Biography

BIOGRAPHY
In the last eight or so years, Children Of Bodom that darted to international fame with their
debut, 1997’s "Something Wild", has gone from being "this amazing band from Finland" to a
household name in the metalscene. And that, of course, is obvious given the intensity, sheer
quality of their material and the flawless execution.
Formed in 1993 and hailing from the city of Espoo, Finland, this young Finnish group took their
name from one of the biggest murder mysteries in the history of their home town and Finnish
crime: the murders at the Lake Bodom. After starting out as a thrash-metal combo, the
founding members Alexi Laiho (guitars and vocals), Jaska Raatikainen (drums), Henkka Seppälä
(bass) and Alexander Kuoppala (guitars) soon found elements of classic heavy metal creeping
into their music. After taking in keyboardist Janne Wirman to complete their line-up, they honed
their combination of old schoold black metal, classic heavy, and death metal vocals into the
sharpest instrument of its kind and headed out to a studio record a demo tape.
After Spinefarm Records received Children Of Bodom’s demo, it didn’t take long for the
company to figure out what they had in their hands back in late 1996. Soon the band was
signed and ready to knock a few heads off.
The self-titled debut single "Children Of Bodom" went straight to number 1 on the Finnish charts
and sold platinum. The debut full-length album "Something Wild" was released in Finland in
1997. The Bodoms supported Dimmu Borgir at the band's Helsinki show in November and were
hailed as the new kings of Finnish underground metal by the press. Licensing deal with Nuclear
Blast for central Europe was inked quickly and soon after Middle Europe the album was also
released in Japan and Thailand.
Soon Children Of Bodom was flying all over Europe and writing new material that would become
the "Hatebreeder" album, which was released in February 1999. On "Hatebreeder" their music
had found its true shape: the album was faster, heavier and more versatile than "Something
Wild". The single "Downfall" went gold and ruled the Finnish charts.
During the summer 99 Children Of Bodom toured Finland and Europe. In June they did three
sold out gigs in Japan with Dark Tranquillity and Sinergy and recorded the live CD: "Tokyo
Warhearts-Live in Japan". "Tokyo Warhearts" came out as a limited digibook-edition in Europe
in October and all the 20.000 copies of it were almost immediately sold out. The buzz around
the band was reaching new heights.
In 2000 the single "Hate Me!" went #1 at the Finnish charts and sold gold in Finland in just a
couple of weeks. Platinum sales soon followed. While the single was topping the charts, Children
Of Bodom finished their studio sessions at Peter Tägtgren's Abyss Studio, and the third album
"Follow the Reaper" saw the light of day on the 30th of October 2000.
"Follow the Reaper" was a glorious mixture of their debut album's heavy riffing raw sound,
combined with "Hatebreeder" monstrous technical metal acrobatics. The most noticable thing
however was how much the band had improved as a unit and in bringing the personal levels of
musicianship to a new high.
On "Hate Crew Deathroll", which was released in January 2003, not only did the band take their
songwriting into new levels of aggressivity and heaviness but the way the songs were carried
out pummeled everything they -or anyone, for that matter- had done into dust.
On "Hate Crew Deathroll" Alexi Laiho spits out his lyrics with vitriolic hate, the guitars (courtesy
of Alexi and Alexander Kuoppala) shred everything in their wake with razorsharp precision while
the rhythmsection (the demolition duo of Henkka T. Blacksmith & Jaska W. Raatikainen) pounds
away like the world is about to end. As a final coup de gracé come the keyboards of Janne
Warman, making sure the path of destruction is complete with the fervour and precision of a
seasoned executioner on a killing spree.
In the Summer of 2003, Alexander Kuoppala left the band and was replaced by Roope Latvala,
whose stellar playing had already graced countless of Finnish metal records. Being perhaps the
most widely acclaimed metal guitarist in Finland ever, Roope’s flexible playing style and strange
sense of harmony was a strong influence on CoB by the way of his early nineties speed metal
band Stone.
In 2004 the band tested their new line-up on a four-track EP and a separate DVD-EP "Trashed,
Lost & Strungout" that gave a little taster of the future alongside with two great cover songs.
The EP was an introduction to a new-found drive, a rougher edge, still sounding definitely and
unmistakeably very CoB.
After the relase of the successful mini-album, Children of Bodom barricaded themselves into
studio Hästholmen, Helsinki, to record their next full-length album together with producer /
mixer / engineer guru Mikko Karmila. The result was "Are You Dead Yet?", title of which is
merely rhetorical: the fourth studio album from the trailblazing Finnish metal hate crew is killer
stuff throughout.
Children of Bodom have come a long way since their humble beginnings, and today stand tall in
the all time extreme metal hall of fame, commanding the respect and awe of both fans and
colleagues alike. Children of Bodom have been hugely influential, but still, eight years down the
road east and west alike, remain the leaders of the genre. "Are You Dead Yet?" is all the proof
you need.
Albums | Singles
ARE YOU DEAD YET? (2005)
1. Living Dead Beat | Lyrics

2. Are You Dead Yet? | Video | Lyrics
3. If You Want Peace... Prepare for War
Buy at Universal 4. Punch Me I Bleed
5. In Your Face | Video
6. Next in Line
7. Bastards Of Bodom | Lyrics
8. Trashed, Lost & Strungout
9. We're Not Gonna Fall
BW&BK 9/10
Imperiumi.net 9/10 (in Finnish)
TRASHED, LOST & STRUNGOUT EP (2004)

1. Trashed, Lost & Strungout
2. Knuckleduster
3. Bed Of Nails (Alice Cooper cover)
4. She Is Beautiful (Andrew W.K. cover)
Enhanced Part :
Trashed, Lost & Strungout music video
Trashed & Lost in Helsinki (Footage from Children Of Bodom's
night out)
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TRASHED, LOST & STRUNGOUT DVD-EP (2004)
1. Trashed, Lost & Strungout video*

2. Knuckleduster*
3. Bed Of Nails (Alice Cooper cover)
4. She Is Beautiful (Andrew W.K. cover)
5. Andrew W.K. Greets COB
6. Angels Don't Kill*
7. Trashed & Lost in Helsinki
8. Sixpounder video
9. Downfall live at Tuska video*
10. Everytime I Die live at Tuska video*
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HATE CREW DEATHROLL (2003)
1. Needled 24/7 | Lyrics

2. Sixpounder
3. Chokehold (Cocked'N'Loaded) | Lyrics
4. Bodom Beach Terror
5. Angels Don't Kill
6. Triple Corpse Hammerblow
7. You're Better Off Dead! | Lyrics
8. Lil' Bloodred Ridin' Hood
9. Hate Crew Deathroll | Lyrics
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FOLLOW THE REAPER (2000)
1. Follow The Reaper | Lyrics

2. Bodom After Midnight
3. Children Of Decadence | Lyrics
4. Everytime I Die | Lyrics
5. Mask Of Sanity
6. Taste Of My Scythe
7. Hate Me! | Lyrics
8. Northern Comfort
9. Kissing The Shadows | Lyrics
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TOKYO WARHEARTS - LIVE IN JAPAN (1999)
1. Intro
2. Silent Night, Bodom Night
3. Lake Bodom
4. Warheart
5. Bed Of Razors
6. War of Razors
7. Deadnight Warrior
8. Hatebreeder
9. Touch Like Angel Of Death
10. Downfall
11. Towards Dead End
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HATEBREEDER (1999)
1. Warheart | Lyrics
2. Silent Night, Bodom Night | Lyrics
3. Hatebreeder
4. Bed Of Razors | Lyrics
5. Towards Dead End | Lyrics
6. Black Widow
7. Wrath Within
8. Children Of Bodom | Lyrics
9. Downfall | Lyrics
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SOMETHING WILD (1997)
1. Deadnight Warrior
2. In The Shadows
3. Red Light In My Eyes, pt 1
4. Red Light In My Eyes, pt 2
5. Lake Bodom
6. The Nail
7. Touch Like Angel Of Death | Lyrics
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Children of Bodom
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Children of Bodom
Origin Espoo, Finland
Years active 1993-present
Melodic black metal[1]

Melodic death metal[2]
Genre(s)
Power metal[3]
(Debated)
Nuclear Blast
Label(s)
Spinefarm Records
Alexi Laiho
Roope Latvala
Members Janne Viljami Wirman
Henkka Seppälä
Jaska Raatikainen
Children of Bodom is a metal band from Espoo, Finland. There is some contention
regarding the band's genre classification, but in general the band's musical style can
be described as a hybrid of power metal, melodic death metal and melodic black
metal.[4]
The band's earlier releases leaned more towards a power metal style, but recently the
band has focused on a style more closely related to melodic death metal. However,
several key traits have remained consistent throughout the band's history, such as a
focus on rapid tempos and technical guitar and keyboard solos. Other traits, such as
Alexi's vocal approach and Jaska's use of blast beats are also consistent across the
band's discography. The lyrics of Children of Bodom's songs are written in English
and most often are concerned with the subjects of death, personal struggles, the grim
reaper, war and the Lake Bodom murders.
Contents
[hide]
 1 Biography
o 1.1 Early years
o 1.2 Something Wild
o 1.3 Hatebreeder and Follow the Reaper
o 1.4 Hate Crew Deathroll and Are You Dead Yet?
 2 Genre controversy
 3 Trivia
o 3.1 Covers
o 3.2 Quotes
 4 Current line-up
 5 Former members
 6 Discography
o 6.1 Albums
o 6.2 Singles and EPs
o 6.3 Videos
o 6.4 Other
 7 References
 8 Samples
 9 External links
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Biography
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Early years
The band was founded in 1993 by guitarist Alexi "Wildchild" Laiho and drummer
Jaska Raatikainen under the name of IneartheD. Both musicians had known each
other since childhood and had shared an interest in heavy metal, especially death
metal bands, such as Stone, Entombed and Obituary. Bassist Samuli Miettinen
completed the initial line-up of the band. IneartheD recorded its first demo, titled
Implosion of Heaven, during August of the same year.
Samuli was the main composer of the band's lyrics for the two years that he took part
in IneartheD, but his family moved to the United States in late 1995, making it
impossible for him to remain in the band. His last contribution to IneartheD were the
lyrics of the songs from their second demo, Ubiquitous Absence of Remission. In this
demo, keyboards were incorporated into the band's songs for the first time. In order to
achieve this, both Alexi and Jaska played the keyboards separately, and subsequently
mixed the recorded track with the other instruments. Alexi, who had previously only
composed the melodies of the songs, assumed the role of the band's lyricist.
At the time, Jaska played French horn in a local big band, and during a rehearsal he
met Alexander Kuoppala, a trumpet player and also a proficient guitarist. Hence,
shortly after the recording of their second demo, Alexander was invited to join
IneartheD as a rhythm guitarist.
The bassist chosen to replace Samuli was Henkka "Blacksmith" Seppälä, whom Alexi
and Jaska had previously met at school. Apart from playing the bass, Henkka also
often doubles as the band's backing vocalist. Also, the band recruited a musician to
specialize on keyboards, whose name was Jani Pirisjoki. Both musicians joined
IneartheD in early 1996.
With this new line-up, IneartheD proceeded to record their third demo, entitled
Shining. This demo did not impress record labels any more than the previous ones
had, and none took interest in the band. Despite their efforts, their music got little
exposure and managed only to play at local events. As a last resort, the band decided
to record an independent, self-funded album. Considering that none of the musicians
had much money to begin with, it was an audacious move.
Children of Bodom, circa 2003. From left to right: Alexander, Jaska, Janne, Henkka
and Alexi
Alexi wanted to make use of the keyboards more effectively this time, and Pirisjoki
was not fit for the task anymore; thus, he was fired from the band (albeit not in a
hostile manner) and a friend of Jaska's, a talented pianist called Janne "Warman"
Wirman, assumed the role of keyboard player.
Janne was the component which was previously missing from IneartheD. His
presence allowed the band to assume the style which would later characterise
Children of Bodom. With him, the band successfully recorded their first album in
1997. Their debut, Something Wild, was supposed to be released by a small Belgian
label, but Sami Tenetz (from Thy Serpent) acquired a copy of their album through the
hands of Alexander (both musicians worked for the same company at the time).
Shortly after IneartheD signed this contract, Spinefarm Records' boss immediately
became interested in signing them for a country-wide release. The latter deal was
much more attractive to the band, since the Belgian label was offering them close to
no help, to the point where they would have to distribute and sell the album
themselves.
For the band to be able to sign with Spinefarm Records, a new name was required; the
contract with the Belgian label had already been signed under the name of IneartheD.
The answer to that problem came as the band members looked for good names in their
local phone book. When they stumbled upon Lake Bodom, they realized it was a
name with impact; one which had an interesting story behind it. A long list of possible
names involving the word Bodom was then made, and they settled with Children of
Bodom.
The story of the Lake Bodom murders goes as follows: on the night of June the 4th of
1960, three teenagers were murdered by means of repeated stabbing with a knife
while on a camping trip to the lake. There was a lone survivor named Nils Gustafsson,
who was initially believed to be an innocent witness who happened to be in the wrong
place at the wrong time. However, in early 2005, the Finnish National Bureau of
Investigation reported that Gustafsson was a suspect. He was later arrested and tried.
On October 7, 2005, Gustafsson was found not guilty. Henkka Seppälä commented,
"The further the trial went on, the more it seemed that it's not possible to judge him.
The prosecution side's evidence was too weak. The biggest surprise was the fact that
he was even prosecuted in the first place. Most of the people wouldn't have guessed
that kind of thing to happen in this matter. Now he is free, and innocent as he has
always been (my trust towards our law institution is strong) and nothing has changed
in the mystery of Lake Bodom. So we can go on and we don't have to change our
name, like many people suggested to do if the case would have been solved!" [5]
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Something Wild
With the intention of promoting the upcoming release of Something Wild, the band
opened one of the shows from the symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir in late
1997. Their success was such that a representative from the Nuclear Blast label
shortly approached them with a contract for a European release, a deal which started
on the subsequent year. [6]
Something Wild was officially released in November of 1997, and for promotional
purposes the band recorded a music video of the song "Deadnight Warrior". The
video was directed by Mika Lindberg and had a slim budget of €1000, but managed to
convey the band's style rather well. It made use of simple scenery, which consisted
essentially of an outdoors location after a snowstorm. There the band played for a
couple of hours at night, with an average temperature of negative fifteen degrees
Celsius .
Children of Bodom's first European tour began in February of 1998. They played
together with bands such as Hypocrisy, Covenant and Agathodaimon, but suffered
from the absence of Janne, who was concentrating on finishing his studies. He was
replaced by pianist Erna Siikavirta for the duration of the tour.
Live concert in Europe
Months later, the band recorded two new songs, entitled "Towards Dead End" and
"Children of Bodom". The latter was included in a compilation by Spinefarm
Records, which after being released remained on the top of Finnish charts for eight
consecutive weeks. In late August, the band played the song "Forevermore" live for
the first time during a show in Russia. This song was later renamed "Downfall".
Their second European tour occurred in September of that same year, but once more
Janne was not able to perform with them. Alexi's then-girlfriend Kimberly Goss (from
Sinergy and formerly of Dimmu Borgir and Therion) assumed the keyboards this
time. By the end of the tour, Kimberly invited Alexi to join Sinergy, which at the time
was still in its early stages.
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Hatebreeder and Follow the Reaper
The second album, Hatebreeder, was recorded between the end of 1998 and the
beginning of 1999. It was originally entitled Towards Dead End, but while in studio
the members of the band opted for the current title. To create anticipation in Finland,
the '"Downfall" single was released two weeks prior to the album's release. It was
accompanied by a new music video, once more directed by Mika Lindberg.
Hatebreeder ultimately topped the charts in many European countries.
In July of 1999, the success of the "Downfall" single and Hatebreeder allowed
Children of Bodom to schedule three concerts in Japan with Sinergy and veteran band
In Flames. During two of these concerts the live album Tokyo Warhearts was
recorded, and in it the band managed to seamlessly reproduce and at times improve on
their songs, a notable achievement for a band with only two albums recorded
previously. Under their request, no overdubs were used on the recording of the
concert.
For their next release, Children of Bodom decided to make use of Peter Tägtgren's
Abyss studio in Sweden, instead of the Finnish Astia-studio from Anssi Kippo, in
which they had recorded all of their previous releases, including the demos from
IneartheD. The band wrote eight new songs for this album, and while on the studio
decided to include an extra track, which was hastily composed and featured lyrics
improvised by Alexi; that track would eventually receive the name of "Kissing the
Shadows". The band gave the album the name of Follow the Reaper and recording
sessions took place between August and September of 2000; the album saw a
worldwide release in early 2001. A music video for "Everytime I Die" was recorded
by Finnish director Tuukka Temonen shortly after.
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Hate Crew Deathroll and Are You Dead Yet?
In February of 2002, Children of Bodom began writing songs for their upcoming
album, entitled Hate Crew Deathroll. Recording ensued during the month of August,
and the album was released January 2003 in Finland. It remained on the top of the
Finnish charts for a total of three weeks and subsequently became the band's first gold
album, even though all of their albums eventually reached this status, with Follow the
Reaper reaching platinum status.
Children of Bodom on the Are You Dead Yet? line-up, from left to right: Roope,
Jaska, Alexi, Henkka and Janne
Children of Bodom's first world tour began in 2003 and lasted until late 2004. The
tour had many sold-out concerts and marked the consolidation of the band in North
America, but was also accompanied by an unexpected announcement: Alexander
decided to quit Children of Bodom for personal reasons right in the middle of the tour
without giving previous warning. Griffin's guitarist Kai Nergaard was invited by
Alexi to replace Alexander, but did not accept the offer. Thus, Alexi's bandmate from
Sinergy, Roope Latvala (founding member of Stone, one of the bands which started
the heavy metal movement in Finland) assumed the guitars as a session player, until a
more permanent solution could be found. This formation was introduced in Moscow
on the 16th of August.
After successfully finishing the world tour with Latvala — who then assumed a
permanent position in the band's line-up — Children of Bodom proceeded to record
and release the EP Trashed, Lost & Strungout and the single "In Your Face", which
contained songs from their upcoming album and a cover of the Britney Spears song
"Oops!... I Did It Again" as a joke. In late 2005, the album Are You Dead Yet? was
released, featuring a style different from what had been presented by the band on its
previous works. Simpler and heavier guitar riffs were incorporated into Children of
Bodom's sound, as well as elements from industrial music. Reactions from fans to the
release were varied; however, the album remains the band's most commercially
successful. It was awarded gold status in Finland and reached first place on the
Finnish charts, 16th in Germany, 16th in Sweden and 17th in Japan. The next planned
release of the band is a DVD-single for the song "In Your Face", which will include
the music video, backstage footage from the band and a live recording of the song
"Sixpounder".
Children of Bodom's new DVD "Chaos Ridden Years Stockholm Knockout Live" is
scheduled for release on October 10, 2006. It will mainly focus on the February 5,
2006 live concert in Stockholm, Sweden, with over 90 minutes of live footage. It will
also contain every official video Children of Bodom has ever made, excluding the
Needled 24/7 promo. Source
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Genre controversy
To what specific genre Children of Bodom actually belongs to is highly debated
amongst fans and critics alike. Some debate that the band is part of several musical
genres, including melodic death metal, neo-classical metal, progressive metal,
melodic black metal, power metal, speed metal, and thrash metal. Some sources claim
the band is 'extreme power metal', due to the band's overarching use of power metal
elements throughout their discography, and their use of extreme metal elements
combined with these. Others feel the band has no association with death metal or
black metal, due to the bands lack of integration into the scenes associated with either
genre. Some claim the band as thrash metal, due to some of their influences on early
albums being thrash metal bands, and their first albums sharing some sonic similarity
with thrash metal songs. Others discount all of the above suggestions, claiming the
band as a speed metal band due to the use of high tempos akin to power metal and
thrash metal. Several people also claim Children of Bodom are Blackened Power
metal (Power metal mixed with black metal influences).
Alexi Laiho, the lead guitarist of the band, is reluctant to categorize their music as
anything more specific than metal that is not power metal. [7]
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Trivia
 Children of Bodom's symbol is the Grim Reaper — jokingly nicknamed Roy
by the band.
 They often refer to themselves as the "Hate Crew".
 Most of the band's lyrical content is not printed on the album booklets, thus at
times leaving the words up for the listener to interpret.
 Despite popular belief, Children of Bodom has never covered the songs "The
Trooper" by Iron Maiden or "The Final Countdown" by Europe. "The
Trooper" was actually covered by the band Sentenced, and 'The Final
Countdown' has been done by the bands Norther and Dispatched.
 The single Children of Bodom included, in addition to the title track, the songs
"Repent (Whore)" by Cryhavoc and "Iron, Steel, Metal" by Wizard which are
both mistaken to be covers performed by Children of Bodom.
 After the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest, several European tabloids, including
the Daily Mail, The Sun and Expressen, published an old promotional photo of
Children of Bodom, claiming them to be Lordi "unmasked". The confusion
stemmed from Erna Siikavirta being included in the photo; she went on to be
one of the original members of Lordi. [1]
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Covers
 "Bed Of Nails" by Alice Cooper

 "Rebel Yell" by Billy Idol
 "Shot In The Dark" by Ozzy Osbourne
 "Don't Stop At The Top" by the Scorpions
 "Oops, I Did It Again..." by Britney Spears
 "Talk Dirty To Me" by Poison
 "Hellion" by W.A.S.P.
 "Latomeri" by Klamydia
 "Silent Scream" by Slayer
 "Somebody Put Something In My Drink" by The Ramones
 "No Commands" by Stone
 "She Is Beautiful" by Andrew W.K.
 "Mass Hypnosis" by Sepultura
 "Aces High" by Iron Maiden
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Quotes
 The quotation "From now on we're enemies - you and I" from Warheart
(Hatebreeder) is taken from the movie Amadeus, from the character of
Antonio Salieri, played by F. Murray Abraham. Janne Warman also used
another quotation from this movie on the Accept The Fact album.
 The quotation "Death? What do you all know about death?" as a preface to
Sixpounder (Hate Crew Deathroll) is taken from the movie Platoon, from the
character of SSgt. Bob Barnes, played by Tom Berenger.
 The quotation "My pain is constant and sharp and I do not hope for a better
world for anyone, in fact I want my pain to be inflicted on others. I want no
one to escape." as an ending to Bodom Beach Terror and preface to Angels
Don't Kill (Hate Crew Deathroll) is taken from the movie American Psycho,
from the character of Patrick Bateman, played by Christian Bale.
 The quotation from Follow the Reaper: "Death, be not proud, though some
have called thee\ Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so." is from the work
Holy Sonnet X, of the 17th century poet John Donne.
 The quotation from The Nail (Something Wild) "Your eyes are full of hate,
41. That's good. Hate keeps a man alive, it gives him strength.", is from the
1959 biblical epic film, Ben-Hur.
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Current line-up
 Alexi Laiho - Vocals/Lead guitar
 Roope Latvala - Rhythm guitar
 Janne Warman - Keyboards
 Henkka Seppälä - Bass
 Jaska Raatikainen - Drums
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Former members
 Alexander Kuoppala - Rhythm guitar (1995-2003)
 Jani Pirisjoki - Keyboards (1995-1997)
 Samuli Miettinen - Bass (1993-1995)
 Cameron Scott - Rhythm Guitar
 Erna Siikavirta - Keyboards (1998 European Tour)
[edit]
Discography
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Albums
 Something Wild (1997)

 Hatebreeder (1999)
 Tokyo Warhearts (Live CD, 1999)
 Follow the Reaper (2001)
 Hate Crew Deathroll (2003)
 Are You Dead Yet? (2005)
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Singles and EPs
As IneartheD
 Implosion of Heaven (Demo, 1994)

 Ubiquitous Absence of Remission (Demo, 1995)
 Shining (Demo, 1996)
As Children of Bodom
 The Carpenter (1997) (Split single with Nightwish and Thy Serpent)
 Children of Bodom (1998) (split with Cryhavoc and Wizzard)
 Downfall (1998)
 Hate Me! (2000)
 You're Better Off Dead (2002)
 Needled 24/7 (2003)
 Trashed, Lost & Strungout (EP and DVD-EP, 2004)
 In Your Face (2005)
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Videos
 Are You Dead Yet? - Are You Dead Yet?

 Trashed, Lost and Strungout - Are You Dead Yet?
 In Your Face - Are You Dead Yet?
 SixPounder - Hate Crew Death Roll
 Needled 24/7 - Hate Crew Death Roll
 Everytime I Die - Follow the Reaper
 Downfall - HateBreeder
 Deadnight Warrior - Something Wild
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Other
 Bestbreeder From 1997 to 2000 (IMPORT) (Compilation CD, 2003)
 Tokyo Warhearts (Live) (IMPORT) (LIVE CD) (LIVE IN TOKYO, JAPAN

1999)
-= Children Of Bodom Discography =-
Children Of Bodom - Something Wild [1997]
01 - Deadnight Warrior
02 - In The Shadows
03 - Red Light In My Eyes pt I
04 - Red Light In My Eyes pt II
05 - Lake Bodom
06 - The Nail
07 - Touch Like Angel Of Death
08 - Children Of Bodom (J)
09 - Mass Hypnosis (J)
Children Of Bodom - Children Of Bodom [1997]
01 - Children Of Bodom
02 - Repent
03 - Iron, Steel, Metal
Children Of Bodom - Downfall [1997]
01 - Downfall
02 - No Commands
Children Of Bodom - Hatebreeder [1999]
01 - Warheart
02 - Silent Night, Bodom Night
03 - Hatebreeder
04 - Bed Of Razors
05 - Towards Dead End
06 - Black Widow
07 - Wrath Within
08 - Children Of Bodom
09 - Downfall
10 - No Commands (J)
Children Of Bodom - Tokyo Warhearts [1999]
01 - Intro
02 - Silent Night, Bodom Night
03 - Lake Bodom
04 - Warheart
05 - Bed Of Razors
06 - War Of Razors
07 - Deadnight Warrior
08 - Hatebreeder
09 - Touch Like Angel Of Death
10 - Downfall
11 - Towards Dead End
Children Of Bodom - Hate Me [2000]
01 - Hate Me
02 - Hellion
Children Of Bodom - Follow The Reaper [2000]
01 - Follow The Reaper

02 - Bodom After Midnight
03 - Children Of Decadence
04 - Everytime I Die
05 - Mask Of Sanity
06 - Taste Of My Scythe
07 - Hate Me
08 - Northern Comfort
09 - Kissing The Shadows
10 - Shot In The Dark (J)
11 - Hellion (J)
Children Of Bodom - You're Better Off Dead [2002]
01 - You're Better Off Dead

02 - Somebody Put Something In My Drink
Children Of Bodom - Hate Crew Deathroll [2003]
01 - Needled 24/7
02 - Sixpounder
03 - Chokehold
04 - Bodom Beach Terror
05 - Angels Don´t Kill
06 - Trible Corpse Hammerblow
07 - You´re Better Off Dead
08 - Lil´ Bloodred Ridin´ Hood
09 - Hate Crew Deathroll
10 - Silent Scream
Children Of Bodom - Trashed, Lost & Strungout [2004]
01 - Trashed, Lost & Strungout

02 - She Is Beautiful
-= Current Lineup =-
Vocals / Guitar : Alexi Laiho (Sinergy)
Guitar : Alexander Kuoppala
Bass : Henkka Seppala
Keyboards : Janne Warman (Warmen)
Drums : Jaska Raatikainen (Virtuocity)
9. Downfall
The night of timeless fire is drawing near

I flee... Throughout the years of throe
Watching through a mirror, as I fall apart
I see a wreck, I'm burning
I see angels burning, falling down in ruins

Looking down I see me, I'm my own enemy
Watching myself decaying, falling from high spirits

I flee... Throughout the ruins of me
Longing for finding my way out
Leaving myself, there's nothing left for me
The ruins are about to crumble down.
The flame is dying by shivery winds of jet black skies

It reflects hatred in my eyes
I see angels burning, falling down in ruins

Looking down I see my ashes scattered around my grave
Angels whispering fire, no longer I'm alive

Settled down I'm done with the trip to my kingdom come
4. Everytime I Die
The faint blaze of the candle of my life,

slowly dying like a fire in a pouring rain.
No sparks of hope inside,
no shooting stars on my sky.
On broken wings, no flying high...
Another night, another demise,

Cadaverous wind blowing cold as ice...
I`ll let the wind blow out the light
cuz its gets more painful every time I die.
Out of strenght to fight.

