Elvenking is a heavy metal band from Sacile, Italy. They have released one demo and eleven full-length studio albums. Elvenking's music draws inspiration from different genres such as metal, folk, hard rock, pop, prog, and classical music.
Katatonia is a Swedish heavy metal band formed in Stockholm in 1991 by Jonas Renkse and Anders Nyström. The band started as a studio-only project for the duo, as an outlet for the band's love of death metal. Increasing popularity led them to add more band members for live performances, though outside of the band's founders, the lineup was a constantly changing, revolving door of musicians throughout the 1990s, notably including Mikael Åkerfeldt of the band Opeth for a period. After two death/doom albums, Dance of December Souls (1993) and Brave Murder Day (1996), problems with Renkse's vocal cords coupled with new musical influences led the band away from the screamed vocals of death metal to a more traditional, melodic form of heavy metal music.
Discouraged Ones is the third studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Katatonia, released on 27 April 1998. This is the only Katatonia album with bassist Micke Oretoft. It is also their last release with Jonas Renkse on drums; on future releases, he was the band's lead vocalist and contributed additional guitar work. According to Renkse, Discouraged Ones had sold roughly 20,000 copies as of 2001.
Last Fair Deal Gone Down is the fifth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Katatonia, released in 2001 by Peaceville Records. The release was the first of a series of four albums done by the band with a stable line up of Jonas Renkse, Anders Nyström, Fredrik Norrman, Mattias Norrman, and Daniel Liljekvist, after years of lineup and role changes with prior albums.
Viva Emptiness is the sixth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Katatonia, released in 2003 by Peaceville Records. On the album's tenth anniversary in 2013, it was re-released, featuring a new mix, mastering and additional keyboard arrangements.
The Great Cold Distance is the seventh studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Katatonia, released on 13 March 2006. The album was recorded and mixed at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro between May and August 2005.
Tonight's Music is a song by Swedish heavy metal band Katatonia, released in 2001 as the only single from their fifth studio album Last Fair Deal Gone Down.
"My Twin" is a 2006 single by the Swedish heavy metal band Katatonia. It was the first single off the band's seventh studio album, The Great Cold Distance. Charlie Granberg was in charge of directing the single's music video. The single charted at no. 9 on the Finnish music charts.
Centinex is a Swedish death metal band formed in 1990. They disbanded on 12 April 2006. They were scheduled to perform their final concert at an already booked show in Eskilstuna, Sweden, on 13 May 2006, but later cancelled. Some of the members went on to form the death metal band Demonical. In January 2014, Centinex was reformed.
Live Consternation is the first live album and video by Swedish heavy metal band Katatonia, released in both CD and DVD format through Peaceville Records on 28 May 2007. The double album features a live performance recorded at Germany's Summer Breeze Open Air festival, on 17 August 2006. The artwork was designed by Travis Smith and is close to the visual concept for The Great Cold Distance.
October Tide is a Swedish death/doom metal band that was created in 1994 by Katatonia vocalist Jonas Renkse and then-Katatonia guitarist Fred Norrman. Norrman revived the band after leaving Katatonia in 2009.
Admonish is a Swedish black metal band formed in 1994. They were one of the first bands in the Christian black metal movement and the first Christian black metal group in Sweden. While the band did not release anything until 2005, the magazine Metal Hammer called Admonish "One of the leading Christian black metal bands" in a 1990s issue which focused on black metal. In 2006 Admonish achieved some mainstream notice when the twins Emil (guitar) and Jonas Karlsson (bass) both appeared on the MTV Europe show Pimp My Ride International on October 6. On that show, in which their car was modified, the twins advertised their band and Admonish's music was played. The former Admonish member Per Sundberg was also a guitar-player in Crimson Moonlight.
Grey Dawn was the second full release of Swedish death/doom metal band October Tide. This is the only October Tide release with Mårten Hansen in the band, and the last with Jonas Renkse. The album was reissued on 23 November 1999.
Rain Without End is the first album by Swedish death/doom metal band October Tide. This is the only October Tide release with Jonas Renkse on vocals. The album was reissued on 10 November 2008.
A Thin Shell is the third album by Swedish death/doom metal band October Tide. This was the first album the band released in 11 years. This is the only October Tide release with vocalist Tobias Netzell.
Trees of Eternity was a musical collaboration between Finnish guitarist Juha Raivio and Sweden-based, South African-born singer Aleah Stanbridge. Their music is often described as down-tempo, doom/death-inspired melancholia with angelic female vocals.
Bulletrain is a Swedish hard rock band formed in the suburbs of Helsingborg in 2006 by drummer Jonas Tillheden and guitarist Mattias Persson, together with singer Robert Lindell, bassist Tim Svalo and later guitarist Robin Bengtsson. The band is influenced by bands like Mötley Crüe, Guns N' Roses, Skid Row and Pantera.
Winged Waltz is the fifth studio album by Swedish death/doom band October Tide. It was released on April 22, 2016. Winged Waltz was produced by Sverker Widgren, and released by Agonia Records. It is the band's only album with drummer Jocke Wallgren, who would later join Amon Amarth.
In Splendor Below is the sixth studio album by Swedish death/doom band October Tide. It was released on May 17, 2019. In Splendor Below was mixed and mastered by Daniel Lidén, produced by Alexander Backlund, and released by Agonia Records.
The Cancer Pledge is the seventh studio album by Swedish death/doom band October Tide. It was released on October 6, 2023. The Cancer Pledge was recorded and produced by Daniel Lidén, and released by Agonia Records.
