Saturnus (band)
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Saturnus is a band from Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

 formed in 1991 playing melodic death
Melodic death metal
Melodic death metal is a heavy metal music style that combines elements from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal with elements of death metal. The style was developed during the early and mid-1990s, primarily in England and Scandinavia...

/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...

, with touches of gothic metal
Gothic metal
Gothic metal or goth metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that combines the aggression of doom metal with the dark melancholy of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different styles of heavy metal music...

. They sing of sorrow, loss, and death.

Biography

In May 2006, Veronika Decides To Die
Veronika Decides to Die (album)
Veronika Decides to Die is the third full-length album released by the band Saturnus through Firebox Records. It was released on the 3rd of May, 2006.The album is named after Paulo Coelho's book of the same name.-Track listing:# "I Long" – 10:54...

, the 3rd full length album from Danish doom-metal band Saturnus, was released. The album title was inspired by Paulo Coelho
Paulo Coelho
Paulo Coelho is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist.-Biography:Paulo Coelho was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He attended a Jesuit school. As a teenager, Coelho wanted to become a writer. Upon telling his mother this, she responded with "My dear, your father is an engineer. He's a logical,...

’s novel of the same name. Before this album, Saturnus has made two albums, Paradise Belongs To You and Martyre, and an EP, For The Loveless Lonely Nights.

Band members

  • Thomas Akim Grønbæk Jensen - vocals (1991-)
  • Brian Pomykala Hansen - Bass (1991–1999, 2007-)
  • Rune Stiassny - Guitars (2008 (live session), 2009-)
  • Mattias Svensson Guitar (2011-)
  • Henrik Glass - Drums (2010-)

Former members

Guitar:
  • Christian Brenner (1993)
  • Kim Sindahl (1993)
  • Mikkel Andersen (1993–1995)
  • Morten Skrubbeltrang (1997–1998)
  • Jens Lee (ex-Corpus Mortale
    Corpus Mortale
    Corpus Mortale is a Danish death metal group. Established in 1993, the band has released two full-length albums.-History:Corpus Mortale was founded in Copenhagen in 1993 by Nicholas Maschøln and Søren Jensen, followed by Martin Rosendahl completing the lineup in 1994. From the beginning the band...

     (1994–1995)
  • Kim Larsen (Of the Wand and the Moon, The Loveless, Black Wreath) (1995–1999)
  • Peter Erecius Poulsen - Guitar (1998–2009)
  • Tais Pedersen - guitar (2000–2009)


Drums:
  • Pouli Choir (1993)
  • Henrik Glass (2001–2003)
  • Jesper Saltoft (1993–1999)
  • Morten Plenge (2000–2001)
  • Nikolaj Borg - drums (2004–2009)


Bass:
  • Peter Heede (2000–2001)
  • Lennart Jacobsen (2001–2007)


Keyboards:
  • Anders Ro Nielsen - keyboards (1993–2009)

Albums

  • Paradise Belongs to You
    Paradise Belongs to You
    Paradise Belongs to You is the first album released by doom metal band Saturnus.-Track listing:# "Paradise Belongs to You" - 10:16# "Christ Goodbye" - 8:09# "As We Dance the Path of Fire or Solace" - 1:41# "Pilgrimage of Sorrow" - 9:16...

    (1996)
  • Martyre
    Martyre
    Martyre is the second full-length album released by doom metal band Saturnus.-Track listing:# "7" - 1:54# "Inflame Thy Heart" - 6:42# "Empty Handed" - 4:12# "Noir" - 5:33# "A Poem " - 5:41# "Softly on the Path You Fade" - 7:07...

    (2000)
  • Veronika Decides to Die
    Veronika Decides to Die (album)
    Veronika Decides to Die is the third full-length album released by the band Saturnus through Firebox Records. It was released on the 3rd of May, 2006.The album is named after Paulo Coelho's book of the same name.-Track listing:# "I Long" – 10:54...

    (2006)

Demos

  • Demo 1994 (1994)
  • Paradise Belongs to You (advance tape) (1996)
  • Rehearsal studio tracks 1999 (1999)
  • Rehearsal studio tracks 2004 (2004)

External links

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