I cannot take another night.
I cannot take it no more.
Lust of light slips through my fingers
like blood on my arms.
Black candle wax has buried me...
Another night, another demise,

Cadaverous wind blowing cold as ice...
I`ll let the wind blow out the light
cuz its gets more painful every time I die.
Biography
(by Stephen Thomas Erlewine)
Combining the melodic jangle of post-Smiths indie-guitar pop with the lilting, trance-inducing
sonic textures of late-'80s dream pop and adding a slight Celtic tint, the Cranberries became
one of the more successful groups to emerge from the pre-Brit-pop U.K. indie scene of the
early '90s. Led by vocalist Dolores O'Riordan, whose keening, powerful voice is the most
distinctive element of the group's sound, the group initially made little impact in the United
Kingdom. It wasn't until the lush ballad "Linger" became an American hit in 1993 that the band
also achieved mass success in the U.K. Following the success of "Linger," the Cranberries
quickly became international stars, as both their 1993 debut album, Everybody Else Is Doing
It, So Why Can't We, and its 1994 follow-up, No Need to Argue, sold millions of copies and
produced a string of hit singles. By the time of their third album, 1996's To the Faithful
Departed, the group had added distorted guitars to its sonic palette and attempted to make
more socially significant music, which resulted in a downturn in the band's commercial
fortunes. Originally, the Cranberries were a band called the Cranberry Saw Us. Brothers Noel
and Mike Hogan (guitar and bass, respectively) formed the band in Limerick, Ireland, with
drummer Fergal Lawler in 1990. Following the departure of the group's original singer, Niall,
the trio placed an advertisement for a female singer. Dolores O'Riordan responded to the
advertisement and auditioned by writing lyrics and melodies to some of the band's existing
demos. When she returned with a rough version of "Linger," the group hired her on the spot.
Shortly after she joined, the band recorded a demo tape which they sold in record stores
throughout Ireland. After the original run of 300 copies sold out, the group truncated their
name to the Cranberries and sent another demo tape, which featured early version of both
"Linger" and "Dreams," to record companies throughout the U.K. The tape was made at Xeric
studios, which was run by Pearse Gilmore, who would later become their manager. At the
time the tape was made, all of the members were still in their late teens.
The demo tape earned the attention of both the U.K. press and record industry and there
soon was a bidding war between major British record labels. Eventually, the group signed
with Island Records. The Cranberries headed into the studio with Gilmore as their producer to
record their first single, "Uncertain." The title proved to be prophetic, as the band did indeed
sound ill at ease on the single, leading to poor reviews in the press, in addition to tensions
between the group and Gilmore. Before they were scheduled to record their debut in 1992,
the Cranberries discovered that Gilmore had signed a secret deal with Island to improve his
studios. The tensions within the band became so great they nearly broke up. Instead, the
band severed all relations with Gilmore, hired Geoff Travis of Rough Trade as their new
manager, and hired Stephen Street, who had previously worked with the Smiths, as their new
producer. The Cranberries' debut album, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?, was
released in the spring of 1993, followed by a single of "Dreams." Neither the album or the
single gained much attention, nor did a second single, "Linger." In the summer and fall of
1993, the band toured the United States, opening for The The and Suede, respectively;
frequently, the Cranberries were given a friendlier reception than either of the headliners.
The strong live shows led to MTV putting "Linger" into heavy rotation. By the end of the year,
the single was on its way to becoming a crossover hit. Eventually, the single reached number
eight on the U.S. charts, while the album went double platinum. Everybody Else and "Linger"
began to take off in Britain in early 1994; the album eventually peaked at number one during
the summer. O'Riordan married the band's tour manager, Don Burton, in a much-publicized
ceremony in July of 1994. The marriage, as well as the group's videos, emphasized the
singer as the focal point of the band. O'Riordan's position in the group continued to rise with
the fall release of the group's second album, No Need to Argue. Boasting a slightly harder,
more streamlined sound, yet still produced by Stephen Street, the record debuted at number
six on the U.S. charts and eventually outsold its predecessor; within a year it went triple
platinum, spawning the number one modern rock hit "Zombie" and the number 11 "Ode to My
Family." During the tour for No Need to Argue, rumors began to circulate that O'Riordan was
going to leave the band to pursue a solo career, all of which the band vehemently denied.
Nevertheless, the rumors persisted until the band began recording their third album with
producer Bruce Fairbairn, who had previously worked with Aerosmith. The resulting album,
To the Faithful Departed, was a tougher, more rock-oriented album. Upon its spring 1996
release, the album entered the charts at number six, but its first single, "Salvation," failed to
become a hit on par with "Zombie," "Linger," or "Ode to My Family." Consequently, the album
slipped down the charts relatively quickly and only went platinum, which was slightly
disappointing in light of its two predecessors' multi-platinum status. During the fall of 1996, the
group canceled their Australian and European tour, sparking another round of rumors of
whether O'Riordan was about to launch a solo career. In 1999, the group released Bury the
Hatchet
No need to argue
Ode to my family
Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo...
Understand the things I say, don't turn away from me,

'Cause I've spent half my life out there, you wouldn't disagree.
Do you see me? Do you see? Do you like me?
Do you like me standing there? Do you notice?
Do you know? Do you see me? Do you see me?
Does anyone care?
Unhappiness where's when I was young,

And we didn't give a damn,
'Cause we were raised,
To see life as fun and take it if we can.
My mother, my mother,
She hold me, she hold me, when I was out there.
My father, my father,
He liked me, oh, he liked me. Does anyone care?
Understand what I've become, it wasn't my desing.

And people ev'rywhere think, something better than I am.
But I miss you, I miss, 'cause I liked it,
'Cause I liked it, when I was out there. Do you know this?
Do you know you did not find me. You did not find.
Does anyone care?
Unhappiness where's when I was young,

And we didn't give a damn,
'Cause we were raised,
To see life as fun and take it if we can.
My mother, my mother,
She hold me, she hold me, when I was out there.
My father, my father,
He liked me, oh, he liked me.
Does anyone care?... X9
Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo...
Zombie
Another head hangs lowly,
Child is slowly taken.
And the violence caused such silence,
Who are we mistaken?
But you see, it's not me, it's not my family.

In your head, in your head they are fighting,
With their tanks and their bombs,
And their bombs and their guns.
In your head, in your head, they are crying...
In your head, in your head,

Zombie, zombie, zombie,
Hey, hey, hey. What's in your head,
In your head,
Zombie, zombie, zombie?
Hey, hey, hey, hey, oh, dou, dou, dou, dou, dou...
Another mother's breakin',

Heart is taking over.
When the vi'lence causes silence,
We must be mistaken.
It's the same old theme since nineteen-sixteen.

In your head, in your head they're still fighting,
With their tanks and their bombs,
And their bombs and their guns.
In your head, in your head, they are dying...
In your head, in your head,

Zombie, zombie, zombie,
Hey, hey, hey. What's in your head,
In your head,
Zombie, zombie, zombie?
Hey, hey, hey, hey, oh, oh, oh,
Oh, oh, oh, oh, hey, oh, ya, ya-a...
The Cranberries

The Cranberries
Left to right: Noel Hogan, Dolores O'Riordan, Mike
Hogan, Fergal Lawler
Origin Limerick, Ireland
Years active 1989-2003
Genre(s) alternative rock
Interscope Records (formerly

Label(s)
Island Records)
Dolores O'Riordan
Noel Hogan
Members
Mike Hogan
Fergal Lawler
The Cranberries are an Irish alternative rock band that rose to mainstream popularity
in the 1990s. Though not officially disbanded, they have been on hiatus since 2005.
Combining the melodic jangle of post-Smiths indie-guitar pop with the lilting, trance-
inducing sonic textures of late-'80s dream pop and adding a slight Celtic tint, The
Cranberries became one of the more successful groups to emerge from the pre-Brit-
pop U.K. indie scene of the early '90s. Led by vocalist Dolores O'Riordan, whose
keening, powerful voice is the most distinctive element of the group's sound, the
group initially made little impact in the United Kingdom. It wasn't until the lush
ballad "Linger" became an American hit in 1993 that the band also achieved mass
success in the U.K. Following the success of "Linger," The Cranberries quickly
became international stars, as both their 1993 debut album, Everybody Else Is Doing
It, So Why Can't We?, and its 1994 follow-up, No Need to Argue, sold millions of
copies and produced a string of hit singles.
Contents
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 1 Band members
 2 History
o 2.1 Origins
 3 No Need To Argue
o 3.1 Mid-90s
o 3.2 Time for a break
 4 Discography
o 4.1 Albums
 4.1.1 Studio
 4.1.2 Compilations
 4.1.3 Live
o 4.2 Singles
o 4.3 DVDs and videos
 5 See also
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Band members
 Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan Burton (born September 6, 1971) is the
vocalist, keyboardist and backing guitarist for the band.
 Noel Anthony Hogan (born December 25, 1971 in Moyross, Limerick,
Ireland) is the guitarist. He is the brother of Mike.
 (Mike) Michael Gerard Hogan (born April 29, 1973, in Moyross, Limerick,
Ireland) is the bass guitar player.
 Fergal Patrick Lawler was born in Parteen (near Limerick), Ireland on March
4, 1971, is the drummer.
[edit]
History
[edit]
Origins
Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?.
Noel and Mike Hogan, two brothers from Limerick, formed the band with drummer
Fergal Lawler in 1990. The band was originally named The Cranberry Saw Us, a pun
on cranberry sauce. The lead singer at that time was a friend of theirs named Niall
Quinn, who had an extravagant taste for composing and song names, such as "My
Grandma drowned in a fountain in Lourdes", "I was always all ways" and "Throw Me
Down A Big Stairs". When he left the band, Dolores O'Riordan, who was a friend of
Niall's girlfriend at the time, auditioned and won the role of lead singer, writing the
lyrics for "Linger." The character of her voice – which can be alternately keening,
powerful, or lilting – is the distinctive element of the band's sound.
Their homemade demo tape did well locally, and the band soon recorded a demo tape
that earned considerable popular and critical acclaim. After a major-label bidding war,
The Cranberries signed with Island Records. After an unsuccessful first single, they
ditched their manager. Their second single, "Linger," and debut album, Everybody
Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?, became a huge hit first in the United States,
United Kingdom and later in the world. The single "Dreams" also became a hit,
reaching #14 on the US charts.
[edit]
No Need To Argue
In 1994, O'Riordan married Don Burton, the band's tour manager. Following up a
remarkable debut album can pose quite a problem for a musical artist or group, but the
Cranberries shrugged off any hint of a sophomore slump and really outdid themselves
with this album. It doesn't have quite the appeal and ethereal magic of Everybody Else
Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?, but the complexity and maturity of No Need To
Argue is really quite remarkable. Rather than trying to repackage the appeal of their
first effort, the Cranberries greatly extended their musical tendrils into the solid
ground of serious, socially conscious, heart-stirring lyrics. This album doesn't have
the instantaneous listenability of what came before, but that is largely due to the fact
that this album is a much more personal, revealing statement on the part of singer and
songwriter Dolores O'Riordan. We see a richer, somewhat darker side of the
Cranberries in these thirteen songs. Leading the charge is Zombie, a protest about the
violence between Protestant and Catholic extremists in Northern Ireland in the time of
The Troubles. [1] . This was not the type of music expected from this group at the
time, and that makes it an eye-opening triumph in my opinion. Ridiculous Thoughts
contains traces of the same hard-driving presentation of Zombie, but really and truly
this album is one of plaintive, melancholy songs. There is a touching sadness to tracks
such as Ode To My Family, 21, Empty, Daffodil Lament, and Disappointment.
Dreaming My Dreams is a quiet love song O'Riordan wrote and dedicated to her
husband. Yeat's Grave is a somber and respectful tribute to poet W.B. Yeats, while
the title track is funereal in its presentation. Raw emotion does appear in a couple of
songs: the specter of child abuse puts O'Riordan's voice on edge in The Icicle Melts,
while lonely frustration fuels the passion of I Can't Be With You. This album put to
rest any suggestions that the Cranberries' music lacked substance. No Need to Argue
comes across as a deeply personal album that, if anything, is slightly too introspective
and serious. This being the case, it takes several listens before the beauty and
incredible, emotional intensity of this album really comes across completely. If you
only listen to the album a couple of times, you might well dismiss it as a somewhat
disappointing followup to the much more accessible music of the group's first album.
In time, though, the depth and beauty of this album manifests itself, grabbing you
with its incredible intensity. In its own way, No Need to Argue is even more
remarkable than Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? With their debut
album, The Cranberries soared into the sky; with No Need To Argue, they proved
they could fly.
[edit]
Mid-90s
Amidst rumors of O'Riordan's imminent departure, the band released To the Faithful
Departed, which sold well despite poor reviews, though not nearly as well as the
previous album. During the next few years, the band cancelled a large tour and rumors
of a breakup were widespread. They released Bury the Hatchet to mixed reviews in
1999.
Bury the Hatchet.
In 2001, they released Wake Up and Smell the Coffee to rave reviews of "The magic is
back." The album debuted at number 46 in the U.S. charts. The following year, a
greatest-hits compilation entitled Stars - The Best of 1992 - 2002 was released, along
with a DVD of music videos.
[edit]
Time for a break
However, in 2004, The Cranberries announced they were taking some time to pursue
individual careers. Earlier that year, O'Riordan had sung the title track to the movie
The Passion of the Christ, "Ave Maria" and even composed a song for the movie
Evilenko (with Malcolm McDowell). She plans to record a solo album (to be released
in late 2006). Noel Hogan's new project is the Mono Band.
The Cranberries decided to put the next album on hold. After more than a dozen years
of relentless touring and promotion, which had seen them clocking up album sales in
excess of 38 million and playing to hundreds of thousands of fans around the globe,
the band decided it was time for a break.
[edit]
Discography
[edit]
Albums
[edit]
Studio
 "Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?" (April 1993) UK #1, US #18
(ww sales 7,600,000)
 "No Need to Argue" (September 1994) UK #2, US #6 (ww sales 16,700,000)
 "To the Faithful Departed" (April 1996) UK #2, US #4 (ww sales 6,200,000)
 "Bury the Hatchet" (April 1999) UK #7, US #13 (ww sales 3,300,000)
 "Wake Up and Smell the Coffee" (October 2001) UK #61, US #46 (ww sales
1,300,000)
Miscellaneous combinations / limited editions 1,800,000 approx.
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Compilations
 "Bury the Hatchet - The Complete Sessions" (2000) – 26 track release

 "Stars - The Best of 1992 - 2002" (September 2002) – UK #20
 "Treasure Box - The Complete Sessions 1992-1999" 4 albums remastered
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Live
 "Doors And Windows" (1995) (multimedia disc)
 "In Concert at the BBC" (1994) – limited UK release
 "In Concert: New Rock #94-44, disc 2 of 2" (1994)
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Singles
Year Song Album
1990 "Nothing Left At Nothing Left At All EP

All"
1991 "Uncertain" Uncertain EP
September "Dreams" Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why

1992 Can't We?
February 1993 "Linger" Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why

Can't We?
January 1994 "Linger" (Re-Issue) Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why

Can't We?
April 1994 "Dreams" (Re- Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why

Issue) Can't We?
September "Zombie" No Need To Argue

1994
November 1994 "Ode To My No Need To Argue

Family"
February 1995 "I Can’t Be With No Need To Argue

You"
July 1995 "Ridiculous No Need To Argue

Thoughts"
April 1996 "Salvation" To the Faithful Departed
July 1996 "Free To Decide" To the Faithful Departed
October 1996 "When You’re To the Faithful Departed

Gone"
1997 "Hollywood" To the Faithful Departed
March 1999 "Promises" Bury The Hatchet
June 1999 "Animal Instinct" Bury The Hatchet
August 1999 "Just My Bury The Hatchet

Imagination"
March 2000 "You And Me" Bury The Hatchet
September "Analyse" Wake Up and Smell the Coffee

2001
January 2002 "Time Is Ticking Wake Up and Smell the Coffee

Out"
March 2002 "This Is The Day" Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
October 2002 "Stars" Stars - The Best of 1992 - 2002
Albums: Major Releases
Treasure Box: The Complete Sessions, 1991-

Stars: The Best of 1992 - 2002
1999
Wake Up And Smell The Coffee
Bury The Hatchet
To The Faithful Departed
No Need To Argue
Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't

We?
Cinderella (band)
Cinderella is a glam metal band with some power pop thrown in for good measure.
They were formed in Philadelphia in 1984 by vocalist Tom Keifer and bassist Eric
Brittingham, with drummer Tony Destra and guitarist Michael Smerick, who later
changed his name to Michael Kelly-Smith. Cinderella was discovered by Jon Bon
Jovi in 1985, at the Empire Rock Club in Pennsylvania. In 1985 Shermick and Destra
left Cinderella and joined another Philadelphia-based metal band called Britny Fox.
They were replaced by guitarist Jeff LaBar and drummer Jim Drnec. It was this lineup
that recorded the Night Songs debut album using studio drummer Jody Cortez. Shortly
after its recording, Drnec was replaced by (former London drummer) Fred Coury.
Coury joined in time to be included as a band member on the album's liner notes.
Night Songs was released in August 1986. At one time it sold more than 50,000
copies a week. The album eventually went triple Platinum.
During their tour for the album, they opened for Bon Jovi, who at the time were
touring for their third album Slippery When Wet. Bon Jovi remained an avid supporter
of Cinderella. Later, Cinderella headlined a tour in Japan.
Cinderella's second album was Long Cold Winter in 1988. During its tour Cinderella
joined Ozzy Osbourne, Scorpions, Mötley Crüe, Bon Jovi, and Skid Row in the
Moscow Music Peace Festival on August 12 & August 13, 1989. The Long Cold
Winter tour ended after 254 shows and fourteen months on the road. The shows
featured Keifer being gently lowered to the stage from the air on his grand piano as
artificial snow fell.
Keifer Labar Coury Brittingham
They'd released their third album, Heartbreak Station in 1990. The album was heavily
influenced by Keifer's love of the blues which left some fans unhappy. After its tour,
Fred Coury left the band and joined former Ratt vocalist Stephen Pearcy in a band
called Arcade. There were no hard feelings about his departure.
Unfortunately, after the Heartbreak Station tour Tom lost his voice. He underwent
several operations to no avail. To make matters worse, his beloved mother died of
cancer. By 1994, Cinderella had released their fourth album, Still Climbing, which
received little attention. The band broke up in 1995.
Cinderella reunited in 1997 and toured the United States in the following year. They
released two albums, Once Upon a... and Live at the Key Club. They also went to
work recording new songs but were dropped from their new label, Sony. The band
toured again in 2000 and 2002.
Today Eric Brittingham and Jeff LaBar are also working with Brittingham and his
wife's band, Naked Beggars. Fred is working with numerous bands in the studio and
film, and Keifer is working on a solo album. Cinderella headlined the VH1 Classic
Rock Never Stops 2005 summer tour.
In 2005 Mercury Records released the compilation 'Rocked, Wired & Bluesed: The
Greatest Hits' on CD and DVD.
The band is scheduled to appear on Poison's 20th anniversary tour in the summer of
2006.
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Discography
 Night Songs (1986)
 Long Cold Winter (1988)
 Heartbreak Station (1990)
 Live Train To Heartbreak Station (1991)
 Still Climbing (1994)
 Once Upon a... (1997)
 Live at the Key Club (1999)
 Rocked, Wired & Bluesed: Greatest Hits (2005)
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinderella_%28band%29"

Night Songs
1. Night Songs
2. Shake Me
3. Nobody's Fool
4. Nothin' For Nothin'
5. Once Around The Ride
6. Hell On Wheels
7. Somebody Save Me
8. In From The Outside
9. Push, Push
10. Back Home Again
Back
Long Cold Winter

1. Bad Seamstress Blues/Fallin' Apart At The Seams
2. Gypsy Road
3. Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)
4. The Last Mile
5. Second Wind
6. Long Cold Winter
7. If You Don't Like It
8. Coming Home
9. Fire And Ice
10. Take Me Back
Back
Heartbreak Station
1. The More Things Change
2. Love's Got Me Doin' Time
3. Shelter Me
4. Heartbreak Station
5. Sick For The Cure
6. One For Rock And Roll
7. Dead Man's Road
8. Make Your Own Way
9. Electric Love
10. Love Gone Bad
11. Winds Of Change
Back
Still Climbing
1. Bad Attitude Shuffle
2. All Comes Down
3. Talk Is Cheap
4. Hard To Find The Words
5. Blood From A Stone
6. Still Climbing
7. Freewheelin'
8. Through The Rain
9. Easy Come Easy Go
10. The Road's Still Long
11. Hot & Bothered
Back
Once Upon A...

1. Shake Me
2. Nobody's Fool
3. Somebody Save Me
4. Gypsy Road
6. The Last Mile
7. Coming Home
8. Shelter Me
11. Love's Got Me Doin' Time
12. Hot & Bothered
13. Through The Rain
14. War Stories
15. Move Over
Back
Live At The Key Club

2. Push, Push
3. Hot & Bothered
4. Shelter Me
5. Night Songs
6. Somebody Save Me
8. The Last Mile
9. Coming Home
10. Fallin' Apart At The Seams
12. Nobody's Fool
13. Gypsy Road
14. Shake Me
Back
I count the falling tears

They fall before my eyes
Seems like a thousand years
Since we broke the ties
I call you on the phone
But never get a rise
So sit there all alone
It's time you realize
I'm not your fool

Nobody's fool
Nobody's fool
I'm no fool
Nobody's fool
Nobody's fool
Never again, no, no
You take your road, I'll take mine

The paths have both been beaten
Searchin' for a change of pace
Love needs to be sweetened
I scream my heart out, just to make a dime
And with that dime I bought your love
But now I've changed my mind
I'm not your fool

Nobody's fool
Nobody's fool
I'm no fool
Nobody's fool
Nobody's fool
Never again, no, no
Nobody's fool
Nobody's fool
I'm no fool
Nobody's fool
Nobody's fool
I count the falling tears
They fall before my eyes
Seems like a thousand years
Since we broke the ties
Ohhh
I'm not your fool

Nobody's fool
Nobody's fool
I'm no fool
Nobody's fool
Nobody's fool
I'm no fool
Nobody's fool
Nobody's fool
I'm no fool
Nobody's fool
Nobody's fool
Nobody's fool
Nobody's fool
Nobody's fool
Nobody's fool
Nobody's fool
Nobody's fool
No, nobody's fool
Nobody's fool
No, nobody's fool
Nobody's fool
Nobody's fool
+++1993+++
Is when it all began when the mighty Lord Ahriman and Blackmoon (David Parland) founded the
war machine we now know as DARK FUNERAL. They were later joined by Draugen and
Themgoroth.

+++1994+++
The legendary, self-titled and self-financed, mini-cd is recorded at Dan Swanö´s Uni-Sound studio
in January. It is released on May 4th to an unsuspecting world. And on that very same day, the
band would have performed their very first gig at Luse Lottes Pub in Oslo NORWAY. After the
recording sessions, Draugen (drums) leaves the band and is replaced by Equimanthorn.

+++1995+++
The band signs to No Fashion Records, which later turns out to be their biggest misstake yet, and
start preparing songs for a full-length album. After a miserable attempt to record The Secrets Of
The Black Arts at Uni-Sound studios (again with Dan Swanö) the band decides to relocate to
Abyss Studio and re-record the entire album. In between the studio sessions a new song was
written and added to the tracklist "When Angels Forever Die". With engineer Peter Tagtgren
(Hypocripsy) on board, the band finally gets the production they were looking for. Shortly after,
DARK FUNERAL plays their first festival gig, Under The Black Sun I in Berlin. A few weeks prior to
this gig Emperor Magus Caligula joins the band as vocalist and eventually becomes a permanent
member. The band also shoots their very first video for the track "The Secrets Of The Black Arts"
which is well received and played on music channels all over the world.

+++1996+++
January 28th the bands first full-length-album "The Secrets Of The Black Arts" is released upon the
masses and the album is soon licensed to Metal Blade (North America) and Mystic Production
(Poland). The line-up troubles which first saw vocalist Themgoroth and drummer Equimanthorn
leave is soon elevated when co-founding member Blackmoon also leaves. Fortunatly they are
more than compensated with the addition of Alzazmon (drums), Typhos (guitars) and Emperor
Magus Caligula (vocals/bass). With the addition of Caligula (who most of you already knew as
Masse Broberg, the original vocalist of Hypocrisy) DARK FUNERAL is brought to a new level of
aggressivity and intensivity. Together with Necromass the band does the Satanic War Tour I
throughout Europe. Also during 1996, the line-up of Emperor Magus Caligula, Lord Ahriman,
Alzazmon and Blackmoon recorded their unholy version of Bathory's "Call From The Grave" and
"Equimanthorn" for the Bathory tribute, In Conspiracy With Satan. (These stunning cover tracks
also appears later re-mastered for the re-titled re-release of the bands legendary debut "In The
Sign…".).
+++1997+++
The second leg of Satanic War Tour follows with Ancient and Bal Sagoth as support. Also, Dark
Funeral plays their very first show in America at the Expo Of The Extreme festival in Chicago. After
totally desecrating the unsuspecting American audience with their blasphemous stage show
complete with impaled pigs heads on upside down crosses matched with the unholy members
drenched in pigs blood and finishing the set off with Emperor Magus Caligula's firebreathing. From
there the band embarks on the "The American Satanic Crusade Tour" with Usurper in support.
Originally the tour was supposed to also feature Acheron and Destroyer 666, but after too many
hassles, both bands had to cancel. In September, the road dogs return to the Abyss studio to
record "Vobiscum Satanas". Ultra-raw and hyper-fast the unholy duo Ahriman/Caligula have
delivered a record that even the last sceptics have to admit that DARK FUNERAL are
spearheading Swedish black metal together with Marduk.
+++1998+++
The Ineffable Kings Of Darkness Tour with Enthroned and Liar Of Golgotha takes place with
Dominion coming into the band as a session bass player. The band also does their second major
festival appearance at the Swedish Hultsfreds festival. After the festival, Thyphos is kicked out and
Dominion, (who originally was a guitarist), is taken on as the bands second guitarist and Caligula
reverts back to doing both vocals and bass. Before the band heads out on the "Bleed For Satan"
tour, with Cannibal Corpse and Infernal Majesty, Alzazmon (drums) leaves and the bands long
time friend Gaahnfaust is being added to the line-up. (He was also in DARK FUNERAL back in
1996 for a short time.)

+++1999+++
DARK FUNERAL return overseas for another mini-tour "Black Plague Across The West" which
finds the band invading, then destroying Mexico for the first time before they head north and lay to
waste to the state of California. Afterwards they also embark on their longest and most successful
European tour "The Satanic Inquisition" together with Dimmu Borgir.

+++2000+++
With engineer Tommy Tägtgren DARK FUNERAL record the EP "Teach The Children To Worship
Satan" at the Abyss studio B (featuring the new song "An Apprentice Of Satan" and cover-versions
from Slayer, Mayhem, Sodom and King Diamond). For the EP, the band also film a live video for
"An Apprentice Of Satan". DARK FUNERAL join Deicide, Immortal and Cannibal Corpse for the No
Mercy festivals. After the departure of Gaahnfaust, Matte Modin (Defleshed) joins the band as a
permanent member and makes his debut at the With Full Force festival. With Matte DARK
FUNERAL becomes even faster and tighter. Wacken Open Air is added to the band's enormous
gig-list; even a chaotic Canadian/American tour is coming to a good end. Dominion and Caligula
work on their logically titled side-project Dominon Caligula while Lord Ahriman, with members of
Acheron, Incantation and The Electric Hellfire Club, form Wolfen Society. Due to popular demand
for the first EP, DARK FUNERAL re-releases the landmark work complete with new a new cover
and never before published photos, giving the fans a true taste of the history of the band.

