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Compared to Swedish death metal legends DEMONICAL are
something like newcomers to the metal scene. But apperances can be deceiving.
Formed in 2006 by the ex-members of another cult Swedish death metal pack
Centinex to oxidise and revive the style, they returned the production of
DEMONICAL to the real roots of death metal. Darkness and brutality!!!
They already tousled the metalheads with their very first recordings like their demo „Blood Divine Spell“ and the debut „Servants Of The Unlight“. The following recordings including their latest album „Darkness Unbound“ proved them to be an absolute apex of the current death metal scene. And because classic old school death metal belongs to Obscene Extreme like Lionel Messi to Barcelona, it´s pretty clear that DEMONICAL will be one of the headliners for OEF 2014!!!
Bio
Demonical was spawned in March 2006 - by former Centinex
members Johan Jansson (guitars & vocals), Martin Schulman (bass) and Ronnie
Bergerståhl (drums) - with a mission to return to the roots of death metal and
deliver a sheer dose of darkness and brutality.
The first audio assault - a four track promo attack entitled
"Bloodspell Divine" - was recorded at Necromorbus Studios during July
the same year.
In November 2006 Demonical added vocalist Ludvig Engellau to
the line-up - 'cause Johan wanted to fully concentrate on the six-string axe -
and signed a worldwide multi-album deal with German Cyclone Empire.
The bands first full-length album - "Servants Of The
Unlight" - was recorded at both Black Lounge and Necromorbus Studios
during January and February 2007 and released in April the same year.
In November 2007 Temple of Darkness released a limited
Demonical/Absu 7”EP featuring one track from the “Bloodspell Divine” promo.
In December 2007 the band parted ways with vocalist Ludvig
Engellau due to musical and personal reasons. Demonical continued for a few
months with various session vocalists until late March 2008 when Sverker
“Widda” Widgren came on board as the new fulltime frontman.
The bands second full-length album “Hellsworn” was recorded
at Necromorbus Studios between December 2008 and February 2009 and released by
Cyclone Empire in May 2009.
A split 7”EP with Paganizer was released by Cyclone Empire
in early 2010. This limited vinyl featured an exclusive Demonical track
recorded at the “Hellsworn” session.
In September 2010 Demonical once again entered Necromorbus
Studios in order to record “Death Infernal”, their anticipated third
full-length album. The album was recorded throughout the fall and released in
Europe by Cyclone Empire (April 2011) and in north-America by Metal Blade (July
2011) as a limited digi-CD, regular CD and limited LP.
The album was praised by fans and media and climbed high at
reader-polls in several magazines. During the fall 2011 drummer Ronnie
Bergerståhl decided to leave the band due to scheduling conflicts and he was
quickly replaced by the young and talented Fredrik Widigs.
After “Death Infernal” was released the band decided to add
a second guitarist for live situations. A few session members were used at
several tours until Daniel Gustavsson joined as a full-time member during the
summer 2012.
Demonical are now focusing on new material and the
realization of a fourth full-length, a process which will take place at
Necromorbus Studios in Stockholm during the spring 2013.
The album was released in August 2013 and supported by a
world tour.
Sverker Widgren - vocals
Martin Schulman - bass
Daniel Gustavsson - guitars
Johan Haglund - guitars
Ämir Batar - drums
Discography
Release date | Release name | Media |
---|---|---|
2013 | Darkness Unbound | CD |
2011 | Death Infernal | CD |
2010 | Demonical Vs. Paganizer - Split | EP |
2009 | Hellsworn | CD |
2007 | Servants Of The Unlight | CD |
2007 | Demonical / Absu - Split | EP |