Carnal Forge

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Carnal Forge
Carnal Forge live in 2009
Carnal Forge live in 2009
General information
Genre (s) Melodic death metal , thrash metal
founding 1997
Website www.carnalforge.se
Founding members
Jonas Kjellgren (until 2005)
Jari Kuusisto
guitar
 Johan Magnusson
Dennis Vestman (until 2000)
Stefan Westerberg
Current occupation
singing
 Jens C. Mortensen (since 2005)
guitar
 Jari Kuusisto
guitar
 Petri Kuusisto
bass
 Lars Linden (since 2000)
Drums
 Stefan Westerberg

Carnal Forge is a melodic death / thrash metal band from Västerås ( Sweden ).

history

The band was founded in 1997 by former In Thy Dreams members Stefan Westerberg (drums) and Jari Kuusisto (guitar). Jonas Kjellgren , Johan Magnusson and Dennis Vestman completed the first line-up. The first Sweet Bride demo was recorded in the year it was founded. The band was signed by WAR Records and released their debut album Who's Gonna Burn in 1998 . The move to Century Media followed . After the second album Fire Demon , bassist Dennis Vestman left the band and was replaced by Lars Linden.

In the following four years the band released three more albums and one DVD . In 2005 there was a brief dispute with the Finnish band Children of Bodom , who released their new album Are You Dead Yet? called. Carnal Forge released the album Aren't You Dead Yet? released. Also in 2005, singer Jonas Kjellgren left the band to concentrate on Scar Symmetry . His successor was Jens C. Mortensen of Spanish origin.

In early 2007 the band signed a contract with Candlelight Records . In June 2007 the sixth album Testify For My Victims was released . During the recording, the band discarded two pre-produced albums because the members were not happy with the new material.

Others

In February 2011 drummer Stefan Westerberg joined the band Skineater as bass player .

Discography

  • 1997: Sweet Bride ( demo )
  • 1998: Who's Gonna Burn
  • 2000: Fire Demon
  • 2001: Please ... Die!
  • 2003. The More You Suffer
  • 2004: Aren't You Dead Yet?
  • 2004: Destroy Live ( DVD )
  • 2007: Testify For My Victims
  • 2019: Gun to Mouth Salvation

Web links

Commons : Carnal Forge  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files