Tiamat

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Tiamat is a metal band that formed in Täby, Sweden in 1988. Their music has been the subject of debate, utilizing subgenres like death metal, doom metal, progressive and gothic, but more recently they have focused on what has been described as atmospheric gothic metal with ethnic, psychedelic and experimental elements. Biography: Initially, the band played straightforward black metal under the name Treblinka. After having recorded the album Sumerian Cry in 1989, vocalist/guitarist Johan Edlund and bassist Jörgen Thullberg parted ways with the other two founding members, and subsequently changed the name to Tiamat. The Sumerian Cry album, as recorded by Treblinka, was released as Tiamat's debut album in June 1990. After the debut, Edlund's leadership would modify the band's style with influences ranging from Mercyful Fate, Candlemass, Pink Floyd and King Crimson, with Sumerian lyrical themes. German guitarist Waldemar Sorychta would produce and contribute instrumentation to many of the band's albums, as well as those by Tiamat's own tour and labelmates, including Moonspell, Rotting Christ, Lacuna Coil and Samael. 1994's critically acclaimed Wildhoney mixed raw vocals, slow guitar riffs and synthesizer sounds which sounded different from other extreme metal bands active at that time. An almost continuous forty-minute piece of music, Wildhoney was considered to be a landmark release within the progressive/doom metal genres and would lead to the band's appearances at the Dynamo and Wacken Open Air metal festivals in 1995. The group would play a second gig at Dynamo two years later. Upon the release of A Deeper Kind of Slumber (1997), Edlund relocated from Sweden to Germany and declared himself the only permanent member of the band; all albums that would follow would cement the band into a more gothic rock sound, quite different from the extreme music they did in the years before, with recent albums showing a The Sisters of Mercy influence. The band signed to Nuclear Blast Records in June 2007. Tiamat released their new album Amanethes April 18, 2008. Lineup: Johan Edlund - vocals, guitar (Treblinka, Expulsion, LucyFire, Dark Age, Ayreon) Anders Iwers - bass (Desecrator, Ceremonial Oath, In Flames, Cemetary, Mercury Tide) Lars Skjöld - drums (Jupiter Society) Thomas Wyreson - guitar Former members: Andreas Holmberg - drums (Expulsion) Stefan Lagergren - guitar (River's Edge, Expulsion, Mr Death, Treblinka, Judge And Jury, Tranquility) Jörgen Thullberg - bass (Expulsion, Mr Death, Treblinka) Niklas Ekstrand - drums (Face Down) Kenneth Roos - keyboards Johnny Hagel - bass (Sundown, Sorcerer) Magnus Sahlgren - guitar (Celeborn, Dismember, Lake of Tears) P.A. Danielsson - keyboards (Veni Domine) Thomas Petersson - guitar Fredrik Ĺkesson - guitar (Southpaw, Talisman, Krux, John Norum, Arch Enemy, Sabbtail, Opeth, Shock Tilt) www.churchoftiamat.com . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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metal,death metal,gothic metal,gothic rock,black metal,doom metal,rock,progressive metal,gothic metal,swedish death metal,swedish doom metal,swedish metal,symphonic black metal,

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country: SE

city: 1987

Begin Date: 1987

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ISO-LELLA - Single

ISO-LELLA - Single

Nov/2021

Do You Dream Of Me?

Do You Dream Of Me?

Sep/2021

The Sleeping beauty

The Sleeping beauty

Jul/2020

Whatever That Hurts

Whatever That Hurts

Jun/2020

The Sleeping Beauty (Live In Israel)

The Sleeping Beauty (Live In Israel)

Feb/2018

Wildhoney (Re-issue + Bonus)

Wildhoney (Re-issue + Bonus)

Feb/2018

The Astral Sleep (Reissue + Bonus)

The Astral Sleep (Reissue + Bonus)

Feb/2018

I See You

Nov/2015

Born To Die

Apr/2013

The Scarred People [Explicit]

The Scarred People [Explicit]

Nov/2012

The Scarred People (2-Track Promo Version)

The Scarred People (2-Track Promo Version)

Oct/2012

Wildhoney / Gaia - EP

Wildhoney / Gaia - EP

Jul/2012

Clouds / The Sleeping Beauty

Clouds / The Sleeping Beauty

Jul/2012

Judas Christ (Bonus Track Version)

Judas Christ (Bonus Track Version)

Jul/2012

Commandments - The Best of Tiamat

Commandments - The Best of Tiamat

Jul/2012

A Deeper Kind of Slumber (digitally remastered re-issue 2007) [Explicit]

A Deeper Kind of Slumber (digitally remastered re-issue 2007) [Explicit]

Jul/2012

The Scarred People

The Scarred People

Jan/2012

Akronic

Oct/2008

The Ark of the Covenant: The Complete Century Media Years

The Ark of the Covenant: The Complete Century Media Years

Aug/2008

Amanethes

May/2008

Dancing with MAYA - EP

Dancing with MAYA - EP

Nov/2022

Trance Is Dead

Feb/2023

Trance Is Dead - EP

Trance Is Dead - EP

Sep/2021

For Her Pleasure - EP

For Her Pleasure - EP

Jul/2012

A Deeper Kind Of Slumber [Explicit]

A Deeper Kind Of Slumber [Explicit]

Jul/2012

Galactic Static EP

Galactic Static EP

Jun/2023

The Shadow Self

The Shadow Self

Dec/2023

Tiamat

Jul/2025

The Best There Was

The Best There Was

May/2025

Shall We ?

May/2025

Austral

Mar/2025

Atacama

Jan/2025

Atacama - Single

Atacama - Single

Jan/2025

Ciudad del Sol

May/2024

Ciudad del Sol (Remastered 2024) - EP

Ciudad del Sol (Remastered 2024) - EP

May/2024

Kumara´s sequences

Kumara´s sequences

May/2024

Kumara's Sequences - EP

Kumara's Sequences - EP

May/2024

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