Kaamos (band)

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This article is about the Swedish death metal band. For the Finnish progressive rock band, see Kaamos (Finnish band).

Kaamos
Origin	Stockholm, Sweden
Genre(s)	Death metal
Years active	1998–2006
Label(s)	Candlelight
Associated acts	A Mind Confused Grave Face Down
Website	www.kaamos.nu
Members
Karl Envall Nicklas Eriksson Konstantin Papavassilou Cristofer Barkensjö
Former members
Johan Thörngren Thomas Åberg

Kaamos is a Swedish death metal band that was formed in 1998. They wrote 3 songs that were recorded on a cassette in 1999. Two of the songs were released by Dauthus on a limited 7”. After the release, bassist, singer Johan departed the band and was replaced by Karl.

In 2000, drummer Thomas called it quits. A new drummer was found in Cristofer Barkensjö (also known as Chris Piss). They wrote five new songs which they recorded as the demo " Curse of Aeons; it was released in 2001. Kaamos choose to sign with Candlelight Records from several label offers.

In November 2001 Kaamos entered the SubSonic studios again to record the debut album. With the aid of Messiah Marcolin nine tracks were put down were recorded in ten days. The album was released in May 2002. The debut album was self-titled Throughout 2002–2003 the band focused on performing live in several countries in Europe.

In March 2004 Kaamos entered the Berno studio and ten new songs were recorded. The second album, Lucifer Rising was released in February 2005 on Candlelight. After the release, Kaamos focused on playing live again. In 2006, the band announced to split up.^[1]