+++2001+++
In January/February the band again enter Abyss Studio to record their third (and long awaited) full-
length album. The new album "Diabolis Interium." With the help of producer Peter Tägtgren and
studio technician Lars Szöke, DARK FUNERAL created the MASTERPIECE of their recording
career thus far, a record which will surely be considered a mile-stone in the evolution of black
metal in the future. Beside the usual highspeed-songs, DARK FUNERAL shows a new side,
slowing down for “Goddess Of Sodomy.” “An Apprentice Of Satan”, already known from the last
EP, was reworked for "Diabolis Interium." Other highlights of the CD are “Armageddon Finally
Comes” and the brutal opener “The Arrival Of Satan’s Empire” (which most would agree is THE
crown jewel of the Dark Funeral catalogue). "Diabolis Interium" is an absolute MUST for every
serious metal-collection, not only black metal fanatics!
Due to the overwhelming positive response of "Diabolis Interium" from the

public and the press, DARK FUNERAL were able to secure deals that
brought their music across to a much wider audience with licenses in Japan
(Soundholic Co.Ltd), Brazil (Hellion Records), Poland (Mystic Productions),
Romania (Rocris Disc), Bulgaria (Rocris Disc), Thailand (S.Stack Co. Ltd),
Russia (Irond Records Ltd), Taiwan, Hong Kong & China (Magnus Music).
With the exceptional response to the album in Brazil which was released
through Hellion Records, another local label, Somber Records licenses the
band's entire back catalogue.
As soon as "Diabolis Interium" hit the streets, DARK FUNERAL once again
hit the road. First they toured Europe, supported by Tidfall (NO), Anorexia
Nervosa (FR) and Ragnarok (NO). On this tour the band brought in Mikael
Hedlund (Hypocrisy) to play the bass. After this tour Mikael resumed duties
with his main band. DARK FUNERAL recruited Richard Cabeza for the
session bassist slot. The band also toured the US, supporting their long time
friends Cannibal Corpse. With "Diabolis Interium", the Swedish radio station
ROCKET 95.3 FM nominated DARK FUNERAL in the category “Best
Swedish Hardrock Band”. Other bands nominated at the same time and in the
same category were Breach, Entombed and Arise.
+++2002+++
In October 2002 the band made their very first tour in the Far East. The tour included shows in
Japan, Taiwan and Singapore. The band was the very first western extreme metal band to play
Taiwan and Singapore. DARK FUNERAL received a warm welcome by the Asian crowd, who not
only understood their brand of dark and majestic music, but also the essence of the band itself.
November 29th 2002, DARK FUNERALand MNW/No Fashion Records

announced that effective IMMEDIATELY they were no longer contractually
bound to Necropolis Records, who had licensed the bands 2001 masterpiece
"Diabolis Interium" for North America. Official Termination of contract
papers had already been delivered to Necropolis Records, putting an official
end of DARK FUNERAL's tenure with said record label. This was a result of
Necropolis' deliberate breach of contract with the band and label. DARK
FUNERAL has since put this unfortunate incident behind them and begun
moving on with the future.
After the Asian tour, guitarist Dominion felt that he could not give 100% to
DARK FUNERAL and felt it was in everyone’s best interest to resign his
position. He had felt his lack of motivation to dedicate himself to a full-time
touring band was not fair to the band, and also wanted to explore other
musical options. Dominion officially resigned upon their completion of the
Asian tour. Dominion is and will always be regarded as a very good and
close comrade and brother to the band.

+++2003+++
After the Asian tour, the band begin auditioning guitarists to replace the departed Dominion. A new
guitarist was found in the form of Chaq Mol, who has a long history in different local Metal acts. He
is also in the two man Doom/Black Metal project Mordichrist. He made his official debut with the
band at Wacken Open Air 2003.
After a successful gig at the Wacken Open Air Festival in Germany the band
headed down to South America for a tour through Brazil, Chile and
Columbia. This tour became one of the most successful tours ever
undertaken by the band. During the tour the band recorded a couple of the
shows with plans to release it as a live album! After sifting through the
recorded material with their live sound engineer (Erik Lidbom, Hitfire
Productions), “De Profundis Clamavi Ad Te Domine" was born.

+++2004+++
DARK FUNERAL began the year by officially announcing their split from MNW/No Fashion
Records. Shortly after, the band signed a license deal with Regain Records for their amazing new
live album “De Profundis Clamavi Ad Te Domine”. It was licensed to several other countries. On
May 31st, 2005 it also finds it´s long awaited release in the US through Candlelight USA.
In January of 2004 the band partnered with Goatwhore (US) and Zyklon (NO) in Japan on the
Extreme The Dojo Volume 9. Shortly after the band continue to tour with a spate of Mexican dates.
A few festivals are also being executed, Spanish Piorno Rock (w/ Sepultura, Saxon, Destruction,
Lacuna Coil among others), Finnish Tuska and X-Mass Festivals. The band appears as the
headline act at Germanys Party San, Swedish Nordic Rage and LA´s Gathering Of The Bestial
Legions Festival. The band also hit Italy together with Defleshed for a short, but extremely
successful burst of dates. In December 2004 DARK FUNERAL then resumed touring by first
playing Israel and then hitting Russia and Ukraine for the Black Winter Days Tour, together with
Horned NecroCannibals and Icewind Blast.
+++2005+++
On January 20th 2005, DARK FUNERAL signed a new record deal with Regain Records. The
band concentrates on writing material for a new full-length album yet still manage to perform at the
Metal Mind Festival in Poland before finally joining the No Mercy Tour with Six Feet Under, Nile,
Dying Fetus among others.
On May 23rd the band finally entered Dug Out Studios together with producer Daniel Bergstrand
(Meshuggah, In Flames, Strapping Young Lad, Behemoth a.s.o.) and Örjan Örnkloo (Misery Loves
CO) to begin work on their new, long awaited full-length album. This, which will be Dark Funeral's
4th full-length studio album is also their most eagerly anticipated recording in their now decade-
long career. The band brings in Gustaf Hielm (ex Messhuggha) to play the bass on the record. On
August 18th Dark Funeral's new Masterpiece "Attera Totus Sanctus" was completed! Raw, fierce,
and evil, Attera Totus Sanctus will rightly reclaim the unholy band’s title at the top of black metal’s
premiere elite.The release date is set for October 24th via Regain Records in Europe and
November 29th via Candlelight in the USA. Further on the album will also be released in Japan on
December 21th via Soundholic Ltd and in Brazil on ????? via Hellion Records.
Its not very often a Black Metal band hits the charts, but on November 2nd, 2006 Dark Funerals
new masterpiece "Attera Totus Sanctus" entered the Swedish top 40 as Nr 35 and the Swedish
Heavy Metal chart as Nr 3.
In November Dark Funeral begun working with Dragon Production, which is a division of A.S.S.
Concert & Promotion GmbH. Dragon Production will handle the bands tour bookings.
DARK FUNERAL ARE
Lord Ahriman - Guitars

Emperor Magus Caligula - Vocals
Matte Modin - Drums
Chaq Mol - Guitars

LORD AHRIMAN
guitars
MEMBER SINCE:
• 1993 [Founding member]
DISCOGRAPHY:
• Dark Funeral - Attera Totus Sanctus [2005]

• Dark Funeral - De Profundis Clamavi Ad Te Domine [2004]
• Wolfen Society - Conquer Divine [2001]
• Dark Funeral - Diabolis Interium [2001]
• Dark Funeral - Teach children to worship Satan [2000]
• Dark Funeral - Vobiscum Satanas [1998]
• Dark Funeral - The Secrets Of The Black Arts [1996]
• Dark Funeral - S/T [1994]
CURRENT SIDE PROJECTS:
• Wolfen Society
PREVIOUS BANDS:
• Satans Disciples
GUEST APPEREANCES:
• The Electric Hellfire Club - Electronomicon
GEAR:
• Guitar(s): xxx
• Pickup Models: LW-HMET, LW-CH [Seymour Duncan]
• Amplifire: Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifire
• Sennheiser - EM 500 G2 + SK 500 G2 + C1

• Picks: Jim Dunlop - Jazz III (Black)
• Strings: DR Handmade Strings - Tite Fit EH11 (11-50)
ENDORSED BY:
• Sennheiser
• Seymour Duncan
• Big Twins Tattoo
• Black Shadows Tattoo
• Demonic Ink Tattoo (London-Uk)
• New Order Tattoo (Chester-Uk)

EMPEROR MAGUS CALIGULA

vocals
MEMBER SINCE:
• 1995
DISCOGRAPHY:
• Dark Funeral - Teach children to worship Satan [2000]
• Dark Funeral - Vobiscum Satanas [1998]
• Hypocrisy - Pleasure of Molestation
• Hypocrisy - Penetralia
• Hypocrisy - Osculum Obscenum
• The Project Hate - Hate,Dominate,Congregate...
• God Among Insects - World Wide Death
• Dominion Caligula - A New Era Rises
• Nervochaos - Legion of Spirits Infernal
• God Among Insects
PREVIOUS BANDS:
• Hypocrisy, Obscurity, Dominion Caligula, Votary
GUEST APPEREANCES:
• The Project Hate
• Nervochaos - Legion of Spirits Infernal
GEAR:
• Sennheiser - EM 500 G2 + SKM 935 G2

ENDORSED BY:
• Sennheiser
• Demonic Ink Tattoo (London-Uk)
• New Order Tattoo (Chester-Uk)
MATTE MODIN
drums
MEMBER SINCE:
• 2000
DISCOGRAPHY:

• Defleshed - Reclaim The Beat [2005]
• Defleshed - Abrah Cadavra
• Defleshed - Under The Blade
• Defleshed - Fast Forward
• Defleshed - Death….The High Cost Of Living
• Defleshed – Royal Straight Flesh
• Infernal - Infernal
• Nonexist - Deus Deceptor
• Defleshed
PREVIOUS BANDS:
---
GUEST APPEREANCES:
• Godhate
GEAR:
• Drumset: Pearl / DW
• Drum stick: Wincent
• Cumbals: Turkish
ENDORSED BY:
• Pearl
• Wincent
• Turkish Cymbals
CHAQ MOL
guitars
MEMBER SINCE:
• 2003
DISCOGRAPHY:
• Mordichrist - S/T 10" MLP [2005]
CURRENT SIDE PROJECTS

> Mordichrist
PREVIOUS BANDS:
• Arkham Asylum
• Primal Rites
GUEST APPEREANCES:
---
GEAR:
• Guitar(s): xxx
•Pickup Models: EMG 85 18v and EMG 85 9v.
•Amplifire: Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier, Line-6 XT

• Picks: Jim Dunlop - Jazz III (Black)

• Strings: GP tools 011-050
ENDORSED BY:
• Sennheiser
• Seymour Duncan
• GP tools
B-FORCE [session]
bass
MEMBER SINCE:
• Live session member
DISCOGRAPHY:
•
CURRENT SIDE PROJECTS

>
PREVIOUS BANDS:
•
•
GUEST APPEREANCES:
---
GEAR:
• Bass Guitar(s): xxx

•Pickup Models:
•Amplifire:
• Picks:

• Strings:
ENDORSED BY:
• Sennheiser

© 2005 Dark Funeral. Webdesign by Demonic War Production
-= Darkl Funeral Discography =-
Dark Funeral - Dark Funeral [1994]
01 - Open The Gates

02 - Shadows Over Transylvania
03 - My Dark Desires
04 - In The Sign Of The Horns
Dark Funeral - The Secrets Of Black Arts [1996]
01 - The Dark Ages Has Arrived

02 - The Secrets Of The Black Arts
04 - The Dawn No More Rises
05 - When Angels Forever Die
06 - The Fire Eternal
07 - Satans Mayhem
09 - Bloodfrozen
10 - Satanic Blood
11 - Dark Are The Path To Eternity
Dark Funeral - Vobiscum Satanas [1998]
01 - Ravenna Strigoi Mortii

02 - Enriched By Evil
03 - Thy Legions Come
04 - Evil Prevail
05 - Slava Satan
06 - The Black Wnged Horde
07 - Vobiscum Satanas
08 - Ineffable Kings Of Darkness
Dark Funeral - Teach Children To Worship Satan [2000]
01 - An Apprentice Of Satan
02 - The Trial
03 - Dead Skin Mask
04 - Remember The Fallen
05 - Pagan Fears
Dark Funeral - In The Sign... [2000]
01 - Open The Gates

04 - In The Sign Of The Horns
05 - Call From The Grave
06 - Equimanthorn
Dark Funeral - Diabolis Interium [2001]
01 - The Arrival Of Satan's Empire

02 - Hail Murder
03 - Goddess Of Sodomy
04 - Diabolis Interium
05 - An Apprentice Of Satan
06 - Thus I Have Spoken
07 - Armageddon Finally Comes
08 - Heart Of Ice
Vocals / Bass : Emperor Magus Caligula
Guitar : Lord Ahriman
Guitar : Dominion
Drums : Matte Modin
© 2005 Attera Totus Sanctus (42:58)
1. King Antichrist (04:39) ► PLAY

2. 666 Voices Inside (04:38) ► PLAY
3. Attera Totus Sanctus (05:37) ► PLAY
4. Godhate (5:06) ► PLAY
5. Atrum Regina (05:33) ► PLAY
6. Angel Flesh Impaled (05:53) ► PLAY
7. Feed On The Mortals (05:41) ► PLAY
8. Final Ritual (05:44) ► PLAY
---Japanese Bonus Tracks---
9. Atrum Regina [Instrumental.] (05:33)
10. Open The Gates [2005 version] (04:25)
Dark Funeral

Dark Funeral
Country Sweden
Years active 1993-current
Genre(s) Black Metal
No Fashion Records
Metal Blade Records
Label(s) Necropolis Records
Regain Records
Candlelight Records
Lord Ahriman,
Emperor Magus Caligula,
Members
Chaq Mol,
Matte Modin
Dark Funeral is a black metal band from Sweden. The band was formed in 1993 by
guitarists Lord Ahriman and Blackmoon. The lyrical themes of this band are often
satanism, anti-christianity, apocalypse and highly blasphemous themes.
Ahriman claims to have participated in church burnings which occurred in Sweden in

the wake of Black Metal's Second Wave. However he has expressed his view that the
ancient Scandinavian churches under attack by Norwegian black metallers should not
be burned down, as they once were pagan gathering places.
Contents
[hide]
 1 Biography
o 1.1 1993
o 1.2 1994
o 1.3 1995
o 1.4 1996
o 1.5 1997
o 1.6 1998
o 1.7 1999
o 1.8 2000
o 1.9 2001
o 1.10 2002
o 1.11 2003
o 1.12 2004
o 1.13 2005
 2 Discography
o 2.1 Studio releases
o 2.2 Live and compilation releases
o 2.3 Demos and bootlegs
 3 Band members
o 3.1 Current members
o 3.2 Former members
[edit]
Biography
[edit]
1993
Dark Funeral was founded by Lord Ahriman and Blackmoon (David Parland). They
were later joined by Draugen and Themgoroth.
[edit]
1994
Their self-titled and self-financed, mini-cd was recorded at Dan Swanö´s Uni-Sound
studio in January. It was released on May 4th to an unsuspecting world. And on that
very same day, the band performed their very first gig at Luse Lottes Pub in Oslo,
Norway. After the recording sessions, Draugen (drums) left the band and was
replaced by Equimanthorn.
[edit]
1995
The band signed up to No Fashion Records, which later turned out to be their biggest
mistake yet, and started preparing songs for a full-length album. After a miserable
attempt to record The Secrets Of The Black Arts at Uni-Sound studios (again with
Dan Swanö), the band decided to relocate to Abyss Studio and re-record the entire
album. In between the studio sessions a new song was written and added to the
tracklist "When Angels Forever Die". With engineer Peter Tagtgren (Hypocripsy) on
board, the band finally got the production they were looking for. Shortly after, Dark
Funeral played their first festival gig, Under The Black Sun I in Berlin. A few weeks
prior to this gig Emperor Magus Caligula joined the band as vocalist and eventually
became a permanent member. The band also shot their very first video for the track
"The Secrets Of The Black Arts", which was well received and played on music
channels all over the world.
[edit]
1996
On January 28th, the bands first full-length-album "The Secrets Of The Black Arts"
was released and the album was soon licensed to Metal Blade (North America) and
Mystic Production (Poland). The line-up troubles which first saw vocalist
Themgoroth and drummer Equimanthorn leave was soon elevated when co-founding
member Blackmoon also left. Fortunatly they were more than compensated with the
addition of Alzazmon (drums), Typhos (guitars) and Emperor Magus Caligula
(vocals/bass). With the addition of Caligula (Masse Broberg, the original vocalist of
Hypocrisy), Dark Funeral was brought to a new level of aggressivity and intensivity.
Together with Necromass the band embarked on the Satanic War Tour I throughout
Europe. Also during 1996, the line-up of Emperor Magus Caligula, Lord Ahriman,
Alzazmon and Blackmoon recorded their unholy version of Bathory's "Call From The
Grave" and "Equimanthorn" for the Bathory tribute, In Conspiracy With Satan.
(These also appeared later re-mastered for the re-titled re-release of the band's
legendary debut "In The Sign…".).
[edit]
1997
The second leg of Satanic War Tour followed with Ancient_(band) and Bal Sagoth as
support. Also, Dark Funeral played their very first show in America at the Expo Of
The Extreme festival in Chicago. From there the band embarked on the "The
American Satanic Crusade Tour" with Usurper_(band) in support. Originally the tour
was supposed to also feature Acheron and Destroyer 666, but after too many hassles,
both bands had to cancel. In September, the road dogs returned to the Abyss studio to
record "Vobiscum Satanas". Ultra-raw and hyper-fast, the unholy duo
Ahriman/Caligula had delivered a record that even the last sceptics had to admit that
Dark Funeral were spearheading Swedish black metal together with Marduk.
[edit]
1998
The Ineffable Kings Of Darkness Tour with Enthroned and Liar Of Golgotha took
place with Dominion coming into the band as a session bass player. The band also
made their second major festival appearance at the Swedish Hultsfreds festival. After
the festival, Thyphos was kicked out and Dominion, (who originally was a guitarist),
was taken on as the band's second guitarist and Caligula reverts back to doing both
vocals and bass. Before the band headed out on the "Bleed For Satan" tour, with
Cannibal Corpse and Infernal Majesty, Alzazmon (drums) left and the band's long
time friend Gaahnfaust (who was also in the band back in 1996 for a short time) was
recruited.
[edit]
1999
The band returned overseas for another mini-tour "Black Plague Across The West",
when they played in Mexico for the first time before they headed north and laid waste
to the state of California. Afterwards they also embarked on their longest and most
successful European tour "The Satanic Inquisition" together with Dimmu Borgir.
[edit]
2000
With engineer Tommy Tägtgren, the band recorded the EP "Teach The Children To
Worship Satan" at the Abyss studio B (featuring the new song "An Apprentice Of
Satan" and cover-versions from Slayer, Mayhem, Sodom and King Diamond). For the
EP, the band also filmed a live video for "An Apprentice Of Satan". They joined
Deicide, Immortal and Cannibal Corpse for the No Mercy festivals. After the
departure of Gaahnfaust, Matte Modin (Defleshed) joined the band as a permanent
member and made his debut at the With Full Force festival.
[edit]
2001
In January/February the band again entered Abyss Studio to record their third (and
long awaited) full-length album. The new album "Diabolis Interium." With the help of
producer Peter Tägtgren and studio technician Lars Szöke, Dark Funeral created the
masterpiece of their recording career thus far, a record which would be considered a
mile-stone in the evolution of black metal in the future. Beside the usual highspeed-
songs, the band showed a new side, slowing down for “Goddess Of Sodomy”. “An
Apprentice Of Satan”, already known from the last EP, was reworked for "Diabolis
Interium." Other highlights of the CD were “Armageddon Finally Comes”, "Hail
Murder" and the brutal opener “The Arrival Of Satan’s Empire”.
Due to the overwhelming positive response of "Diabolis Interium" from the public
and the press, the band were able to secure deals that brought their music across to a
much wider audience with licenses in Japan (Soundholic Co.Ltd), Brazil (Hellion
Records), Poland (Mystic Productions), Romania (Rocris Disc), Bulgaria (Rocris
Disc), Thailand (S.Stack Co. Ltd), Russia (Irond Records Ltd), Taiwan, Hong Kong &
China (Magnus Music). With the exceptional response to the album in Brazil which
was released through Hellion Records, another local label, Somber Records licensed
the band's entire back catalogue.
As soon as "Diabolis Interium" hit the streets, Dark Funeral once again hit the road.
First they toured Europe, supported by Tidfall (NO), Anorexia Nervosa (FR) and
Ragnarok (NO). On this tour the band brought in Mikael Hedlund (Hypocrisy) to play
the bass. After this tour Mikael resumed duties with his main band. They recruited
Richard Cabeza for the session bassist slot. The band also toured the US, supporting
their long time friends Cannibal Corpse. With "Diabolis Interium", the Swedish radio
station ROCKET 95.3 FM nominated Dark Funeral in the category “Best Swedish
Hardrock Band”. Other bands nominated at the same time and in the same category
were Breach, Entombed and Arise.
[edit]
2002
In October 2002 the band made their very first tour in the Far East. The tour included
shows in Japan, Taiwan and Singapore. The band was the very first western extreme
metal band to play Taiwan and Singapore. They received a warm welcome from the
Asian crowd, whom not only understood their brand of dark and majestic music, but
also the essence of the band itself.
November 29th 2002, the band and MNW/No Fashion Records announced that they
were no longer contractually bound to Necropolis Records, who had licensed the
band's 2001 masterpiece "Diabolis Interium" for North America. Official Termination
of contract papers had already been delivered to Necropolis Records, putting an
official end of Dark Funeral's tenure with said record label. This was a result of
Necropolis' deliberate breach of contract with the band and label. The band have since
put this unfortunate incident behind them and begun moving on with the future.
After the Asian tour, guitarist Dominion felt that he could not give 100% to Dark
Funeral and felt it was in everyone’s best interest to resign his position. He had felt
his lack of motivation to dedicate himself to a full-time touring band was not fair to
the band, and also wanted to explore other musical options. Dominion officially
resigned upon their completion of the Asian tour. Dominion would always be
regarded as a very good and close comrade and brother to the band.
[edit]
2003
After the Asian tour, the band begin auditioning guitarists to replace the departed
Dominion. A new guitarist was found in the form of Chaq Mol, who has a long
history in different local Metal acts. He is also in the two man Doom
Metal_Doom/Black Metal project Mordichrist. He made his official debut with the
band at Wacken Open Air 2003.
After a successful gig at the Wacken Open Air Festival in Germany the band headed
down to South America for a tour through Brazil, Chile and Colombia. This tour
became one of the most successful tours ever undertaken by the band. During the tour
the band recorded a couple of the shows with plans to release a live album. After
sifting through the recorded material with their live sound engineer (Erik Lidbom,
Hitfire Productions), “De Profundis Clamavi Ad Te Domine" was born.
[edit]
2004
Dark Funeral officially announced their split from MNW/No Fashion Records.
Shortly after, the band signed a license deal with Regain Records for their live album
“De Profundis Clamavi Ad Te Domine”. It was licensed to several other countries. On
May 31st, 2005 it also found it´s long awaited release in the US through Candlelight
USA.
In January of 2004 the band partnered with Goatwhore (US) and Zyklon (NO) in
Japan on the Extreme The Dojo Volume 9. Shortly after the band continue to tour
with a spate of Mexican dates. A few festivals are also being executed, Spanish
Piorno Rock (w/ Sepultura, Saxon, Destruction, Lacuna Coil among others), Finnish
Tuska and X-Mass Festivals. The band appears as the headline act at Germany's Party
San, Swedish Nordic Rage and LA´s Gathering Of The Bestial Legions Festival. The
band also hit Italy together with Defleshed for a short, but extremely successful burst
of dates. In December 2004 Dark Funeral then resumed touring by first playing Israel
and then hitting Russia and Ukraine for the Black Winter Days Tour, together with
Horned NecroCannibals and Icewind Blast.
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2005
On January 20th 2005, they signed a new record deal with Regain Records. The band
concentrates on writing material for a new full-length album yet still manage to
perform at the Metal Mind Festival in Poland before finally joining the No Mercy
Tour with Six Feet Under, Nile, Dying Fetus among others.
On May 23rd the band entered Dug Out Studios together with producer Daniel
Bergstrand and Örjan Örnkloo to begin work on their new, long awaited full-length
album. The band brought in Gustaf Hielm (ex Meshuggah) to play the bass on the
record. On August 18th Dark Funeral's new Masterpiece "Attera Totus Sanctus" was
completed.
The album was well received by the metal community, despite disappointment in the
decline of Caligula's vocals, possibly due to aging. It entered the Swedish top 40 as Nr
35 and the Swedish Heavy Metal chart as Nr 3. Few Black Metal records have hit the
charts.
In November, Dark Funeral began working with Dragon Production, which is a
division of A.S.S. Concert & Promotion GmbH. Dragon Production were entrusted
with handling tour bookings.
All information collected from Dark Funerals official homepage,

http://www.darkfuneral.se .
[edit]
Discography
[edit]
Studio releases
 Attera Totus Sanctus (2005)

 Diabolis Interium (2001)
 Teach Children To Worship Satan (2000)
 Vobiscum Satanas (1998)
 The Secrets Of The Black Arts (1996)
 S/T (1994)
[edit]
Live and compilation releases
 In The Sign… [Compilation] - (2000)

 De Profundis Clamavi Ad Te Domine [Live] - (2004)
[edit]
Demos and bootlegs
 Dark Funeral [Demo] - (1994)
[edit]
Band members
[edit]
Current members
 Emperor Magus Caligula (Masse Broberg) - Vocals, Bass - (1996-)

 Lord Ahriman - Guitar - (1993-)
 Chaq Mol - Guitar - (2003-)
 Matte Modin - Drums - (2000-)
[edit]
Former members
 Themgoroth - Vocals, Bass - (1993-1996)

 Dominion (Matti Mäkelä) - Guitar - (1998-2002)
 Typhos (Henrik Ekeroth) - Guitar - (1996-1998)
 Blackmoon (David Parland) - Guitar - (1993-1996)
 Gaahnfaust (Robert Lundin) - Drums - (1998-2000)
 Alzazmon (Tomas Asklund) - Drums - (1996-1998)
 Equimanthorn - Drums - (1994-1996)
 Draugen - Drums - (1993-1994)
DARK FUNERAL LYRICS
album: "Dark Funeral" (1994 MCD)
Open The Gates

Shadows Over Transylvania
My Dark Desires
In The Sign Of The Horns
album: "The Secrets Of The Black Arts" (1996)
The Dark Age Has Arrived

The Secrets Of The Black Arts
My Dark Desires
The Dawn No More Rises
When Angels Forever Die
The Fire Eternal
Satans Mayhem
Bloodfrozen
Satanic Blood
Dark Are The Path's To Eternity
album: "Vobiscum Satanas" (1998)
Ravenna Strigoi Mortii

Enriched By Evil
Thy Legions Come
Evil Prevail
Slava Satan
The Black Winged Horde
Vobiscum Satanas
Ineffable King Of Darkness
album: "Teach Children To Worship Satan" (2000)

An Apprentice Of Satan
The Trial
Dead Skin Mask
Remember The Fallen
Pagan Fears
album: "Diabolis Interium" (2001)
The Arrival Of Satan's Empire

Hail Murder
The Goddess Of Sodomy
Diabolis Interium
Thus I Have Spoken
Armageddon Finally Comes
Heart Of Ice
album: "De Profundis Clamavi Ad Te Domine" (2004)
Intro
The Arrival Of Satans Empire
The Dawn No More Rises
Thy Legions Come
Hail Murder
Goddess Of Sodomy
The Secrets Of The Black Arts
Vobiscum Satanas
Open The Gates
Ineffable Kings Of Darkness
Thus I Have Spoken
My Dark Desires
Armageddon Finally Comes
album: "Attera Totus Sanctus" (2005)
King Antichrist
666 Voices Inside
Attera Totus Sanctus
Godhate
Atrum Regina
Angel Flesh Impaled
Feed On The Mortals
Final Ritual
11. Dark Are The Path's To Eternity
In the cold twilight I stand

Watching the rise of the moon
In my deep dreaming eyes
The reflection shines so clear
With the burning eyes of a wolf
The moonscape I behold
I can hear the souls astray
Whisper from the shadows
Oh, beutiful night

