Runemagick
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| Also known as | Desiderius, Runemagic |
| Origin | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Genres | Doom metal, death metal |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Century Media, Aftermath |
| Website | runemagick |
Runemagick is a Swedish death/doom band formed in 1990.[1] The band was started by Nicklas "Terror" Rudolfsson under the name Desiderius, which was quickly changed to Runemagic. First, the band consisted solely of Rudolfsson, but he was later joined by Robert "Reaper" Pehrsson. They started out as a pure death metal band but later incorporated doom metal influences, inspired by the likes of Bathory, Treblinka/Tiamat, Celtic Frost, Nihilist/Entombed, and Candlemass.[2]
After a few demos the band fell apart in 1993.[3] Rudolfsson restored Runemagic in 1997 with Fredrik Johnsson on guitar and Peter Palmdahl on bass; he also added the "k" to the name (see also magick). A rehearsal demo with Nicklas on drums was recorded and sent to Century Media Records, which got them a record deal for three albums.[3] After many line-up changes, in 2000, the band parted with Century Media and eventually landed on the Norwegian label Aftermath Music.[3]
After the album "Dawn of the End" 2007 the band fell into a long sleep but resumed in 2017. In 2018 the band recorded and released a new album "Evoked From Abysmal Sleep" released by Aftermath Music, Parasitic Records and Flowing Downwards. The band also played live first the first time since 2005 at Kill-Town Deathfest in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Members
- Current
- Nicklas Rudolfsson - guitar (1990-present), vocals (1997-present), drums (1990-1993), bass (1990-1992)
- Emma Rudolfsson - bass (2000-present)
- Daniel Moilanen - drums (2000-present)
- Jonas Blom - guitar (2018-present)
- Former
- Robert "Reaper" Pehrsson - guitar, (1991-1992), vocals (1991-1993)
- Johan Norman (session/touring) - guitar (1992-1993)
- Alex Losbäck - bass (touring/session member) (1992-1993)
- Fredrik Johnsson - guitar (1997-2003)
- Peter Palmdahl - bass (1997-1998)
- Tomas Eriksson - guitar (2002-2003)
- Jonas Blom - drums (1998)
- Johan Bäckman - bass (1993)
Timeline
Discography
- Fullmoon Sodomy (Demo, 1992)
- Hymn of Darkness (Demo, 1997)
- The Supreme Force of Eternity (album, 1998)
- Enter the Realm of Death (album, 1998)
- Resurrection in Blood (album, 1999)
- Dark Live Magick (Live, 2001)
- Ancient Incantations - (Demo material 7", 2001)
- Requiem of the Apocalypse (album, 2002)
- Moon of the Chaos Eclipse (album, 2002)
- Doomed (Split single with Lord Belial), 2002)
- Darkness Death Doom (album, 2003)
- Darkness Death Doom / Pentagram (album 2CD, 2003)
- On Funeral Wings (album, 2004)
- Envenom (album, 2005)
- Black Magick Sorceress (EP, 2005)
- Invocation of Magick (album, 2006)
- Dawn of the End (album, 2007)
- Dark Dead Earth (compilation, 2008)
- Runes of the Undead (single, 2018)
- A Rising Fume of Returning Death (single, 2018)
- Evoked From Abysmal Sleep (album, 2018)
References
- ^ Ekeroth 2008, pp. 395–396.
- ^ Runemagick, official website
- ^ a b c Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Runemagick". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
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