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Obscene

Obscene was an obscure death/doom metal band from Sweden, having formed in 1990, and only releasing a single demo in the same year, entitled "Grotesque Experience". Obscene play a progressively structured form of Death Metal, building an immense atmosphere, whilst incorporating entrancing, spooky, and downright eerie riffs. There are also two other bands under the same name, a grind/death Obscene from Finland, who released their 1992 demo "Greed', then changed their name to Obfuscation, and another Swedish Obscene, who plays brutal death metal.

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Blind To Faith

Established late 2008, Blind To Faith is a vehicle for pure, unadulterated . Stripped down to the very core and essence, Blind To Faith wears its influences on its sleeve: Discharge, Repulsion, Celtic Frost, Eyehategod, Gehenna, Darkthrone, Entombed, and Today Is The Day, to name a few. Written and recorded in less than 3 days, the 12" THE SEVEN FAT YEARS ARE OVER showcases the primitive one-track mind of it's creators. Having rid themselves from any sort of preset agenda like playing live or making friends, Blind To Faith offers its art as real as it gets: lawless, violent and pure.

Read more about Blind To Faith on Last.fm.

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Desecrator

There are multiple artists known as Desecrator: 1. Desecrator is genre inspired four-piece band from Paris, France formed in year 1993. During this time they have toured around, recorded and released at least five various length albums - latest of them split with band Agathocles in year 2007. 2. Desecrator was an early band from the UK. They formed in 1989, recorded a promo in 1990, and released their only full length 'Subconscious Release' in 1991, then disappeared.

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Demonical

Demonical was spawned in March 2006 - by former Centinex members Johan Jansson (guitars & vocals), Martin Schulman (bass) and Ronnie Bergerståhl (drums) - with a mission to return to the roots of death metal and deliver a sheer dose of darkness and brutality. The first audio assault - a four track promo attack entitled "Bloodspell Divine" - was recorded at Necromorbus Studios during July the same year. The disc packed with true swedish hellfire received great reviews and reactions within the scene and led to several offers from interested labels.

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Darkane

Darkane (formerly known as Agretator) is a Melodic Death / Thrash Metal band formed in Helsingborg, Sweden in 1998. The name Darkane is a portmanteau of the words "dark" and "arcane". The first album featured Lawrence Mackory, who had a much more death metal influenced voice. After 1998's Rusted Angel, Andreas Sydow was recruited, and handled vocals on the next three albums, Insanity, Expanding Senses, and Layers of Lies. He decided to leave the band in 2007 and Jens Broman (Construcdead, The Defaced) took his place for Demonic Art.

Read more about Darkane on Last.fm.

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Morbus Chron

an old school death metal band from Sweden that was formed in 2007. As of now, they have released two demos, "Morbus Chron" in 2009 and "Splendour of Disease" in 2010 and also featured on the Resurrected in Festering Slime-compilation, released by Soulseller Records. Presently signed up with Pulverised records. myspace - http://www.myspace.com/morbuschronband

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Carnage

There are multiple artists called "Carnage". 1) Carnage were an influential Swedish death metal band and a precursor to Dismember, formed by Michael Amott and Johan Liiva in 1988. The band released only one album before dissolving in 1990. Carnage was founded as "Global Carnage" at the end of 1988 by Michael Amott and Johan Liiva, but quickly renamed themselves to Carnage. The band released two widely traded cassette demos, The Day Man Lost, and Infestation of Evil in 1989.

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Diabolical

DIABOLICAL are a Swedish Death Metal band that were formed late 1996 by S.Widgren who now is the only original member still active in the band. DIABOLICAL have been influenced by the well-known Thrash/Death-Metal pioneers like Dark Tranquillity, Death, Carcass and At the Gates. In January 2000 DIABOLICAL recorded their first CD-release, entitled "Deserts of Desolation". In April 2001 DIABOLICAL returned to studio and mixed the experience about latest Swedish Metal together to a great "Synergy".

Read more about Diabolical on Last.fm.

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Sorcery

There are multiple artists with this name: 1) Sorcery was a traditional doom metal band from Chicago, IL, USA formed in 1976. They released two albums: Sinister Soldiers (1978) and Till Death Do We Part (1980) 2) Sorcery was a death metal band from Gävle, Sweden, formed in 1986. They released three demos, an EP and an album: Bloodchilling Tales (1991, re-issued in 2006 and 2009). They split up in 1997.

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