Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio

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Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio (ORE) is a Death Industrial music group from Sweden.

The band is composed of its founding member Tomas Pettersson, vocalist Rose-Marie Larsen, who replaced Chelsea Krook, and many other participate in their performances. The band's musical style has been described as "Apocalyptic folk". The name can be translated to "Order of the Rose and the Balance" (See Ordo Templi Orientis).

In its sombre lyrics, ORE combines seemingly incompatible polarities, such as war and sex, often using Catholic symbols adorned with sperm, blood, fire, etcetera. Other connotations are however used, like in Cocktails, Carnage, Crucifixion And Pornography (CCCP) opening with the national anthem of the Soviet Union. Obvious sources of inspiration are other well-known prophets of Dystopia; for example Aleister Crowley and William Blake.

The musical ambitions of the band seem to be to create a dark ambient soundscape. To this goal a wide range of instruments are used, including acoustic guitars, percussions, and piano, together with all sorts of sound-aggregating devices combined with projected imagery. Lyrics are delivered, typically by Petterson himself, in a performance including spoken word and traditional song.

[edit] Discography

Year	Títle	Format	Producer
1995	Reaping the Fallen, The First Harvest	LP	Cold Meat Industry
1997	I4I	EP	Cold Meat Industry
1997	The Triumph of Light.... and Thy Thirteen Shadows	LP	Cold Meat Industry
1998	Conquest, Love & Self Perseverance	LP	Cold Meat Industry
2001	Make Love, And War; The Wedlock of Roses, And Equilibrium	LP	Cold Meat Industry
2003	Cocktails, Carnage, Crucifixion And Pornography	LP	Cold Meat Industry
2005	Satyriasis - Somewhere between equilibrium and nihilism (split con Spiritual Front)	LP	Cold Meat Industry
2006-09-04	Apocalips	LP	Cold Meat Industry