Thou art my mistress
Enshrouded in thy mysticism
Forever I will be
Enwrapped in the darkness
I wander across the fields
Of this haunted land in solitude
Enlightened by the moon
I am eternal, a life immoral in darkness

Alone I have wandered in the mysteries eternal
In my dreams
I spread my wings
Oh, the winds are calling
My cursed name
In tranquillity
I fly into eternity
The silence is broken
By my screams
Oh, mysterious night, thou art my silent mistress

Make me once more one with the dark
Like a black raven, I fly across the haunted fields
Immortality
Runs thick through my veins
In endless shadowed time
I've wandered through the night
Ensnared by the moonlight
I howl upon the dark
Raptured by the winds
That whispers in forbidden tongues
I am eternal, a life immortal in darkness

Alone I have wandered in the mysteries eternal
Deep Purple

Deep Purple
Country United Kingdom
1968–1976;
Years active
1984–present
Genre(s) Hard rock, Heavy metal
Label(s) Edel Records
Ian Gillan
Steve Morse
Members Roger Glover
Don Airey
Ian Paice
Ritchie Blackmore
Jon Lord
Joe Satriani
Joe Lynn Turner
Past members Tommy Bolin
David Coverdale
Glenn Hughes
Rod Evans
Nick Simper
This article is about the rock group. For the song with the same name, see
Deep Purple (song)
Deep Purple is the name of a British group, and is also the name of a song composed
by Peter De Rose, from which the band borrowed its name. They are one of the first
and most famous hard rock bands. They are considered pioneers of heavy metal,
though have never considered themselves a heavy metal band.
Contents
[hide]
 1 Pre-History
 2 The Dawn of Purple
 3 Top of the World
 4 The Reunions
 5 Revival
 6 Deep Purple and Heavy Metal
 7 Personnel and discography
o 7.1 Studio albums
o 7.2 Live albums
o 7.3 Live DVD Releases
o 7.4 Compilation Albums
 8 Hit singles
 9 See also
[edit]
Pre-History
The band Episode Six released several singles in the UK during the mid-sixties. It
featured Ian Gillan on vocals, Graham Dimmock on guitar, Roger Glover on bass,
Tony Lander on guitar, Sheila Carter on keyboards, and Harvey Shields on the drums.
Despite extensive touring, they never had their big break.
In 1967, a band called The Flowerpot Men and their Garden was formed, formerly
known as The Ivy League. It was concentrated on a trio of singers. The new name
was clearly derived from the children's show The Flowerpot Men, with the obvious
psychedelic-era puns on flower power and "pot". The band's most popular song was
"Let's Go To San Francisco." Some listeners assumed that the song was a parody of
Scott McKenzie's "If You're Going to San Francisco," but the band has denied this. It
featured Tony Burrows, Neil Landon, Robin Shaw, and Pete Nelson on vocals, Ged
Peck on guitar, Nick Simper on bass, Jon Lord on organ, and Carlo Little on drums.
Jon Lord had formerly played in The Artwoods, Nick Simper had been with
Screaming Lord Sutch's The Savages, where he also played with guitarist Ritchie
Blackmore.
[edit]
The Dawn of Purple

In 1967, former Searchers drummer Chris Curtis contacted London businessman
Tony Edwards in the hope that he would manage a new group he was putting
together. Curtis’ idea was that the members of the group would get on and off a
musical roundabout, and suitably impressed, Edwards agreed to finance the venture
with a couple of business partners, John Coletta and Ron Hire (Hire-Edwards-Coletta
– HEC Enterprises).
Curtis then set about building up the group, to be known as Roundabout. His first
encounter was with Hammond organ player Jon Lord, then he persuaded session
guitarist Ritchie Blackmore to return from Hamburg, Germany, to audition for the
new group. Curtis himself, however, soon dropped out, but HEC Enterprises, as well
as Lord and Blackmore, were keen that the project should continue, so firstly bassist
Nick Simper, then finally vocalist Rod Evans and drummer Ian Paice (both of whom
were from the group The Maze), were recruited. After their first few gigs on a brief
tour of Denmark in the spring of 1968, the band agreed on a new name suggested by
Ritchie – Deep Purple.
In October 1968, the group had tremendous success in the US (but not the UK) with a
cover of Joe South's "Hush," taken from their debut album Shades of Deep Purple,
and they were duly booked to support Cream on their Goodbye tour. However they
were soon kicked off the tour, allegedly because they were upstaging the headlining
act. The band's second album, The Book of Taliesyn, was released in the United States
to coincide with this tour, although it would not be released in their home country
until the following year. 1969 saw the release of their third album, Deep Purple,
which contained a symphony orchestra on some tracks. After these three albums and
extensive touring in the States, Rod Evans and Nick Simper were unceremoniously
sacked, and replaced by vocalist Ian Gillan and bassist Roger Glover both ex-Episode
Six. This would create the quintessential Deep Purple "Mark 2" lineup. Initially, this
version of the band released a single probably influenced by the then-popular stage
musical "Hair", a cover of a Greenaway-Cook tune titled "Hallelujah", which flopped,
and then the Concerto for Group and Orchestra, a three-part movement written by
Lord and performed at the Royal Albert Hall with the London Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Malcolm Arnold. Together with Five Bridges by The Nice, it was one
of the first collaborations between a rock band and an orchestra, although at the time,
certain members of Purple were less than happy at the group being tagged as "a group
who played with orchestras" when actually what they had in mind was to develop the
band into a much tighter, hard-rocking style.
[edit]
Top of the World

Shortly after the orchestral release, the band began a hectic touring and recording
schedule that was to see little respite for the next three years. Their first studio album,
released in mid-1970, was In Rock and contained concert staples Speed King and
Child in Time. The band also issued the UK Top Ten single Black Night. Blackmore's
and Lord's guitar-keyboard interplay coupled with Ian Gillan's howling vocals and the
solid rhythm section of Glover and Paice, now started to become an instantly
recognizable.[citation needed] A second album, the slightly more mellow and progressive
Fireball (a favourite of Gillan's but not of Blackmore's), was issued in 1971. The band
also scored another chart hit with Strange Kind Of Woman. Together with Led
Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, Purple were laying the groundwork for what is now
called heavy metal music, although at the time, the phrase was still to be coined.
During 1972, Deep Purple continued to tour and record at a rate that would be rare
thirty years on, releasing Machine Head, an album that was due to be recorded at a
casino in Montreux, using the Rolling Stones' mobile recording truck, but after an
accidental fire during a Frank Zappa gig burned down the casino the album was
actually recorded at the nearby Grand Hotel -- this incident famously inspiring the
song Smoke on the Water. Continuing from where both previous albums left off,
adding more boogie and funk influences, Machine Head has since remained the
band's most classic album, creating a number of career-spanning stage favourites
(Highway Star, Space Truckin', Lazy and Smoke on the Water). This album was
followed a few months later by a live release, Made in Japan mostly recorded at three
Japanese gigs- two in Osaka and one in Tokyo, it is today still one of rock music's
most popular live concert recordings (although at the time it was perhaps seen as less
important, as only two band members turned up to mix it).
The classic Purple Mk 2 line-up continued to work and record into 1973, releasing the
album Who Do We Think We Are (1973), featuring the hit single Woman from Tokyo,
but tensions within the band were more noticeable than ever. The bad feelings
culminated in Ian Gillan quitting the band after another European tour, and Roger
Glover being pushed out with him. Their replacements were an unknown singer from
northern England, David Coverdale, and bassist Glenn Hughes, formerly of Trapeze.
This new line-up continued into 1974 with the heavy blues/rock album Burn, another
highly successful release. Hughes and Coverdale added a funky R&B/soul element to
the band's music, a sound that was even more apparent on the 1974 release
Stormbringer. Blackmore was not happy with the results, and as a result left the band
in 1975 to form his own band Rainbow.
With Blackmore's departure, Deep Purple was left to fill one of the biggest vacancies
in rock music. The gap was filled by American Tommy Bolin who had established
himself with acts such as Zephyr, James Gang and Billy Cobham, with whom Bolin
made his mark on the jazz fusion Spectrum album. On the face of it Bolin was just
what the doctor ordered. The subsequent album, however, 1975's Come Taste the
Band, proved unpopular with die-hard fans and failed to attract any new ones, perhaps
since it was a radical departure from the expected Deep Purple sound. Bolin himself
turned out not to be ready for the daunting job of filling Blackmore's shoes, suffering
hostility from some crowds while turning in erratic performances varying from
scintillating to mundane. Bolin also had a heroin habit, which made matters all the
worse. After a particularly traumatic tour to promote Come Taste the Band, the band
broke up. Bolin later died of a heroin overdose in Miami while on tour supporting Jeff
Beck.
Subsequently, most of the past members of Deep Purple would go on to have

considerable success in a number of other bands, including Rainbow, Whitesnake and
Gillan, while there were a number of promoter-led attempts to get the band to reform,
especially with the revival of the hard rock market in the late 70s/early 80s.
[edit]
The Reunions
In 1980, Rod Evans, along with a group of unknown musicians, toured under the
banner of Deep Purple. As the only original member, and one little known to most
fans, this band was instantly derided by press and fans as a fraud. The lineup
performed concerts in Mexico and the USA before legal action was taken to deny
them the use of the name. In retrospect, however tenuous the connection this band had
to the name "Deep Purple", at least it kept the name alive and in the media, albeit
briefly. More information on this "fake" Deep Purple is available here and here.
However, in April 1984, eight years after the demise of Deep Purple, a full-scale (and
legal) reunion happened. It was announced on BBC radio's The Friday Rock Show
that the "classic" early 70s line-up of Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, and Paice was
reforming and recording new material. The band signed a deal with Polydor in Europe
and Mercury in North America. The album Perfect Strangers was released in October
1984 and the tour followed, starting in Australia and winding its way across the world
into Europe by the following summer. It was a tremendous success. The UK
homecoming proved mixed as they elected to play just a single festival show at
Knebworth (with main support from The Scorpions). The weather was famously bad
but 80,000 turned up anyway.
The line-up recorded and toured The House of Blue Light in 1987 though to lower
sales, a live album Nobody's Perfect (1988) was culled from several shows on this
tour. While in the UK a new version of "Hush" was released to mark 20 years of the
band. In 1989, Ian Gillan was fired from the band, as his relations with Blackmore
soured. His replacement was former Rainbow vocalist Joe Lynn Turner. This line up
recorded just one album, Slaves & Masters (1990), and toured in support of it. Despite
the renewed excellence of the band during this period, many fans were not pleased
with Turner, preferring Gillan.
With the tour done, Turner was forced to go as Lord, Paice, Glover, and the record
company wanted Gillan back in the fold. Blackmore relented and the classic line-up
recorded The Battle Rages On in 1993. During an artistically successful European
tour during the fall of 1993, tensions between Gillan and Blackmore came to a head
yet again. Blackmore walked out in November 1993, never to return and leaving the
band in a fix. Joe Satriani was drafted in, so the live dates (in Japan) in December
could be completed. Satriani stayed on for a European Summer tour in 1994, Satriani
was asked to stay permanently although his record contract commitments prevented
this. The band unanimously chose Dixie Dregs guitarist Steve Morse to become
Blackmore's permanent successor.
[edit]
Revival
Steve Morse’s arrival thoroughly revitalised the band as he is cited one the best and
most accomplished modern guitarists. In 1996 the band released the critically
acclaimed Purpendicular, which brimmed with confidence and new ideas. Deep
Purple enjoyed success throughout the rest of the 1990s, releasing the harder-
sounding Abandon in 1998, and touring with renewed relish, playing a setlist which
was probably more adventurous and eclectic than ever before. In 1999, Jon Lord, with
the help of a fan who was also a musicologist and composer, painstakingly recreated
the Concerto for Group and Orchestra, and it was once again performed at the Royal
Albert Hall in September 1999, this time with the London Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Paul Mann. The concert also featured songs from each member’s solo
careers, as well as a short Deep Purple set, and the occasion was commemorated on
the 2000 album In Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra.
Much of the next few years was spent on the road via constant touring. The group
continued forward until 2002, when venerable founding member Jon Lord (who,
along with Ian Paice, was the only member to be in all incarnations of the band)
announced his amicable retirement from the band to pursue personal projects
(especially orchestral work). Rock keyboard veteran Don Airey
(Rainbow/Whitesnake, etc.), who had helped Purple out when Lord was injured in
2001, joined the band. In 2003, Deep Purple released their first studio album in five
years, the highly praised (but controversially titled) Bananas, and began touring in
support of the album immediately. In October of 2005, the band's 37th year, Purple
released Rapture of the Deep, which, although recorded in just a few weeks, proved to
be the most progressive and adventurous album for many years, and it is being
followed by yet another extensive world tour.
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Deep Purple and Heavy Metal

Despite their association with the sub-genre, Deep Purple have never been a heavy
metal band, though many later heavy metal bands cite their influence. The group has
frequently changed styles and line-ups over the years, but has always included
virtuoso players in its ranks and placed a high priority on musicianship. Some
incarnations of Deep Purple have brought aspects of jazz and classical influences to a
rock context due to their frequent use of their songs as vehicles for extended and
sophisticated solos.
Today, Deep Purple steadfastly carries on in the studio and around the globe as one of
history's most prolific, longest-lived, and hardest touring rock 'n roll bands.
[edit]
Personnel and discography

Deep Purple personnel
 Rod Evans - vocals

 Ritchie Blackmore - guitar
Mk I  Jon Lord - keyboards
(1968-1969)  Nick Simper - bass guitar
 Ian Paice - drums

 Ian Gillan - vocals
Mk II  Jon Lord - keyboards
(1969-1973)  Roger Glover - bass guitar
 David Coverdale - vocals

 Jon Lord - keyboards
Mk III
 Glenn Hughes - bass
(1973-1975)
guitar,vocals
 David Coverdale - vocals

 Tommy Bolin - guitar
Mk IV
 Glenn Hughes - bass
(1975-1976)
guitar,vocals
(1976-1984) Band split.

Mk IIa, reunited  Jon Lord - keyboards
 Joe Lynn Turner - vocals

Mk V  Jon Lord - keyboards

Mk IIb, again
reunited
 Roger Glover - bass guitar
(1992-1993)

 Joe Satriani - guitar
Mk VI  Jon Lord - keyboards

 Steve Morse - guitar
Mk VII  Jon Lord - keyboards

 Steve Morse - guitar
Mk VIII  Don Airey - keyboards
(2002-present)  Roger Glover - bass guitar
The various line-ups in the history of Deep Purple are referred to by fans and the band
themselves by "Mark" numbers (abbreviated as Mk I, Mk II, etc.) The "gap" in the
numbering, Mk VI, refers to the series of concerts performed with Joe Satriani on
guitar, when Ritchie Blackmore quit the band halfway through the tour in November
1993. This is the only lineup for which no official recordings have yet been released.
[edit]
Studio albums
 Mk I
o Shades of Deep Purple, September 1968 #24 US
o The Book of Taliesyn, December 1968 #54 US
o Deep Purple, November 1969 #162 US
 Mk II
o Deep Purple in Rock, June 1970 #4 UK, #143 US
o Fireball, September 1971 #1 UK, #32 US
o Machine Head, March 1972 #1 UK, #7 US
o Who Do We Think We Are, February 1973 #4 UK, #15 US
 Mk III
o Burn, February 1974 #3 UK, #9 US
o Stormbringer, December 1974 #6 UK, #20 US
 Mk IV
o Come Taste the Band, October 1975 #19 UK, #43 US
 Mk II, reunited
o Perfect Strangers, November 1984 #5 UK, #17 US
o The House of Blue Light, January 1987 #10 UK, #34 US
 Mk V
o Slaves & Masters, October 1990 # 45 UK, #87 US
 Mk II, again reunited
o The Battle Rages On, July 1993 #21 UK, #192 US
 Mk VII
o Purpendicular, February 1996 #58 UK
o Abandon, May 1998 #76 UK
 Mk VIII
o Bananas, August 2003
o Rapture of the Deep, October 2005 #81 UK
o Rapture of the DeepSpecial 2CD Edition , June 2006
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Live albums
 Mk I
o Live in Inglewood, 1968 (released 2004)
 Mk II
o Concerto for Group and Orchestra, 1969
o Kneel & Pray, 1969 (released 2004)
o Gemini Suite Live, 1970 (released 1998)
o Scandinavian Nights, 1970 (released 1988)
o Space Vol 1 & 2 , 1970 (released 2004)
o Made in Japan 1972, #16 UK, #6 US
o Deep Purple In Concert, 1970-1972 (released 1980) #30 UK
o Denmark 1972, 1972 (released 2004)
 Mk III
o Made in Europe, 1975, #12 UK, #148 US
o Live in London, 1974 (released 1982), #23 UK
o Just Might Take Your Life , 1974 (released 1996 | 2004)
o Perks And Tit, 1974 (released 2004)
o Mk III: The Final Concerts, 1975 (released 1996)
 Mk IV
o Last Concert in Japan, 1976
o King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents: Deep Purple in Concert(=On the
Wings of a Russian Foxbat) = , 1975 (released 1995)
o This Time Around: Live in Tokyo, 1975 (released 2001)
 Mk II, reunited
o Nobody's Perfect, 1987 (released 1988) #38 UK, #105 US
o In The Absence of Pink: Knebworth 85, 1985 (released 1991)
o Come Hell or High Water, 1993, (released 1994)
o Live In Europe 1993, 1993 (4-CD box set - due for release March
2006)
 Mk VII
o Live at the Olympia '96, 1996 (released 1997)
o Total Abandon: Live in Australia, 1999
o In Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra, 1999
o Live At The Rotterdam Ahoy, 2000
o The Soundboard Series, 2001
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Live DVD Releases
 Mk II
o Concerto for Group and Orchestra, 1969 (CD 1969, DVD 2003)
o Special Edition EP, 1969 (Released 2003)
o Live In Concert 1973/73, 1972/1973 (Released 1988)
 Mk III
o Live in California 74, 1974 (Released 1974, DVD Remaster 2006)
 Mk II, Reunited
o Come Hell Or High Water, 1993 (DVD Release 2001)
 Mk VII
o Bombay Calling, 1995
o Live at Montreaux, 1996
o In Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra, 1999
o Live in Australia: Total Abandon, 1999
o Perihelion, 2001
o Live Encounters, 2003
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Compilation Albums
 Purple Passages, September 1972; # 57 US

 24 Carat Purple, July 1975; #14 UK
 When We Rock, We Rock, and When We Roll, We Roll, 1978
 The Mark II Purple Singles, April 1979; #24 UK
 Deepest Purple: The Very Best of Deep Purple, July 1980; #1 UK, #148 US
 The Anthology, June 1985; # 50 UK
 30: Very Best of Deep Purple, October 1998; #39 UK
 Listen, Learn, Read On, October 29, 2002 (6 disc box set)
 Winning Combinations: Deep Purple and Rainbow, 2003
 Deep Purple: The Platinum Collection, 2005
[edit]
Hit singles
 1968 "Hush" #4 US
 1968 "Kentucky Woman" #38 US
 1969 "River Deep - Mountain High" # 53 US
 1970 "Black Night" #2 UK, # 66 US
 1971 "Strange Kind of Woman" #8 UK
 1971 "Fireball" #15 UK
 1972 "Never Before" #35 UK
 1973 "Smoke on the Water" #21 UK (1977 release), # 4 US
 1973 "Woman From Tokyo" # 60 US
 1974 "Might Just Take Your Life" # 91 US
 1977 "New Live and Rare EP" #31 UK (including an unheard live version of
Black Night)
 1978 "New Live and Rare EP II" # 45 UK
 1980 "Black Night" (reissue) # 43 UK
 1980 "New Live and Rare EP III" # 48 UK (including Smoke on the Water)
 1985 "Knocking at Your Back Door" # 61 US
 1985 "Perfect Strangers" # 48 UK
 1985 "Knocking at Your Back Door / Perfect Strangers" # 68 UK
 1988 "Hush" (re-recording) # 62 UK
 1990 "King Of Dreams" # 70 UK
 1991 "Love Conquers All" # 57 UK
 1995 "Black Night" (reissue) # 66 UK (remastered CD single)
Deep Purple
Deep Purple - infiintata in anul in 1968 in Hertford, Anglia

Perioada de activitate: 1968 - 1976, 1984 - prezent
Componenta actuala: Ian Gillan - voce (69-73, 84-89, 92-prezent), Steve Morse -
chitara (94-prezent), Roger Glover - bass (69-73, 84-prezent), Don Airey - clape
(2002-prezent), Ian Paice - tobe (68-prezent).
Componenta initiala: Rod Evans - voce (68-69), Nick Simper - bass (68-69),
Ritchie Blackmore - chitara (68-75, 84-94), Ian Paice - tobe (68-prezent), Jon Lord -
clape (68-02)
Alti membri: David Coverdale - voce (74-76), Tommy Bolin - chitara(75-76), Glenn
Hughes - bass + voce (74-76), Joe Lynn Turner - voce (90-91).
Stiluri abordate: Progressive Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
* Deep Purple - discografie
Deep purple, o trupa britanica, una dintre primele si una dintre cele mai faimoase
trupe de Hard-rock, este considerata a fi un pionier al stilului heavy metal. In ciuda
acestei asocieri, trupa nu a fost niciodata o trupa pur heavy metal, desi multe
formatii heavy metal de mai tarziu au declarat ca Deep Purple le-a fost o influenta
majora. Acest grup si-a schimbat stilurile (de la
progressive la inceputuri la soundul heavy si hardrock
ce i-a consacrat), dar mai ales componenta de-a
lungul anilor, insa a inclus mereu in randurile sale
cantareti si instrumentisti virtuosi, recunoscuti in
randul artistilor. Deep Purple a avut in componenta
muzicieni ce proveneau din trupele Episode Six, The
Flowerpot Men and their Garden, Roundabout.
Prima componenta a trupei Deep Purple era: Ritchie
Blackmore - chitara, Jon Lord - clape, Rod Evans - voce,
Nick Simper - bass, Ian Paice - tobe. Ei inregistreaza un
succes destul de mare in SUA cu preluarea piesei "Hush" a
lui Joe South, piesa inclusa pe albumul de debut, destul de
apreciat, "Shades of Deep Purple, in 1968. In acelasi an,
trupa a mai albumul "The Book Of Taliesyn", un an mai
tarziu fiind urmat de albumul intitulat "Deep Purple".
Pe aceste trei albume stilul abordat este predominant
progressive. Dupa un turneu prelungit,componenta trupei
sufera modicari, Ian Gillan inlocuindu-l pe Evans la voce, si
Roger Glover luandu-i locul lui Simper la bass. Aceasta
formula va inregistra albumul "Concerto for Group and
Orchestra", o lucrare in 3 parti scrisa de Lord si cantata
impreuna cu Orchestra Filarmonica a Londrei, dirijata de
Malcom Arnold; aceasta lucrare este cunoscuta ca prima
colaborare de succes intre o trupa rock si o orchestra.
Dupa acesta, insa, Deep Purple a socat lumea
muzicii prin muzica cu nuante predominante de heavy
si hard rock, devenind pionieri in materie de heavy
metal; iar stilul heavy abordat rivaliza cu nou-nascuta
Black Sabbath. In acea perioada, Deep Purple a
devenit una dintre cele mai populare formatii hardrock
din lume, lansand albume de mare succes ca "Deep
Purple In Rock"(1970),"Fireball" (1971), "Machine
Head" in 1972(pe care se regaseste si una dintre cele
mai celebre piese Deep Purple, intitulata "Smoke on
the Water), si albumul live "Made In Japan"(1972).
In aceeasi formula, Deep Purple si-a continuat
activitatea lansand albumul "Who Do We Think We
Are?" (1973), punct in care si Gillan si Glover parasesc
trupa, fiind inlocuiti de solistul David Coverdale si de
Glenn Hughes - bass si voce. Noua Deep
Purple inregistreaza in 1974 albumul "Burn",
cotat ca fiind un succes. Hughes si Coverdale
au constituit elementul de noutate in cadrul
trupei, imprimand sunetului trupei, pana atunci
heavy, o nota de R&B/Soul , noul sunet
rezultat a fost si mai sesizabil in albumul din
decembrie 1974 - Stormbringer. Blackmore
este nemultumit de rezultat, iar dupa lansarea
live-ului "Made in Europe" (contine inregistrari
din turneul Stormbringer), membrul fondator
paraseste Deep Purple in 1975.
Dupa plecarea lui Blackmore, marele gol din
Deep Purple este umplut de talentatul chitarist Tommy

Bolin, care-si crease imaginea in trupe ca Zephyr,
James Gang si Billy Cobham. Aparent noul membru
era exact "recomandarea medicului". Pt formatie, a
urmat albumul "Come Taste the Band", in 75, calitatea
caruia se pare ca nu a multumit fanii inraiti ai trupei si
nici nu a atras noi fani. Aceasta a demonstrat ca Bolin
nu era pregatit sa-l inlocuiasca pe Blackmore, si chiar
a avut parte de o atitudine ostila din partea publicului.
Mai grav, el era dependent de heroina, fapt care a
inrautatit si mai mult lucrurile, acesta murind de
supradoza de heroina in 76, dupa turneul de
promovare al albumului. Moartea acestuia a dus la
despartirea
grupului. In perioada urmatoare, fostii membri ai Deep Purple
si-au continuat activitate cu succes intr-un numar de trupe ce
a inclus nume ca Rainbow, Whitesnake si Gillan.
Abia in aprilieie 1984, la aproape 8 ani de la incetarea
activitatii, Deep Purple revine in forta. In cadrul emisiunii The
Friday's Rock de la postul de radio al BBC este anuntata
renasterea trupei in componenta clasica de la inceputul anilor
'70. Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord si Paice sustineau deja
concerte si inregistrau un nou album. "Perfect Strangers" este
lansat in octombrie 1984, sub marca Polydor, in Europa, si
Mercury, in America de Nord. Turneul care a urmat a debutat
in Noua Zeelanda si s-a desfasurat pe continentele lumii,
sfarsind in Europa spre finalul verii anului 1985. Succesul a
fost urias.
In Marea Britanie, ei au cantat doar in cadrul unui festival,
sustinuti de trupa The Scorpions, si, desi vremea a fost foarte
rea, concertul s-a tinut in prezenta a peste 80.000 de
spectatori.
A urmat albumul si concertul pentru "The House of Blue
Light", in 1987, iar un an mai tarziu live-ul "Nobody's Perfect"
in 1988, format din inregistrarile concertelor recente din SUA.
O noua versiune a piesei "Hush" este lansata in Marea
Britanie, pentru a marca cei 20 de ani de existenta ai trupei.
In 1989, Ian Gillan paraseste din nou formatia, in urma
divergentelor cu Blackmore, si este inlocuit de fostul solist al
trupei Rainbow - Joe Lynn Turner. Aceasta componenta a
inregistrat doar un
album - "Slaves and Masters (1990), urmat de
turneul de promovare. Dupa turneu, Turner
este silit sa paraseasca formatia, dupa ce Jon
Lord si Ian Paice au realizat ca aveau nevoie
de Gillan in componenta. Blackmore s-a mai
imbunat, iar componenta clasica a inregistrat
albumul The Battle Rages On in 1993. In
timpul turneului de promovare in 1994,
tensiunea dintre Gillan si Blackmore creste din
nou, rezultand plecarea lui Blackmore, aceasta
fiind definitiva pana in azi. Este adus Joe
Satriani
pentru a finaliza turneul; este rugat sa se alature ca
membru oficial al trupei, dar Satriani refuza. In urma
auditiilor organizate, este ales Steve Morse de la trupa
Dixie Dregs.
Astfel revitalizata, formatia Deep Purple se bucura de
succes in anii 90, lansand albumele Purpendicular in 1996
si Abandon in 1998. Iar restul perioadei este petrecut in
cea mai mare parte in turnee. Trupa si-a continuat
activitatea in aceasta formula pana in 2002, cand
membrul fondator Jon Lord (care impreuna cu Ian Paice, a
fost singurul membru care s-a aflat in toate componentele
trupei), si-a anuntat plecarea din trupa pentru a realiza
proiecte solo (in special lucrari de orchestra). Veteranul
keybordist Don
Airey (Rainbow, Whitesnake), care a ajutat trupa in 2001, cand Lord era accidentat,
s-a alaturat celor din Deep Purple ca membru oficial. In 2003, Deep Purple au lansat
primul album de studio dupa 5 ani, mult laudatul "Bananas", fiind urmat imediat de
un turneu de promovare.
Fostul membru fondator, Ritchie Blackmore nu s-a lasat mai prejos, ocupandu-si
timpul cu lansarea unui album sub numele Rainbow, intitulat Strangers in Us All
(1998), iar mai tarziu formand impreuna cu logodnica sa Candice Night formatia
Blackmore's Night.
In ciuda schimbarilor frecvente de componenta, trupa Deep Purple ramane un
nume prezent pe scena muzicala si in secolului 21.
Discografie Deep Purple:
Deep Purple - Shades of Deep Purple (1968)

