Ophthalamia
Encyclopedia
Ophthalamia was a Swedish
heavy metal
band that formed in 1989.
and Vondur
. The band named themselves Ophthalamia after a fantasy-world created by It. He created and named the geography, the land's creatures and a language for Ophthalamians. The Goddess of this world is a demon woman called Elishia. Almost all songs written by the band are connected in some way to this fantasy-world, until their last album, which was inspired by Macbeth
.
The vocals were initially handled by All, but he was replaced by Shadow (Jon Nödtveidt
) on A Journey In Darkness. Shadow, in his turn, was replaced by Legion for the Via Dolorosa album. Legion left the band for the infamous Marduk
in 1995 and was replaced by All again. Winter played drums on the first two albums, but left right after Via Dolorosa was recorded. He was replaced by Bone. Guitarist Mourning was replaced by former bassist Night, who picked up the guitars for the Via Dolorosa album and is now the second guitarist. Mist replaced him on bass. Axa (Alexandra Balogh) who contributed as a piano session player also composed the last track of Dissection
's album Storm Of The Light's Bane.
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....
heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band that formed in 1989.
Biography
Ophthalamia was started in 1989 by singer All and guitarist It, both also active in the musical groups AbruptumAbruptum
Abruptum was a black metal and dark ambient band from Sweden formed in 1989 by IT , All , and Ext. IT had already planned to create the band in 1987, but it wasn't until 1990 that he found the right members to do it. The same year, they recorded their first two demos. After the release of the...
and Vondur
Vondur
Vondur was a black metal band from Sweden. It was made up of members of the bands Ophthalamia and Abruptum, "It" and "All" . The sound could be described as primitive black metal, though rumors have claimed that this was conceived as a joke band...
. The band named themselves Ophthalamia after a fantasy-world created by It. He created and named the geography, the land's creatures and a language for Ophthalamians. The Goddess of this world is a demon woman called Elishia. Almost all songs written by the band are connected in some way to this fantasy-world, until their last album, which was inspired by Macbeth
Macbeth
The Tragedy of Macbeth is a play by William Shakespeare about a regicide and its aftermath. It is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy and is believed to have been written sometime between 1603 and 1607...
.
The vocals were initially handled by All, but he was replaced by Shadow (Jon Nödtveidt
Jon Nödtveidt
Jon Andreas Nödtveidt was a lead guitarist and vocalist of the Swedish black metal band Dissection, which he founded in 1989....
) on A Journey In Darkness. Shadow, in his turn, was replaced by Legion for the Via Dolorosa album. Legion left the band for the infamous Marduk
Marduk (band)
Marduk is a black metal band from Norrköping, Sweden. The band formed in 1990 and released their first record in 1991. Their name is derived from the Babylonian god Marduk, patron deity of Babylon.-Musical style:...
in 1995 and was replaced by All again. Winter played drums on the first two albums, but left right after Via Dolorosa was recorded. He was replaced by Bone. Guitarist Mourning was replaced by former bassist Night, who picked up the guitars for the Via Dolorosa album and is now the second guitarist. Mist replaced him on bass. Axa (Alexandra Balogh) who contributed as a piano session player also composed the last track of Dissection
Dissection (band)
Dissection was a black metal band from Strömstad, Sweden. The band was formed in 1989, by Jon Nödtveidt. The band released its first EP in 1991. They disbanded in 2006, after Nödtveidt's suicide.- Band overview :...
's album Storm Of The Light's Bane.
Line up
- It (Tony SärkkäTony SärkkäTony Särkkä, who goes by the stage name It, is a Swedish-Gipsy multi-instrumentalist who has played in many black metal bands. He plays guitar, drums and bass guitar as well as doing vocals. He is joined by Jim Berger in many projects. His projects include Abruptum, Ophthalamia, Vondur, Incision,...
) - guitar, vocals - Night (Emil Nödtveidt) - guitar
- Bone (Ole ÖhmanOle ÖhmanOle Christian Öhman is a drummer who played in Dissection but left the band after the album Storm of the Light's Bane was released in 1995...
) - drums, percussion - All (Jim BergerJim BergerJim Berger is a Swedish black metal singer who goes by the stage name All. His original project was Abruptum. He also performed in many side-projects including Ophthalamia, Vondur, War, usually with Tony Särkkä.-Sources:...
) - lead vocals - Mist (Mikael Schelin) - bass
Former members
- Shadow (Jon NödtveidtJon NödtveidtJon Andreas Nödtveidt was a lead guitarist and vocalist of the Swedish black metal band Dissection, which he founded in 1989....
) - vocals - Legion (Erik Hagstedt) - vocals
- Winter (Benny Larsson) - drums
- Mourning (Robert Ivarsson) - bass
Discography
- 1994 - A Journey in Darkness
- 1995 - Via DolorosaVia Dolorosa (album)Via Dolorosa is the second album by Swedish heavy metal band Ophthalamia. It was released in 1995 through Avantgarde Music.-Track listing:# "Intro; Under Opthalamian Skies/To the Benighted" – 2:28...
- 1997 - To Elishia (compilation)
- 1998 - A Long Journey (Re-recording of A journey in darkness)
- 1998 - Dominion