 Стиль: Black
Год образования: 1993
Страна: Sweden
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Биография группы1993
Is when it all began when the mighty Lord Ahriman and Blackmoon (David Parland) founded the war machine we now know as DARK FUNERAL. They were later joined by Draugen and Themgoroth.
1994
The legendary, self-titled and self-financed, mini-cd is recorded at Dan Swanö´s Uni-Sound studio in January. It is released on May 4th to an unsuspecting world. And on that very same day, the band would have performed their very first gig at Luse Lottes Pub in Oslo NORWAY. After the recording sessions, Draugen (drums) leaves the band and is replaced by Equimanthorn. The band signs to No Fashion Records and start preparing songs for a full-length album.
1995
After a miserable attempt to record The Secrets Of The Black Arts at Uni-Sound studios (again with Dan Swanö) the band decides to relocate to Abyss Studio and re-record the entire album. In between the studio sessions a new song was written and added to the tracklist "When Angels Forever Die". With engineer Peter Tagtgren (Hypocripsy) on board, the band finally gets the production they were looking for. Shortly after, DARK FUNERAL plays their first festival gig, Under The Black Sun I in Berlin. A few weeks prior to this gig Emperor Magus Caligula joins the band as vocalist and eventually becomes a permanent member. The band also shoots their very first video for the track "The Secrets Of The Black Arts" which is well received and played on music channels all over the world
1996
January 28th the bands first full-length-album "The Secrets Of The Black Arts" is released upon the masses and the album is soon licensed to Metal Blade (North America) and Mystic Production (Poland). The line-up troubles which first saw vocalist Themgoroth and drummer Equimanthorn leave is soon elevated when co-founding member Blackmoon also leaves. Fortunatly they are more than compensated with the addition of Alzazmon (drums), Typhos (guitars) and Emperor Magus Caligula (vocals/bass). With the addition of Caligula (who most of you already knew as Masse Broberg, the original vocalist of Hypocrisy) DARK FUNERAL is brought to a new level of aggressivity and intensivity. Together with Necromass the band does the Satanic War Tour I throughout Europe. Also during 1996, the line-up of Emperor Magus Caligula, Lord Ahriman, Alzazmon and Blackmoon recorded their unholy version of Bathory's "Call From The Grave" and "Equimanthorn" for the Bathory tribute, In Conspiracy With Satan. (These stunning cover tracks also appears later re-mastered for the re-titled re-release of the bands legendary debut "In The Sign…".).
1997
The second leg of Satanic War Tour follows with Ancient and Bal Sagoth as support. Also, Dark Funeral plays their very first show in America at the Expo Of The Extreme festival in Chicago. After totally desecrating the unsuspecting American audience with their blasphemous stage show complete with impaled pigs heads on upside down crosses matched with the unholy members drenched in pigs blood and finishing the set off with Emperor Magus Caligula's firebreathing. From there the band embarks on the "The American Satanic Crusade Tour" with Usurper in support. Originally the tour was supposed to also feature Acheron and Destroyer 666, but after too many hassles, both bands had to cancel. In September, the road dogs return to the Abyss studio to record "Vobiscum Satanas". Ultra-raw and hyper-fast the unholy duo Ahriman/Caligula have delivered a record that even the last sceptics have to admit that DARK FUNERAL are spearheading Swedish black metal together with Marduk.
1998
The Ineffable Kings Of Darkness Tour with Enthroned and Liar Of Golgotha takes place with Dominion coming into the band as a session bass player. The band also does their second major festival appearance at the Swedish Hultsfreds festival. After the festival, Thyphos is kicked out and Dominion, (who originally was a guitarist), is taken on as the bands second guitarist and Caligula reverts back to doing both vocals and bass. Before the band heads out on the "Bleed For Satan" tour, with Cannibal Corpse and Infernal Majesty, Alzazmon (drums) leaves and the bands long time friend Gaahnfaust is being added to the line-up. (He was also in DARK FUNERAL back in 1996 for a short time.)
1999
DARK FUNERAL return overseas for another mini-tour "Black Plague Across The West" which finds the band invading, then destroying Mexico for the first time before they head north and lay to waste to the state of California. Afterwards they also embark on their longest and most successful European tour "The Satanic Inquisition" together with Dimmu Borgir.