Track list:
01. "And the Address" - 4:38
02. "Hush" - 4:24
03. "One More Rainy Day" - 3:40
04. a) "Prelude: Happiness"
b) "I'm So Glad" - 7:19
05. "Mandrake Root" - 6:09
06. "Help!" - 6:01
07. "Love Help Me" - 3:49
08. "Hey Joe" - 7:33
Bonus tracks on the CD re-issue:
09. "Shadows" - 3:38
10. "Love Help Me" - 3:29
11. "Help!" alternate take - 5:23
12. "Hey Joe" BBC Top Gear session - 4:05
13. "Hush" Live US TV - 3:53

Deep Purple - The Book Of Taliesyn (1969)
Track list:
1. "Listen, Learn, Read On" - 4:05
2. "Wring That Neck" - 5:13
3. "Kentucky Woman" - 4:44
4. a) "Exposition
b) We Can Work It Out" - 7:07
5. "Shield" - 6:06
6. "Anthem" - 6:31
7. "River Deep - Mountain High" - 10:12

Deep Purple - Deep Purple (1969)
Track list:
1. "Chasing Shadows" - 5:34
2. "Blind" - 5:26
3. "Lalena" - 5:05
4. "Fault Line" - 1:46
5. "The Painter" - 3:51
6. "Why Didn't Rosemary?" - 5:04
7. "Bird Has Flown" - 5:36
8. "April" - 12:10
Deep Purple - Concerto for Group and Orchestra (1969)
Track list:
1. "Hush" 4:42
2. "Wring that Neck" 13:23
3. "Child in Time" 12:06
4. "First Movement": Moderato-Allegro 19:23
5 . "Second Movement": Andante 19:11
6 . "Third Movement": Vivace-Presto 13:09
7 . "Encore - Third Movement": Vivace-Presto
Deep Purple - Deep Purple in Rock (1970)

Track list:
1. "Speed King" - 5:49
2. "Bloodsucker" - 4:10
3. "Child in Time" - 10:14
4. "Flight of the Rat" - 7:51
5. "Into the Fire" - 3:28
6. "Living Wreck" - 4:27
7. "Hard Lovin' Man" - 7:11

Deep Purple - Fireball (1971)

Track list:
1. "Fireball" - 3:25
2. "No No No" - 6:54
3. "Demon's Eye" - 5:21
4. "Anyone's Daughter" - 4:43
5. "The Mule" - 5:23
6. "Fools" - 8:21
7. "No One Came" - 6:28
Deep Purple - Machine Head 1972
Track list:
1. "Highway Star" - 6:08
2. "Maybe I'm A Leo" - 4:52
3. "Pictures Of Home" - 5:08
4. "Never Before" - 4:00
5. "Smoke on the Water" - 5:42
6. "Lazy" - 7:24
7. "Space Truckin'" - 4:35
Deep Purple - Made in Japan (1972)
Track list:
1. "Highway Star" - 6:43
2. "Child in Time" - 12:17
3. "Smoke on the Water" - 7:36
4. "The Mule" [Drum Solo] - 9:28
5. "Strange Kind of Woman" - 9:52
6. "Lazy" - 10:27
7. "Space Truckin'" - 19:54
Deep Purple - Who Do We Think We Are (1973)

Track list:
1. "Woman from Tokyo" - 5:48
2. "Mary Long" - 4:23
3. "Super Trouper" - 2:54
4. "Smooth Dancer" - 4:08
5. "Rat Bat Blue" - 5:23
6. "Place in Line" - 6:29
7. "Our Lady" - 5:12
Deep Purple - Burn (1974)
Track list:
1. "Burn" - 6:00
2. "Might Just Take Your Life" - 4:36
3. "Lay Down, Stay Down" - 4:15
4. "Sail Away" - 5:48
5. "You Fool No One" - 4:47
6. "What's Goin' on Here" - 4:55
7. "Mistreated" - 7:25
8. "'A' 200" - 3:51
Deep Purple - Stormbringer (1974)
Track list:
1. "Stormbringer" - 4:03
2. "Love don't mean a thing" - 4:23
3. "Holy Man" - 4:28
4. "Hold on" - 5:05
5. "Lady Double Dealer" - 3:19
6. "You can't do it right (with the one you love)"
7. "High Ball Shooter" - 4:26
8. "The Gypsy" - 4:13
9. "Soldier of Fortune" - 3:14
Deep Purple - Come Taste The Band (1975)

Track list:
1. "Comin' Home" - 3:55
2. "Lady Luck" - 2:48
3. "Gettin' Tighter" - 3:37
4. "Dealer" - 3:50
5. "I Need Love" - 4:23
6. "Drifter" - 4:02
7. "Love Child" - 3:08
8. "This Time Around/Owed to 'G' (instrumental)"
9. "You Keep on Moving" - 5:19

Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers (1984)
Track list:
01. "Knocking at Your Back Door" - 7:00
02. "Under the Gun" - 4:35
03. "Nobody's Home" - 3:55
04. "Mean Streak" - 4:20
05. "Perfect Strangers" - 5:23
06. "A Gypsy's Kiss" - 4:40
07. "Wasted Sunsets" - 3:55
08. "Hungry Daze" - 4:44
09. "Not Responsible" - 4:36
10. "Son of Alerik" - 10:07 (not on original release)
Deep Purple - The House of Blue Light (1987)
Track list:
01. "Bad Attitude" - 4:43
02. "The Unwritten Law" - 4:34
03. "Call of the Wild" - 4:50
04. "Mad Dog" - 4:29
05. "Black and White" - 3:39
06. "Hard Lovin' Woman" - 3:24
07. "The Spanish Archer" - 4:56
08. "Strangeways" - 5:56
09. "Mitzi Dupree" - 5:03
10. "Dead or Alive" - 4:42
Deep Purple - Slaves & Masters (1990)
Track list:
1. "King of Dreams" - 5:28
2. "The Cut Runs Deep" - 5:42
3. "Fire in the Basement" - 4:43
4. "Truth Hurts" - 5:14
5. "Breakfast in Bed" - 5:17
6. "Love Conquers All" - 3:47
7. "Fortuneteller" - 5:49
8. "Too Much Is Not Enough" - 4:17
9. "Wicked Ways" - 6:33
Deep Purple - The Battle Rages On (1993)

Track list:
01. "The Battle Rages On" - 5:55
02. "Lick It Up" - 3:59
03. "Anya" - 6:31
04. "Talk About Love" - 4:07
05. "Time to Kill" - 5:48
06. "Ramshackle Man" - 5:33
07. "A Twist in the Tale" - 4:16
08. "Nasty Piece of Work" - 4:35
09. "Solitaire" - 4:41
10. "One Man's Meat" - 4:38
Deep Purple - Purpendicular (1996)

Track list:
01. Ted the Mechanic 4:16
02. Loosen My Strings 5:57
03. Soon Forgotten 4:47
04. Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming 7:29
05. Cascades: I'm Not Your Lover 4:43
06. The Aviator 5:20
07. Rosa's Cantina 5:10
08. A Castle Full of Rascals 5:11
09. A Touch Away 4:36
10. Hey Cisco 5:53
11. Somebody Stole My Guitar 4:09
12. The Purpendicular Waltz 4:45

Deep Purple - Abandon (1998)

Track list:
1. "Any Fule Kno That" - 4:27
2. "Almost Human" - 4:49
3. "Don't Make Me Happy" - 4:45
4. "Seventh Heaven" - 5:29
5. "Watching the Sky" - 5:57
6. "Fingers to the Bone" - 4:53
7. "Jack Ruby" - 3:47
8. "She Was" - 4:17
9. "Whatsername" - 4:11
10. "'69" - 5:13
11. "Evil Louie" - 4:50
12. "Bludsucker" - 4:29

Deep Purple - Bananas (2003)

Track list:
01. "House of Pain" - 3:34
02. "Sun Goes Down" - 4:10
03. "Haunted" - 4:22
04. "Razzle Dazzle" - 3:28
05. "Silver Tongue" - 4:03
06. "Walk On" - 7:04
07. "Picture of Innocence" - 5:11
08. "I Got Your Number" - 6:01
09. "Never a Word" - 3:46
10. "Bananas" - 4:51
11. "Doing It Tonight" - 3:28
12. "Contact Lost" - 1:27

Deep Purple - Rapture of the Deep (2005)

Track list:
01. "Money Talks" - 5:32
02. "Girls Like That" - 4:02
03. "Wrong Man" - 4:53
04. "Rapture of the Deep" - 5:55
05. "Clearly Quite Absurd" - 5:25
06. "Don't Let Go" - 4:33
07. "Back to Back" - 4:04
08. "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" - 4:19
09. "MTV" - 4:56
10. "Junkyard Blues" - 5:33
11. "Before Time Began" - 6:31

Deep Purple survived a seemingly endless series of lineup changes and a dramatic mid-career shift
from grandiose progressive rock to ear-shattering heavy metal to emerge as a
true institution of the British hard rock community; once credited in the Guinness Book of World Records
as the globe's loudest band, their revolving-door roster launched the careers of performers including
Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale, and Ian Gillan. Deep Purple was formed in Hertford, England, in
1968, with an inaugural lineup that featured guitarist Blackmore, vocalist Rod Evans, bassist Nick
Simper, keyboardist Jon Lord, and drummer Ian Paice. Initially dubbed Roundabout, the group was first
assembled as a session band for ex-Searchers drummer Chris Curtis but quickly went their own way,
touring Scandinavia before beginning work on their debut LP, Shades of Deep Purple. The most pop-
oriented release of their career, the album generated a Top Five American hit with its reading of Joe
South's "Hush" but otherwise went unnoticed at home. The Book of Taliesyn followed (in the U.S. only)
in 1969, again cracking the U.S. Top 40 with a cover of Neil Diamond's "Kentucky Woman." With their
self-titled third LP, Deep Purple's ambitions grew, however; the songs reflecting a new complexity and
density as Lord's classically influenced keyboards assumed a much greater focus. Soon after the
album's release, their American label Tetragrammaton folded, and with the dismissals of Evans and
Simper, the band started fresh, recruiting singer Ian Gillan and bassist Roger Glover from the ranks of
the pop group Episode Six. The revamped Deep Purple's first album, 1970's Concerto for Group and
Orchestra, further sought to fuse rock and classical music. When the project, which was recorded with
the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, was poorly received, Blackmore took creative control of the band,
steering it towards a heavier, guitar-dominated approach which took full advantage of Gillan's powerful
vocals. The gambit worked; 1970's Deep Purple in Rock heralded the beginning of the group's most
creatively and commercially successful period. At home, the album sold over a million copies, with the
subsequent non-LP single "Black Night" falling just shy of topping the U.K. pop charts. 1971's Fireball
was also a smash, scoring a hit with "Strange Kind of Woman." Plans to record the follow-up at the
Casino in Montreux, Switzerland, were derailed after the venue burned down during a live appearance
by Frank Zappa, but the experience inspired Deep Purple's most enduring hit, the AOR staple "Smoke
on the Water." The song, featured on the multi-platinum classic Machine Head, reached the U.S. Top
Five in mid-1972 and positioned Deep Purple among rock's elite; the band consolidated its status with
the 1973 studio follow-up Who Do We Think We Are and the hit "Woman From Tokyo." However, long-
simmering creative differences between Blackmore and Gillan pushed the latter out of the group that
same year, with Glover soon exiting as well; singer David Coverdale and bassist/singer Glenn Hughes
were recruited for 1974's Burn, and Gillan meanwhile formed a band bearing his own name. After
completing 1974's Stormbringer, Blackmore left Deep Purple to form Rainbow with vocalist Ronnie
James Dio; his replacement was ex-James Gang guitarist Tommy Bolin, who made his debut on Come
Taste the Band. All the changes clearly took their toll, however, and following a farewell tour, the group
dissolved in 1976 with Coverdale going on to form Whitesnake; Bolin died of a drug overdose later in
the year. The classic lineup of Blackmore, Gillan, Lord, Glover, and Paice reunited Deep Purple in 1984
for a new album, the platinum smash Perfect Strangers; The House of Blue Light followed three years
later, but as past tensions resurfaced, Gillan again exited in mid-1989. Onetime Rainbow vocalist Joe
Lynn Turner was recruited for 1990's Slaves and Masters before Gillan again rejoined to record The
Battle Rages On..., an apt title as Blackmore quit the group midway through the supporting tour, to be
temporarily replaced by Joe Satriani.
In 1994, Steve Morse took over the guitar slot, fresh from a stint in Kansas; the revitalized group
returned to the studio for 1996's Purpendicular, which proved a success among the Purple faithful.
1998's Abandon followed, as well as a 1999 orchestral performance released the following year as Live
at the Royal Albert Hall. Deep Purple was given the box set treatment the same year with the four-disc
set Shades: 1968-1998, which collected hits, demos, live takes, and unreleased tracks from throughout
the years (touching upon all of Purple's different lineups). The late '90s/early 2000s saw the release of
several other archival releases and collections (Machine Head 25th Anniversary, Friends & Relatives,
Rhino's The Very Best Of, and Days May Come and Days May Go: The 1975 California Rehearsals), as
well as a slew of DVDs (Total Abandon: Live Australia 1999, In Concert with the London Symphony
Orchestra, Bombay Calling, and New Live & Rare). Former member Blackmore also kept himself busy
after leaving the band by issuing a single album with his briefly resuscitated outfit Rainbow (1998's
Stranger in Us All), before forming the Renaissance-inspired Blackmore's Night with fiancée/vocalist
Candice Night. Despite numerous lineup upheavals during their career, Deep Purple remains alive and
well in the 21st century. ~ Jason Ankeny & Greg Prato, All Music Guide
DEEP PURPLE LYRICS
album: "Shades Of Deep Purple" (1968)
And The Address

Hush
One More Rainy Day
Prelude: Happiness
I'm So Glad
Mandrake Root
Help
Love Help Me
Hey Joe
album: "The Book Of Taliesyn" (1968)
Listen, Learn, Read On

Kentucky Woman
Exposition
We Can Work It Out
Shield
Anthen
River Deep, Mountain High
album: "Deep Purple" (1969)

Chasing Shadows
Blind
Lalena
Fault Line
The Painter
Why Didn't Rosemary
Bird Has Flown
April
album: "Concerto For Group & Orchestra" (1970)
Child In Time
Second Movement: Andante
album: "Deep Purple In Rock" (1970)
Speed King
Bloodsucker
Child In Time
Flight Of The Rat
Into The Fire
Living Wreck
Hard Lovin' Man
album: "Fireball" (1971)
Fireball
No No No
Demon's Eye
Anyone's Daughter
The Mule
Fools
No One Came
album: "Machine Head" (1972)
Highway Star
Maybe I'm A Leo
Pictures Of Home
Never Before
Smoke On The Water
Lazy
Space Truckin'
album: "Made In Japan" (1972)
Highway Star
Child In Time
Smoke On The Water
The Mule
Strange Kind Of Woman
Lazy
Space Truckin'
Black Night
Speed King
Lucille
album: "Who Do We Think We Are" (1973)
Woman From Tokyo

Mary Long
Super Trouper
Smooth Dancer
Rat Bat Blue
Place In Line
Our Lady
album: "Burn" (1974)
Burn
Might Just Take Your Life
Lay Down, Stay Down
Sail Away
You Fool No One
What's Goin' On Here
Mistreated
album: "Stormbringer" (1974)
Stormbringer
Love Don't Mean A Thing
Holy Man
Hold On
Lady Double Dealer
You Can't Do It Right (With The One You Love)
High Ball Shooter
The Gypsy
Soldier Of Fortune
album: "Come Taste The Band" (1975)
Comin' Home
Lady Luck
Gettin' Tighter
Dealer
I Need Love
Drifter
Love Child
This Time Around
Owed To "G"
You Keep On Moving
album: "Made In Europe" (1976)

Burn
Mistreated
Lady Double Dealer
You Fool No One
Stormbringer
album: "Perfect Strangers" (1984)
Knocking At Your Back Door

Under The Gun
Nobody's Home
Mean Streak
Perfect Strangers
A Gypsy's Kiss
Wasted Sunsets
Hungry Daze
Not Responsible
album: "The House Of Blue Light" (1987)
Bad Attitude
The Unwritten Law
Call Of The Wild
Mad Dog
Black & White
Hard Lovin' Woman
The Spanish Archer
Strangeways
Mitzi Dupree
Dead Or Alive
album: "Slaves And Masters" (1990)
King Of Dreams
The Cut Runs Deep
Fire In The Basement
Truth Hurts
Breakfast In Bed
Love Conquers All
Fortuneteller
Too Much Is Not Enough
Wicked Ways
album: "The Battle Rages On..." (1993)
The Battle Rages On

Lick It Up
Anya
Talk About Love
Time To Kill
Ramshackle Man
A Twist In The Tale
Nasty Piece Of Work
Solitaire
One Man's Meat
album: "Purpendicular" (1996)
Vavoom: Ted The Mechanic

Loosen My Strings
Soon Forgotten
Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming
Cascades: I'm Not Your Lover
The Aviator
Rosa's Cantina
A Castle Full Of Rascals
A Touch Away
Hey Cisco
Somebody Stole My Guitar
The Purpendicular Waltz
album: "Abandon" (1998)
Any Fule Kno That

Almost Human
Don't Make Me Happy
Seventh Heaven
Watching The Sky
Fingers To The Bone
Jack Ruby
She Was
Whatsername
'69
Evil Louie
Bludsucker
album: "Bananas" (2003)
House Of Pain
Sun Goes Down
Haunted
Razzle Dazzle
Silver Tongue
Walk On
Pictures Of Innocence
I've Got Your Number
Never A Word
Bananas
Doing It Tonight
Contact Lost
album: "Rapture Of The Deep" (2005)
Money Talks
Girls Like That
Wrong Man
Rapture Of The Deep
Clearly Quite Absurd
Don't Let Go
Back To Back
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
MTV
Junkyard Blues
Before Time Began
Things I Never Said
Child In Time
Sweet child in time you'll see the line

The line that's drawn between the good and the bad
See the blind man shooting at the world
Bullets flying taking toll
If you've been bad, Lord I bet you have
And you've been hit by flying lead
You'd better close your eyes and bow your head
And wait for the ricochet
Mistreated
(Blackmore/Coverdale)
I've been mistreated, I've been abused.

I've been struck downhearted, baby, I've been confused
'cause I know, yes, I know I've been mistreated.
Since my baby left me I've been losing my mind, you know I have.
I've been lonely, I've been cold.

I've been looking for a woman to have and hold
'cause I know, yes, I know I've been mistreated.
Since my baby left me I've been losing, I've been losing,
I've been losing my mind, baby baby babe.
I've been mistreated, I've been abused.

I've been looking for a woman, yeh, I've been confused
'cause I know, yes, I know I've been mistreated, ooh o-o-oh.
Since my baby left me I've been losing, losing,
I've been losing my mind, baby baby babe.
Oh oh oh, oh woman, oh woman, oh woman.
I've been losing my mind.
Smoke On The Water

We all come out to Montreux on the Lake Geneva shoreline
To make records with a mobile we didn't have much time
Frank Zappa and the Mothers were at the pest place around
But some stupid with the flure gun burned the place to the ground
Smoke on the water and fire in the sky

Smoke on the water
They burned down the danbling house it died with an awful sound
Funke and Cloud was running in and out pulling kids out the ground
When it all way over we had to find another place
It seemed that we would lose the race

Smoke on the water
We ended up in the Grand Hotel, it way empty, cool and fare

But with the Rolling truck Stones things just outside waking our music here
With the few red lights and a few old beds we made a place to sweat
No matter what we got out of this I know, I know we'll never forget

Smoke on the water
Soldier Of Fortune
Blackmore/Coverdale
I have often told you stories

About the way
I lived the life of a drifter
Waiting for the day
When I'd take your hand
And sing you songs
Then maybe you would say
Come lay with me love me
And I would surely stay
But I feel I'm growing older

And the songs that I have sung
Echo in the distance
Like the sound
Of a windmill goin' 'round
I guess I'll always be
A soldier of fortune
Many times I've been a traveller

I looked for something new
In days of old
When nights were cold
I wandered without you
But those days I thougt my eyes
Had seen you standing near
Though blindness is confusing
It shows that you're not here
Now I feel I'm growing older

And the songs that I have sung
Echo in the distance
Like the sound
Yes, I can hear the sound
Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode:
Country Basildon, England
Years active 1980–present
Rock
Techno
Electro
House
Synthpop
Genre(s)
Alternative dance
Alternative rock
Post-punk
New Wave
Dark Wave
Mute Records
Label(s) Sire Records
Reprise Records
David Gahan
Members Martin Gore
Andrew Fletcher
Vince Clarke
Past members
Alan Wilder
Depeche Mode is an electronic music band from the town of Basildon, England,
founded in 1980. They have been one of the longest-lived and most successful bands
to have emerged during the New Wave and New Romantic era, though they are more
akin to what was known as the 'Futurist' scene; many of their videos have been
heavily rotated on MTV. As of 2006, it is estimated that Depeche Mode has sold over
72 million albums worldwide. They have influenced many of today's popular
recording artists, in part due to their innovative work, recording techniques and use of
sampling. In their home country, the U.K, they are still thought of by some as an
"Eighties band". Though massively influential in the modern electronic dance scene,
they remain in the alternative genre.
The three current members of Depeche Mode are:
 Martin Gore (primary songwriting, vocals, guitars, keyboards)

 David Gahan (lead vocals, recent songwriting)
 Andrew Fletcher (keyboards)
Former members include:
 Alan Wilder (production, keyboards, drums, vocals, occasional songwriting)

