Demonoid (band)
| Demonoid | |
|---|---|
 Johan Niemann and Kristian Niemann from Demonoid |
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| General information | |
| origin | Stockholm , Sweden |
| Genre (s) | Death metal , thrash metal |
| founding | 2002 |
| Current occupation | |
| Johan Niemann | |
| Richard Evensand | |
| Kristian Niemann | |
| Mario Santos Ramos | |
| former members | |
singing |
Christofer Johnsson |
singing |
Mass "Emperor Magus Caligula" Broberg |
Demonoid is a Swedish Death and Thrash Metal - supergroup from Stockholm , which was founded in the year of 2002.
history
The band was founded in 2002 by Kristian Niemann and a little later consisted of the three Therion members Christofer Johnsson (vocals), the brothers Kristian (electric guitar) and Johan Niemann (bass) and Soilwork drummer Rickard Evensand. The debut album Riders of the Apocalypse was released via Nuclear Blast in July 2004 . The album was recorded between December 2002 and February 2003. In March 2006 Christofer Johnsson left the band. He was replaced by Mass Broberg. Broberg, in turn, was replaced by Mario Santos Ramos in 2011.
style
Allmusic's Eduardo Rivadavia called the group a death and thrash metal band. Demonoid tries to process as many old school influences as possible . rockdetector.com described the band's music as a mix of death and black metal with thrash metal influences. According to the band's Facebook profile, Riders of the Apocalypse is based on a story that is partly fictional but also incorporates theological and historical elements. The texts speak out against the Bible and the Judeo - Christian teachings and see them as the greatest source of crimes against humanity. Michael Edele from laut.de in his review of the album that the band plays old-school death metal with modern thrash metal riffs and often reminds of the early Entombed . The album deals thematically with the apocalyptic riders , which the band has expanded with a few ideas. The singing is deep and growled . The song Wargods offers modern Swedish Death Metal, which traditionally also has light Thrash Metal influences. In the following Firestorms the Thrash and Death Metal influences are evenly distributed. In addition to fast songs, the album also contains slow songs influenced by Doom Metal such as 14th Century Plague . According to Metal Hammer's Anzo Sadoni , the band play death metal with black metal influences with the use of thrash metal riffs. There are also passages that are reminiscent of Dimmu Borgir or Dissection . The music is very different from that of Therion. The album is a " metallic hybrid of blackness, melancholy , melodies and death metal". The album is suitable for fans of Dimmu Borgir, Cradle of Filth , Death Metal and Melodic Death Metal .
Discography
- 2004: Riders of the Apocalypse (Album, Nuclear Blast )
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Janne Stark: The Heaviest Encyclopedia of Swedish Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Ever! Premium Publishing, 2013, ISBN 978-91-89136-56-4 , pp. 210 .
- ↑ a b c Biography. (No longer available online.) Rockdetector.com, archived from the original on November 29, 2014 ; Retrieved November 18, 2014 . 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 Eduardo Rivadavia: Demonoid. Allmusic , accessed November 18, 2014 .
- ^ Daniel Ekeroth : Swedish Death Metal . Index Verlag, Zeltingen-Rachtig 2009, ISBN 978-3-936878-18-9 , pp. 335 (English: Swedish Death Metal . Translated by Andreas Diesel).
- Jump up ↑ Dave: Demonoid - Riders Of The Apocalypse. metal-fi.com, accessed November 18, 2014 .
- ↑ Info. Facebook , accessed November 18, 2014 .
- ↑ Michael Edele: Demonoid. Riders Of The Apocalypse. laut.de , accessed on November 19, 2014 .
- ↑ Anzo Sadoni: Demonoid . Riders of the Apocalypse. In: Metal Hammer . August 2004, p. 92 .
