Entombed (band)

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Entombed
Entombed during Metalmania 2007 festival in Katowice, Poland
Entombed during Metalmania 2007 festival in Katowice, Poland
Background information
Origin Sweden
Genre(s) Death metal, death 'n' roll
Years active 1987–present
Label(s) Three Man, Candlelight, Music For Nations, Earache
Associated acts The Hellacopters, Disfear
Website http://www.entombed.org
Members
Lars Göran Petrov
Nico Elgstrand
Alex Hellid
Olle Dahlstedt
Former members
See: Entombed former members section

Entombed is a Swedish death metal band which formed in 1987 under the name of Nihilist. Though Entombed began their career as an early pioneer of Scandinavian death metal, by the early 1990s their sound had broadened to include hardcore punk and other influences. This new style would eventually be described as death 'n' roll.

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[edit] Band History

Entombed's debut album was Left Hand Path, a cult favorite that established the band as a popular death metal band.[citation needed] The follow-up, Clandestine, was just as popular.[citation needed] These first two albums were unique in that they featured what was sometimes referred to as an "electric saw" guitar sound.[citation needed] It was created using the Boss Heavy Metal distortion pedal and a Peavey amplifier. It appeared on their debut, Left Hand Path, but was improved and refined on the follow up, Clandestine.[citation needed]

After the Gods of Grind tour, Entombed began changing their sound into a mix of hard rock and death metal often referred to as death 'n' roll.[citation needed] Although this may have turned off many fans, it established their mainstream and critical reputation.[citation needed] Wolverine Blues and Hollowman are widely considered classics of early 1990s death metal, but were followed by problems with various record companies.[citation needed]

1998's Same Difference was the band's first album without drummer and founding member Nicke Andersson who left to concentrate on The Hellacopters. He was replaced by Peter Stjärnvind. In 1999, Entombed released Uprising, which was an anti-commercial return to the band's roots.[citation needed] The follow-up, Morning Star returned to the style of Hollowman and Wolverine Blues.[citation needed] They have since released 2003's album Inferno, a continuation of the death 'n' roll style that has become their trademark sound. 2006 saw the release of new music from Entombed, with the When in Sodom EP on June 6 (or 06/06/06), and the full length album Serpent Saints - The Ten Amendments was released on July 9th, 2007. This album is the group's first release with drummer Olle Dahlstedt (of Alpha Safari and ex-Misery Loves Co.), who replaced Stjärnvind in 2006 and a first without Uffe Cederlund who is now part of Disfear.

[edit] Members

[edit] Current

  • Lars Göran Petrov - vocals
  • Nico Elgstrand - bass
  • Alex Hellid - guitars
  • Olle Dahlstedt - drums

[edit] Former

[edit] Session and guest members

[edit] Discography

[edit] Demos and EPs

  • But Life Goes On (Demo, 1989)
  • Crawl (EP, 1990)
  • Stranger Aeons (EP, 1991)
  • Hollowman (EP, 1993)
  • Out of Hand (EP, 1993)
  • Full of Hell (Promo, 1993)
  • Contempt (Promo, 1993)
  • Night of the Vampire (split 7" w/ The New Bomb Turks, 1995)
  • Wreckage (EP, 1997)
  • Black Juju (EP, 1998)
  • When in Sodom (EP, 2006)

[edit] Full-length albums

[edit] Other

  • Nihilist : Complete Demos 1987-1989 (2005) Collection of all the Nihilist recordings, including Entombed's first demo But Life Goes On.

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