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Critically acclaimed as a “superstar line-up” of death metal, the band is the brainchild of Anders Nyström (Katatonia, Diabolical Masquerade), Jonas Renkse (Katatonia, October Tide), Dan Swanö (Edge of Sanity, Nightingale, and many more), and Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth). The whole project was the upshot of one rip-roaring night, intended to reinvent old school death metal.

Åkerfeldt left Bloodbath after “Resurrection Through Carnage” because of his duties in his primary band Opeth. Peter Tägtgren (Hypocrisy, Pain, The Abyss) replaced Mikael and did vocals for the “Nightmares Made Flesh” release.

Mikael Åkerfeldt helped the band out at Wacken Open Air 2005, after Tägtgren departed. The prformance was not released for a long time, as it remained shrouded in legal and copyright disputes, eventually surfacing as the ‘Wacken Carnage DVD’.

This show was their one-and-only live performance up to 2008 since, in August 2006, Dan Swanö was asked to amicably leave Bloodbath due to “restrictions on his behalf to devote more time and effort to the future of this project that it would require by taking things to the next level i.e. touring and playing live”, and his future vision for Bloodbath’s concept heading “in the almost opposite direction as his desire for death metal was to be of a less brutal kind”. Moreover, up to 2008, the band remained without a vocalist, during which time they held an open audition online, later stating they were appalled because, “so many applications could barely be listened to because of the extreme low quality in talent.” However, they also said that while some of the applicants were really good, “criteria on other levels failed.

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pleureraisuremt wrote:
7 hours ago

Amazing as ever <3

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GayMetalist wrote:
yesterday evening

personaly, I think THE VOCALIST has the sexiest vocals I ever heard in a deathmetal band.

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Blackspotlight wrote:
yesterday evening

Musically I like Nightmares Made Flesh most, but no one gets even close to the supremacy of Mikael's vocals!

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Alegzandru wrote:
yesterday afternoon

GREAT!!!

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blackneddeath00 wrote:
yesterday afternoon

No death metal will ever get better then this band, perfection is a fact.

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lokioki wrote:
yesterday afternoon

Show some love to Cry my name o/

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AceXV wrote:
Monday morning

Found Resurrection Through Carnage in the $5 bargain bin. yesssssssssssss.

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Shagraaath wrote:
Thursday evening

This band kick ass !

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Ljubomir_R wrote:
Wednesday evening

Serbian Bloodbath is much better!!!

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Napalmer wrote:
Wednesday evening

Hello!) We are Tectum (death-doom/dark metal) band from Ukraine)listen our first debut demo and leave comment, if it is interesting stuff)then download,scrobble:) http://www.lastfm.ru/music/Tectum/Alpha

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Steel_Erection wrote:
last week

Well, ok. We are on the same page in more ways than one. Let's hug and make up.

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Spunkalish wrote:
last week

I never said those bands were in it for money, I just said they're making good money, thus disputing the opinion that there's no money in death metal. Of course they worked hard to get where they're at, nobody's arguing that. You almost always have to work hard to make money, in any line of work.

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lokioki wrote:
last week

;_;

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AdamsFM wrote:
last week

v I highly doubt it, since TFM is less than a year old...

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lokioki wrote:
last week

Any info if there is going to be a new album this year ?

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Steel_Erection wrote:
last week

Like Evan and the dude below said. They worked hard to get to where they are today. I mean, yeah, if I could make a living off playing music that I loved to do. That would be the shit. These guys busted their ass to get there, but there are some people who are just fortunate too. Whatever to play music that you love to pay and that being your full time job. Sign me up. I never said that don't make money, but it isn't like their are top 40 like Nickelback or other shit like that.

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lokioki wrote:
last week

@Spunkalish: CC, AE and AA did shit loads of work to get where they are now (at the top) and I can say that easier ways to get hold of money do exist, but main point: they sure didn`t do it for money, but there is money in death metal, but you don`t do death metal if you want money. I would shoot for metalcore or something else what is hot if I would like to have money, that shit sells ._."

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evanisevil wrote:
last week

The most popular death metal bands' members make about 40K a year. Hardly anything to write home about. No one gets into death metal for money, end of story.

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Spunkalish wrote:
last week

Nope. But saying there's no money in death metal is retarded. Cannibal Corpse don't need to work full-time, I doubt Morbid Angel do either. Don't say "oh yeah but they're somewhat popular". Yeah, and? They're death metal, they've made some good money. They aren't rich but I'm sure they're a lot better off than you or I. Amon Amarth is another one that's probably doing quite well for themselves too. Arch Enemy, how could we forget them?

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Jotun6666 wrote:
9 days ago

If you could get offered a chance where you could make good money and make the music that you want and love at the same time, would you turn it down?

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