from 1982 to 1995.
 Vince Clarke (primary songwriting, keyboards), from 1980 to 1981.
Backing Members
Contents
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 1 Early history
 2 Middle history
 3 Depeche Mode in the 2000s
 4 Trivia
o 4.1 Live supporting musicians
 5 Discography
 6 Known Instruments and Samples
 7 See also
 8 References
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Early history
Depeche Mode, circa 1981. From left to right: Martin Gore, Andy Fletcher, Dave
Gahan, Vince Clarke.
Depeche Mode's origins can be traced back to 1976, when Vince Clarke and Andrew
Fletcher formed a band known as "No Romance in China." In 1978, Vince played
guitar in an 'Ultravox rip-off band', "The Plan", with school friend Robert Marlow. In
1978-9, Martin Gore, played in an acoustic duo, "Norman and The Worms", with
school friend Philip Burdett (now a singer on the folk circuit). Both bands were
unsuccessful. In 1979, Robert, Martin and Vince formed a band called "The French
Look", with Robert on vocals, Martin on guitar and Vince on keyboards. In March
1980, Vince, Martin and Andrew formed a band called "Composition of Sound", with
Vince on vocals/guitar, Martin on keyboards and Andrew on Bass. "The French
Look" and "Composition of Sound" actually played live together in June 1980 at St.
Nicholas School in Southend-on-sea, Essex. Not too long after the formation of
"Composition of Sound", Vince and Andy switched to synthesizers, working odd jobs
to buy them, or borrowing them from friends. David Gahan joined the band in 1980
after Vince Clarke heard him perform at a local scout-hut jam session, crooning to a
rendition of David Bowie's 'Heroes'. "Depeche Mode" was born. The new name was
taken from a French fashion magazine, "Dépêche mode", which translates to "Fashion
Update" or "Fashion News Dispatch" (dépêche = dispatch) though it has commonly
been mistranslated as "Fast Fashion."
The band became part of Daniel Miller's Mute label by verbal contract, and released
their first album, Speak and Spell, in 1981. While the band was promoting the album,
Vince Clarke began to publicly admit his discomfort with the level of success that
Depeche Mode was achieving; he felt they were becoming too popular. Soon after,
Vince Clarke left and went on to form several other bands including Yazoo (Yaz in
the U.S.) with Alison Moyet, The Assembly with Eric Radcliffe, and later Erasure
with Andy Bell.
After Clarke's departure, Martin Gore, who had written "Tora! Tora! Tora!" and "Big
Muff" on their debut album, took over as the band's primary songwriter and in 1982
the album A Broken Frame was released by the remaining trio. Prior to this, Alan
Wilder replaced Vince Clarke on tour, but he did not contribute to A Broken Frame.
Shortly afterwards, he became a full-fledged member of Depeche Mode, in time for
their 1983 non-album single "Get the Balance Right". He wrote "The Landscape is
Changing" and "Two Minute Warning" for their 1983 album, Construction Time
Again, "In Your Memory," the B-side to the "People Are People" single, and "If You
Want" on the 1984 album Some Great Reward, an co-writes with Martin Gore
"Fools", the B-side to the "Love, in Itself" single but his main contribution to Depeche
Mode was in technical and musical production.
In the early 1980s the band's popularity was largely confined to Europe (particularly
Germany). However, in 1984 Depeche Mode made inroads into the U.S., spawning
the North American-only releases of the compilations People Are People and their
1985 release, Catching Up with Depeche Mode, the former featuring their first
transatlantic hit, "People Are People".
This period is seen as the beginning of the band's long (and misinterpreted)
association with Britain's Gothic movement that was gaining popularity in America.
Interestingly, the music intelligentsia in Britain dismissed Depeche Mode throughout
the 1980s as "fluffy synthesized teenybopper pop stars" because of the cheery and
"cute" style of many of their early songs, such as "Just Can't Get Enough," despite the
darker overtones that had begun to emerge in their music. At the same time, in
Germany and other countries in continental Europe, Depeche Mode were considered
major teen heartthrobs. But in America, where the band's music had first gained
popularity on college radio and non-mainstream alternative-rock stations such as the
legendary KROQ in Los Angeles, Depeche Mode's appeal was to a decidedly
different, more cultish audience.
Depeche Mode, circa 1984. Left: Martin Gore (top), Alan Wilder (bottom). Right:
Andy Fletcher (top), Dave Gahan (bottom).
The "Gothic" tag, in the U.S., may have owed more to its sound than to its image, due
to the band's late exposure to the American market and its unfortunate string of
inconsistent, budget-driven music videos prior to this time. As heard with 1984's
"Blasphemous Rumours", a bitter commentary on the unfairness of life, and the B-
side to 1985's poor "It's Called a Heart", called "Fly on the Windscreen" (thereafter
remixed and released as "Fly on the Windscreen - Final" on the 1986 album Black
Celebration), lead songwriter Martin Gore began a decade-long descent into dark,
brooding synthesized music. At the time, many associated this sound with that of the
then-ascendent Goth movement.
The first five years of Depeche Mode's career was documented by a singles
compilation ("The Singles 81-85"). The compilation was revised and retitled in North
America as the aforementioned "Catching Up with Depeche Mode".
After the video of their 1986 single "A Question of Time" garnered attention, its
director Anton Corbijn began a long-lasting friendship and working relationship with
the band, eventually directing 20 of their videos (the latest being 2006's "Suffer
Well"). For his part, Corbijn -- an internationally renowned photographer and newly
emerging music video director (U2's "Pride (In the Name of Love)" (1984) and Echo
and the Bunnymen's "Bring on the Dancing Horses" (1985)) -- was catapulted into
near stardom, eventually directing music videos for the likes of Joy Division
("Atmosphere" (1988)), Front 242 ("Headhunter" (1988), "Tragedy for You" (1991)),
Bryan Adams, Nirvana, and U2 ("One" (1991), "Please" (1997), "Electrical Storm"
(2002)). With a newly-coherent, striking image and a brooding sound, the band
resonated with an emerging taste for all things Gothic in the U.S. On the heels of their
ironically titled 1987 album Music for the Masses, Depeche Mode played a follow-up
world tour in 1987-88, to sold-out venues.
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Middle history
Depeche Mode, circa 1990.
In the mid-1980s and 1990s, the band's popularity in the U.S. grew, as did their
influence on the emerging techno and house music scenes. Techno pioneers Derrick
May, Kevin Saunderson and Juan Atkins regularly quoted Depeche Mode as an
influence in their development of proto-techno music during the Detroit Techno
explosion in the late 1980s.
The band's 1987-88 Music for the Masses tour culminated in a final concert at the
Pasadena Rose Bowl with a sell-out attendance of 80,000 (the highest in 8 years for
the venue). The tour was documented in a film by D.A. Pennebaker, notable for its
portrayal of fan interaction. An album release of the concert, titled 101 (the show was
the 101st and final stop on the tour) became a bestseller in 1989.
Later that year, after Martin Gore had made a brief detour to record his "Counterfeit
EP", with six cover versions of some of his favourite songs, the band recorded the
bluesy country-western-influenced "Personal Jesus", in Milan. Prior to its release,
advertisements were placed in the personal columns of UK regional newspapers with
the words "Your own personal Jesus." Later, the ads included a phone number which,
if dialed, played the song. The ensuing controversy helped propel the single to
number 13 on the UK charts, becoming one of their biggest sellers and their first gold
single in the U.S.
In February 1990, "Enjoy the Silence", one of Depeche Mode's most successful
singles to date, reached #6 in the UK. It won 'Best Single' at the Brit Awards. To
promote their new album Violator, they held an in-store autograph signing in Los
Angeles, which attracted 17,000 fans. The album (Top Ten in the UK and U.S.) and
the subsequent World Violation Tour were further successes. To date, the album has
gone triple platinum in the U.S., selling over three million units. Notably, 40,000
tickets for the (New York) Giants Stadium show sold within 8 hours, and 48,000
tickets for the (Los Angeles) Dodger Stadium show sold within an hour of going on
sale.
By 1991, Depeche Mode had emerged as one of the world's most successful acts,
relying on a proto-techno sound to distinguish themselves. A one-off contribution to
the Wim Wenders film, "Until the End of the World", entitled "Death's Door" and
another solo album released by Alan Wilder under the Recoil moniker bridged the gap
between albums.
The band changed pace in 1993 with Songs of Faith and Devotion, an album that
hardened the group's sound. The album moved away from keyboards and synthesizer
influences, for the second time introducing live drums by Wilder (the first time being
the track "Clean", on Violator) and outside musicians into the music. The album
debuted at number 1 in both the U.S. and the UK; highlights included the country-
blues/techno "I Feel You", the soulful "Walking in My Shoes", and the gospel-tinged
"Condemnation". The 14-month "Devotional" world tour followed. A second live
album, Songs of Faith and Devotion Live, was released in December of 1993;
essentially a track-by-track reproduction of the eponymous album, it proved a critical
and commercial failure. Strains became apparent when Fletcher declined to
participate in the second "exotic" leg of the tour, due to "mental instability." During
that period, Daryl Bamonte, who worked with the band as personal assistant for many
years, filled in for him.
In June 1995 after the tour Alan Wilder left the band citing "unsatisfactory internal
working conditions"; he continued to work on his personal project, Recoil.
Contributing factors that have been suggested include the drug addiction issues of
Dave Gahan, Martin Gore's admission of "battling his own demons" at this time, and
growing tensions between Wilder and Andrew Fletcher. Wilder had stated that he
contributed a lion's share of work while receiving the least credit on past albums. His
departure was quickly followed by news of Gahan overdosing at his home in L.A.; he
later entered a drug rehabilitation program to battle a heroin addiction.
In 1996, with Gahan out of rehab, Depeche Mode held recording sessions with
producer Tim Simenon; the next year, the album Ultra and its two preceding singles,
"Barrel of a Gun" and "It's No Good", were released to critical acclaim. The album
again debuted at #1, but the band declined to tour, perhaps on account of the results of
the 'Devotional' tour. They did, however, perform a series of Ultra 'Parties' for the
music press and selected attendees designed to highlight the key tracks on the album.
A second singles compilation The Singles 86>98 followed in 1998, with the new
track "Only When I Lose Myself". The band set off on a 4 month tour that cemented
their place as a quasi-permanent attraction, with a large touring attendance regardless
of album sales. (U2, the Rolling Stones, and Rod Stewart are some others in this
category).
Also in 1998, a tribute album For the Masses was released. It featured songs from the
Smashing Pumpkins, The Cure, The Deftones, and even Rammstein. It is the best
known Depeche Mode tribute album, but most certainly not the only one.
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Depeche Mode in the 2000s
While Depeche Mode remain popular in the U.S. and Western Europe, its most loyal
fan base and widest appeal seems to lie in Central Europe and Eastern Europe fed by
the timely confluence of several key events in this part of the world in the early 90s:
the then world-wide popularity of Depeche Mode and synthesized dance music in
general (which has since waned in the U.S.), the collapse of communism, and the rise
of the Internet with the instant access this brought to a region thirsting for western
music and ideals. Today there are countless fan-created web sites, in nearly every
language, propelling the band to perpetual fame.
In 2001, Depeche Mode released Exciter, which did not place well in the charts
outside of Continental Europe. Although it spawned several dance club hits such as
Danny Tenaglia's remixes of "I Feel Loved", many fans felt the album was uninspired
and underproduced, although the record was noted as containing some of the strongest
vocal stylings of Dave Gahan since joining the band. Web blogs from L.A. to Sydney
questioned if this wasn't a manifestation that indeed Depeche Mode had in essence
broken up with the departure of Alan Wilder in 1995. Shortly after the Exciter tour,
Martin and Dave seemed to sense that this would be a good time to busy themselves
with new solo efforts.
2003 saw the release of Dave Gahan's solo album, Paper Monsters, followed by a
worldwide tour and a DVD taken from it, titled Live Monsters; Martin Gore continued
his solo career with the release of Counterfeit² (additional covers of some of Martin's
most beloved and influential songs first canonised in his 1989 release Counterfeit);
and Andrew Fletcher launched his own label, Toast Hawaii (the most notable
outcome of which has so far been the female synth-pop duo,Client).
In August 2004, Mute released the DVD version of "Devotional," filmed during their
world tour in 1993, and a new remix compilation album Remixes 81-04 that covers
some new & unreleased promo mixes of the singles from 1981 to 2004, highlighted
with a re-release and new renditions of their classic Enjoy the Silence. The single
peaked at #7 in the UK, but did poorly in the U.S.. On October 18, the Depeche Mode
fansite Depechemode.tv ([1]) took top honours at the BT 2005 Digital Music Awards,
further reflecting the enduring popularity of the band. It was also during this time that
Martin, in an interview on BBC Radio's Stuart Maconie show on September 5th,
revealed that he was currently going through a divorce.
On October 17, 2005, the band released their long awaited 11th studio album Playing
the Angel and received very good reviews. Many fans felt this album was their true
return to form.
Produced by Ben Hillier, this top ten hit (peaking at #1 in several European countries)
featured the hit single "Precious", peaking at #4 in the UK charts. The album was
backed by the band's first in-store signing since 1990, on the day of release in New
York City. Worthy of note is that this was the first DM album to feature songs written
by frontman David Gahan and is the first album in 21 years to feature songs not
written by Martin Gore, that last album being 1984's Some Great Reward. Several
months prior to its official release, a prototype of the video for "Precious" was leaked
onto the internet, resulting in the arrest of a Polish citizen. Meanwhile, the official
video was released on September 12 on the Depeche Mode website,
www.depechemode.com. To promote the album, the band launched a worldwide tour
in November, taking them to fans in North America and Europe. The tour continues
thru the spring & summer of 2006. It will include more European dates, North
American dates (Depeche Mode were the headliners for the 2006 Coachella Valley
Music & Arts Festival) and possibly even South America. The second single from the
album, "A Pain That I'm Used To", was released on December 12, and the third single
from the album was "Suffer Well", the first Depeche Mode single ever to have been
written by lead vocalist David Gahan. (To see information on "Touring the Angel"
and other Depeche Mode tours, view Depeche Mode Tours)
In march 2006, the website announced two dates in Mexico (a country they had not
visited for twelve years). More than 55 000 tickets for a stadium in Mexico city were
sold inmediately, making the band give another date for that venue and showing that
the popularity of the band in that country is as big as in many other countries in
Europe.
On April 3, 2006, remastered editions of Speak & Spell, Music for the Masses, and
Violator were released, featuring remastered audio on CD and SACD, and extra tracks
and vintage interviews. The other seven pre-Playing the Angel Depeche Mode albums
are set to be re-released sometime later in 2006. In addition, there will be a "best-of"
compilation at the end of the year, featuring a new single "Martyr for Love" (an
outtake from the Playing the Angel sessions that was considered a strong first single
but not a match in tone for the dark album), and a Playing the Angel live DVD in the
fall. Member Andrew 'Fletch' Fletcher has been quoted as saying that one or two more
new tracks are possible for the upcoming compilation or single in several Mexican
interviews, mirroring the format of their last compilation CD The Singles (86-98) and
Only When I Lose Myself with Surrender and Headstar.
To date, Depeche Mode has sold about 72 million albums worldwide (releasing a new
studio album every four years since mid-career), and has cemented their position as
one of the most popular recording and live performance artists of all time. Their
music has been featured in a variety of soundtracks including the video game Grand
Theft Auto: San Andreas
Also in 2006, they have announced that their upcoming single release "Suffer Well"
will also be sung in Simlish as it is featured on The Sims 2: Open for Business PC
game soundtrack along with accompanying video (the group featured as Sims). Of
course, the conventional video and single will be done in English. They join 1980s
stars, Kajagoogoo and Howard Jones in the PC game as musical contributors with
their performances in Simlish.
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Trivia
 There is a basement bar in Tallinn, Estonia exclusively devoted to the band,
playing nothing but their videos and music. Among the memorabilia on
display is a photo of Martin Gore visiting the bar.
 In the UK, Depeche Mode have had more top 40 hit singles without a number
one than any other artist.
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Live supporting musicians
 Hildia Campbell (Backing vocals, 1993 - 1994)

 Samantha Smith (Backing vocals, 1993 - 1994)
 Daryl Bamonte (keyboards, 1994)
 Dave Clayton (keyboards, 1997)
 Christian Eigner (drums, recent songwriting, 1997 - present)
 Peter Gordeno (keyboards, occasional bass and guitar, 1998 - present)
 Jordan Bailey (Backing vocals, 1998 - 2001)
 Janet Ramus (Backing vocals, 1998)
 Georgia Lewis (Backing vocals, 2001)
 Billy Corgan (Lead vocals on Never Let Me Down Again, KROQ Almost
Acoustic Christmas 1998)
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Discography
Main article: Depeche Mode discography
The band members of Depeche Mode, circa 1993
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Known Instruments and Samples

A Broken Frame
9. Shouldn't Have Done That - Marching, Baby Crying
Construction Time Again
1. Love, In Itself - Guitar Lick
3. Pipeline - Ping Pong Ball
4. Everything Counts - Hammering Anvils, Clanging Pipes, Xylophone and a

Melodica
Some Great Reward
3. People Are People - Flight Hostess, Coin
7. Master and Servant - Whip sounds with Mouth (Daniel Miller)

9. Blasphemous Rumours - Bicycle Spokes on Corrugated Iron
Black Celebration
1. Black Celebration - "A Brief Period of Rejoicing" (Daniel Miller, in impersonation

of Winston Churchill)
2. Fly on the Windscreen - "Horse" (Daniel Miller), Power Drill
6. A Question of Time - Moaning Woman
7. Stripped - Dave's 911 Porche, Slowed Down Motorcycle, Guy Fawkes fireworks
8. Here is the House - Ticking Clock, Acoustic Guitar
Music for the Masses
7. I Want You Now - Heron samples, Heavy Breathing
B - Sides:
Agent Orange - Helicopter
Violator
3. Personal Jesus - Hit suitcases for percussion
Songs of Faith and Devotion
5. Judas - Aeolian Flutes (Session Musician)
Ultra
Exciter
4. When the Body Speaks - Cello (Knox Chandler)
Playing the Angel
1. A Pain that I'm Used To - Electric Bass Sample (Fletch)
3. Suffer Well - Electric Bass (Martin)
4. The Sinner in Me - Electric Bass (Fletch)
12. The Darkest Star - Electric Slide Guitar (Martin), Acoustic Piano (David
McKracken)
Bonus, Exclusive, & B-Sides

Surrender (Bare) - Electric Bass (Fletch)
Clean (Bare - Electric Bass (Fletch)
Speak & Spell" (1981)

[Click to see more / buy this album]
New Life
I Sometimes Wish I Were Dead
Puppets
Boys Say Go!
Nodisco
What's Your Name?
Photographic
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Big Muff
Any Second Now
Just Can't Get Enough
Dreaming Of Me
Ice Machine
Shout
"A Broken Frame" (1982)

Leave In Silence
My Secret Garden
Monument
Nothing To Fear
See You
Satellite
The Meaning Of Love
Further Excerpts From: My Secret Garden
A Photograph Of You
Shouldn't Have Done That
The Sun And The Rainfall
"Construction Time Again" (1983)
Love, In Itself
More Than A Party
Pipeline
Everything Counts
Two Minute Warning
Shame
The Landscape Is Changing
Told You So
And Then...
"Some Great Reward" (1984)

Something To Do
Lie To Me
People Are People
It Doesn't Matter
Stories Of Old
Somebody
Master And Servant
If You Want
Blasphemous Rumours
"People Are People" (1984)

People Are People
Now, This Is Fun
Love, In Itself
Work Hard
Told You So
Get The Balance Right
Leave In Silence
Pipeline
Everything Counts
"Catching Up With Depeche Mode" (1985)

Dreaming Of Me
New Life
See You
The Meaning Of Love
Love, In Itself
Master And Servant
Blasphemous Rumours
Somebody
Shake The Disease
Flexible
It's Called A Heart
Fly On The Windscreen
"Black Celebration" (1986)

Black Celebration
A Question Of Lust
Sometimes
It Doesn't Matter Two
A Question Of Time
Stripped
Here Is The House
World Full Of Nothing
Dressed In Black
New Dress
But Not Tonight
"Stripped (CD-Single)" (1986)

Stripped
But Not Tonight
Breathing In Fumes
Black Day
"Music For The Masses" (1987)

Never Let Me Down Again

The Things You Said
Strangelove
Sacred
Little 15
Behind The Wheel
I Want You Now
To Have And To Hold
Nothing
Pimpf
Agent Orange
Pleasure, Little Treasure
"101" (1989)
Pimpf
Behind The Wheel
Strangelove
Sacred
Something To Do
Blasphemous Rumours
Stripped
Somebody
The Things You Said
Black Celebration
Shake The Disease
Nothing
Pleasure, Little Treasure
People Are People
A Question Of Time
A Question Of Lust
Master And Servant
Everything Counts
"Violator" (1990)
World In My Eyes
Sweetest Perfection
Personal Jesus
Halo
Waiting For The Night
Enjoy The Silence
Policy Of Truth
Blue Dress
Clean
"Songs Of Faith And Devotion" (1993)

I Feel You
Walking In My Shoes
Condemnation
Mercy In You
Judas
In Your Room
Get Right With Me
Rush
One Caress
Higher Love
"People Are People (CD-Single)" (1993)

People Are People

In Your Memory
Are People People
"Ultra" (1997)
Barrel Of A Gun
The Love Thieves
Home
It's No Good
Uselink
Useless
Sister Of Night
Jazz Thieves
Freestate
The Bottom Line
Insight
Painkiller
"The Singles 81>85" (1998)

Dreaming Of Me
New Life
See You
The Meaning Of Love
Leave In Silence
Get The Balance Right
Everything Counts
Love, In Itself
People Are People
Master And Servant
Blasphemous Rumours
Somebody
Shake The Disease
It's Called A Heart
Photographic
"The Singles 86>98" (1998)

Stripped
A Question Of Lust
A Question Of Time
Strangelove
Behind The Wheel
Personal Jesus
Enjoy The Silence
Policy Of Truth
World In My Eyes
I Feel You
Walking In My Shoes
Condemnation
In Your Room
Barrel Of A Gun
It's No Good
Home
Useless
Only When I Lose Myself
Little 15
Everything Counts
"Only When I Lose Myself (CD-Single)" (1998)

Only When I Lose Myself

Headstar
Surrender
"Exciter" (2001)
Dream On
Shine
The Sweetest Condition
When The Body Speaks
The Dead Of Night
Lovetheme
Freelove
Comatose
I Feel Loved
Breathe
Easy Tiger
I Am You
Goodnight Lovers
"Playing The Angel" (2005)

A Pain That I'm Used To
John The Revelator
Suffer Well
The Sinner In Me
Precious
Macrovision
I Want It All
Nothing's Impossible
Introspectre
Damaged People
Lillian
The Darkest Star
Other songs
(Set Me Free) Remotivate Me
A Song For Europe
Christmas Island
Coming Back To You
Compulsion
Dangerous
Death's Door
Dirt
Fools
Fpmip
Gone
Happiest Girl
In A Manner Of Speaking
Interlude #1 - Mission Impossible
Interlude #2 - Crucified
Interlude #3
Junior Painkiller
Kaleid
Memphisto
Moonlight Sonata
Motherless Child
My Joy
Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth
Oberkorn (It's A Small Town)
Route 66
Sea Of Sin
Sibeling
Slowblow
Smile In The Crowd
Stjarna
The Great Outdoors
Zenstation
Words like violence
Break the silence
Come crashing in
Into my little world
Painful to me
Pierce right through me
Can't you understand
Oh my little girl
All I ever wanted

All I ever needed
Is here in my arms
Words are very unnecessary
They can only do harm
Vows are spoken

To be broken
Feelings are intense
Words are trivial
Pleasures remain
So does the pain
Words are meaningless
And forgettable
All I ever wanted

All I ever needed
Is here in my arms
Words are very unnecessary
They can only do harm
Dimmu Borgir

Dimmu Borgir
Origin Norway
Years active 1993 - present
Genre(s) Symphonic black metal
No Colours Records
Cacophonous Records
Label(s)
Century Media
Nuclear Blast
Stian Thoresen
Thomas Rune Andersen
Members Sven Atle Kopperud
Simen Hestnæs
Øyvind Mustaparta
This article is about the Norwegian band. For the geologic feature in Iceland,
see Dimmuborgir.
Dimmu Borgir is a Norwegian symphonic black metal band whose music has been
very popular in several Scandinavian countries and Germany. "Dimmu Borgir" means
"Dark Citadel/Castle/Fortress" in Icelandic, and is actually the name of an area of lava
formations close to Mývatn, a lake in Iceland.
Contents
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 1 Biography
 2 Controversy
 3 Discography
o 3.1 Studio Releases
o 3.2 Live and other releases
 4 Lineup
o 4.1 Current members
o 4.2 Former members
o 5.1 Official Website's
o 5.2 Others
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Biography
Dimmu Borgir was originally founded in 1993 by Shagrath, Silenoz, and Tjodalv. The
band released an EP entitled Inn I Evighetens Mørke (1994) translated to English the
title means "Into The Darkness of Eternity". This short EP sold out within weeks, and
the band followed up with the full length album For All Tid (1994). This album
featured musical contributions by members of Dødheimsgard and Ved Buens Ende.
Interestingly enough, Shagrath played drums with Tjodalv on guitar and Erkekjetter
(translating "arch heretic") Silenoz covering vocals. This lineup changed before the
release of Stormblåst (translates to "Storm Blown") on Cacophonous Records in 1996.
Stormblåst received high praise from many melodic black metal fans, and is often
regarded a highlight of the band's career. It is also the last album which features all
lyrics written and sung in Norwegian.
After Stormblåst, Dimmu Borgir's career took a sharp turn. Keyboardist Stian Aarstad
left the band due to his obligation to serve in the Norwegian army, thus he was not
able to participate in the recording of Devil's Path (1996). That period was also
marked by the leave of their bassist Brynjard Tristan and the arrival of Nagash. Stian
Aarstad returned for the recording of Enthrone Darkness Triumphant (1997). On the
tour to support the album he had trouble attending rehearsals and tour dates, and he
was fired from the band. Enthrone Darkness Triumphant was a huge success for the
band, and it was their first release signed to the famous German record label Nuclear
Blast. It was recorded in the Abyss Studios, owned by Hypocrisy's mainman Peter
Tägtgren.
After the tour for Enthrone Darkness Triumphant the band recruited new members
Mustis on keyboards and Astennu on second guitar so that Shagrath could concentrate
on vocals.
"Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia"
Dimmu Borgir's following full-length albums Spiritual Black Dimensions (1999) and
Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia (2001) both met critical acclaim. Some fans
accused the band of "selling out" due to the mass audiences which the albums
reached.
The band has stated that they are not "commercially-oriented", and instead they
simply wish to spread their music to more people. In 2003, Dimmu Borgir used their
major record label financial leverage to create a monumental album titled Death Cult
Armageddon. Sections of the album were recorded with the Czech Philharmonic
Orchestra to enhance the classical arrangements which have always augmented the
band's style.
In 2005, the band did a complete re-recording of the Stormblåst album, featuring
Mayhem member Hellhammer as the session drummer.
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Controversy
"Sorgens Kammer" is a cover of a song taken from an Amiga game called Agony.
Stian Aarstad used the melody, but did not tell anyone about it. The band always
thought it was their own song until the original composer contacted them. Because of
this, they removed the song from the 2005 version of Stormblåst. It was replaced by a
previously unreleased track called "Sorgens Kammer - del II"
In C.S. Lewis' famous book Narnia; The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, a
demon named Silenoz is mentioned at the back of an autobiographical book in Mr.
Tumnus' house.
Many metal/guitar enthusiasts do not realize the fact that Dimmu Borgir uses mainly
standard guitar tuning. Following the release of " Death Cult Armageddon", the band's
guitarists were interviewed by the major guitar publication "Guitar World". In that
interview, the guitarists stated that they used mainly standard 6 string tuning, (or other
wise known as "E") the guitarists also stated they used standard 7 string guitars, but
rarely. They also stated that the heaviness of riffs and guitar/bass parts of they songs
is attributed to the fact that they are using a dual-guitar setup and that both of them
use "special" types of power chords to make those parts sound heavier and more
aggressive. The special powerchords are simply a normal powerchord, except the
middle note, the dominant, is down two semitones or frets, known as a second
inversion.
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Discography
"Death Cult Armageddon"
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Studio Releases
 Inn I Evighetens Mørke [EP] - (1994)

 For All Tid - (1994) (Reis. 1997)
 Stormblåst - (1996)
 Devil's Path [EP] - (1996)
 Enthrone Darkness Triumphant - (1997) (Reis. 2002)
 Spiritual Black Dimensions - (1999) (Reis. 2004)
 Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia - (2001)
 Death Cult Armageddon - (2003)
 Stormblåst (re-recorded) - (2005)
"Sons of Satan Gather for Attack" (1999 Issue)

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Live and other releases
 Live & plugged vol.2 [Live VHS w/ Dissection] - (1997)

 Godless Savage Garden [Compilation] - (1998)
 Alive in Torment [Live] - (2001)
 World Misanthropy [DVD/VHS] - (2002)
 World Misanthropy [Live] - (2002)
 Sons of Satan Gather for Attack [Compilation w/ Old Man's Child] - (1999)
(Reis. 2004)
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Lineup
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Current members
 Shagrath (Stian Thoresen) – Vocals (1993–)

 Silenoz (Sven Atle Kopperud) – Guitar (1993–)
 Mustis (Øyvind Mustaparta) – Keyboard (1998–)
 Galder (Thomas Rune Andersen) – Lead Guitar (2000–)
 ICS Vortex (Simen Hestnæs) – Bass Guitar (1999–)
 Hellhammer (Jan Axel Blomberg) – Session Drums (2005-)
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Former members
 Stian Aarstad – Keyboard (1993–1997)

 Tjodalv (Kenneth Åkesson) – Drums (1993–1999)
 Brynjard Tristan – Bass (1994–1996)
 Nagash (Stian Arnesen) – Bass (1996–1999)
 Kimberly Goss - Keyboard (1997-1998)
 Astennu (Jamie Stinson) – Guitar (1997–1999)
 Aggressor (Carl-Michael Eide) – Drums (Live) (1997)
 Nicholas Barker – Drums (1999–2004)
 Reno Kiilerich – Drums (Live) (2004)
 Tony Laureano – Drums (Live) (2004–2005)
Enthrone Darkness Triumphant (Nuclear Blast

1997)
Veering away from the neoclassical orchestration
that made Stormblåst brilliant, Dimmu Borgir
instead fill a pop album with heavy metal riffs and
bouncy melodies trailing happily irrelevant
1. Mourning Palace
keyboards and black metal trappings behind. There
2. Spellbound (by the Devil) is no sense of theme, only of rock-based song form,
3. In Death's Embrace and all previous passion has been directed into raw
4. Relinquishment of Spirit and speed thrills and pointless pseudo-blasphemy. With
Flesh most other albums in metal being better than this
5. The Night Masquerade
6. Tormentor of Christian Souls
one, it is impossible to imagine buying it.
7. Entrance
8. Master of Disharmony
9. Prudence's Fall
10. Succubus in Rapture
11. Raabjørn Speiler
Draugheimens Skodde
Length: 56:43
Godless Savage Garden (Nuclear Blast 1998)

On this EP of mostly rehashed material Dimmu
Borgir merge raw versions of their older music with
stripped down takes from their newer style, coming
up with a handy method of ripping off black metal
in sound without discovering any of the musicality
1. Moonchild Domain
it once had. Although all of us "true" underground
2. Hunnerkongen heads are in theory going to rush out and buy the
3. Chaos without Prophecy "raw" Dimmu Borgir, there is nothing contributed
4. Raabjørn Speiler
Draugheimens Skodde over their first two albums and no new innovation to
5. Metal Heart correct their last disaster.
6. Stormblåst (live)
7. Master of Disharmony (live)
8. In Death's Embrace (live)
Length: 41:16
Spiritual Black Dimensions (Nuclear Blast 1999)

Everything that made later Emperor terrible and
allowed Cradle of Filth to rise above worthier bands
is here in this album, a rock-n-roll tour of
symphonic black metal as crafted in either 1)
wandering phrases that touch dissonance but spend
1. Reptile
time in consonant, pentatonic variations or 2)
2. Behind The Curtains Of Night sudden blasting power chord riffs of meaningless,
- Phantasmagoria random intervals. Like other postmodern
3. Dreamside Dominions blackmetallers Satyricon, this band seem to believe
4. United In Unhallowed Grace that making music without sense from a collage of
5. The Promised Future Aeons
6. The Blazing Monoliths Of
the past is innovation and are willing to take you
Defiance along for the ride if you let them.
7. The Insight And The
Catharsis
8. Grotesquery Conceiled
(Within Measureless Magic)
9. Arcane Lifeforce Mysteria
Length: 49:17
Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia (Nuclear

