Moving on to Sweden, I
should probably start with some more death metal. I’m sure only purists can
tell the difference between Swedish & Norwegian death metal. I’m not enough
of a follower of the genre to know the difference beyond what I would normally
be aware of from two different bands.
Dismember had a slightly
tumultuous beginning. They originally began in 1988 in Stockholm
as Dismemberizer with David Blomqvist, Robert Sennebäck, & Fred Estby. They
recorded two demos, "Dismembered" in 1988 & "Last
Blasphemies" in 1989. Then the band split up, with Blomqvist & Estby
joining Carnage. That band ceased when Michael Amott left to join Carcass. The
remaining Carnage members Estby, Matti Kärki, & Blomqvist decided to reform,
this time as Dismember. In 1991 Sennebäck returned to the band. They began writing
& recording new material & that same year released their debut, Like
an Ever Flowing Stream. The album was an early example of Swedish death
metal. Death metal fans worldwide hold this album as one their favorites. It is
considered a death metal masterpiece. The song "Skin Her Alive"
prompted an obscenity charge in the United Kingdom but the band successfully defended
themselves.
In 2007, Fred Estby left the band "after long and
careful consideration", citing the demands of touring & the needs of
his family as key reasons for his leaving. On October 16 2011 they announced
that they had disbanded.
Since Karmageddon
records owns the rights to the album, it wasn't re-issued as a Digipack disc in
2005 like the rest of Dismember’s album (with the exception of Where
Ironcrosses Grow). On October 16 2011 they announced that they had
disbanded.
On Like an Ever
Flowing Stream Dismember are (as listed in the credits): Matti Kärki –
vocals; Robert Sennebäck – guitar; David Blomqvist – guitar; Richard Diamon –
bass; & Fred Estby – drums. Truth be told, however, Nicke Andersson, at the
time the drummer for Entombed played all the lead guitars except for the guitar
solo on "Override of the Overture" which is played by David
Blomqvist.
Dismember – Like an EverFlowing Stream, Nuclear Blast America IMP. NBA
6018/ 2, 1991.
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Tracklist:
Override of the Overture
Soon to Be Dead
Bleed for Me
& So is Life
Dismembered
Skin Her Alive
Sickening Art
In Death's Sleep
Deathevocation
Defective Decay
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The Cardigans are a
Swedish band formed by Peter Svensson & Magnus Sveningsson, both heavy
metal musicians, in 1992 in Jönköping,
Sweden. They
enlisted drummer Bengt Lagerberg, keyboardist Lars-Olof Johansson & lead
singer Nina Persson. The band's musical style has varied greatly from album to
album. Their debut album Emmerdale (1994) featured their early indie
leanings. It gave them a solid base in Sweden
& it enjoyed some success abroad, especially in Japan,
but it wasn’t until their sophomore release, Life, that they really had more
international & critical success, selling more than a million copies &
achieving platinum status in Japan.
This is from the Minty
Fresh US re-release. It is on two CDs with the second CD containing four tracks
from The Cardigans Life album that were not included on its US release.
On Emmerdale, The
Cardigans are: Nina Persson – vocals; Peter Svensson – guitar, bass,
percussion, piano, vocals, bells, & vibraphone; Magnus Sveningsson – bass;
Lars-Olof Johansson – acoustic guitar & piano; & Bengt Lagerberg –
drums, percussion, bassoon, & recorder.
The Cardigans – Emmerdale2xCD, Minty Fresh MF 32, 1999.
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Tracklist:
Sick & Tired
Black Letter Day
In the Afternoon
Over the Water
After All...
Cloudy Sky
Our Space
Rise & Shine
Celia Inside
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (Black
Sabbath cover)
Seems Hard
Last Song
US Re-Release Bonus CD 2
Pikebubbles
Travelling with Charley
Sunday Circus Song
Closing Time
NØ
Dismember
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