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Diabolical Masquerade 
Anders Nyström playing with Katatonia
at Jaxx Nightclub in West Springfield, Virginia on September 4, 2007.Background information Origin Stockholm, Sweden Genres Avant-garde metal, atmospheric black metal Years active 1993–2004 Labels Adipocere, Avantgarde Music Associated acts Bewitched, Bloodbath, Katatonia Website www.diabolicalmasquerade.com Members Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström
Dan SwanöDiabolical Masquerade was a Swedish one-man black metal band with progressive influences. The band was formed in 1993 in Stockholm as side project of Anders Nyström (aka Blakkheim), known for his work as the guitarist of Katatonia.
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History
Diabolical Masquerade was a Swedish one-man black metal band.[1] All music is written and played by Katatonia guitarist Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström, who wanted to have a band where he could compose more extreme music while Katatonia were exploring more mellow moods.[2] The music leans heavily on avant-garde melodic black metal with some death metal and thrash metal influences. Blakkheim wanted to experiment more with song structure, theme and composition.[2] This is most notably seen on on the last Diabolical Masquerade album, Death's Design. This album is conceived as the soundtrack to a nonexistent Swedish horror movie, with 61 tracks broken up into 20 movements, each with a unique feel and theme.[2] Death's Design includes many passages featuring various genres and styles, experimenting with progressive rock, progressive metal, ambient, classical music, and rhythmic percussion-based passages. Nyström worked together on the album with Dan Swanö. In early September 2004, Nyström announced that he had put the project to rest, after not having found the necessary inspiration while working on a fifth album.[2]
Discography
- Ravendusk in My Heart (1996)[3]
- The Phantom Lodge (1997)
- Nightwork (1998)
- Death's Design (2001)
Band members
- Diabolical Masquerade
- Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström – vocals, guitar (1993–2004), bass, keyboards (1993–1998)
- Dan Swanö – keyboards (1996, 1998–2001), drums (1996, 1998), guest vocals (1997), backing vocals (1998), guitar (2001)
- Session members
- Sean C. Bates – drums (1997, 2001)
- Ingmar Döhn – bass (1997–2001)
References
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Diabolical Masquerade - Biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p370248. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- ^ a b c d "Diabolical Masquerade - Biography". Prog Archives. http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=2381. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- ^ http://www.cmdistro.com/Item/Diabolical_Masquerade_-_Ravendusk_In_My_Heart/25996
External links
Categories:- Swedish black metal musical groups
- Avant-garde metal musical groups
- Swedish musical groups
- Symphonic black metal musical groups
- Musical quartets
- Musical groups established in 1993
- Musical groups disestablished in 2004
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