Blast 2001)
The cheesewagon returns with this pointless detour
into black metal appearance with the heart of
Christian radio in making sappy, overindulgent,
rehashed randomness within a rock format to
1. Intro
convince suburban "normals" that they, too, can get
2. Blessing Upon The Throne Of into black metal. Sure there are changes in style, but
Tyranny for the most part, these are surface only and obscure
3. Indoctrination the fact that nothing has changed throughout the
4. Sympozium Dimmu Borgir albums after Stormblåst - when
5. The Maelstrom Mephisto
6. Hybrid Stigmata - The
mediocre artists are out of new ideas, they head for
Apostasy the cheese factory and ripoff their influences. This
7. Puritania album is a great example of what not to do unless
8. Perfection Or Vanity you care about nothing but money, in which case,
9. Kings Of Carnival Creation future Marilyn Mansons of the world, feast!
10. Absolute Sole Right
11. Architecture Of A Genocidal
Nature
12. Burn In Hell
Length: 63:04
Stormblast 2005 (Nuclear Blast, 2005)
The updated interpretation of the only really quality
work from Dimmu Borgir, "Stormblast," removes
apparently plagiarized keyboard tracks inserted by
former keysman Stian Arstad and updates the sound
of this classic work to match the now-trademark
Tracklist
Dimmu Borgir hybrid of Cradle of Filth dramatics
1. Alt lys er svunnet hen and underground metal sensibilities. While the
2. Broderskapets ring instrumentalism is better and the beauty of these
3. Nar sjelen hentes til helvete original songs shines through, the narrow filter
4. Sorgens kammer - del II through which the band have forced interpretation
5. Da den kristne satte livet til
6. Stormblåst
of these songs detracts from much of their beauty.
7. Dodsferd The highly-touted drumming of Hellhammer, for
8. Antikrist example, is phoned in; any of a hundred thousand
9. Vinder fra en ensam grav drummers could have done this quasi-Bard Faust
10. Guds forstapelse - interpretation that is invariant as if done in a
Åpenbaring av dommedag
weekend. Dynamics are squelched and the interplay
11. Avmaktslave
Length: 51:21 of keyboards and guitars sloughed off; the result is
that like a hardcore band, everything must be forced
through the single instrument while drums keep
time and vocals comment, which depletes the
ambition of this album as well as its inherent
aesthetic beauty. Not surprisingly, almost every
song sounds like it was faded early, being
incomplete because it lacks so many original
elements. Undoubtedly, this will sell well, but then
again, that has never necessarily been an indication
of quality.
DIMMU BORGIR
TARTAREAN DESIRE WEBZINE
DATA
ORIGIN : Norway
STYLE : Black metal
STATUS : Active
LABEL : Nuclear Blast
LAST UPDATE : 2004-07-29
BIOGRAPHY
The name Dimmu Borgir is taken from a large
area of unusually shaped lava fields east of Lake
Mývatn on Iceland. The word Dimmu means
foggy or dark and Borgir means castle or
fortress. The band was originally formed in 1993
by Shagrath, Silenoz and Tjodalv. Shortly
Brynjard Tristan and Stian Aarstad also joined
the band.
They began their musical career with the release

of a 7" EP called "Inn I Evighetens Mørke"
("Into The Eternity Of Darkness") in 1994.
Within a few weeks it had already sold out. In
late 1994 they released their debut full-length
album named "For All Tid" ("Forever"). This
album featured contributions by Aldrahn from Dødheimsgård and Vicotnik from Ved
Buens Ende.
In 1996 they released one of the most important albums in black metal history namely
"Stormblåst" ("Stormwind"). This album showed the true talent of Dimmu Borgir with
mature song writing and a strong influence from classical music.
On the first two albums the band wrote all lyrics in Norwegian but after the release of
"Stormblåst" they switched over to English because of the increasing popularity of the
band.
In 1996 they released the "Devils´s Path" MCD on Hot Records where Shagrath worked,
taking care of signing and promotion of the label´s bands. Stian Aarstad did not play the
keyboards on this album since he had to serve in the army.
In 1997 they released "Enthrone Darkness Triumphant" which was produced by Peter
Tägtgren (Hypocrisy, Pain, The Abyss). This album was a huge success and it sold more
than 150,000 copies. Dimmu Borgir was now one of the biggest black metal bands ever.
The lyrics of "Tormentor of Christian Souls" were left out in the booklet since Nuclear
Blast did not want to be responsible for the printing of them.
After the recording of this album the band hired the Australian Astennu (Lord Kaos,
Carpe Tenebrum, The Kovenant) to play guitars on live shows so that Shagrath could
concentrate on his vocals. Astennu replaced Jens Petter who was a member of the band
for a short period between "Stormblåst" and "Enthrone…". After the "Enthrone…" tour,
Dimmu Borgir had a mini-tour where Tjodalv left the band for a few months to be with
his family and newborn child. His replacement was Aggressor (Ved Buens Ende, Aura
Noir), filling in as a session drummer. In the "Enthrone…" tour, Stian Aarstad had trouble
participating in some of the performances and was fired from the band. Stian Aarstad has
now joined the Norwegian black metal band Enthral. After he left Kimberley Goss
(Therion, Ancient, Sinergy) joined the band for a very short time as a session keyboardist.
She was replaced by the young Mustis who was a friend of Shagrath. He played live with
the band for the first time at the Dynamo Open Air festival 1998.
In 1998 Nuclear Blast decided to re-release the debut album "For all Tid". This album
contains all of the original material and includes two songs from their 7" EP "Inn I
Evighetens Mørke". That very year Dimmu Borgir also released a MCD called "Godless
Savage Garden".
The next album "Spiritual Black Dimensions" was once again recorded at the famous
Abyss Studios with Peter Tägtgren (Hypocrisy, Pain, The Abyss). A month after the
release of this album Dimmu Borgir made a split album with Old Man's Child called
"Sons of Satan Gather for Attack" which was released on Hammerheart.
Early on the 1999 tour in the US Tjodalv decided to leave the band due to musical and
personal differences. He had a family to take care of and could not do the immense
touring of Dimmu Borgir. Tjodalv was replaced by well-known Nick Barker from Cradle
Of Filth.
In March 2000 the band was ready to start the recording of a new album. They had
booked The Abyss Studio but needed more time to finish the new material and also
suffered some financial problems. Nick was still living in London and could not afford to
come to Norway too often.
Their sixth full-length album is entitled "Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia" and was
recorded at the famous Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden September-November
2000 with Fredrik Nordström who has also produced At The Gates, In Flames and lots
more. It will be released in March 2001.

MEMBERS
Vocals, guitars, See also Astarte, Chrome

Shagrath (Stian Thorensen) 1993- keyboards, Division, Fimbulwinter,
drums Kamelot, Ragnarok, Starkness.
See also Kosmos Røst,
Silenoz (Sven Atle Kopperud) 1993- Guitars
Malefic, Nocturnal Breed.
See also Old Man´s Child,
Galder (Thomas Rune Andersen) 2000- Guitars
Dødheimsgard.
Mustis (Øyvind Mustafarta) 1998- Keyboards See also Susperia, Vidder.
Also on Spiritual. See also
Bass, backing
Simen Hestnaes (ICS Vortex) 2000- Arcturus, Borknagar,
vocals
Lamented Souls.

FORMER MEMBERS
See also Archon, Enslavement Of

Archon (Lars Haider) 2000-2000 Guitars Beauty, Maleficum, Nocturnal
Breed.
Tjodalv (Kenneth Åkesson) 1993-1999 Drums See also Old Man´s Child,
Susperia.
See also Carpe Tenebrum,
Astennu (Jamie Stinson) 1997-2000 Guitars Infernal Method, The Kovenant,
Lord Kaos, Stronger Than Hate.
See also Carpe Tenebrum,
Nagash (Stian Arnesen) 1997-1999 Bass Chrome Division, The Kovenant,
Nocturnal Breed, Troll.
Jens Petter 1996-1997 Guitars
See also Bloodlust, Maleficium,
Brynjard Tristan 1993-1996 Bass
Morticia, Old Man´s Child.
Keyboards,
Stian Aarstad 1993-1997 See also Enthral.
piano
See also Benediction, Borknagar,
Nicholas "Nick" Barker 1999-2004 Drums Brujeria, Cradle Of Filth, Lock
Up, Old Man's Child.

ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS
On tour 1997. See also Ancient, Avernus,

Children Of Bodom, Eternal Tears Of
Kimberly Goss Keyboards
Sorrow, Exhumation, Sinergy, Therion,
Warmen.
On tour 1997. See also Aura Noir, Cadaver
Aggressor (Carl-Michael Eide) Drums Inc, DHG, Infernö, Satyricon, Ulver, Ved
Buens Ende, Virus.
On For All Tid. See also Dødheimsgaard,
Lord Aldrahn (Bjørn Dencker) Vocals Isengard, Old Man´s Child, Thorns, Kosmos
Røst, Zyklon B.
On For All Tid. See also Code, Isengard,
Vicotnik (Yusuf Parvaz) Vocals
Ved Buens Ende, Dødheimsgard.
On tour 2004. See also Acheron, Angel
Tony Laureno Drums Corpse, Aurora Borealis, God Dethroned,
Malevolent Creation, Nile.
Live 2004-2005. See also 12 Gauge,
Downlord, Exmortem, Frozen Sun, Human
Reno Killerich Drums
Erupt, Kobeast, Old Man's Child.
Panzerchrist, Vile.

DISCOGRAPHY
Necromantic Gallery
1994 Inn I Evighetens Mørke (7")
Productions
1994 For All Tid No Colours Records
1996 Stormblåst Cacophonous
1996 Devil's Path (EP) Hot Records
1997 Enthrone Darkness Triumphant Nuclear Blast
1998 Godless Savage Garden Nuclear Blast
1999 Spiritual Black Dimensions 1 2 Nuclear Blast
Sons Of Satan - Gather For Attack (split w/ Old
1999 Hammerheart
Man´s Child)
2001 Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia Nuclear Blast
2002 World Misanthropy (DVD) Nuclear Blast
2003 Death Cult Armageddon Nuclear Blast
Dimmu Borgir Bio
Band Members
Shagrath - vocals
Silenoz - guitar
Galder - guitar

Mustis - keyboards
Simen (ICS Vortex) - bass
Nick Barker - drums
Subgenres:
Amid the fiery chaos of the early ?90s Norwegian black metal scene arose a
maelstrom of raw violence named Dimmu Borgir. Founding members Shagrath
(vocals/drums), Silenoz (guitar), and Tjodalv (guitar) sought to blaze their own dark
path through the hostile underworld of the burgeoning scene by combining the
bleakness of ?80s black metal and a few classical touches with more traditional heavy
metal riffing. The band solidified in 1993 after being joined by Brynjard Tristan on
bass and Stian Aarstad on keyboards. The fearsome five-piece recorded a 7" EP called
Inn I Evighetens Morke ("Into the Eternity of Darkness") for Necromantic Gallery
Productions in 1994. While the EP sold out in just a few weeks, Dimmu Borgir failed
to receive the attention they deserved.
All that changed in late ?94 when the band released their hellacious full-length debut
For All Tid on No Colours Records (re-released by Nuclear Blast in 1998). Featuring
contributions from Aldrain of D?msgard and Vicotnik from Ved Buens Ende, For All
Tid was a slow, dark, atmospheric album that immediately established Dimmu Borgir
as one of the most promising bands in the Norwegian scene. In 1996 the band only
reinforced that fact by releasing Stormbl 峴 on Cacaphonous Records. The album
showed an increase in speed while still maintaining the melody and atmosphere that
characterized For All Tid. The band made a line-up move with Tjodalv taking over
drums and Shagrath doubling up on guitar and vocals instead. Dimmu Borgir closed
out 1996 with the Devil?s Path MCD and another line-up change. Nagash (Troll,
Covenant) joined on bass, replacing the departed Tristan. Released on Hot Records,
where Shagrath worked at the time, Devil?s Path featured the incredible title track,
two versions of Celtic Frost?s "Nocturnal Fear," as well as an early version of the now
classic song "Master of Disharmony."
After establishing themselves in the top-tier of the Norwegian black metal scene,
Dimmu Borgir set their misanthropic minds on conquering the rest of the world. With
one fell swoop of their blackened magic Dimmu Borgir unleashed an album of such
immense proportions that all in its path were simply consumed by the ensuing
darkness. Enthrone Darkness Triumphant (1997) was an unparalleled international
breakthrough, selling in excess of 150,000 copies. This landmark release not only
marked their first release for Nuclear Blast but also became their first English
language album. Produced by Peter T 䧴 gren (Immortal, Marduk, Destruction) at his
nefarious Abyss Studios, Enthrone Darkness Triumphant explored new areas of
classically induced melodious aggression. T 䧴 gren?s production provided a
powerful, clean sound that had been sorely absent from the black metal scene. The
combination of excellent production and memorable songwriting made Enthrone
Darkness Triumphant a benchmark black metal release.
To initiate new members into the brood of Borgir, the band released Godless Savage
Garden in 1998. While the MCD served as the recording debut of new members
Mustis (replacing the fired Aarstad) and the Covenant?s Astennu (hired to relieve
Shagrath on guitar so he could concentrate solely on vocals), it also acted as a "stop-
gap" between releases, keeping the band?s name in the press and fresh in fans? minds.
It worked, passing all expectations and being nominated for a Spellemannsprisen ? a
Norwegian Grammy ? in the metal category. Unfortunately, the band lost to the
Covenant for their Nexus Polaris album.
Undeterred, Dimmu Borgir unleashed Spiritual Black Dimensions on March 1, 1999.

The album took fans and press alike by storm, proving that Dimmu Borgir are the true
kings of the blackened throne. T 䧴 gren once again helped the band deliver a
complexly layered and powerfully enchanting album. The band also expanded their
boundaries by enlisting the help of Borknagar vocalist/bassist Simen Hestn 泒 (a.k.a.
Vortex) ethereal vocals. Soon after the recording, Nagash left the fold to pursue the
Covenant (now called The Kovenant) full-time. Vortex easily stepped in to fill the
vacated bass slot. More trouble arose when Tjodalv (now with Susperia) couldn?t
commit to the extensive world touring, but things soon fell into place when Nick
Barker (ex-Cradle of Filth) signed on.
Now, after two years of studio silence, Dimmu Borgir have returned with their coup
de grace, Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia. After already leaving an indelible mark
upon the black metal world, the Black Hearted Angels have now turned to expanding
their dark art by stretching their leathery wings a bit. The "Fear and Wonder" lulls the
listener in with its soundtrack-like eloquence, but all thoughts of a serene album are
shattered when "Blessings Upon the Throne of Tyranny" rages out of the speakers
like an unleashed beast. "Kings of the Carnival Creation" and "Hybrid Stigmata"
show a nice tempo variance from the blasting opener, but it?s "Puritania" that truly
shows the diversity Dimmu Borgir achieves on Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia.
The electronic-tinged vocals and pseudo industrial feel make the song unlike anything
they have done before. It?s these efforts to remain true to their past while exploring
new avenues of sound and artistry that set this album apart.
Seeking a new outlet for their creative output, the band decided to leave the
comfortable bowels of Abyss Studios, opting instead to enter the icy lair known as
Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden. Producer Fredrik Nordstr? (In Flames, Arch
Enemy, Dark Tranquillity) technical approach replaces the thick, reverb heavy sound
of the band?s past two efforts with a refined, slick sharpness that cuts to the bone,
transforming Dimmu Borgir from a lumbering behemoth into a stealthy assassin. And
like all good assassins, Dimmu Borgir have many weapons at their disposal. Vortex
(now a permanent member after leaving Borknagar) again weaves his operatic vocals
around Shagrath?s aggressive growl, giving the songs added depth and texture, while
new guitarist Galder (Old Man?s Child mastermind ? who replaces the "released"
Astennu) brings a veteran attitude and welcome experience with arrangements. They
even add a "seventh" member in the form of the Gothenburg Opera Orchestra on a
few tracks. The Dimmu Borgir that greets 2001 undoubtedly sports the most superior
lineup of the band?s history, helping lift Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia beyond
anything else in the field of extreme metal.
Anul infiintarii: 1993 BIOGRAFIE DIMMU

Anul desfiintarii: In activitate
Gen: Black Metal BORGIR
Componenta actuala:
Shagrath (voce & synth) Formatia DIMMU BORGIR provine din indepartata tara a
Silenoz (chitara) fiordurilor inghetate si a muntilor acoperiti cu paduri umbroase
Galder (chitara) ce ascund multe legende mitologice pagane. Este vorba de
Mustis (sintetizator & sampler) Norvegia, una dintre ultimele tari europene supuse crestinarii.
Vortex (bass & voce curata) Numele de Dimmu Borgir (dimmu=cetos/intunecat,
Nicholas (baterie & percutie) borgir=castel/cetate), se se pronunta "dim-moo bore-gear", a
Discografie: fost preluat din limba islandeza. Dimmuborgir reprezinta
Inn I Evighetens Mørke (single 1994) denumirea data unei zone geografice alcatuite din roci si
For All Tid (1995) cavitati vulcanice cu forme destul de ciudate pentru niste
Stormblåst (1996) formatiuni naturale, situata undeva la est de lacul Mývatn, in
Devil’s Path (1996) Islanda. Se presupune ca intreaga arie stancoasa s-a format pe
Enthrone Darkness Triumphant urmele unui fost lac vulcanic. Una dintre cele mai interesante si
(1997) faimoase roci aflate acolo este cea numita Kirkjan care, in
Godless Savage Garden (1998) traducere, ar insemna "Biserica". Nenumaratele istorii nascute
Spiritual Black Dimensions (1999) pe seama acestor locuri au dus la un asa-numit simbolism
Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia
(2001)
Alive In Torment (2002)
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…And Oceans – The Symmetry Of I,
malefic care semnifica "poarta iadului", un fel de acces spre o lume infernala si infioratoare.
In anul 1993 Erkekjetter Silenoz, un vocalist si bass-ist de death-metal, se intalneste cu chitaristul

grupului Fimbulwinter, Shagrath, iar mai apoi apare si Tjodalv (chitara, ex-Old Man’s Child) si
alcatuiesc Dimmu Borgir. La cateva saptamani mai tarziu li se alatura Brynjard Tristan (bass) si Stian
Aarstad (ex-Old Man’s Child) pe post de clapar de studio (va deveni, in cele din urma, membru
permanent). Imediat dupa aceea se pun, astfel, bazele unui prim produs, un 7" EP intitulat "Inn I
Evighetens Mørke" ("In Eternitatea Regatului Intunericului"), ce va aparea in 1994 printr-o casa de
discuri marunta numita Necromantik Gallery Productions. Stilul lor este inspirat de curentul heavy-
metal al anilor ’80 si de trupele de inceput ale black-metalului (Celtic Frost, Venom, Possessed,
Bathory). De asemenea, sound-ul lor este atins si de caracteristicile muzicii clasice, compozitori
precum Wagner si Dvorak fiind printre preferatii membrilor de baza ai trupei. Vocalistul Shagrath va
ocupa si postul de baterist atat pe single, cat si pe albumul de debut. Cele 1.000 de exemplare ale
single-ului s-au epuizat dupa numai trei saptamani, iar formatia semneaza pentru No Colours Records
care le scoate un an mai tarziu primul full-length, "For All Tid" (inregistrat in studioul Stovner
Rockefabrik pe 16 piste). Discul are un mare impact in zona underground, cu toate ca mai devreme
trupa nu se bucurase de prea mult renume. Majoritatea cronicilor si criticilor sunt extrem de favorabile
si cele 10.000 de CD-uri imprimate sunt vandute foarte rapid. Pe acest album se colaboreaza la voce
cu Aldrahn de la Dødheimsgard si cu Vicotnik de la Ved Buens Ende.
Succesul avut le ofera ocazia de a prinde un contract pentru un singur album cu o casa de discuri din
Anglia, Cacophonous. Astfel, este lansat in 1996 al doilea disc al norvegienilor intitulat "Stormblåst",
considerat o adevarata revelatie a muzicii black-metal si raspandit in peste 25.000 de copii. De data
aceasta Shagrath se ocupa de voce si chitara solo, iar Tjodalv de tobe si percutie. La partitura vocala
de background participa si Silenoz. Daca la primul disc s-a vazut o latura dark foarte atmosferica si
melodica a trupei, acest nou opus reliefeaza o fateta mai dura si cu accente brutale, dar care nu lasa
deoparte caracteristicile black-ului armonios si orchestral cu care au pornit la drum. Labelul la care se
aflau atunci, anume Cacophonous, refuza sa le publice versurile la piesa "Antikrist", aceasta deoarece
riscul ar fi fost mult prea mare in eventualitatea unui scandal provocat de mesajele transmise prin
textul cantecului respectiv. Datorita faptului ca semnasera cu englezii doar pentru un singur produs,
acestia le permit ca in acelasi an sa editeze prin casa germana Hot Records, unde lucra si Shagrath,
un alt EP, "Devil’s Path" (25.000 de exemplare vandute). O alta reiterare a violentei musicale
representative pentru cei patru adepti ai lui Satan, Shagrath, Silenoz, Tjodalv si inlocuitorul lui Tristan,
Nagash/Lex Icon (noul membru cooptat de la Troll si Covenant, actualmente The Kovenant).
Versurile sunt scrise acum in limba engleza, asta pentru a se face cunoscut mesajul lor catre o
audienta cat mai mare, tinand cont si de succesul de aveau parte de ceva vreme. Se realizeaza cu
aceasta ocazie un cover-version dupa cantecul "Nocturnal Fear" ce apartinea in original celor de la
Celtic Frost. Stian nu apare pe acest MCD pentru ca fusese ocupat cu satisfacerea stagiului militar.
Tot la Hot Records, Shagrath scosese in 1992 impreuna cu Necronos (chitara) si Skoll (Ulver, bass)
sub titulatura primei sale formatii desfintate in acelasi an, Fimbulwinter, singurul album al acesteia
"Servants Of Sorcery".
Dupa o scurta absenta Stian se intoarce si concepe in 1997, alaturi de ceilalti, capodopera "Enthrone
Darkness Triumphant" scoasa la renumita firma germana Nuclear Blast. Aceasta este considerata
adevarata iesire din underground a norvegienilor, depasindu-se tirajul de peste 150.000 de CD-uri
vandute in intreaga lume. Muzica i-a proportii mult mai simfonice si bombastice, cvintetul ajungand sa
raspandeasca si pe piata Statelor Unite ale Americii aproximativ 5.000 de discuri. Totusi, teritoriul
european se arata cel mai propice pentru Dimmu Borgir, in special in Germania, piata muzicala cea
mai prolifica in ultimii zece ani. Este momentul cand se pun bazele unei indelungate colaborari cu
binecunoscutul si talentatul producator Peter Tägtgren (Hypocrisy, The Abyss, Pain, ex-Lock Up).
Textele unuia dintre cantecele de pe "Enthrone…", este vorba despre "Tormentor Of Christian
Souls", nu au fost tiparite, asta din acelasi motiv ca cel obiectat de Cacophonous cu ceva timp in
urma. Astfel, Nuclear Blast Germany si-a declinat responsabilitatea in privinta mesajului clar anti-
crestin, insa filiala lor din State (Nuclear Blast America) a avut, pana la urma, curajul sa le publice in
booklet-ul CD-ului. Dupa inregistrarile la acest opus este angajat Astennu pentru a ocupa postul de
chitarist in aparitiile live, asta si datorita faptului ca Shagrath dorea sa se concentreze in proportie de
100% partiturii vocale. Astennu venise in Norvegia tocmai din Australia pentru a putea inregistra
materialul sonor al proiectului sau solo Carpe Tenebrum, trupa cunoscuta la inceput sub denumirea
de Lord Kaos. O vreme a fost si la Covenant/The Kovenant, insa a renuntat la acestia ramanand, in
cele din urma, doar cu Dimmu. Dupa un reusit circuit intitulat "Enthrone Darkness Triumphant",
alaturi de Dissection si Cradle Of Filth, a urmat un alt mini-turneu la sfarsitul caruia Tjodalv
paraseste pentru o vreme gasca pentru a se ocupa cateva luni de familie si noul sau copil. Inlocuitorul
sau a fost in acea perioada Aggressor (Aura Noir). Tipii au parte de unele necazuri cu Stian Aarstad
care in timpul turneului de promovare a discului "Enthrone…" le creeaza probleme, asa ca se vad
nevoiti sa-l concedieze. Actualmente, acesta activeaza in formatia norvegiana de black-metal Enthral
care in 1998 scoate albumul "The Mirrors Opposite End". In locul lui a fost adusa, dar pentru foarte
scurt timp, clapara si vocalista Kimberly Goss (ex-Avernus, ex-Therion, ex-Ancient, Sinergy). Pe
16 mai 1997 trupa participa la celebrul festival Dynamo Open Air tinut la Eindhoven, in Olanda. Dupa
The Gods Of Darkness Tour Nuclear Blast lanseaza in cursul aceluiasi an caseta video "Live &
Plugged" impartita cu fratii de arme de la Dissection. Se prezinta acum si primul videoclip al trupei
facut dupa piesa "Mourning Palace".
Dupa aceste momente petrecute cu schimbarile de componenta Shagrath il angajeaza pe un tanar

