Serpent Saints - The Ten Amendments
Serpent Saints: The Ten Amendments is the ninth full length album by Swedish death metal band Entombed, and their first with new drummer Olle Dahlstedt. It was released in June 2007.-Track listing:...
followed on July 9, 2007. This album is the group's first release with drummer Olle Dahlstedt (of Alpha Safari and ex-Misery Loves Co.), who replaced Stjärnvind in 2006, and also the first without Uffe Cederlund who is now part of Disfear
Disfear
Disfear is a Swedish D-beat band that formed in the early 1990s. They have only recorded sporadically over the years. After releasing the albums Soul Scars in 1995 and Everyday Slaughter in 1997, the group did not release an album until 2003 with a 12 track album, Misanthropic Generation, featuring...
.
Band members
- Lars Göran PetrovLars Göran PetrovLars Göran Petrov, better known simply as LG Petrov, is a Swedish singer of Macedonian background , born 17 February 1972. He is best known for his work with the band Entombed. In 1991 he was forced to quit Entombed, due to personal problems. He then did the vocals for Comecon's debut album...
- vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Nico Elgstrand - guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
- Victor Brandt - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Alex Hellid - guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
- Olle Dahlstedt - drums
Former members
- Jörgen SandströmJörgen SandströmJörgen Sandström of Stockholm Sweden, provided vocals, bass and guitar for Grave on their first three albums and played with Entombed 1995-2004. He is currently involved with bands such as Krux , Vicious Art , The Project Hate MCMXCIX and Torture Division...
- bass - Zoran - bass
- Lars RosenbergLars RosenbergLars Rosenberg is a bass guitarist in several musical bands: Therion , Entombed , Taura Serpent, Roachpowder, Carbonized, Mental Distortion, Monastery and Furcas. He is also a vocalist in Carbonized and Monastery....
- bass - Nicke AnderssonNicke AnderssonNicke Andersson , born 1 August 1972 is a singer, guitarist, drummer, songwriter and composer most known for his work as the singer and guitarist of the successful Grammy award winning rock band The Hellacopters as well as the former drummer for Swedish death metal band Entombed...
- drums, vocals, bass - Peter StjärnvindPeter StjärnvindPeter Stjärnvind, born 11 August 1973, is a Swedish drummer. His current position is the drummer of the bands Unanimated and Nifelheim. Before that he also played in Loud Pipes, Merciless, Regurgitate, Entombed, and Face Down. He also appeared in several side-projects, including Krux, Born of Fire...
- drums - Johnny Dordevic - vocals
- David Blomqvist - guitars
- Uffe Cederlund - guitar, bass
Session and guest members
- Fred EstbyFred EstbyFred Estby is a Swedish drummer. He is best known as the drummer and main songwriter of the Swedish death metal band Dismember. Before he played drums in the band Carnage...
- vocals - Matti KärkiMatti KärkiMatti Kärki, born December 13, 1972, is a Swedish singer who is best known for his work with Dismember. Before he joined Dismember in 1991, he was the singer in the Swedish band Carnage . The first band fronted by Kärki was Therion in 1989. He also appears with the Autopsy-inspired Murder Squad...
- vocals - Orvar SäfströmOrvar SäfströmOrvar Säfström is one of Sweden's most popular film reviewers and video game journalists. Together with Emma Gray, he hosted Filmkrönikan on the Swedish television network SVT from 2003 to 2006...
- vocals - Peder Carlsson - harmonica
- Anders Lindström - guitar
- Daniel Rey - vocals
- Östen Warnebring - vocals
Studio albums
- Left Hand PathLeft Hand Path (album)Left Hand Path is the debut album from Entombed from 1990 that is known for defining the style of Swedish death metal by being the first recording to use the "buzzsaw" guitar tone. The tone was created by heavily detuned electric guitars used with a maxed out Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal Pedal and the...
(1990) - ClandestineClandestine (album)Clandestine is an album by Scandinavian death metal band Entombed, released in 1991. It helped establish a distinctively Swedish sound in the death metal genre, while being more accessible than its predecessor, the atonal debut Left Hand Path...
