Desultory was part of the first wave of Swedish death metal bands, alongside Entombed, Dismember, Unleashed and others. Into Eternity, their Metal Blade debut following a lesser-known EP release, is standard for the genre, energetic and forceful, straddling the line between the more brutal American death style and the melodic Gothenburg variety.
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| Origin | Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Years active | 1989–1996, 2009–2017 |
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Though not groundbreaking, it was considered a fine album by fans.[citation needed] By most accounts, their follow-up, Bitterness, is more of the same, but 1996's Swallow the Snake takes quite a different approach, dropping the death vocals (and, for the most part, death metal itself), for a more heavy rock sound likened by some to Soundgarden.[according to whom?] Having been dropped by Metal Blade, they disappeared, but the three members from the Snake album recruited a new fourth member and, continuing the progression from that last album, continued on as the rock act Zebulon, releasing one EP and two LPs.
Aftonbladet has called Desultory's final album a "fine farewell."[1]
Reunion
editThe band reformed around 2008 and began the process of trying to find a new record deal along with writing new material. Having signed to the Singaporean label Pulverised Records, they released Counting Our Scars to critical acclaim, including the song "This Broken Halo".[2]
Line-up
edit- Klas Morberg – vocals/guitars
- Håkan Morberg – guitars (bass in 1992–1997)
- Jojje Bohlin – bass (2008–)
- Thomas Johnson – drums
Former members
edit- Stefan Pöge – lead guitar
- Jens Almgren – bass
Discography
edit- From Beyond (Demo) (1990)
- Death Unfolds (Demo) (1990)
- Visions (Demo) (1991)
- Forever Gone EP (1991)
- Into Eternity (1993)
- Bitterness (1994)
- Swallow the Snake (1996)
- Counting Our Scars (2010)
- Through Aching Aeons (2017)
References
edit- ^ "Veckans spellista: 10 låtar som får tonsätta semestern". Musikbloggen (in Swedish). 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
- ^ "Veckans texter". Hårdrocksbloggen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2017-08-20.
- "Album Review: DESULTORY Through Aching Aeons". Metal Injection. June 22, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
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