Funeral Mist is a Swedish black metal band formed in Stockholm in 1993. To date, the band have released four full-length albums, three EPs and a compilation boxset. Since 2003, the band's sole permanent member has been Arioch, also known for his work as the frontman of the black metal band Marduk, which he joined in 2004.
Funeral Mist | |
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| Origin | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Genres | Black metal |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | Pounding Metal Productions Shadow Records Norma Evangelium Diaboli Season of Mist |
| Members | Arioch |
| Past members | Typhos Velion Vintras Necromorbus Nachash |
History
editThe band in its original form was founded in autumn of 1993 by now former members.[1] Bass player Arioch was added in the summer of 1994.[1]
In summer 1995, Funeral Mist's first demo titled Darkness was recorded but was released in early 1996.[1] The second demo Havoc followed was recorded in summer/autumn 1996, with only Arioch being left of the old line-up, and new drummer Necromorbus (Tore Stjerna). In late 1997, they recorded the debut EP Devilry which was released in summer 1998 in both CD and vinyl format.[1] The vinyl edition was limited to only 300 copies and featured an exclusive track, "Hellspell 2". This track was later included on the 2005 re-release which also includes the Havoc recordings.
Their first full-length album, Salvation, was released on the Norma Evangelium Diaboli label in 2003, while the second album, titled Maranatha, was released in February 2009 on the same label, after 6 years of silence.
In September 2012, Season of Mist re-released Devilry and Salvation.[2] In 2017, Devilry, Salvation, and Maranatha were reissued on vinyl through Norma Evangelium Diaboli.
On 2 December 2013, to coincide with the band's 20th anniversary, Norma Evangelium Diaboli released the vinyl boxset Trisagion which included all of the band's discography at that point.
On 27 August 2015, during Beyond the Gates IV on Bergen, Arioch performed the song "The God Supreme" live for the first time alongside Icelandic black metal band Misþyrming, this was reportedly the only time Arioch will ever perform Funeral Mist material live.
Funeral Mist released their third full-length, Hekatomb, on 15 June 2018, again under the Norma Evangelium Diaboli label.
In January 2020, Norma Evangelium Diaboli released the 4-tape boxset In Manus Tuas - The Cassette Collection.
The fourth Funeral Mist full-length Deiform was released on 17 December 2021 through Norma Evangelium Diaboli.[3]
Musical style and ideology
editFuneral Mist plays a black metal style characterised by Norma Evangelium Diaboli as violent, chaotic and "musically bizarre", to which Arioch added "complex layers of ill sounds" on Maranatha.[4] The lyrics deal with devil worship and blasphemy, often using (sometimes slightly changed) quotes from the King James Version of the Bible for the latter. Arioch points out that "a band that claims to play Black Metal must always have Satanism and nothing but Satanism as the highest priority in their music and concept as well as in their personal lives" and that neither the voice, nor the sound and musical style make a black metal band.[1]
Members
editCurrent line up
edit- Arioch (aka Mortuus) - bass (1994 - present), vocals, guitars (1996 - present)
Session musicians
edit- Lars Broddesson (aka Lars B.) - drums (2008 - present)
Past members
edit- Typhos (Henrik Ekeroth) - guitars, vocals (1993 - 1995)
- Vintras - guitars (1993 - 1995)
- Velion - drums (1993 - 1995)
- Nachash - guitars (1996 - 2003)
- Necromorbus (Tore Stjerna) - drums (1996 - 2003)
Discography
editStudio albums
edit- 2003 - Salvation
- 2009 - Maranatha
- 2018 - Hekatomb
- 2021 - Deiform
Demos
edit- 1995 - Promo '95 (demo)
- 1995 - Darkness (demo)
- 1996 - Havoc (demo)
Miscellaneous
edit- 1998 - Devilry (EP)
- 2013 - Trisagion (compilation)
- 2020 - In Manus Tuas - The Cassette Collection (compilation)
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Dr. Rape: Funeral Mist. In: Jon Kristiansen: Metalion: The Slayer Mag Diaries (edited by Tara G. Warrior). Brooklyn, NY: Bazillion Points Books 2011. pp. 420f. (Originally released in: Slayer, vol. 13, January 2000.)
- ^ Funeral Mist, accessed on 17 October 2012.
- ^ 2021/12/10 – FUNERAL MIST "Deiform" – NoEvDia, 10 December 2021
- ^ News Archived 2012-08-08 at the Wayback Machine.
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