Luciferion
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| Luciferion | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Gothenburg |
| Country | Sweden |
| Years active | 1993-1996 2000-2003 |
| Genres | Death Metal |
| Labels | Listenable Records |
| Members | Michael Nicklasson Wojtek Lisicki Martin Furängen Hans Nilsson |
| Website(s) | Luciferion |
Luciferion was a Swedish death metal band founded in early 1993 by Michael Nicklasson, Peter Weiner and Wojtek Lisicki. They were joined shortly after by Martin Furängen. The band was influenced by Morbid Angel, Deicide, Celtic Frost, Forbidden, Coroner, Immolation, and other heavy metal bands of the 1980s.
Luciferion made their first recording, a five-song promo, in 1993. The promo led to an immediate record deal with Listenable Records, in France. Listenable Records was the only company to receive the promo, which they released under the title, "The Demon of 1994."
In 1994, Luciferion recorded the album "Demonification (The Manifest)" at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden, in the studio of Fredrik Nordström. The album featured a version of "Blasphemer," originally recorded by Sodom. After the session, the drummer Peter Weiner left the band and returned to his previous band Sarcazm. He was replaced by Hans Nilsson, the former drummer of Liers in Wait. Johan Lund, who was responsible for the technical part behind synthesizers on the album, now became the live keyboard player of the band.
Luciferion disbanded at the end of 1996, although the members gathered after that to record tribute songs for several compilations.
During the band’s lengthy break, Michael Nicklasson joined Dark Tranquility (as bassist) and Wojtek Lisicki together with Martin Furängen revived their old true-metal act Highlander, now known as Lost Horizon. Hans Nilsson joined Crystal Age, and later became a member of several other bands: Diabolique, Dimension Zero, and The Great Deceiver.
In 2000, the band came together again with Listenable Records, planning to release an album consisting of their original promo, "The Demon of 1994" and the unreleased Celtic Frost cover "The Circle of Tyrants." They continued to create new music, and released a second full-length album, "The Apostate (First Step To Salvation)," in 2003. They disbanded again sometime after the release of the album as Wojtek Lisicki had grown to dislike the name Luciferion (he is opposed to Satanism as it is a form of organsied religion).
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[edit] Final line-up
- Michael Nicklasson - Vocals, Guitar, Bass
- Wojtek Lisicki - Guitar, Synth, additional Vocals and Bass
- Martin Furängen - Bass
- Hans Nilsson - Drums
[edit] Former members
- Peter Weiner - Drums (1993-95)
- Johan Lund - Keyboards, Synth , effects (1993-95 (also session member for some periods)
[edit] Guest members
- Chis Jarosinski- Drums (guest on KAT cover, 1997 )
- Sharlee D'Angelo- Bass (guest on Mercyful Fate cover, 1998 )
- Snowy Shaw - Vocals, Drums (guest on KAT cover and Mercyful Fate cover, 1997 and 1998)
[edit] Discography
- 1993 - Demon 94 (demo)
- 1994 - Demonication (The Manifest)
- 1994 - Metal Militia
- 1996 - Slatanic Slaughter Vol. 2
- 1997 - Czarne Zastepy W Holdzie KAT
- 1998 - Mercyful Fate Tribute
- 1999 - Homage To The Gods
- 2002 - Tyrants From The Abyss
- 2003 - The Apostate (First Step To Salvation)