2000
With engineer Tommy Tägtgren, Dark Funeral record the EP "Teach The Children To Worship Satan" at the Abyss studio B (featuring the new song "An Apprentice Of Satan" and cover-versions from Slayer, Mayhem, Sodom and King Diamond). For the EP, the band also shoots a live video for "An Apprentice Of Satan". DARK FUNERAL join Deicide, Immortal and Cannibal Corpse for the No Mercy festivals. After the departure of Gaahnfaust, Matte Modin (Defleshed) joins the band as a permanent member and makes his debut at the With Full Force festival. With him, DARK FUNERAL becomes even faster and tighter. Also the Wacken Open Air is added to the enormous gig-list. Even a chaotic Canadian/American tour is coming to a good end. Dominion and Caligula are working on their logically titled side-project Dominon Caligula, while Lord Ahriman got in touch with members of Acheron, Incantation and The Electric Hellfire Club to form Wolfen Society. Due to popular demand for the first EP, Dark Funeral re-releases this landmark work of art complete with new a new cover, and never before published photos giving the fans a true taste of the history of the band.
2001
In January/February the band once again enters the Abyss Studio to record their third (and long awaited) full-length album. The new album "Diabolis Interium" is the landmark release in the band’s history. With the help of producer Peter Tägtgren and studio technician Lars Szöke, Dark Funeral have created the MASTERPIECE of their recording careers thus far, a record which will surely be considered a mile-stone in the evolution of black metal in the future. Beside the usual highspeed-songs DARK FUNERAL has also slowed down for “Goddess Of Sodomy”, which resulted in a mighty hymn of darkness. “An Apprentice Of Satan”, already known from the last EP, was reworked for "Diabolis Interium". Other highlights of the CD are “Armageddon Finally Comes” and the brutal opener “The Arrival Of Satan’s Empire” (which most would agree that this track is THE crown jewel of the Dark Funeral catalogue). "Diabolis Interium" is an absolute MUST for every serious metal-collection, not only black metal fanatics!
Due to the overwhelming positive response of Diabolis Interium from the public and the press, Dark Funeral were able to secure deals that brought their music across to a much wider audience with the license deals they were able to secure in the following new territories; Japan (Soundholic Co.Ltd), Brazil (Hellion Records), Poland (Mystic Productions), Romania (Rocris Disc), Bulgaria (Rocris Disc), Thailand (S.Stack Co. Ltd), Russia (Irond Records Ltd), Taiwan, Hong Kong & China (Magnus Music). With the exceptional response to the album in Brazil which was released through Hellion Records, another local label, Somber Records immediately got in touch with the Dark Funeral organization to license the bands entire back catalogue.
As soon as Diabolis Interium hit the streets, Dark Funeral once again hit the road. First they toured Europe, supported by Tidfall (NO), Anorexia Nervosa (FR) and Ragnarok (NO). On this tour the band brought in Mikael Hedlund (Hypocrisy) to play the bass. After this tour Mikael resumed duties with his main band. Dark Funeral recruited Richard Cabeza for the session bassist slot. The ban
d also toured US, supporting their long time friends Cannibal Corpse. Pizzing Razor and Incantation was also on this very successful tour. I October 2002 the band made their very first tour in the Far East Asia. The tour included shows in Japan, Taiwan and Singapore. Being the very first western extreme metal band to play Taiwan and Singapore, Dark Funeral were highly welcomed by the Asian crowd who not only understood their brand of dark and majestic music, but also the essence of the band itself.
2002
November 29th 2002, Dark Funeral and MNW/No Fashion Records announced that effective IMMEDIATELY they were no longer contractually bound to Necropolis Records, who had licensed the bands 2001 masterpiece "Diabolis Interium" for North America. Official Termination of Contract papers had already been delivered to Necropolis Records, putting an official end of Dark Funeral's tenure with said record label. This was a result of Necropolis' deliberate breach of contract with the band and label. Dark Funeral has since then put this unfortunate incident behind them and begun moving on with the future. So far no new North American deal has been signed.
After the Asian tour, guitarist Dominion felt that he could not give 100% to Dark Funeral anymore and felt it was in everyone’s best interest for him to resign his position. He had felt his lack of motivation to dedicate himself to a fulltime touring band was not fair to the band, and also wanted to explore other musical options. Dominion officially resigned upon their completion of the Asian tour. Dominion is and will always be regarded as a very good and close comrade and brother to the band.
2003
After the Asian tour the band begin auditioning guitarists to replace the departed Dominion. A new guitarist was found in the form of Chaq Mol who has a long history in different local acts with members from Hexenhaus, Face Down and Necronancy. He is also in the two man Doom/Black Metal project “Mordichrist” and officially made his debut with the band at Wacken Open Air 2003.
After a successful gig at the Wacken Open Air Festival in Germany the band headed down to South America for a tour through Brazil, Chile and Columbia. This tour became one of the most successful tours ever undertaken by the band. During the tour the band recorded a couple of the shows with plans to release it as a live album! After sifting through the recorded material with their live sound engineer (Erik Lidbom, Hitfire Productions), “De Profundis Clamavi Ad Te Domine was born”.
