Tommie Eriksson

Tommie Eriksson (also known as Tommy Eriksson) is a Swedish musician and occult author. He is the author of Mörk Magi (Dark Magic), a book on the philosophy of the left-hand path as conceived by Dragon Rouge, published by Ouroboros Produktion in 2001. He founded psychedelic occult doom band Saturnalia Temple in 2006.

Background

Eriksson founded the metal band Nocturnal Rites together with Fredrik Mannberg in 1990, though then belonging to the death metal scene. Tommie left Nocturnal Rites in 1994. (From Nocturnal Rites biography)

In 1995 he formed the occult musical project Shadowseeds with fellow Dragon Rouge member Thomas Karlsson, releasing the album The Dream of Lilith through Dark Age Records/Megarock Records. This release belongs to the metal/industrial genre.[1][2] In 2004, Shadowseeds released a dark ambient CD-R titled Der Mitternacht Löwe, based on the theories of 17th century Swedish mystic Johannes Bureus.[1]

Eriksson played guitar with symphonic metal band Therion in 1995, then took drumming duties in 1996-1997, and again guitar on the albums Vovin in 1998 amd Crowning of Atlantis in 1999.

Tommie's drone/ambient project Skopolamin has co-operated with Swedish poet Iodine Jupiter for live shows in 2003 and on his book/DVD in 2005.[3]

In 2008 he released the dark ambient album At the Throne of Melek Taus, through his solo project Lapis Niger.

In 2012 Tommie co-founded 1970s psych/occult band The Tower. He is back on the drums in this band.[4]

Saturnalia Temple

Tommie founded occult doom metal band Saturnalia Temple in 2006. The lyrics deal with subjects such as occultism, witchcraft and magic. The band played on Hell's Pleasure in 2011, Roadburn Festival in 2012 and Heavy Days in Doomtown in 2013, as well many more gigs around Europe.

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