(1991) - Wolverine BluesWolverine BluesWolverine Blues is the third album by Entombed, released in 1993 on Earache Records. The album marked a move away from their death metal roots to the more traditional hard rock and metal style they produced from this album onward called death 'n' roll ....
(1993) - DCLXVI: To Ride Shoot Straight and Speak the TruthDCLXVI: To Ride Shoot Straight and Speak the TruthDCLXVI: To Ride Shoot Straight and Speak the Truth is the fourth album by the Swedish metal band Entombed, released in 1997. DCLXVI is 666 in Roman numerals.The album was Metal Hammer magazine's #2 album of 1997...
(1997) - Same DifferenceSame Difference (album)Same Difference is the fifth full length album by Swedish metal band Entombed. It was released in 1999.-Track listing:...
(1999) - UprisingUprising (Entombed album)Uprising is the sixth full length album by Swedish metal band Entombed. It was released in 2000. Album was recorded at Das Boot Studios and produced by Nico Elgstrand and Entombed.-Track listing:...
(2000) - Morning Star (2002)
- InfernoInferno (Entombed album)Inferno is the eighth full length album by Swedish death metal band Entombed. It was released in August 2003.-Track listing:In 2004, Inferno was rereleased by Threeman Records and Candlelight Records with a second disc, entitled Averno. It contained the following track listing and content:...
(2003) - Serpent Saints - The Ten AmendmentsSerpent Saints - The Ten AmendmentsSerpent Saints: The Ten Amendments is the ninth full length album by Swedish death metal band Entombed, and their first with new drummer Olle Dahlstedt. It was released in June 2007.-Track listing:...
(2007)
Demos, compilations and EPs
- But Life Goes On (demo) (1989)
- Grindcrusher (Compilation) (1989)
- CrawlCrawl (EP)Crawl is an EP by the Swedish death metal band Entombed. It was released in 1990 by Earache Records as an appetizer to the new album Clandestine. This EP featured Orvar Säfström from Nirvana 2002 on vocals.-Track listing:# "Crawl" – 5:32...
(EP) (1990) - Stranger AeonsStranger AeonsStranger Aeons is an EP by Entombed. It was released in 1991 by Earache Records....
(EP) (1991) - HollowmanHollowmanHollowman is an EP released by Entombed on Earache Records in 1993. The 1996 reissue featured bonus track "God of Thunder" which was previously released on Out of Hand single.-Track listing:-Credits:*Tomas Skogsberg - Producer, Engineer...
(EP) (1993) - Out of Hand (EP) (1993)
- Full of Hell (promo) (1993)
- Contempt (promo) (1993)
- Night of the Vampire (split 7" w/ The New Bomb Turks) (1995)
- EntombedEntombed (album)Entombed is a 1997 self-titled compilation album by Swedish metal band Entombed that contains reedition of tracks previously released on EPs.-Track listing:* Tracks 1-3 taken from the Out of Hand EP* Tracks 4-6 taken from the Stranger Aeons EP...
(compilation) (1997) - WreckageWreckage (EP)Wreckage is a 1997 EP by Swedish metal band Entombed. It contains two versions of the title-track and 4 covers.-Track listing:-Personnel:* Lars Göran Petrov - vocals* Jörgen Sandström - bass* Nicke Andersson - drums* Uffe Cederlund - guitar...
(EP) (1997) - Black Juju (EP) (1998)
- Sons of Satan Praise the LordSons of Satan Praise the LordSons of Satan Praise the Lord is a compilation album by the death metal band Entombed. It contains most of the studio covers that the band has ever performed on a double disc compilation .-Disc one:-Disc two:...
(compilation) (2002) - When in Sodom (EP) (2006)
Other
- Complete Demos 1987-1989 (Collection of all the Nihilist recordings, including Entombed's first demo But Life Goes On, 2005)
- To Ride, Shoot Straight, and Speak the Truth was featured on Tony Hawk's Underground