Suidakra

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Suidakra
Country	Germany
Years active	1994–present
Genres	Melodic death metal
Labels	Last Episode Century Media Armageddon Music
Members	Arkadius Antonik Marcel Schoenen Marcus Riewaldt Lars Wehner
Website(s)	Official Site

Suidakra is melodic death metal band from Germany, formed in 1994. There is a very prominent Gothenburg metal sound to their music.

1 Biography
2 Line-up
- 2.1 Current members
- 2.2 Past members
3 Discography
4 External links

[edit] Biography

Suidakra was formed in 1994 by guitarist Arkadius Antonik and drummer Stefan Möller under the name Gloryfication. The band recorded two demos with varying lineups, until finally adding to its ranks keyboardist Daniela Voigt, guitarist Marcel Shoenen and bassist Christoph Zacharowski. Later in the same year the band's name was changed to Suidakra ('Arkadius' spelt backwards).

In 1997, the band released their first album, the self-published Lupine Essence. The album attracted the attention of German record company Last Episode. A deal was signed, and the band proceeded to record sophomore album Auld Lang Syne in 1998. Soon after the release bassist Nils Bross was brought in to replace Christoph Zacharowski.

Lays from Afar and The Arcanum were released in 1999 and 2000, respectively. At this point, the sound of the band had developed into melodic death metal reminiscent of many Gothenburg area bands. Further lineup changes took place after the release of The Arcanum, as Daniela Voigt and Stefan Möller left the band and Marcel Shoenen retired his band position to concentrate on song writing.

In 2001, Suidakra signed a deal with Century Media Records. Drummer Lars Wehner and guitarist Germano Sanna joined Antonik and Bross to record the follow-up to The Arcanum, titled Emprise to Avalon, released in 2002. This lineup didn't last long, as Bross left the band soon after recordings were complete, and Marcel Schoenen returned to replace Sanna a year later.

The new lineup meant a change in the creative responsibilities. For the band's sixth studio album, Signs for the Fallen, all members took part in writing material. While the lineup remained the same for the next album, the band had run into disagreement with their label and eventually split. They went on to finance the next album on their own, and later signed a new recording deal with Armageddon Music. Command to Charge was released in 2005.

Their eighth studio release, titled Caledonia, was released on 2006-11-17.