Grotesque

...the Gothenburg sound was recaptured. Gothenburg or melodic death metal does however begin with Grotesque , being the precursor band of At the Gates. Grotesque existed for three short years, producing two demos, a rehearsal tape, an EP and...

In this article: Melodic death metal, Gothenburg, At the Gates, Dark Tranquillity, In Flames, Carcass, Infernal Method, North America, and Sweden

...has been active as a musician and composer since the late 1980s. He started as a vocalist in the band Grotesque under the name Goatspell. When Grotesque fell apart he started melodic death metal band At the Gates. At the Gates broke up...

In this article: Tomas Lindberg, Gothenburg, At the Gates, Nightrage, In Flames, The Great Deceiver, Decibel Magazine, Antony Hamalainen, and Disfear

...books in progress. Shamaatae joined his first band, Conquest, aged eleven, the band later evolving into Grotesque . On leaving Grotesque, Shamaatae formed a technical death-metal band called Disinterment, who recorded one demo and played...

In this article: Arckanum, Dissection, Pan, Watain, and Set Teitan

...tour. The last show was on 21 September, 2008. At the Gates was formed in 1990 by former members of the pioneering death /black metal band Grotesque . They recorded a debut EP , Gardens of Grief, for the Dolores record label, and sold...

In this article: At the Gates, Slaughter of the Soul, Anders Bjorler, Gothenburg, Adrian Erlandsson, The Haunted, Tomas Lindberg, Peaceville Records, and Bloodstock Open Air

...Bosch as early influences. This interest also coincided with the time in which he studied music. At the age of 17, Wahlin formed Grotesque (as guitarist) with school friend Tomas Lindberg on vocals , Alf Svensson on guitar, and Tomas...

In this article: Kristian Wahlin, At the Gates, Tomas Lindberg, Liers in Wait, Diabolique, Gothenburg, The Great Deceiver, Caspar David Friedrich, and Albrecht Durer

Alf Svensson is a Swedish heavy metal guitarist. He initially played in Oral from 1984 to 1989. He temporarily entered Grotesque and Liers in Wait before joining At the Gates in 1990. He was their guitarist until 1993. In 1994, he reformed...

In this article: Alf Svensson, At the Gates, Anders Bjorler, The Red in the Sky Is Ours, Liers in Wait, In the Embrace of Evil, and With Fear I Kiss the Burning Darkness

...Darkthrone logo, as it has appeared on the band's releases since its first album, Soulside Journey. It was designed by Tomas Lindberg of Grotesque /At The Gates. During 1991, Darkthrone adopted the aesthetic style that would come to...

In this article: Darkthrone, Nocturno Culto, Fenriz, Peaceville Records, Ivar Enger, Transilvanian Hunger, The Cult Is Alive, Soulside Journey, Under a Funeral Moon, and A Blaze in the Northern Sky

...two songs for the release of a compilation album, which was later re-released as a split album with At the Gates EP Gardens of Grief. Grotesque briefly reformed in 2007 for a single invite-only concert on January 26 in Stockholm, to...

In this article: Emperor, Liers in Wait, Swedish death metal, Dissection, At the Gates, and Gothenburg, Sweden

...of many musicians from progenital Gothenburg melodic death metal bands; Kristian Wahlin, Johan Osterberg, and Alf Svensson were in Grotesque (a predecessor of At the Gates, who Alf would eventually join); and Daniel Svensson briefly...

In this article: Diabolique, Kristian Wahlin, Alf Svensson, Type O Negative, In Flames, Liers in Wait, The Sisters of Mercy, Daniel Svensson, and Moonspell

...Sweden-based death metal band active between 1990 and 1995. The group was formed by Kristian Wahlin after the dissolution of Grotesque , a precursor to At the Gates, and for a very brief time featured the band's core members (Tomas...

In this article: Liers in Wait, Kristian Wahlin, Hans Nilsson, Christofer Johnsson, At the Gates, Anders Bjorler, Diabolique, Therion, and Armageddon