2004
Dark Funeral began the year by officially announcing their split from longtime label MNW/No Fashion Records. Shortly after, the band signed a license deal with Regain Records for their amazing new live album “De Profundis Clamavi Ad Te Domine”.
Dark Funeral partnered with Goatwhore (US) and Zyklon (NO) for the 'Extreme The Dojo Volume 9' Japanese gigs in January of 2004. DARK FUNERAL then resumed touring with a spate of Mexican dates and a festival appearance at the Spanish Piorno Rock in February with Sepultura, Saxon, Destruction, Lacuna Coil among many others before hooking up with Defleshed for a short burst of Italian dates.
Dark Funeral is currently in the early stages of writing material for a new album.
At this point of time, Dark Funeral is not signed to any label. They will shortly begin looking for a new home for their next, long awaited, studio album.
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Участники группы Dark Funeral
Текущий состав:
Lord Ahriman (Founder). В группе с: 1993 - . Роль в группе: Guitar
Сторонние проекты: Wolfen Society
Masse Broberg (Emperor Magus Caligula). В группе с: 1995 - . Роль в группе: Bass / Vocal
Сторонние проекты: Dominion Caligula
Matte Modin. В группе с: 2000 - . Роль в группе: Drums
Сторонние проекты: Defleshed
Бывшие участники:
David Parland (Blackmoon) (Founder). Период: 1993 - 1996. Роль в группе: Guitar
Draugen (Founder). Период: 1993 - 1994. Роль в группе: Drums
Themgoroth (Founder). Период: 1993 - 1996. Роль в группе: Vocal
Equimanthorn. Период: 1994 - 1996. Роль в группе: Drums
Сторонние проекты: War
Tomas Asklund (Alzazmon). Период: 1996 - 1998. Роль в группе: Drums
Robert Lundin (Gaahnfaust). Период: 1998 - 2000. Роль в группе: Drums
Henrik Ekeroth (Typhos). Период: 1996 - 1998. Роль в группе: Guitar
Matti Mäkelä (Dominion). Период: 1998 - 2002. Роль в группе: Guitar |
ДискографияMCD: Dark Funeral (1994) Студия: Hellspawn Records. Трэклист.
Состав: Lord Ahriman - Guitars, Blackmoon - Guitars, Themgoroth - Bass/Vocals, Draugen - Drums
CD: The Secrets Of The Black Arts (1996) Студия: No Fashion. Трэклист.
Состав: Lord Ahriman � Guitars, Blackmoon � Guitars, Themgoroth - Bass/Vocals, Equimanthorn - Drums
CD: Vobiscum Satanas (1998) Студия: No Fashion. Трэклист.
Состав: Lord Ahriman � Guitars, Emperor Magus Caligula - Bass/Vocals, Alzazmon � Drums, Typhos - Guitars
CD: In The Sign... (2000) Студия: Hellspawn Records. Трэклист.
Состав: Lord Ahriman � Guitars, Blackmoon � Guitars, Themgoroth - Bass/Vocals, Draugen � Drums, Emperor Magus Caligula - Bass/Vocals, Alzazmon � Drums
MCD: Teach Children To Worship Satan (2000) Студия: Somber Records. Трэклист.
Состав: Lord Ahriman � Guitars, Emperor Magus Caligula - Bass/Vocals, Gaahnfaust � Drums, Dominion � Guitars, Larsa - Solo Guitars (tracks 2,3,4), Dee Moe - Backing Vocals (tracks 2,3)
CD: Diabolis Interium (2001) Студия: No Fashion. Трэклист.
Состав: Lord Ahriman � Guitars, Emperor Magus Caligula - Bass/Vocals, Matte Modin - Drums, Dominion � Guitars
CD: De Profundis Clamavi Ad Te Domine (2004) Студия: Regain Records. Трэклист.
Состав: Lord Ahriman � Guitars, Emperor Magus Caligula � Vocals, Chaq Mol � Guitars, Matte Modin � Drums, Richard Daemon - Bass
Комментарий: Finally, the Ineffable Kings of Darkness have returned, and this time with a live album featuring material that was recorded during their highly successful tour throughout South America (Brazil, Chile & Colombia) in September 2003. Included are a total of 14 songs plus intro. This live album feature songs taken from the bands entire back catalogue (1994-2001), presented in the most raw and evil form, "Live on Stage". This live album captures the fierce and satanic essence of Dark Funeral like never before. |
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