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Tiamat
Tiamat
	Tiamat on Hard Rock Laager, 2006
Background information
Origin	Stockholm, Sweden
Years active	1988 – present
Members	Johan Edlund; Thomas Petersson; Anders Iwers; Lars Sköld

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Tiamat is a band from Sweden that was formed in Stockholm, in 1988. The band's music has been described variously as gothic metal, gothic-doom metal, and symphonic metal, due to some variances in sound throughout their discography.

Biography

Initially, they had begun as straightforward death metal under the name Treblinka. The band split up in 1989, leaving vocalist/guitarist Johan Edlund, who would subsequently change the name to Tiamat.

After Sumerian Cry (which was the first Tiamat album, but written while under the name Treblinka), Edlund's leadership modified the sound with moody, atmospheric textures and vocals that would attribute them (along with Samael and Rotting Christ) as one of the starters of dark metal and symphonic black metal.

1994's critically acclaimed Wildhoney was seen by many as their crossover album, mixing harsh vocals, slow, intricate guitar riffs and celestial-sounding synthesizers which were quite different from other symphonic black metal bands active at that time. An almost continuous forty-minute piece of music, Wildhoney was considered to be a landmark release in the field of extreme metal, preceding many of the trends that would be repeated throughout the scene throughout the next decade.

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 melodic goth rock sound, quite different from the extreme music they did in the years before, with recent albums showing a Sisters of Mercy influence.

The band is currently signed to Century Media Records.

Line-up

Johan Edlund - Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Theremin
Thomas Petersson - Guitar
Anders Iwers - Bass
Lars Sköld - Drums

Discography

Sumerian Cry (1990)
The Astral Sleep (1991)
Clouds (1992)
The Sleeping Beauty (Live in Israel) (1993)
Wildhoney (1994)
A Deeper Kind of Slumber (1997)
Skeleton Skeletron (1999)
Judas Christ (2002)
Prey (2003)
Church of Tiamat (2005)

External links

Related bands

Lucyfire
Toby Driver, former member of maudlin of the Well and Kayo Dot, spoke about Tiamat as one of his most important musical influences.

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   status            = Active |
   origin            = [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]] |
-  music_genre       = [[progressive rock]], [[symphonic metal]] <br>[[Doom metal|Doom/death/gothic metal]] (early) |
+  music_genre       = [[Symphonic metal]] <br>[[Gothic Metal#gothic doom|Gothic-Doom metal]] (earlier works) |
   record_label      = [[Century Media]] |
   current_members   = [[Johan Edlund]]<br />[[Thomas Petersson]]<br />[[Anders Iwers]]<br /> [[Lars Sköld]] |
 }}
-'''Tiamat''' is a band from [[Sweden]] that was formed in [[Stockholm]], in 1988. The band's music has been described variously as [[gothic metal]], [[doom metal]], and [[symphonic metal]], due to some variances in sound throughout their discography.
+'''Tiamat''' is a band from [[Sweden]] that was formed in [[Stockholm]], in 1988. The band's music has been described variously as [[gothic metal]], [[Gothic Metal#Gothic doom|gothic-doom metal]], and [[symphonic metal]], due to some variances in sound throughout their discography.
 ==Biography==
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 would attribute them (along with [[Samael (band)|Samael]] and [[Rotting Christ]]) as one of the starters of [[dark metal]] and [[symphonic black metal]].
-'s critically acclaimed ''[[Wildhoney]]'' was seen by many as their crossover album, mixing harsh vocals, slow, intricate guitar riffs and celestial-sounding synthesizers which were quite different from other [[symphonic black metal]] bands active at that time. An almost continuous forty-minute piece of music, ''Wildhoney'' was considered to be a landmark release in the field of extreme metal, preceding many of the trends that would be repeated throughout the genre throughout the next decade.
+'s critically acclaimed ''[[Wildhoney]]'' was seen by many as their crossover album, mixing harsh vocals, slow, intricate guitar riffs and celestial-sounding synthesizers which were quite different from other [[symphonic black metal]] bands active at that time. An almost continuous forty-minute piece of music, ''Wildhoney'' was considered to be a landmark release in the field of extreme metal, preceding many of the trends that would be repeated throughout the scene throughout the next decade.
 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 melodic [[goth rock]] sound, quite different from the extreme music they did in the years before, with recent albums showing a [[The Sisters of Mercy|Sisters of Mercy]] influence.
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 * ''[[Prey (album)|Prey]]'' (2003)
 * ''[[Church of Tiamat]]'' (2005)
-==See also==
-* [[Lucyfire]]
-* [[Toby Driver]], former member of [[maudlin of the Well]] and [[Kayo Dot]], spoke about [[Tiamat]] as one of his most important musical influences.
 ==External links==
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 *[http://darklyrics.com/t/tiamat.html Lyrics]
 *[http://metal-videos.blogspot.com/2006/08/tiamat.html Tiamat Videos]
+==Related bands==
+* [[Lucyfire]]
+* [[Toby Driver]], former member of [[maudlin of the Well]] and [[Kayo Dot]], spoke about [[Tiamat]] as one of his most important musical influences.
 [[Category:Swedish heavy metal musical groups]]
 [[Category:Gothic metal]]
+[[Category:Gothic-Doom]]
 [[Category:Symphonic metal musical groups]]