Insision
Encyclopedia
Insision is a death metal
band from Stockholm
, Sweden
. They are currently signed to Sevared Records.
, Morbid Angel
, Cannibal Corpse
and Deicide
, the group is better associated with death metal from North America.
They have released three full lengths, "Beneath The Folds of Flesh" (2002), "Revealed and Worshipped" (2004) and "Ikon" (2007). Beside those they have released 3 demos titled "Meant to Suffer" (1997), "Promo 2000" (2000) and "Revelation of the SadoGod" (2001). They did a split with Inveracity called "Revelation of the SadoGod" in 2001. The Insision part is also the aforementioned "Revelation of the SadoGod" demo.
After dealing with a few line-up changes (Toob Brynedahl and Thomas Daun both left the band for personal reasons and Marcus Johannson has joined the band as drummer) Insision have recorded their new album in November 2006. The new album will be named "Ikon". Insision was dropped from its previous label Earache Records
in April 2006 as the label was having financial difficulties.
In May, Insision found a second guitar player in the form of Magnus. He however does not appear on IKON, the third full-length album of Insision.
After some distribution problems, IKON was released on September 26, 2007.
In December 2010, Insision signed the US based "Sevared Records", after leaving Dental Records a few months prior. One EP is recorded and will be followed up by an Full Length album.
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
band from 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...
, Sweden
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....
. They are currently signed to Sevared Records.
Biography
Insision is a Swedish brutal death metal band with a non-Swedish sound. Drawing inspirations from CryptopsyCryptopsy
Cryptopsy is a Canadian technical death metal band from Montreal, Quebec, formed in 1988. The band has sold over 300,000 records.-Necrosis :...
, Morbid Angel
Morbid Angel
Morbid Angel is an American death metal band based in Tampa, Florida. UK music magazine Terrorizer ranked one Morbid Angel album in its “Top 40 greatest death metal albums”, with their 1989 debut Altars of Madness appearing at number 1...
, Cannibal Corpse
Cannibal Corpse
Cannibal Corpse is an American death metal band from Buffalo, New York. Formed in 1988, the band has released eleven studio albums, one box set, and one live album...
and Deicide
Deicide (band)
Deicide is an American death metal band formed in 1987. Their first two albums, Deicide and Legion, are ranked second and third place in best-selling death metal albums of the SoundScan era.-As Amon/Carnage :...
, the group is better associated with death metal from North America.
They have released three full lengths, "Beneath The Folds of Flesh" (2002), "Revealed and Worshipped" (2004) and "Ikon" (2007). Beside those they have released 3 demos titled "Meant to Suffer" (1997), "Promo 2000" (2000) and "Revelation of the SadoGod" (2001). They did a split with Inveracity called "Revelation of the SadoGod" in 2001. The Insision part is also the aforementioned "Revelation of the SadoGod" demo.
After dealing with a few line-up changes (Toob Brynedahl and Thomas Daun both left the band for personal reasons and Marcus Johannson has joined the band as drummer) Insision have recorded their new album in November 2006. The new album will be named "Ikon". Insision was dropped from its previous label Earache Records
Earache Records
Earache Records is a heavy metal-oriented record label based in Nottingham, UK and New York, USA. It helped to pioneer extreme metal by releasing many of the earliest grindcore and death metal records in the period 1988-1994.-History:...
in April 2006 as the label was having financial difficulties.
In May, Insision found a second guitar player in the form of Magnus. He however does not appear on IKON, the third full-length album of Insision.
After some distribution problems, IKON was released on September 26, 2007.
In December 2010, Insision signed the US based "Sevared Records", after leaving Dental Records a few months prior. One EP is recorded and will be followed up by an Full Length album.
Members
- Carl Birath - vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
- Roger Tobias Johansson - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Marcus Jonsson - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Joel Andersson - BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Tobias Alpadie - Session Guitar
Past members
- Magnus Martinsson GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
(2007–2010) - Daniel Ekroth BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(2000–2009) - Thomas Daun - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
[Still on Revealed and Worshipped] (1997–2004) - Toob Brynedahl - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
[Still on Revealed and Worshipped] (2001–2004) - Joonas Ahonen - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
(1997–2000) - Janne Hyytia - BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(1999 only) - Johan Thornberg - vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
(1997–1999) - Daniel Sommerfeldt BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(1997–1999) - Christian Eriksson - Live guitar on Scandinavian tours (2005)
Discography
- Meant to SufferMeant to SufferMeant to Suffer is the first demo released by the Swedish Brutal Death Metal band Insision.-Track listing:# "Paedophilia Cum Sadissimus"# "Meant To Suffer"# "Drain Your Soul"# "I Am The Worm"...
(1997, Demo) - Live Like a Worm (1998, Demo)
- The Dead Live On (1999, EP)
- Promo 2000 (2000, Demo)
- Supreme Brutal Legions (2000, split w/ various artists)
- Insision / Inveracity (2001, Split with Inveracity. The Insision part is basically the same as "Revelation of the SadoGod.)
- Revelation of the Sadogod (2001, Demo)
- Beneath the Folds of Flesh (2002, Full-length)
- Revealed and Worshipped (2004, Full-length)
- Ikon (September 26, 2007, Full-length)
- End of All (June 1, 2011, EP)