Gates of Ishtar
| Gates of Ishtar | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Luleå , Sweden |
| Genre (s) | Melodic Death Metal |
| founding | 1992 |
| resolution | 1999 |
| Founding members | |
| Mikael Sandorf | |
| Stefan Nilsson (until 1997) | |
| Harald Åberg (until 1996) | |
| Andreas Johansson (until 1997) | |
| Last occupation | |
Vocals, electric bass |
Mikael Sandorf |
Electric guitar |
Urban Carlsson (from 1997) |
Drums |
Oskar Karlsson (from 1997) |
| former members | |
Electric guitar |
Thomas Jutenfäldt (1993–1997) |
Gates of Ishtar was a melodic death metal band from Luleå , Sweden . At the suggestion of bassist Harald Åberg, the band called itself Gates of Ishtar , which is derived from a Babylonian goddess who seduces men and later kills them. Andreas Johansson designed the band logo for this.
history
The band was founded in 1992 by Mikael Sandorf, Andreas Johansson, Stefan Nilsson and Harald Åberg. A short time later, Thomas Jutenfäldt was joined by a second guitarist. In May 1995 the band recorded their demo Seasons of Frost in the Lucichrist Studio . The demo earned the band a deal with the Finnish record company Spinefarm Records , which signed the band for an album. In early 1996 the band went to the Tico-Tico-Studio in Finland to record their debut album. A Bloodred Path was released in June of the same year. Since the contract only ran for one album, the band received numerous offers from other companies and because they were not satisfied with the promotional work of Spinefarm, the band signed a contract for two albums with the German label Invasion Records .
Harald Åberg left the band shortly before the recordings for the second album. At the suggestion of Thomas Jutenfäldt, Danjel Röhr was engaged for the recordings. In early 1997 the band recorded their second album, The Dawn of Flames, at Unisound's studio in Örebro under the direction of Dan Swanö . The album was released in March. During the year Johansson, Jutenfäldt and Nilsson left the band. They were replaced by Urban Carlsson and Oskar Karlsson. In addition to the vocals, Mikael Sandorf also took over the bass.
In 1998 the third album At Dusk and Forever was released , which received good reviews. Shortly after the album was released, the owner of Invasion Records mysteriously disappeared. Invasion Records went bankrupt and the band broke up. Sandorf and Carlsson then formed the band The Duskfall .
Discography
Albums
- 1996: A Bloodred Path
- 1997: The Dawn of Flames
- 1998: At Dusk and Forever
Demos and EPs
- 1995: Seasons of Frost ( demo )
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Biography ( Memento of the original from January 14, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) 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. on sing365.com; Retrieved September 3, 2010
- ↑ CD review of At Dusk And Forever on rockhard.de; accessed on September 3
