Dispatched
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Dispatched was a Swedish
melodic death metal
band from Södertälje
(originally from the Gnesta Municipality
) formed in 1992.
In early 1993, they recorded two more demo tapes that helped the band gain more positive attention from labels. One year later, Dispatched returned to the Unisound
studio to record a whole eleven-song album, which was supposed to be released in full by Exhumed Productions in Germany
. Kimbrell and Åström decided to leave the band right after this recording.
Lundberg and Andersson continued alone for the rest of 1994, buying a four-channel studio and not rehearsing at all. However, by the end of 1995 Fredrik Larsson
joined the band and they started to rehearse again. Until then, Exhumed Productions had only released four of the eleven songs as a 7" EP entitled Awaiting the End
. Right before the summer of 1996, Andersson had grown tired of the band and left. Exhumed Productions soon released Blackshadows
, also taken from the recording done in 1994.
Lundberg and Larsson continued to rehearse and after the summer they found a new drummer, Mattias Hellman and keyboardist/vocalist Fredrik Karlsson. The band planned to record some new songs until the summer of 1997 until Hellman was replaced by Dennis Nilsson. After some changes of studio dates, Dispatched finally recorded four songs in Studio Titan in September 1997, later to be released as Returned to Your Mind
. Nilsson became a full member of the band and a second guitar player, Emil Larsson, joined as well in the beginning of 1998.
With this lineup, Dispatched began rehearsing for a new release. Between the August 3 and 7, 1998 Dispatched visited The Abyss
, with Tommy Tägtgren to record the MCD Promised Land. Dispatched signed a one-MCD deal with Kshatryas Productions of Germany, and released Promised Land in late 1998.
In 1999, the band began rehearsing for a full-length album. In October, they entered Studio Abyss again with Tägtgren as producer. Two weeks were booked, but Dispatched was well-prepared and used only twelve days for the recording of ten new songs. The band had already received offers from several record companies before the session, but they refused to sign anything. Now with a whole album, entitled Motherwar
, they sent out a few copies to various record companies again to see the reaction. The reviews were extremely positive and Dispatched was offered many deals from different labels. Dispatched eventually signed on Music for Nations
in March 2000 to release Motherwar.
Following the release of Motherwar, Larsson was replaced by Mattias Hellman on bass, and the band went to Studio Fredman
in 2001 to record the band's second album. However, due to some problems, this record was never released. The band continued to write songs and do some live shows, but in late 2002, members of Dispatched decided to break up.
Despite their break-up, many of Dispatched's fans requested a release of the band's last unreleased album, Terrorizer: The Last Chapter...
, and a deal was made in 2003 to release this recording under Medusa Productions].
The band apparently got back together in 2004, and is currently on hold as they have no place to rehearse since Daniel Lundberg has moved far from the other band members.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
melodic death metal
Melodic death metal
Melodic death metal is a heavy metal music style that combines elements from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal with elements of death metal. The style was developed during the early and mid-1990s, primarily in England and Scandinavia...
band from Södertälje
Södertälje
Södertälje is a city and the seat of Södertälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 86,069 inhabitants in 2010.The industrial city, about south of Stockholm, is the home to truck maker Scania AB and a top 10 pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca....
(originally from the Gnesta Municipality
Gnesta Municipality
Gnesta Municipality is a municipality in Södermanland County in southeast Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Gnesta, with some 5,000 inhabitants....
) formed in 1992.
Biography
Dispatched was formed just before New Year's Eve, 1991 by Daniel Lundberg and Krister Andersson. Jonas Kimbrell and Emanuel Astrom joined the band later that same year. They then recorded their first demo, Dispatched into External, at Stone Studio].In early 1993, they recorded two more demo tapes that helped the band gain more positive attention from labels. One year later, Dispatched returned to the Unisound
Unisound
Unisound is a recording studio that used to be in Finspång but was closed down by Dan Swanö it because of his family but it was relocated to Örebro, Sweden into his Home....
studio to record a whole eleven-song album, which was supposed to be released in full by Exhumed Productions in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. Kimbrell and Åström decided to leave the band right after this recording.
