Entombed (band)
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Entombed is a Swedish death metal band formed in 1987 under the name of Nihilist. Entombed began their career as an early pioneer of Scandinavian death metal which initially differed from its American counterpart by its distinct "buzzsaw" guitar tone. However, by the early 1990s their sound had broadened to include garage rock and other influences. This new style would eventually be described as death 'n' roll. Along with Dismember, Grave and Unleashed, Entombed has been referred to as one of the "big four" of Swedish death metal.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
HistoryEdit
Early career (1987–1991)Edit
Entombed are rooted in the band Nihilist who were formed by drummer Nicke Andersson, guitarist Alex Hellid and bassist Leif Cuzner, who formed the band in 1987.<ref name="LarkinHR">Template:Cite book</ref> After using a number of temporary vocalists for their initial shows, the band eventually recruited L.G. Petrov,<ref name="LarkinHR"/> who was the drummer for the band Morbid, which featured Mayhem vocalist Dead. The band also recruited Morbid's session guitarist Uffe Cederlund as a second guitarist, and recorded a number of demos with tracks that would eventually appear on Entombed's debut album.<ref name="LarkinHR"/> Following increased tensions between band members, the majority of the band decided to rename themselves as Entombed rather than force these members out.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Entombed's debut album Left Hand Path was released in 1990,<ref name="LarkinHR"/> a cult favorite that established them as a popular Swedish death metal band.<ref name=ekeroth>Ekeroth, Daniel (2006). Swedish Death Metal.</ref> Left Hand Path and its follow-up, Clandestine,<ref name="LarkinHR"/> were unique in that they featured what was sometimes referred to as a "buzz saw" guitar sound.<ref name=ekeroth/> Prior to the recording of Clandestine, Petrov was fired from the band due to personal disputes.<ref name="LarkinHR"/> The vocals on the album were recorded by Andersson instead, and for the tour following the album's release in 1991, the band hired vocalist Johnny Dordevic, previously a member of the band Carnage.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1992–2000Edit
Petrov eventually reconciled with the band after releasing an album with the band Comecon, and the band eventually released Wolverine Blues in 1993.<ref name="LarkinHR"/> The album featured a departure of sound from the band's previous work, with a greater influence of hard rock and heavy metal alongside their initial death metal stylings, in a style now often referred to as death 'n' roll.<ref name=bowar>Bowar, Chad. "Retro Recommendation: Entombed - Wolverine Blues" Template:Webarchive. About.com. Access date: 3 January 2012.</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Although the release was divisive amongst the band's fanbase, it established their mainstream and critical reputation.<ref name=wolverine>Birchmeier, Jason. "Wolverine Blues - Entombed". AllMusic. Access date: 3 January 2012.</ref> Wolverine Blues is considered a classic of early 1990s death metal.<ref name=wolverine/>
1998's Same Difference was the band's first album without drummer and founding member Nicke Andersson, who left the band to concentrate on his new project The Hellacopters.<ref name=entombed>Birchmeier, Jason. "Entombed". AllMusic. Access date: 3 January 2012.</ref> He was replaced by Peter Stjärnvind.<ref name=entombed/> In 2000, Entombed released Uprising,<ref name=entombed/> followed a year later by Morning Star.<ref>Krgin, Borivoj. "Entombed - Morning Star (Music for Nations)". Blabbermouth.net. Access date: 3 January 2012.</ref>
2001–2009Edit
In 2001, the band worked with performance artists Carina Reich and Bogdan Szyberb, and the Royal Swedish Ballet.<ref name=nme>"'Unreal' People". NME. 3 May 2001. Access date: 18 June 2008.</ref> The production was entitled Unreal Estate.<ref name=nme/>
2003 saw the release of Inferno, which was the last album with guitarist Uffe Cederlund (who joined Disfear), bassist Jörgen Sandström and drummer Peter Stjärnvind.
Nico Elgstrand (who produced the album Uprising) joined as bassist in 2004, Olle Dahlstedt (of Alpha Safari and ex–Misery Loves Co.), replaced Stjärnvind in 2006. When Uffe Cederlund left in 2005, no new guitarist was recruited and Alex Hellid remained as the only guitarist.
Serpent Saints – The Ten Amendments was released on 9 July 2007.<ref name=entombed/> The album featured a greater influence from traditional death metal and was the band's first release with drummer Olle Dahlstedt and bassist Nico Elgstrand.
2010–2020Edit
In 2010, Victor Brandt joined as bass player and Nico Elgstrand switched to guitars so the band once again had two guitarists.
In April 2013, Entombed performed a set with the Sundsvall Chamber Orchestra at the Nordfest festival.
In 2013, Petrov and Hellid began a legal battle regarding the name Entombed.
In 2014, L.G. Petrov, Olle Dahlstedt, Nico Elgstrand and Victor Brandt formed Entombed A.D. as a result of the band's trademark being held by Hellid.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Hellid, Cederlund, and Säfström reunited to perform "Clandestine" in its entirety with the 65-piece Gävle Symphonic Orchestra and a 40-piece choir in February 2014. Thomas von Wachenfeldt played bass.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Nicke Andersson intended to participate, but was prevented by scheduling conflicts.
