Tony Särkkä
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Tony 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, Brejn Dedd, War
, 8th Sin. He also contributed guest vocals to Dissection
's second album Storm of the Light's Bane
. He was noted for being a member of the Swedish "Black Circle" but left the black metal scene altogether after receiving threats to his family.
Jim Berger
Jim 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:...
in many projects. His projects include Abruptum
Abruptum
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...
, Ophthalamia
Ophthalamia
Ophthalamia was a Swedish heavy metal band that formed in 1989.-Biography:Ophthalamia was started in 1989 by singer All and guitarist It, both also active in the musical groups Abruptum and Vondur. The band named themselves Ophthalamia after a fantasy-world created by It. He created and named the...
, 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...
, Incision, Brejn Dedd, War
War (Swedish band)
War was a Swedish black metal supergroup, formed by Tony "IT" Särkkä of Abruptum, David "Blackmoon" Parland of Dark Funeral and Peter Tägtgren of Hypocrisy....
, 8th Sin. He also contributed guest vocals to 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 second album Storm of the Light's Bane
Storm of the Light's Bane
Storm of the Light's Bane is the 1995 album release by Swedish black/death metal band Dissection. That same year, Nuclear Blast released a Europe exclusive special digipak version of the album limited to 500 copies, which upon unfolding formed the shape of a cross with the song's lyrics printed on...
. He was noted for being a member of the Swedish "Black Circle" but left the black metal scene altogether after receiving threats to his family.