Lundberg and Andersson continued alone for the rest of 1994, buying a four-channel studio and not rehearsing at all. However, by the end of 1995 Fredrik Larsson
Fredrik Larsson
For the Swedish musician who gained fame through YouTube, see FreddeGredde.Fredrik Larsson is the current bass guitarist of the Swedish power metal band Hammerfall, which he left in 1997, but rejoined in 2007...
joined the band and they started to rehearse again. Until then, Exhumed Productions had only released four of the eleven songs as a 7" EP entitled Awaiting the End
Awaiting the End
Awaiting the End is a 7" EP of some of the earlier work of the Swedish death metal band Dispatched. The album was released in 1995.-Track listing:# "Blue Fire"# "...Is Born"# "Redzone"# "Awaiting the End"...
. Right before the summer of 1996, Andersson had grown tired of the band and left. Exhumed Productions soon released Blackshadows
Blackshadows
Blackshadows is the first MCD by the melodic death metal band Dispatched. It was released in 1996.-Track listing:# "You Only Know Life"# "Ghastly Gates"# "Blackshadows"# "Act of Resurrection"...
, also taken from the recording done in 1994.
Lundberg and Larsson continued to rehearse and after the summer they found a new drummer, Mattias Hellman and keyboardist/vocalist Fredrik Karlsson. The band planned to record some new songs until the summer of 1997 until Hellman was replaced by Dennis Nilsson. After some changes of studio dates, Dispatched finally recorded four songs in Studio Titan in September 1997, later to be released as Returned to Your Mind
Returned to Your Mind
Returned to Your Mind marks the second and second to last MCD by Dispatched. It was released in 1997.-Track listing:# "Restless Mind"# "Like a River of Sand"# "Hate My Life"# "Canis Lupus"...
. Nilsson became a full member of the band and a second guitar player, Emil Larsson, joined as well in the beginning of 1998.
With this lineup, Dispatched began rehearsing for a new release. Between the August 3 and 7, 1998 Dispatched visited The Abyss
The Abyss (recording studio)
The Abyss is a recording studio in Pärlby outside Ludvika, Sweden. It is owned and operated by record producer and musician Peter Tägtgren.-Recordings:...
, with Tommy Tägtgren to record the MCD Promised Land. Dispatched signed a one-MCD deal with Kshatryas Productions of Germany, and released Promised Land in late 1998.
In 1999, the band began rehearsing for a full-length album. In October, they entered Studio Abyss again with Tägtgren as producer. Two weeks were booked, but Dispatched was well-prepared and used only twelve days for the recording of ten new songs. The band had already received offers from several record companies before the session, but they refused to sign anything. Now with a whole album, entitled Motherwar
Motherwar
Motherwar is a 2000 album by Dispatched. The bands cover of "The Final Countdown" is often mistaken as Children of Bodom's. However frontman Alexi Laiho has stated that they have never covered the song.-Track listing:# "Intro" ...
, they sent out a few copies to various record companies again to see the reaction. The reviews were extremely positive and Dispatched was offered many deals from different labels. Dispatched eventually signed on Music for Nations
Music For Nations
Music For Nations was a British independent record label focusing mainly on rock and metal. They were a subsidiary of the larger label distributor Zomba Records who in turn is owned by BMG....
in March 2000 to release Motherwar.
Following the release of Motherwar, Larsson was replaced by Mattias Hellman on bass, and the band went to Studio Fredman
Studio Fredman
Studio Fredman is a recording studio in Göteborg, Sweden, owned and operated by producer Fredrik Nordström.It is popular among Swedish metal bands, with artists such as At the Gates, Deathstars, Nightrage, Dimmu Borgir, Arch Enemy, Soilwork, Dark Tranquillity, Amon Amarth, In Flames, Zonaria,...
in 2001 to record the band's second album. However, due to some problems, this record was never released. The band continued to write songs and do some live shows, but in late 2002, members of Dispatched decided to break up.
