Lord Belial
| Lord Belial | |
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| Origin | Trollhättan, Sweden |
| Genres | Black metal |
| Years active | 1992–2009, 2010-2011 |
| Labels | No Fashion Records, Metal Blade, Regain, Dozer Records |
| Website | www.LordBelial.com |
| Members | |
| Thomas "Dark" Backelin Anders "Bloodlord" Backelin Micke "Sin" Backelin Niclas "Vassago" Andersson |
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Lord Belial is a Swedish black metal band.[1] The band formed in 1992 and released their debut album in 1995; placing them among the pioneers of Swedish black metal. Their sound has been compared with bands such as Dissection.[2] In January 2009, they stopped all their activities. The main reason is the hearing problem that had grown into a big problem for their drummer, Micke Backelin.[3]
In July 2010 it was announced that Lord Belial has been resurrected with the original line-up, new material is being written and new recordings should start soon,[3] and in August 2010 they signed to Dozer Records.[3] About one year later, the band announced on their official Website and on Twitter that "Lord Belial are not active. No album or gigs are planned for the moment. No interviews will be answered."[4]
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[edit] Members
[edit] Current members
- Thomas "Dark" Backelin - Guitars, vocals
- Anders "Bloodlord" Backelin - Bass
- Micke "Sin" Backelin - Drums
- Niclas "Vassago" Andersson - Guitars (1992–2000, 2001–2003, 2006–present)
[edit] Former/session members
- Daniel "Mojjo" Moilanen - Drums
- Fredrik "Plague" Wester - Guitars (2000, 2002)
- Hjalmar Nielsen - Guitars
- Jenny "Lilith" Andersson - Flute (1993–1999 & Kiss the Goat)
- Cecilia Sander - Flute (Into the Frozen Shadows & Angelgrinder)
- Catharina Jacobsson - Flute (Enter the Moonlight Gate)
- Annelie Jacobsson - Flute (Unholy Crusade)
- Jelena Almvide - Cello (Enter the Moonlight Gate & Unholy Crusade)
[edit] Discography
- Kiss the Goat (1995)
- Enter the Moonlight Gate (1997)
- Unholy Crusade (1999)
- Angelgrinder (2002)
- Doomed by Death (Split, 2002)
- Purify Sweden (Single, 2003)
- Scythe of Death (EP, 2003)
- The Seal of Belial (2004)
- Nocturnal Beast (2005)
- Revelation (2007)
- The Black Curse (2008)
[edit] Videography
- Night Divine (VHS, 2001)
- Mark of the Beast (DVD, 2004)
[edit] References
- ^ CoC : Lord Belial - Nocturnal Beast : Review
- ^ Lord Belial - Revelation | Review | Lords Of Metal metal E-zine - issue 69
- ^ a b c Lord Belial News Archive, lordbelial.com, Retrieved 2011-08-30
- ^ Lord Belial inactive, twitter.com, Retrieved 2011-08-30