Hellid, Andersson and Cederlund reunited to perform as Entombed in October 2016. They were joined by Robert Andersson (vocals) and Nicke Andersson's half brother Edvin Aftonfalk (bass), both formerly of the Swedish death metal band Morbus Chron. Their first performance was at the Close-Up Båten festival cruise. In November they performed a double set in Malmö to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Clandestine, where the album was performed in its entirety twice. The first set was a performance by Hellid, Cederlund, Andersson with Säfström and von Wachenfeldt and the Malmö Symphony Orchestra and the second set was a regular performance with Andersson and Aftonfalk.<ref name="www.blabbermouth.net2016">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2021–presentEdit
On 7 March 2021, former vocalist Lars-Göran Petrov died from cholangiocarcinoma, aged 49.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
On 14 July 2022, Entombed performed at Gefle Metal Festival. The band consisted of Alex Hellid, Nicke Andersson, Uffe Cederlund and Jörgen Sandström. Vocals were performed by Sandström and guest vocalists Tomas Lindberg, Scott Carlson, Johnny Hedlund, Urskogr, and Cronos. Former Entombed drummer Peter Stjärnvind was guest on drums.Template:Citation needed
On 1 March 2025, the members of Entombed announced that the band were "back in the studio – after all these years" working on new material for their first album in nearly two decades.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
ArtistryEdit
Style and legacyEdit
Music journalists have referred to Entombed as one of the "big four" of European death metal, along with Dismember, Grave, and Unleashed.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The band became known for their "buzzsaw" guitar tone, which was achieved through the use of a Peavey amplifier and a Boss HM-2 distortion pedal.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Entombed's influence has been observed in Black Breath, Nails, Early Graves, and Trap Them.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
According to drummer Nicke Andersson: "We were at least amongst the first to pick up on that underground American scene with Death, Possessed, Repulsion and Autopsy. Prior to that we listened to any fast music, really, from Slayer to D.R.I., and bought albums by Kreator, Sodom, Testament. But when we got into this death metal underground we felt nothing could top that. If you were into heavy music, once you heard it, there was no turning back. We’re talking weeks or months of evolution, everything happened quickly, but thrash metal was out the window for us. It seemed silly music, for wimps."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
InfluencesEdit
Entombed's main influences include bands such as Obituary, Napalm Death,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> GBH, Suicidal Tendencies, the Stupids, Atheist,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Executioner,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Dirty Rotten Imbeciles,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Slayer, Celtic Frost, Repulsion, and Autopsy.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
PersonnelEdit
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- Current members
- Alex Hellid - guitar, backing vocals (1987–2014, 2016–present)<ref name="www.blabbermouth.net2016"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Uffe Cederlund – guitar, organ, backing vocals (1987–2005, 2014, 2016–present), bass (1989–1990)<ref name="www.blabbermouth.net2016"/>
- Nicke Andersson – drums (1987–1997, 2016–present), lead vocals (1992), bass (1989–1990)<ref name="www.blabbermouth.net2016"/>
- Jörgen Sandström – bass, backing vocals (1995–2004, 2022–), lead vocals (2022–)
- Former members
- Mattias Boström – lead vocals (1987–1988)
- Leif Cuzner – bass (1987–1988; died 2006)
- Johnny Hedlund – bass (1988–1989)
- Lars-Göran Petrov – lead vocals, piano (1988-1991, 1992–2014; died 2021)
- David Blomqvist – bass (1989)
- Lars Rosenberg – bass (1990–1995)
- Johnny Dordevic – lead vocals (1991–1992)
- Orvar Säfström – lead vocals (1991, 2014)
- Peter Stjärnvind – drums (1997–2006, guest 2022)
- Nico Elgstrand – bass (2004–2010), guitar (2010–2014), backing vocals
- Olle Dahlstedt – drums (2006–2014)
- Victor Brandt – bass (2010–2014)
- Edvin Aftonfalk - bass (2016–2022)<ref name="www.blabbermouth.net2016">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Robert Andersson - lead vocals (2016–2022)<ref name="www.blabbermouth.net2016"/>
- Session/guest musicians
- Fred Estby – vocals, drums
- Matti Kärki – vocals
- Peder Carlsson – harmonica
- Anders Lindström – rhythm guitar
- Colten Lavalle - drumtar
- Daniel Rey – spoken word on one song
- Östen Warnerbring – vocals and saxophone for one TV performance
- Thomas von Wachenfeldt – Bass and orchestral arrangements on the Classical Clandestine symphonic concerts
TimelineEdit
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DiscographyEdit
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- Studio albums
- Left Hand Path (1990)
- Clandestine (1991)
- Wolverine Blues (1993)
- DCLXVI: To Ride Shoot Straight and Speak the Truth (1997)
- Same Difference (1998)
- Uprising (2000)
- Morning Star (2001)
- Inferno (2003)
- Serpent Saints – The Ten Amendments (2007)
ReferencesEdit
BibliographyEdit
- Ekeroth, Daniel (2008). Swedish Death Metal. Bazillion Points Books. Template:ISBN.