Degradead
| Degradead | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Melodic death metal , thrash metal , metalcore |
| founding | 2000 (as Septima) 2007 (renamed to Degradead) |
| Current occupation | |
| Mikael Sehlin (since 2003) | |
| Anders Nyström (since 2004) | |
guitar |
David Szucs |
| Michel Bärzén | |
| Amit Mohla (since 2012) | |
| former members | |
Vocals, guitar |
Frederik Johansson (until 2003) |
guitar |
Jesper Bronner (until 2004) |
Drums |
Kenneth Helgesson (until 2012) |
Degradead is a Swedish melodic death metal band with metalcore influences and thrash metal roots. It was founded in 2000 under the name Septima and renamed itself to Degradead in 2007.
history
At Septima, David Szücs (guitar), Kenneth Helgesson (drums), Frederik Johansson (vocals / guitar) and Michel Bärzén (bass) recorded several demos between 2000 and 2003. Jesper Bronner followed as the second guitarist, from then on Frederik Johansson concentrated on singing, but was replaced in 2003 by Mikael Sehlin (also with Engel since 2012). The group took part in the Swedish edition of Emergenza and reached the finals there. After a new guitarist for Frederik Johansson, Anders Nyström, joined in 2004, the two demos Rest in Pieces (2005) and Death Row (2006) were recorded and the name changed to Degradead in 2007.
The debut album Till Death Do Us Apart was recorded at In Flames ' studios . Jesper Strömblad , Daniel Svensson and Björn Gelotte hid behind the producer abbreviation HORDE . Dockyard 1 released the album in 2008.
Out of Body Experience was released in 2009, this time recorded in the Abyss Studio . The producer was Jonas Kjellgren (ex- Centinex , ex- Scar Symmetry ), sound engineer Daniel Bergstrand.
Music genre
Degradead plays Melodic Death Metal , which, in contrast to a number of new bands, is not very much oriented towards Metalcore . In reviews, the band is compared with, among others, Dimension Zero , Soilwork , Dark Tranquility and their mentors from In Flames.
successes
Jesper Strömblad , former guitarist for In Flames , said of Degradead's debut album:
"The Future Of Metal"
"The Future of Metal"
On the whole, however, the group's works were rated average by the press. The German rock-hard magazine awarded 7.0 points for the debut album.
Discography
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Albums
- 2008: Til Death Do Us Apart
- 2009: Out of Body Experience
- 2011: A World Destroyer
- 2013: The Monster Within
- 2016: Degradead
Demos (under the name Septima)
- 2002: Born in Sin
- 2003: Sonnett to Death
- 2004: Arise
- 2005: Rest in Pieces
- 2006: Live in Pieces (Promo DVD)
- 2006: Death Row
- 2007: Walk to the Purgatory
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Band biography. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on July 7, 2013 ; Retrieved June 24, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Andreas Stappert: Review in Rock Hard No. 249. Retrieved on November 14, 2009 .
- ↑ a b Review of the debut album. Laut.de , accessed on November 14, 2009 .
- ^ IN FLAMES Members Produce Degradead Debut. (No longer available online.) Blabbermouth.net, December 14, 2007, archived from the original on April 21, 2008 ; Retrieved April 19, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Review on Vampster.com. Retrieved November 14, 2009 .
- ↑ Review on HeavyHardes.de. Retrieved November 14, 2009 .
- ↑ Degradead in the Swedish album charts swedishcharts.com; Retrieved November 8, 2010.
