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Diablo Swing Orchestra is a Swedish avant-garde metal band. The band was formed in 2003.
Members
The origin of the name of the band is related both on their website and on their CDBaby description page. The back-story recounts a historically questionable, though amusing, ancestral story beginning in 16th century Sweden. Supposedly, ancestors of the band members performed orchestral works in defiance of the ruling church at the time (possibly the newly installed protestant Lutheran national church, in power during the mid and late 16th century). The orchestra was forced to go into hiding, performing in secret, with the assistance of oppressed peasants during the era. After years of performing for the pleasure of these peasants, the story claims that the church put a bounty on the performers lives, and that this bounty was so high that the orchestra knew they would soon be captured, and thus chose to play a spectacular final show before becoming martyred to the church.
While this account is historically unsupported it does provide a backdrop to DSO’s eclectic musical style.
Members
- Daniel Håkansson – guitars, vocals (since 2003)
- Pontus Mantefors – guitars, effects (since 2003)
- Annlouice Loegdlund – vocals (since 2003)
- Andy Johansson – bass (since 2003)
- Johannes Bergion – cello (since 2003)
- Petter Karlsson – drums (since 2010)
Former Members - Andreas Halvardsson – drums (2003–2010)
The origin of the name of the band is related both on their website and on their CDBaby description page. The back-story recounts a historically questionable, though amusing, ancestral story beginning in 16th century Sweden. Supposedly, ancestors of the band members performed orchestral works in defiance of the ruling church at the time (possibly the newly installed protestant Lutheran national church, in power during the mid and late 16th century). The orchestra was forced to go into hiding, performing in secret, with the assistance of oppressed peasants during the era. After years of performing for the pleasure of these peasants, the story claims that the church put a bounty on the performers lives, and that this bounty was so high that the orchestra knew they would soon be captured, and thus chose to play a spectacular final show before becoming martyred to the church.
While this account is historically unsupported it does provide a backdrop to DSO’s eclectic musical style.
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Featured Tracks
| FULL TRACK Balrog Boogie | 3:52 | |
| FULL TRACK Heroines | 5:21 | Free MP3 |
| Poetic Pitbull Revolutions | 4:52 | |
| FULL TRACK Rag Doll Physics | 3:52 |
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PerkeleKbd wrote:
Чо можно ждать вообще от пузиблэкера? Охуенная музяка, блядь, СВИНГ, ДЖАЗ И МИТАЛ это гремучая, блядь, смесь, а не херня какаято.
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CotBayun wrote:
Did I get it right, they're with Therion drummer now?
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STIFLERnax wrote:
ебала завали
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sarcos wrote:
херня какаято................
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Zero_Razdir_777 wrote:
amazing!!!!!
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Jamesismynamo wrote:
They should cover "Everybody Wants To Be A Cat" from the Aristocats, no? [9]
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theoEretic wrote:
unqiue style band, but last album is not so impressive
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Mortysan wrote:
DSO in Ukraine..Soon..
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vakeragalaktica wrote:
excelsos el día de ayer en el circo volador ♥
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MaddameLeFay wrote:
Can't wait to see them on Brutal Assault :D
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szukaj wrote:
My music discovery of a year! Way better than anything like this!
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Biffiance wrote:
And, of course, the next song is in English. Or partly. Never mind. Incredible music...
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Biffiance wrote:
I'm about 3 songs in, and I have to ask: Are there any songs that are in English? I realise that sounds petty and patronising, but y'know. Sorry.
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makimaru wrote:
Balrog Boogie is exciting \o/
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syntheticvirus wrote:
great songs, music and incredible voice, I will be waiting for your next show at Mexico City !!!
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viajeragalactik wrote:
muuuy proximamente en méxico !!!
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lconoclast wrote:
anyone who likes this check out Demonspeed. im not affiliated with them but theyre relatively unknown swing metal. and maybe even better meshed than this band
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grid15 wrote:
Pink Noise Waltz! Wish they'd lose the (sesame street Count) male vocals on the new one though.
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uglybloke wrote:
They should cover "Everybody Wants To Be A Cat" from the Aristocats, no? [8] brilliant idea
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sir_ks wrote:
They should made a song with Panzerballett. It would be a song from other planet <o>
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Events
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Aug
12
Brutal Assault XV 2010
Vojenská pevnost Josefov, Jaroměř-Josefov, Czech Republic
4,664 shouts
| 1,996 attendees
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Aug
20
A Campingflight to Lowlands Paradise 2010
Evenemententerrein Walibi World, Biddinghuizen, Netherlands
4,160 shouts
| 2,466 attendees
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Sep
2
Global East Rock Festival 2010
Sport-complex "Chayka", Kyiv, Ukraine
1,072 shouts
| 783 attendees
News
Lowlands and Global East Rock festival confirmed
10 Jun 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/diabloswingorchestra
Great news!2 new festivals confirmed - Lowlands in Holland on August 21st and Global East Rock festival in Ukraine on September 4th
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17 May 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/diabloswingorchestra
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