Krux
Encyclopedia
Krux is a Swedish
doom metal
band, created by Leif Edling
after Candlemass
fell apart for the second time preceding their reunion tour.
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....
doom metal
Doom metal
Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...
band, created by Leif Edling
Leif Edling
Leif Edling is best known as the main songwriter and bass player of the Swedish doom metal band Candlemass.Edling started his musical career in the band Trilogy, then under the name of Toxic, as a singer together with Ian Haugland in 1979. He then played in a band named Witchcraft but left in...
after Candlemass
Candlemass
Candlemass are an influential Swedish doom metal band established in 1984 by Leif Edling , their leader and songwriter. The band is originally from Stockholm. After releasing five full-length albums and touring extensively throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Candlemass disbanded in 1994, but...
fell apart for the second time preceding their reunion tour.
Members
- Leif EdlingLeif EdlingLeif Edling is best known as the main songwriter and bass player of the Swedish doom metal band Candlemass.Edling started his musical career in the band Trilogy, then under the name of Toxic, as a singer together with Ian Haugland in 1979. He then played in a band named Witchcraft but left in...
- bass guitar - Mats LevénMats LevénMats Levén is a singer. His most notable recent collaborations have been with symphonic metallers Therion and doom metallers Krux.-Biography:...
- vocals - 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 - 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...
- guitars - Fredrik ÅkessonFredrik ÅkessonKarl Fredrik Henry Åkesson is a Swedish heavy metal guitarist. He is a current member of Opeth. He is also active in Krux, Monsters of Metal and Talisman.-Biography:...
- guitars - Carl Westholm - keyboards
Discography
- KruxKrux (album)Krux is the self-titled debut album by the Swedish doom metal band Krux. It was released on the Dutch label Mascot Records.-Track listing:All songs written by Leif Edling.# "Black Room" – 5:51# "Krux" – 7:05# "Nimis" – 3:57# "Sibiria" – 2:11...
(2003) - Krux: Live (DVD, 2003)
- IIII (Krux album)II is the second album of the doom metal band Krux, released October 20, 2006. Released on the Swedish label GMR Music.-Track listing:#"Serpent" – 5:12#"Devil Sun" – 7:33#"Sea of Doom" – 6:23...
(2006) - III: He Who Sleeps Amongst The Stars (2011)