Infernal (black metal band)
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Not to be confused with the Infernal from Kristianstad
.
Infernal is an influential Swedish black metal
band based in Stockholm
. It was formed in 1997, mainly by David Parland
(Blackmoon), who quickly teamed up with ex-Dark Funeral
colleague and vocalist Themgoroth (Paul Mäkitalo), to create a band both similar to and more brutal and extreme than Dark Funeral, which Blackmoon had left in mid 1996.
The band saw the participation of several members like Matte Modin (ex-Dark Funeral, Defleshed
) and Impious of In Aeternum among others. The last known line-up was Blackmoon (David Parland) - guitars, Typhos (Henke Ekeroth) - vocals and guitars and Alzazmon (Tomas Asklund) - drums - this was the second real line-up, and it was dissolved in 2003.
David Parland re-formed the band in late 2008 with drummer Asklund. Infernal's new musical direction showcases a slightly more accessible sound than the first two Infernal EPs, and the new musical direction is more along older death/black metal and not as blastbeat-oriented as the old Infernal. This line-up introduces David as a vocalist as well as guitarist.
The line-up will be expanded to a full band in time for the planned full-length album and possible live gigs.
On July 14, 2009, it was revealed that Infernal has parted ways for good with drummer Tomas Asklund.
A replacement in the form of Norwegian drummer Carl Engström from Astaroth and Recovery Injection has been found, and was announced on October 17.
Old Necrophobic
colleague and guitarist Martin Halfdan has also joined the band as a live and lead/solo guitarist mainly.
On May 2, 2010, Colombian underground cult label Goathorned Productions released the 3-track Infernal EP "The Infernal Return".
This release features 3 tracks recorded early 2009, with David on guitars, bass and lead vocals. Tomas Asklund (Gorgoroth
, Dawn
) played session drums on this EP.
The band is now writing the last material for the next demo entitled "Hellhymns" which will feature four tracks. This will be the last recording before the long planned and awaited full-length album, to be released late 2010/ early 2011.
Kristianstad
Kristianstad is a city and the seat of Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 35,711 inhabitants in 2010.-History:The city was founded in 1614 by King Christian IV of Denmark, the city's name literally means 'Town of Christian', as a planned city after the burning of the town of Vä...
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Infernal is an influential Swedish black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
band based in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
. It was formed in 1997, mainly by David Parland
David Parland
David Parland is a Swedish metal guitarist, best known for his work in the bands Dark Funeral, Necrophobic and Infernal, in all of which he was one of the founding members.-Biography:...
(Blackmoon), who quickly teamed up with ex-Dark Funeral
Dark Funeral
Dark Funeral is a black metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, founded by guitarists Blackmoon and Lord Ahriman in 1993. They are one of the bands to have emerged in Sweden during the Second wave of black metal....
colleague and vocalist Themgoroth (Paul Mäkitalo), to create a band both similar to and more brutal and extreme than Dark Funeral, which Blackmoon had left in mid 1996.
The band saw the participation of several members like Matte Modin (ex-Dark Funeral, Defleshed
Defleshed
Defleshed was a Swedish death/thrash metal band. The group was formed by Lars Lofven, formerly of Convulsion and Inanimate. They have released several albums on high-profile metal labels...
) and Impious of In Aeternum among others. The last known line-up was Blackmoon (David Parland) - guitars, Typhos (Henke Ekeroth) - vocals and guitars and Alzazmon (Tomas Asklund) - drums - this was the second real line-up, and it was dissolved in 2003.
David Parland re-formed the band in late 2008 with drummer Asklund. Infernal's new musical direction showcases a slightly more accessible sound than the first two Infernal EPs, and the new musical direction is more along older death/black metal and not as blastbeat-oriented as the old Infernal. This line-up introduces David as a vocalist as well as guitarist.
The line-up will be expanded to a full band in time for the planned full-length album and possible live gigs.
On July 14, 2009, it was revealed that Infernal has parted ways for good with drummer Tomas Asklund.
A replacement in the form of Norwegian drummer Carl Engström from Astaroth and Recovery Injection has been found, and was announced on October 17.
Old Necrophobic
Necrophobic
Necrophobic is a Swedish death metal band formed in 1989 by drummer Joakim Sterner and guitarist David Parland. It is believed that the band named themselves after a Slayer song from the 1986 seminal album Reign in Blood. The pair played with a 'revolving door' line-up of musicians until the...
colleague and guitarist Martin Halfdan has also joined the band as a live and lead/solo guitarist mainly.
On May 2, 2010, Colombian underground cult label Goathorned Productions released the 3-track Infernal EP "The Infernal Return".
This release features 3 tracks recorded early 2009, with David on guitars, bass and lead vocals. Tomas Asklund (Gorgoroth
Gorgoroth
Gorgoroth is a Norwegian black metal band based in Bergen. Formed in 1992 by Infernus , the band is named after the dead plateau of evil and darkness in the land of Mordor from J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings. The group is currently signed to Regain Records and have released...
, Dawn
Dawn (metal band)
Dawn is a Swedish blackened death metal band, from Linköping formed by Frederik Söderberg in 1990; while they disbanded for nearly a decade, they have reconvened and are active today. The band has released eight recordings, including two full-length albums...
) played session drums on this EP.
The band is now writing the last material for the next demo entitled "Hellhymns" which will feature four tracks. This will be the last recording before the long planned and awaited full-length album, to be released late 2010/ early 2011.
Members
- David ParlandDavid ParlandDavid Parland is a Swedish metal guitarist, best known for his work in the bands Dark Funeral, Necrophobic and Infernal, in all of which he was one of the founding members.-Biography:...
- guitars, bass, vocals - Martin Halfdan - guitars
- Carl Engström - drums
Discography
- Infernal (EP) (1999)
- Under Wings of Hell (Split) (2002)
- Summon Forth the Beast (EP) (2002)
- The Infernal Return (7" EP) (2010)
- Untitled album (2010/2011)