Despite their break-up, many of Dispatched's fans requested a release of the band's last unreleased album, Terrorizer: The Last Chapter...
Terrorizer: The Last Chapter...
Terrorizer: The Last Chapter... is a the third album by Dispatched. It was first released in 2003.-Track listing:# "Terrorizer"# "Rebellion"# "Wicked Dreams"# "Beneath the World of Chaos"# "Waste Some Steel"# "Override"# "Mechanical"...
, and a deal was made in 2003 to release this recording under Medusa Productions].
The band apparently got back together in 2004, and is currently on hold as they have no place to rehearse since Daniel Lundberg has moved far from the other band members.
Current
- Fredrik Karlsson – vocals, bass guitar, keyboards (Dark Edge,Mind in haze, Demon Seed)
- Emil Larsson – guitars (Massiv Ångest, M.M.I)
- Daniel Lundberg – guitars, keyboards (Dark Edge)
- Dennis Nilsson – drums (M.M.I) (G.I.L) Demon seed)
Former
- Krister Andersson – vocals (1991–1996)
- Jonas Kimbrell – bass guitar (1992–1994) (The Marble Icon, Cryptic Art)
- Emanuel Åström – drums (1992–1994)
- Dennis Hultin – guitar (1997)
- Ulrika Forsberg – guitar (1993)
- Fredrik LarssonFredrik LarssonFor the Swedish musician who gained fame through YouTube, see FreddeGredde.Fredrik Larsson is the current bass guitarist of the Swedish power metal band Hammerfall, which he left in 1997, but rejoined in 2007...
– drums (1991, 19952000) (Dark Edge) - Mattias Hellman – bass guitar (2000–2002) (ex-PitBullfarm, Scarecaows)
- Petter Furå – bass guitar (live 2002) (Ashes,Mind in haze, Malison Rogue)
Demos/EPs
- Dispatched into External (1992, demo)
- Promo 1993 (1993, promo)
- Promo 2 (1993, promo)
- Blackshadows (1994, demo)
- Awaiting the EndAwaiting the EndAwaiting the End is a 7" EP of some of the earlier work of the Swedish death metal band Dispatched. The album was released in 1995.-Track listing:# "Blue Fire"# "...Is Born"# "Redzone"# "Awaiting the End"...
(1995, EP) - Blackshadows (1996, EP)
- Returned to Your MindReturned to Your MindReturned to Your Mind marks the second and second to last MCD by Dispatched. It was released in 1997.-Track listing:# "Restless Mind"# "Like a River of Sand"# "Hate My Life"# "Canis Lupus"...
(1997, EP) - Promised Land (1998, EP)
- Terrorizer (2001, demo)
Albums
- BlackshadowsBlackshadowsBlackshadows is the first MCD by the melodic death metal band Dispatched. It was released in 1996.-Track listing:# "You Only Know Life"# "Ghastly Gates"# "Blackshadows"# "Act of Resurrection"...
(1994, Exhumed Productions) - MotherwarMotherwarMotherwar is a 2000 album by Dispatched. The bands cover of "The Final Countdown" is often mistaken as Children of Bodom's. However frontman Alexi Laiho has stated that they have never covered the song.-Track listing:# "Intro" ...
(2000, Music for NationsMusic For NationsMusic For Nations was a British independent record label focusing mainly on rock and metal. They were a subsidiary of the larger label distributor Zomba Records who in turn is owned by BMG....
) - Terrorizer: The Last Chapter...Terrorizer: The Last Chapter...Terrorizer: The Last Chapter... is a the third album by Dispatched. It was first released in 2003.-Track listing:# "Terrorizer"# "Rebellion"# "Wicked Dreams"# "Beneath the World of Chaos"# "Waste Some Steel"# "Override"# "Mechanical"...
(2003,Khaos/Medusa Productions) - Terrorizer (2005, Crash Music/Rising Realm)