Entombed (band)

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Entombed

Background information
Origin Flag of Sweden Sweden
Genre(s) Death metal
Thrash metal
Years active 1987 – present
Label(s) Three Man
Website Official Entombed Website
Members
Lars Göran Petrov
Nico Elgstrand
Alex Hellid
Olle Dahlstedt
Former members
Jörgen Sandström
Zoran
Lars Rosenberg
Nicke Andersson
Peter Stjärnvind
Johnny Dordevic
Orvar Säfström
Fred Estby
Matti Kärki
Östen Warnebring
Daniel Rey
David Blomqvist
Uffe Cederlund
Peder Carlsson

Entombed is a Swedish metal band which formed in 1987 (see 1987 in music) under the name of Nihilist. Though Entombed began their career as an early pioneer of Scandinavian death metal, by the early 1990s their sound had broadened to include hardcore punk and other influences.

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[edit] Band History

Entombed's debut album was Left Hand Path, a cult favourite 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 an "electric saw" guitar sound. According to the band they came up with it on their own, mixing different distortion effects together to achieve it. It appeared on their debut, Left Hand Path. but was improved and refined on the follow up, Clandestine, on which its effect is in its best form. It was never used as effectively on subsequent recordings.

After the Gods of Grind tour, Entombed began changing their sound, into a mix of hard rock and death metal, which some like to call Death and Roll. Although this may have turned off many fans it established their mainstream and critical reputation. And not only that, but it can also be said that entombed invented the 'Death n Roll' genre. Wolverine Blues and Hollowman are widely considered classics of early 1990s heavy metal, but were followed by problems with various record companies.

In 1999 (see 1999 in music), Entombed released Uprising, which was an anti-commercial return to the band's roots. The follow-up, Morning Star returned to Hollowman and Wolverine Blues style metal. They have since released 2003's album Inferno, a continuation of the 'death n roll' style that has become their trademark sound. 2006 sees the release of new music from Entombed, with the When in Sodom EP on June 6 (or 06/06/06), and the Serpent Saints full length on June 2007.

[edit] Members

[edit] Current

  • Lars Göran Petrov - Vocals
  • Nico Elgstrand - Bass
  • Alex Hellid - Guitars
  • Olle Dahlstedt - Drums

[edit] Former

[edit] Session and guest members

[edit] Discography

[edit] Demos and EPs

  • But Life Goes On (Demo, 1989)
  • Crawl (EP, 1990)
  • Stranger Aeons (EP, 1991)
  • Hollowman (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)
  • Wreckage (EP, 1997)
  • Black Juju (EP, 1998)
  • When in Sodom (EP, 2006)

[edit] Full-length albums

[edit] External links

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