Count Raven
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Count Raven are a doom metal
band established in 1989
in Sweden
. In 1990-1996 Count Raven released four studio albums, described as "classic" to the genre, then broke up in 1999. In 2003 the band reunited and in 2009 released their fifth album, Mammon's War, "timeless" and living up "to this outfit's reputation as doom metallers par exellence", according to Kerrang!
magazine.
label, which received great reviews from the European metal press (4 K's in Kerrang!, 10/10 in Rock Hard
, 6/7 in Metal Hammer
) Then Linderson left to join Saint Vitus
(in 2007 he became the member of Lord Vicar), and Fondelius became the frontman, beginning with 1992's Destruction of the Void, released by Nuclear Blast Records to be declared 'Doom Album of the Year' by Rock Hard magazine. Third album High on Infinity appeared one year later, after which the band took a three-year break before returning in 1996 with Messiah of Confusion which dealt with the band's outlook on society and its dubious ways. "The album's name is our bass player's nickname, but when the album began to see the light of day, we thought the title was a good idea. There's a lot of 'messiahs of confusion' out there", drummer Pettersson explained.
In 1998 Count Raven broke up. Fondelius formed a new doom metal band Doomsday Government, Eriksson joined Semlah in 2001. In 2003 the trio reformed, broke up again in 2006 and revived instantly with Fondelius at the helm, Frederik Janssen (ex-Abramis Brama) on bass and Jens Block on drums. In 2009 Count Raven's fifth album Mammon’s War produced by Zeb King and released by I Hate Records came out, "a killer rebirth", according to Kerrang!
which gave it a 4K rating.
Doom metal
Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...
band established in 1989
1989 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989.-Events:*January 14 – Paul McCartney releases Снова в СССР exclusively in the USSR...
in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. In 1990-1996 Count Raven released four studio albums, described as "classic" to the genre, then broke up in 1999. In 2003 the band reunited and in 2009 released their fifth album, Mammon's War, "timeless" and living up "to this outfit's reputation as doom metallers par exellence", according to Kerrang!
Kerrang!
Kerrang! is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer Media Group. It was first published on June 6, 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper...
magazine.
Band history
The band, formed in 1987 by vocalist Chritus Linderson, guitarist Dan Fondelius, bassist Tommy Erikkson and drummer Christer Pettersson, was called originally Stormvarning. In 1989 they changed their name to Count Raven. A year later, the group released its first album, Storm Warning, for the HellhoundHellhound Records
Hellhound Records was a German record label during the late 80s and 90s, self-described as "The Heaviest Label On Earth". They became known for putting out doom metal, with artists such as Saint Vitus and The Obsessed. In the early 90s Hellhound signed a number of Maryland doom bands such as...
label, which received great reviews from the European metal press (4 K's in Kerrang!, 10/10 in Rock Hard
Rock Hard (magazine)
Rock Hard is a heavy metal magazine originally released in Germany. It was founded in 1983 by Holger Stratmann and is dedicated to all styles of rock and heavy metal. The magazine has independent offspring with the same name in France, Greece, Italy and Spain....
, 6/7 in Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer is a monthly heavy metal music magazine published in the United Kingdom by Future Publishing, and in several other countries by different publishers. Metal Hammer articles feature both mainstream bands and more unusual acts from the whole spectrum of heavy metal music...
) Then Linderson left to join Saint Vitus
Saint Vitus (band)
Saint Vitus is an American doom metal band from Los Angeles, formed in 1978. They consist of founding members Dave Chandler and Mark Adams , alongside sporadic singer Scott Weinrich and recently added drummer Henry Vasquez...
(in 2007 he became the member of Lord Vicar), and Fondelius became the frontman, beginning with 1992's Destruction of the Void, released by Nuclear Blast Records to be declared 'Doom Album of the Year' by Rock Hard magazine. Third album High on Infinity appeared one year later, after which the band took a three-year break before returning in 1996 with Messiah of Confusion which dealt with the band's outlook on society and its dubious ways. "The album's name is our bass player's nickname, but when the album began to see the light of day, we thought the title was a good idea. There's a lot of 'messiahs of confusion' out there", drummer Pettersson explained.
In 1998 Count Raven broke up. Fondelius formed a new doom metal band Doomsday Government, Eriksson joined Semlah in 2001. In 2003 the trio reformed, broke up again in 2006 and revived instantly with Fondelius at the helm, Frederik Janssen (ex-Abramis Brama) on bass and Jens Block on drums. In 2009 Count Raven's fifth album Mammon’s War produced by Zeb King and released by I Hate Records came out, "a killer rebirth", according to Kerrang!
Kerrang!
Kerrang! is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer Media Group. It was first published on June 6, 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper...
which gave it a 4K rating.
Discography
- Storm Warning (Hellhound/Phantom Import, 1990)
- Destruction of the Void (Nuclear Blast, 1992)
- High on Infinity (Hellhound, 1994)
- Messiah of Confusion (Hellhound, 1996)
- Mammon's War (I Hate Records, 2009)