claviaturist de origine norvegiana, Mustis, total necunoscut pana atunci si care nu mai cantase in nici o
titulatura semnificativa. Debutul live in care a fost prezentat drept noul component permanent al celor
de la Dimmu Borgir s-a produs cu ocazia lui Dynamo Open Air Festival 1998.
In 1998 Nuclear Blast relanseaza primul material discografic semnat de Shagrath et CO., "For All
Tid", si tot in anul respectiv apare sub aceeasi egida MCD-ul "Godless Savage Garden". Un produs
ce contine doua noi cantece, doua reeditari, trei variante live si un cover de exceptie realizat
impecabil, ce va fi inclus si pe tributul oficial Accept, anume piesa "Metal Heart". EP-ul este foarte
bine primit si cotat ca cifra de vanzari si astfel este chiar nominalizat in data de 19 februarie 1999 la
Spellemannsprisen (Grammy-ul norvegian), categoria metal, alaturi de conationalii The Kovenant si
Mundanus Imperium, acestia din urma prezenti cu albumul "The Spectral Spheres Coronation".
Intreaga festivitate a fost realizata de postul national norvegian de televiziune, TV NRK, iar in timpul
spectacolului Dimmu Borgir a interpretat live piesa "Grotesquery Concealed" de pe viitorul opus.
Aparitia lor trebuia sa contina si o orchestra simfonica, insa datorita unor comentarii facute in presa de
catre trupa, conform carora show-ul va fi o ocazie oportuna pentru ca Dimmu Borgir sa-si
raspandeasca mesajul satanic, s-a pus chiar problema (din partea organizatorilor) ca acestia sa nu mai
presteze nimic in cadrul programului. Totusi au cantat, dar fara orchestra. Ca o paranteza, trebuie
spus ca guvernul Norvegiei si institutiile acestei tari sprijina enorm de mult fenomenul cultural
autohton, indiferent de forma pe care o imbraca acesta. Cei care au fost desemnati castigatori la
premiile Grammy din acel an au fost The Kovenant cu al lor "Nexus Polaris".
Lansarea oficiala a unui nou full-length, "Spiritual Black Dimensions", are loc pe data de 1 martie
1999. Inregistrat tot in vestitul The Abyss Studio cu acelasi Peter Tägtgren ca producator. Imediat ce
este introdus in magazinele de muzica albumul ajunge bestseller si ocupa direct locul 18 in topul
national norvegian, dovedindu-se ca baietii fac parte din una dintre cele mai mari si populare trupe de
metal extrem din lume. Party-ul de lansare a fost organizat pe 3 mai ’99 la Rockefeller Music Hall, in
Oslo. In acelasi timp este si ultimul produs pe care mai apare Nagash, pleacat in tabara The
Kovenant. Bass-ul este preluat temporal de catre un personaj binecunoscut prin legaturile sale cu
Arcturus si Borknagar, Simen Hestnaes – mai nou I.C.S. Vortex. Acesta apare, de fapt, pe
"Spiritual…" cu elemente vocale curate si cu nuanta operala. Pe tot parcursul turneului promotional
el este ocupantul postului la chitara-bass, devenind intr-un sfarsit membru constant la Dimmu
Borgir. Aportul pe clape a lui Mustis este pregnant, 60% din muzica formatiei fiind creata in present
mai intai pe note claviaturale.
La o luna de la publicarea lui "Spiritual…" se realizeaza un split-album cu cei de la Old Man’s Child
aparut la Hammerheart Records si avand titlul "Sons Of Satan Gather For Attack", care contine EP-
ul "Devil’s Path" ce nu fusese, la vremea lui, promovat indeajuns. In ceea ce-l priveste pe Shagrath,
acesta se inroleaza la clape si in randurile grupului Ragnarök, iar pe Tjodalv il intalnim in acest
rastimp la Old Man’s Child, asta dupa ce se hotaraste sa paraseasca definitiv trupa dupa terminarea
concertelor de la New Jersey March Metal Meltdown si Montreal. Motivul invocat de el s-a constituit din
probleme personale legate de familia sa si imposibilitatea de a sustine imensul turneu din ’99, plus
divergentele aparute pe plan muzical. Insa, bateria incape pe mainile maestrului Nicholas Barker, cel
care fusese unul dintre fondatorii Cradle Of Filth. Acesta tocmai se intorsese din America de Nord
unde participase cu Borknagar la "Kings Of Terror Tour". Pe 23 mai are loc inca o editie Dynamo
Open Air unde Dimmu Borgir urca din nou pe scena, iar turneul european "Godless Dimensional
Reign" se face impreuna cu Dark Funeral si Evenfall. La sfarsitul anului 1999 ii gasim pe baieti
programati impreuna cu Emperor pe teritorul american intr-un lung circuit care trebuia sa continue in
Japonia si Australia (in deschidere cu Nazxul). Dar turneul este anulat datorita desincronizarii dintre
organizatori si formatie – tocmai aflasera in ultimul moment ca nu aveau sa fie platiti pentru aparitiile
din zona asiatica. Insa, Emperor continua impreuna cu Borknagar. Dimmu revine cu concertele in
America incepand cu 1 septembrie ’99, insotiti de Samael, Monstruosity si Epoch Of Unlight. In
legatura cu Tjodalv se cunoaste ca el a format o noua gasca de thrash/black-metal numita Susperia,
unde mai activeaza membri ce au colaborat cu trupe precum Old Man’s Child, Satyricon si
Borknagar. Nick este invitat si el sa conlucreze la reformarea formatiei de death/grind Brujeria,
alaturi de Dino Cazares si Raymond Herrera (Fear Factory). Pe deasupra, el formeaza un super grup
death-metal brutal, Lock Up, impreuna cu Shane Embury si Jesse Pintado, amandoi de la Napalm
Death, si Peter Tägtgren, inlocuit acum cu Tomas Lindberg (ex-At The Gates, The Crown)
Pe 25 februarie 2000 sunt din nou nominalizati, de data aceasta cu albumul "Spiritual Black
Dimensions", la categoria hardrock in cadrul decernarii premiilor "Spellemannsprisen". Celelalte
concurente au fost The Kovenant cu "Animatronic" si Black Debbath cu "Tung, Tung Politisk
rock". Programati pentru lunile martie si aprilie 2000 in studioul The Abyss cu producatorul Peter
Tägtgren, pana la urma sunt obligati sa amane inregistrarile noului album datorita faptului ca
materialul sonor necesita mai mult timp de concepere si pentru ca au existat ceva probleme de ordin
financiar legate de Nick Barker care inca locuia in Anglia si nu-si putea permite sa vina in Norvegia
atat de des pe cat ar fi trebuit.
Urmeaza alte schimbari de trupe in randul grupului si Astennu este dat afara, fiind adus colegul de
camera al acestuia, Archon. Dar aceasta "mutare" s-a dovedit in doar o luna de zile o veritabila
greseala. Si, astfel, nu le ramane decat alternativa de a apela la prietenul lor Galder de la Old Man’s
Child, pe numele sau adevarat Tom Rune Andersen. Au existat in aceasta perioada unele zvonuri cum
ca trupa se va sparge, insa au fost infirmate de aparitia mult asteptatei noi realizari discografice
"Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia". S-a dorit un alt sound pentru acest disc, mai putin haotic ca
precedentul, asa ca se intra in studioul suedez Fredman, alegandu-se producatorul in persoana lui
Fredrik Nordström care lucrase inainte cu At The Gates, Arch Enemy, In Flames, Dark Tranquility
si multi altii. Lansat oficial pe 12 martie 2001 prin Nuclear Blast, "Puritanical…" este conceput cu
The Gothenburg Opera Orchestra si are cel mai plin si matur sound Dimmu Borgir de la infiintarea sa
si pana in prezent. S-au incercat si unele experimente printre care inregistrarea, sub forma de bonus-
track, a cover-ului "Burn In Hell" dupa legendara formatie Twisted Sister (o alta mostra de
perfectiune interpretativa). Pentru acesta s-au facut demersurile necesare pentru aducerea in studio
chiar a lui Dee Snider, insa acest lucru nu s-a mai intamplat din cauza programului incarcat al
vocalistului Twisted Sister. Albumul are urmatoarele reusite in topurile din intreaga lume: locul 16 la
ei acasa, pozitia 16 in Germania, pozitia 60 in prima saptamana si a 23-a in cea de-a doua in Austria,
locul 11 in Finlanda si 84 in Olanda.
In aprilie sustin un turneu dincolo de ocean impartind scena cu Cannibal Corpse, The Haunted si
Lamb Of God. Ziua de 3 august ii afla drept headliner-i la Wacken Open Air 2001. A doua parte a
insurectiei americane cuprinzand U.S.A. si Canada si denumita sugestiv "Metallennium 2001 Tour" era
aranjata pentru a se tine impreuna cu Six Feet Under, Napalm Death, Witchery, Soilent Green,
Lamb Of God, God Forbid si Darkest Hour. Dar circuitul este amanat, in cele din urma Dimmu
Borgir, Napalm Death si Witchery renuntand la participare din cauza recentelor atentate teroriste
din 11 septembrie de la New York si Washington.
Nuclear Blast anunta de curand ca vor lansa un shape-CD realizat in cursul petrecerii de la Stuttgart
de pe 28 februarie ’99, tinuta pentru albumul "Spiritual Black Dimensions".
Lucruri interesante despre Dimmu Borgir:
 Revista "Kerrang!" scrie in 31 octombrie 1998 despre accidentul destul de grav in care fusese
angrenat autocarul grupului cand soferul adormise la volan. Prestigioasa revista britanica se
refera la Dimmu Borgir crezand ca este de origine suedeza, ceea ce i-a cam iritat pe trupeti.
 S-a zvonit ca Garm Wolf de la Arcturus si Ulver va fi cel care va realiza vocea de background
pe "Spiritual Black Dimensions", dar de fapt a fost vorba pana la urma de Simen Hestnaes
aka I.C.S. Vortex (ex-Borknagar, Arcturus).
 Dupa inceperea inregistrarilor la "Spiritual…" baietii au facut o incursiune prin barurile din
Gothenbourg unde au cam speriat populatia de pe acolo.
 Logodnica lui Shagrath, Bente, castiga concursul national de "Stripping" tinut pe 26 martie
200 in incinta barului Blaze Go – Go din Oslo.
 Pe 28 iunie 2000 apare pe site-ul oficial al trupei stirea conform careia show-ul ce trebuia
sustinut in Brazilia a fost anulat din motivul ca in acelasi weekend fusesera programati, in
aceeasi sala, cei de la Savatage.
 Shagrath a mai avut un solo-proiect intitulat Starkness.
 Nagash apare si pe albumul de debut al formatiei lui Astennu, Carpe Tenebrum, iar Brynjard
Tristan a cantat si cu Old Man’s Child.
 Silenoz a fost component al trupei Malefic inainte de a alcatui cu Shagrath Dimmu Borgir.
Sub numele de Ed Damnator a activat si in randurile gastii norvegiene de thrash-metal
Nocturnal Breed.
 Tjodalv a facut partiturile de chitara pe primul album Dimmu, "For All Tid". El formeaza mai
tarziu trupa Seven Sins, ulterior transformata in Susperia, si compune alaturi de Athera
(voce), Memnock (bass) si Cyrus (chitara) un CD-promo cu cinci piese intitulat "Illusions Of
Evil" care le faciliteaza semnarea contractului cu Nuclear Blast.
 Nick Barker trebuia sa participe pe albumul "Quintessence" al celor de la Borknagar, insa
agenda sa prea incarcata cu principalele sale trupe, Dimmu Borgir si Lock Up, nu i-a mai
permis acest lucru. Acum el pregateste discul secund cu Lock Up ce urmeaza sa fie lansat
anul viitor.
 Simen a alcatuit o noua trupa de stoner/doom-metal impreuna cu Einar Sjurso (Beyond
Down) care are deja materialul pregatit, ramanand doar sa se gaseasca o casa de discuri
care sa-l scoata la lumina zilei.
 Galder a purtat pseudonimul Grusom pana ce a fost lansat excelentul produs Old Man’s
Child, "The Pagan Prosperity".
Iulius Mathe
-= Dimmu Borgir Discography =-
Dimmu Borgir - For All Tid [1994]
01 - Det Nye Riket

02 - Under Korpens Vinger
03 - Over Bieknede Blaner Till Dommedag
04 - Stien
05 - Glittertind
06 - For All Tid
07 - Hunnerkongens Sorgsvarte Ferd Over Steppene
08 - Raabjorn Speiler Draugheims Skodde
09 - Den Gjemte Sannhets Herskar
Dimmu Borgir - Stormblast [1996]
01 - Alt Lys Er Svunnet Hen

02 - Broderskapets Ring
03 - Nar Sjelen Hentes Til Helvete
04 - Sorgens Kammer
05 - Da Den Kristine Satte Livet Til
06 - Stormblast
07 - Antikrist
08 - Dodsferd
09 - Vinder Fra En Ensom Grav
10 - Guds Fortapelse - Apenbaring Av Dommedag
Dimmu Borgir - Devil's Path [1996]
01 - Master Of Disharmony
02 - Devil's Path
03 - Nocturnal Fear
04 - Nocturnal Fear (Celtically Processed)
Dimmu Borgir - Enthrone Darkness Triumphant [1997]
01 - Mourning Palace
02 - Spellbound
03 - In Death's Embrace
04 - Relinquishment Of Spirit And Flesh
05 - The Night Masquerade
06 - Tormentor Of christian Souls
07 - Entrance
08 - Master Of Disharmony
09 - Prudence's Fall
10 - A succubus In Rapture
11 - Raabjørn Speiler Draugheimens Skodde
Dimmu Borgir - Godless Savage Garden [1998]
01 - Moonchild Domain
02 - Hunnerkongens Sorgsvarte Ferd Over Steppene
03 - Chaos Without Prophecy
04 - Raabjorn Speiler draugheimens Skodde
05 - Metal Heart
06 - Stormblast (Live)
07 - Master Of Disharmony (Live)
08 - In Death's Embrace (Live)
Dimmu Borgir - Spiritual Black Dimensions [1999]
01 - Reptile
02 - Behind The Curtains Of Night / Phantasmagoria
03 - Dreamside Dominions
04 - United In Unhallowed Grace
05 - The Promised Future Aeons
06 - The Blazing Monoliths Of Defiance
07 - The Insight & The Catharsis
08 - Grotesquery Conceiled
09 - Arcane Life Force Mysteria
Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia [2001]
01 - Fear And Wonder

02 - Blessings Upon The Throne Of Tyranny
03 - Kings Of The Carnival Creation
04 - Hybrid Stigmata / The Apostasy
05 - Architecture Of A Genocidal Nature
06 - Puritania
07 - IndoctriNation
08 - The Maelstrom Mephisto
09 - Absolute Sole Right
10 - Sympozium
11 - Perfection Or Vanity
12 - Devil's Path (Re-recorded)
13 - Burn In Hell
Dimmu Borgir - Alive In Torment [2001]
01 - Tormentor Of Christian Souls

02 - The Blazing Monoliths Of Defiance
03 - The Insight And The Catharsis
04 - Puritania
05 - The Maelstrom Mephisto
Dimmu Borgir - World Misanthropy [2002]
01 - Masses For The New Mesiah

02 - Devil's Path (Re-recorded)
03 - Blessings Upon The Throne Of Tyranny
04 - Kings Of The Carnival Creation
05 - Puritania
06 - IndoctriNation
Dimmu Borgir - Death Cult Armageddon [2003]
01 - Allegiance
02 - Progenies Of The Great Apocalypse
03 - Lepers Among Us
04 - Vredesbyrd
05 - For The World To Dictate Our Death
06 - Blood Hunger Doctrine
07 - Allehelgens Død I Helveds Rike
08 - Cataclysm Children
09 - Eradication Instincts Defined
10 - Unorthodox Manifesto
11 - Heavenly Perverse
Vocals : Shagrath
Guitar : Silenoz
Guitar : Galder (Old Man's Child)
Bass : Simen Hestæs
Keyboards : Mustis
Drums : Nicholas Barker (Old Man's Child)
Biography of Band
The name Dimmu Borgir is taken from a large area of unusually shaped lava fields
east of Lake Mэvatn on Iceland. The word Dimmu means foggy or dark and Borgir
means castle or fortress. The band was originally formed in 1993 by Shagrath, Silenoz
and Tjodalv. Shortly Brynjard Tristan and Stian Aarstad also joined the band.
They began their musical career with the release of a 7" EP called "Inn I Evighetens
Mørke" ("Into The Eternity Of Darkness") in 1994. Within a few weeks it had already
sold out. In late 1994 they released their debut full-length album named "For All Tid"
("Forever"). This album featured contributions by Aldrahn from Dødheimsgеrd and
Vicotnik from Ved Buens Ende.
In 1996 they released one of the most important albums in black metal history namely
"Stormblеst" ("Stormwind"). This album showed the true talent of Dimmu Borgir with
mature song writing and a strong influence from classical music.
On the first two albums the band wrote all lyrics in Norwegian but after the release of
"Stormblеst" they switched over to English because of the increasing popularity of the
band.
In 1996 they released the "Devilsґs Path" MCD on Hot Records where Shagrath
worked, taking care of signing and promotion of the labelґs bands. Stian Aarstad did
not play the keyboards on this album since he had to serve in the army.
In 1997 they released "Enthrone Darkness Triumphant" which was produced by Peter
Tдgtgren (Hypocrisy, Pain, The Abyss). This album was a huge success and it sold
more than 150,000 copies. Dimmu Borgir was now one of the biggest black metal
bands ever. The lyrics of "Tormentor of Christian Souls" were left out in the booklet
since Nuclear Blast did not want to be responsible for the printing of them.
After the recording of this album the band hired the Australian Astennu (Lord Kaos,
Carpe Tenebrum, The Kovenant) to play guitars on live shows so that Shagrath could
concentrate on his vocals. Astennu replaced Jens Petter who was a member of the
band for a short period between "Stormblеst" and "Enthrone…". After the
"Enthrone…" tour, Dimmu Borgir had a mini-tour where Tjodalv left the band for a
few months to be with his family and newborn child. His replacement was Aggressor
(Ved Buens Ende, Aura Noir), filling in as a session drummer. In the "Enthrone…"
tour, Stian Aarstad had trouble participating in some of the performances and was
fired from the band. Stian Aarstad has now joined the Norwegian black metal band
Enthral. After he left Kimberley Goss (Therion, Ancient, Sinergy) joined the band for
a very short time as a session keyboardist. She was replaced by the young Mustis who
was a friend of Shagrath. He played live with the band for the first time at the Dynamo
Open Air festival 1998.
In 1998 Nuclear Blast decided to re-release the debut album "For all Tid". This album
contains all of the original material and includes two songs from their 7" EP "Inn I
Evighetens Mørke". That very year Dimmu Borgir also released a MCD called
"Godless Savage Garden".
The next album "Spiritual Black Dimensions" was once again recorded at the famous
Abyss Studios with Peter Tдgtgren (Hypocrisy, Pain, The Abyss). A month after the
release of this album Dimmu Borgir made a split album with Old Man's Child called
"Sons of Satan Gather for Attack" which was released on Hammerheart.
Early on the 1999 tour in the US Tjodalv decided to leave the band due to musical and
personal differences. He had a family to take care of and could not do the immense
touring of Dimmu Borgir. Tjodalv was replaced by well-known Nick Barker from
Cradle Of Filth.
In March 2000 the band was ready to start the recording of a new album. They had
booked The Abyss Studio but needed more time to finish the new material and also
suffered some financial problems. Nick was still living in London and could not afford
to come to Norway too often.
Members of Dimmu Borgir

Current Members:
Stian Thoresen (Shagrath). Role: Vocals
Side projects: Fimbulwinter
Sven Atle Kopperud (Erkekjetter Silenoz). Role: Guitar, Vocals

Side projects: Nocturnal Breed
Thomas Rune Andersen (Galder). Role: Guitar

Side projects: Old Man's Child
Simen Hestnes (ICS Vortex). Role: Bass, Clean Vocals
Mustis. Role: Keyboards
Tony Laureno. Role: Drums

Side projects: Acheron, Malevolent Creation, Angel Corpse, God Dethroned, Nile
Discography
CD: For All Tid (1994) Studio: No Colours. Tracklist.
Demo: Inn I Evighetens Morke (1994) Studio: Necromantic Gallery Production.

Tracklist.
EP: Devil's Path (1996) Studio: Hot Records. Tracklist.
CD: Stormblеst (1996) Studio: Cacophonous Records. Tracklist.
CD: Enthrone Darkness Triumphant (1997) Studio: Nuclear Blast. Tracklist.
Video/VHS: Live & Plugged vol.2 (1998) Studio: Nuclear Blast. Tracklist.
EP: Godless Savage Garden (1998) Studio: Nuclear Blast. Tracklist.
CD: Spiritual Black Dimensions (1999) Studio: Nuclear Blast. Tracklist.
EP: Alive in Torment (2001) Studio: Nuclear Blast. Tracklist.
CD: Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia (2001) Studio: Nuclear Blast. Tracklist.
CD: Death Cult Armageddon (2003) Studio: Nuclear Blast. Tracklist.
Single: Progenies of the Great Apocalypse (2003) Studio: Nuclear Blast. Tracklist.
Single: Vredesbyrd (2004) Studio: Nuclear Blast. Tracklist.

Blending black metal's most brutal tendencies, the melancholic beauty of opera, and industrial metal's
production techniques, Dimmu Borgir has carved a niche in the metal
world as one of the most savage and creative acts to hail from the Norwegian scene. The group first
started in 1993, when members Shagrath (vocals), Erkekjetter Silenoz (guitar), and Tjodalv (guitar and
drums) came together to join the emerging metal scene. Although some groups like Emperor and
Mayhem had already been making noise for a while, this next generation of groups was the first to
directly take their influence from their efforts. They drafted bassist Brynjard Tristan and keyboardist
Stian Aarstad into the fold and began their career with a 7" single, "Inn I Evighetens Morke."
The single sold out in a few weeks, inspiring the band to record a full-length album. Although their live
performances were starting to gain them a lot of attention, it wasn't until For All Tid's release in 1994
when they made their mark internationally. After some European touring and a few rave reviews from
metal publications, the band went back to the studio to work on their next album. The result, 1996's
Stormblast, was a step up from the primal debut album. Featuring stronger melodies and their first
attempts at the classical flourishes that would enhance their later work, the group again gained more
rave reviews. They were still in the shadow of many of their contemporaries, as landmark releases from
Cradle of Filth and Emperor were released around the same time. They suspected their use of
Norwegian may have been the cause, so Stormblast was also the last album to use their native
language to deliver the lyrics. They toured quite heavily behind the album and even released a single for
"Devil's Path" in between albums, but along the lines, they also lost Tristan and had to replace him with
Kovenant bassist Nagash.
When they did return to the studio, they recruited producer Peter Tagtren to record the monumental
Enthrone Darkness Triumphant, a landmark album in both scope and songwriting. Due to new label
Nuclear Blast's heavy marketing and distribution, the album sold much larger quantities than anything
they had produced before, and found them thrust to the forefront of the black metal movement. The
band was more than ready to take that responsibility and the following tour saw them pick up second
guitarist Astennu. They also fired longtime keyboardist Aarstad because of internal difficulties and
replaced him with future Sinergy frontwoman Kimberly Goss. She could only last through a part of the
tour due to contract responsibilities, and she was replaced by Mustis. Tjodalv also left the band after the
tour to be with his newborn child, and was replaced by Aggressor for a mini-tour after taking a break
from their Enthrone... promotion.
For All Tid was re-released in 1998 with "Inn I Evighetens Morke" added onto the track listing, while the
Godless Savage Garden EP was also released to tide over fans until the next album. The recording
sessions for Spiritual Black Dimensions came next and Tjodalv came back to the fold after his family
sabbatical. The album was released in 1999 to more praise from the metal media, as it revealed a
heavier and more complex vision than anything they had accomplished before. Nagash quit before any
touring could take place, but the band had asked bassist Simen Hestnaes from Borknagar to add
operatic vocals to the recordings anyway, so he slid into the role quite easily. The band also made a
split album with Old Man's Child around the same time, and the results were released as Sons of Satan
Gather for Attack in the same year. Tjodalv unexpectedly left the band after their 1999 tour, but Cradle
of Filth's Nick Barker was more than ready to step into his shoes and the tour resumed without a hitch.
In keeping with the spirit of their luck in the late '90s, the turn of the century saw Astennu fired from the
band before the recording of their next album. Financial and time constraints put off the recording
process until the fall of 2000 and in the meantime, they had drafted Galder from Old Man's Child to
become their new guitarist. Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia was the resulting album and the effort
was by far their most complicated release to date. Featuring a symphonic orchestra on almost the entire
album, the CD was an astonishing accomplishment in the world of black metal. The band toured behind
it, but the tragedies of September 11, 2001, cut short their plans to tour with Napalm Death in the States
and they had to stay in Europe. Still, they managed to release an EP and a DVD in their newfound
spare time and Barker and Galder could do work with their various side projects and other bands before
stepping back into the studio. ~ Bradley Torreano, All Music Guide
1. Mourning Palace
Daylight has finally reached it's end

As evenfall strikes into the sky
Far away in the dark glimpsing moonlight
Sickening souls cry out in pain
Whispering voices summoning screams

Waiting for Satan to bless their sins
Blackhearted angels fallen from grace
Possessed by the search for utter darkness
Hear the cries from the Mourning Palace

Feel the gloom of restless spirits
Hear the screams from the Mouring Palace
Feel the doom of haunting chants
Eternal is their lives in misery

Eternal is their lives in grief
Abandoned in a void of nothingness
A chain of anger, a fetter of despair
In this garden of depraved beings

This unsacred place of helpless ones
Satan blessed the creatures
Inswathed them in endless night
Whispering voices, summoning screams

Waiting for Satan to bless their sins
Blackhearted angels fallen from grace
Possessed by the search for utter darkness
10. A Succubus In Rapture
Illness and plagues, torture and blight

Is what she brings
Mocking holy standards, deceiving feeble fools
Is what she loves
Granted with powers, gifted with magic
Watching the world through raven eyes
Damned woman mischievous whore

Heretic princess
Devil's own
Her seductive elegance

Excites your weak flesh
Her diabolical beauty
Enchants your bewildered mind
You damn woman
You mischievous whore
You heretic princess
You are Devil's own
[performing an ecstatic dance:]

A serenade made out of black magic
She has learned to set souls afire
And makes sure that you never
Will leave it's trance
Her diabolical beauty
Enchants your bewildered mind
9. Arcane Life Force Mysteria
In perplexed dementia, where sanity is my vanity

With honour bear the mark of Satan
Triumphant beast in heaven defeat
Disguised in gloom, wear the mask of Satan
Ride the beast through paradise

Still vipers these mortal burdens
We arise as the portals take form
I leave my feathers again
Infidels and scarecrows all fallen from heaven

Captured by the sin of the beast
Mesmerized in total chaos
Engulfed in an overflow of selfish might
Swept through arcane mysteries

Forlorn in a maze of torment
Raped by the sanctity of the unholy
Reveals a Hell I never dreamed of
Bewildered by the arcane lifeforce mysteria-

I shed my skin once again
. Puritania
[Orginally released in 2001 on the album "Puritanical Euphoric

Misanthropia".]
[Music: Shagrath.]
[Lyrics: Silenoz and M.Lunde.]
[3:06]
We do away with your kind.

Countdown to exterminate the human race.
Four, three, two, one...
Let Chaos entwine on defenseless soil.

Remove errors of man and sweep all the weakening kind.
I am war, I am pain,
I am all you've ever slain.
I am tears in your eyes,
I am grief, I am lies.
Bygone are tolerance and presence of grace.

Scavengers are set out to cleanse the human filth parade.
I am pure, I am true,
I am all over you.
I am laugh, I am smile,
I am the Earth defiled.
I am the cosmic storms.

I am the tiny worms.
I am fear in the night.
I am bringer of the blight.
Successfully erased.
2. Progenies Of The Great Apocalypse
The battle raged on and on

Fuelled by the venom of hatred for man
Consistently, without the eyes to see
By those who revel in sewer equally
We, the prosperity of the future seal

Cloaked by the thunders of the north wind
Born to capture the essence of
The trails of our kind
Zero tolerance must be issued forth

Behind the enemy's line
So it shall be written
And so it shall be done
[repeat 1st and 2nd verse]
Discover and conceive the secret wealth

And pass it unto your breed
Become your own congregation
Measure the sovereignty of it's invigoration
We, who not deny the animal of our nature

We, who yearn to preserve our liberation
We, who face darkness in our hearts with a solemn fire
We, who aspire to the truth and pursue it's strength
Are we not the undisputed prodigy of warfare

Fearing all the mediocrity that they possess
Should we not hunt the bastards down with our might
Reinforce and claim the throne that is rightfully ours
Consider the god we could be without the grace

Once and for all
Diminish the sub principle and leave it's toxic trace
Once and for all
. Hybrid Stigmata - The Apostasy
The apparition of two faces in disgust

Invisible but yet so clear
Reflections seen by a fugitive
Trying to escape the looking glass
Blood runs from open wounds of false flesh
The one in front of the mirror exceeds the image
Eager to leave further but chained still
To crumble into such nothingness

A despairing fate, for your lies
To pretend is the lunatic's legacy
Privileged to bolt the nails of heresy
Born lifeless into a world of coma

As the chronic sufferer trapped in paradise lost
Missing insinuations of what life was meant to be
Angels and demons, a march man's bewildering hosts
[chorus:]
The charlatans and deceivers walk the line in prejudice
The narrow slits the veins in search for the crown
Profound impatience makes the blind struggle in stupidity
The paradox of the daily prayer, diffidence is Confiteor
Phenomena of ironies, cast the litany aside
How intelligible, blessed be the forgetful
Holding the banner high, unrestrained
Slowly abandoning the surface in contempt
Still in costumes to please the ways of living
Witnessing the details of defilement, intoxicating
Make sure to be pleased with the ways of your death

For in days of reckoning and when the twilight torn is ticking
Elysium is halfway and as an answer to the plea
You're destined to yield fragments of Hell in return
Leave unnoticed with the perfect conscience

With the strength of the spiritual eye
Spirits of the token unchained and free
Recover from the philanthropic macabre frenzy
The pale dove grins, black at heart ready to flee
Demon to some, angel to others
[music: Shagrath, Silenoz and Mustis]

[lyrics: Silenoz]
13. Burn In Hell
[words: D. Snider]
Welcome to the abandoned land

Come on in, child; take my hand
Here there's no work or play
Only one bill to pay
There's just five words to say
As you go down, down, down
You're gonna burn in hell

Oh, burn in hell
You can't believe all the things i've done wrong in my life
Without even trying i've lived on the edge of a knife
Well, i've played with fire, but i don't want to get myself burned
To thine own self be true, so i think that it's time for a turn
Before i burn in hell
Oh, burn in hell
Take a good look in your heart; tell me what do you see?
It's black and it's dark, now is that how you want it to be?
It's up to you; what you do will decide your own fate
Make your choice now for tomorrow may be far too late
Hear no evil, don't you

See no evil, don't you
Lay no evil down on me
You're gonna burn in hell
Speak no evil, don't you
Think no evil, don't you
Play with evil, 'cause i'm free
[repeat second chorus]

[repeat chorus/fade]

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Origin Espoo, Finland

Years active 1993-present

Melodic black metal[1]

Hatebreeder and Follow the Reaper

Hate Crew Deathroll and Are You Dead Yet?

 "Bed Of Nails" by Alice Cooper

 Something Wild (1997)

Singles and EPs

 Implosion of Heaven (Demo, 1994)

 Are You Dead Yet? - Are You Dead Yet?

 Bestbreeder From 1997 to 2000 (IMPORT) (Compilation CD, 2003)

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The night of timeless fire is drawing near

I see angels burning, falling down in ruins

Watching myself decaying, falling from high spirits

The flame is dying by shivery winds of jet black skies

I see angels burning, falling down in ruins

Angels whispering fire, no longer I'm alive

The faint blaze of the candle of my life,

Another night, another demise,

Out of strenght to fight.

Another night, another demise,

Understand the things I say, don't turn away from me,

Unhappiness where's when I was young,

Understand what I've become, it wasn't my desing.

Unhappiness where's when I was young,

But you see, it's not me, it's not my family.

In your head, in your head,

Another mother's breakin',

It's the same old theme since nineteen-sixteen.

In your head, in your head,

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Years active 1989-2003

Genre(s) alternative rock

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