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Kungsängen, Stockholm, Sweden (1989 – present)
Unleashed is a Swedish death metal band formed in 1989 by bassist Johnny Hedlund after he left Nihilist for personal reasons. The band was one of the first death metal groups to write songs about history and Scandinavian culture instead of the violent and negative lyrics that are common in the genre.
In 1991, the band released their debut studio album, Where No Life Dwells, and toured with Morbid Angel in Europe and United States.
In 1992, Unleashed released their second studio album, Shadows in the Deep, including a cover version of Venom’s Countess Bathory. Their next studio albums were Across the Open Sea in 1993 and Victory in 1995, the latter being the last album which guitarist Fredrik Lindgren played on. Lindgren focused on playing punk rock, and Unleashed replaced him with Fredrik Folkare, who played guitar on the fifth Unleashed studio album Warrior in 1997.
The band went on hiatus, after 7–8 years of recording and touring. They were concentrating on life outside the music business, their musical side projects, and studying. After a reissue of the band’s classics in 2002, the band released a new album called Hell’s Unleashed in 2002, and they began to tour once again. This was also the same year Hedlund had to deal with allegations of having Nazi sympathies.
In 1991, the band released their debut studio album, Where No Life Dwells, and toured with Morbid Angel in Europe and United States.
In 1992, Unleashed released their second studio album, Shadows in the Deep, including a cover version of Venom’s Countess Bathory. Their next studio albums were Across the Open Sea in 1993 and Victory in 1995, the latter being the last album which guitarist Fredrik Lindgren played on. Lindgren focused on playing punk rock, and Unleashed replaced him with Fredrik Folkare, who played guitar on the fifth Unleashed studio album Warrior in 1997.
The band went on hiatus, after 7–8 years of recording and touring. They were concentrating on life outside the music business, their musical side projects, and studying. After a reissue of the band’s classics in 2002, the band released a new album called Hell’s Unleashed in 2002, and they began to tour once again. This was also the same year Hedlund had to deal with allegations of having Nazi sympathies.
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| FULL TRACK In victrory or defeat | 2:40 |
| FULL TRACK Valhalle Awaits | 3:34 |
| FULL TRACK Loyalty and price | 3:09 |
| FULL TRACK Triumph Of Genocide | 3:13 |
| FULL TRACK dont want to be born | 2:53 |
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Where No Life Dwells
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Across The Open Sea
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fenix9206 wrote:
Victory, damn good album!
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deathraiser_666 wrote:
Swedish gods of death metal \m/
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Unknownrooster wrote:
Later stuff is too groovy :x
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umeshuuu wrote:
Just found em, brilliant stuff.
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ale193 wrote:
@nordpolar: yeah, I think they were probably among the earlier death metal bands to start making use of viking themed lyrics, considering it was all the way back in '93.
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Hassamock wrote:
...from any land from any place... The Hammer is his sign...
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DARKZSOU7 wrote:
No vikings will fuck you
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Qbiak00 wrote:
LOST SOUL - 216 *VIDEO PREMIERE* (POLISH DETAH METAL) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M10lm86aG4Q / LS on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lost.soul.poland
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BTsGraveland wrote:
I'm just gonna have to severely disagree with the naysayers here - Hell Unleashed is a really good record.
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PostMultusAnnos wrote:
"fuck vikings" - written by mexican subhuman
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necromonitoz wrote:
fuck vikings
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MetalKaoz wrote:
http://www.metalkaoz.com/live-reports/3920-christmas-metal-fest-day-2-lichtenfels-ger.html
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Puchatek66 wrote:
Masters!
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BTsGraveland wrote:
Nordpolar hit the nail on the head, sent it though the intended object and drove it deep within the fucking earth. People can be such idiots on the internet.
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Zombie_Reagan wrote:
seconded nordpolar
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Nordpolar wrote:
"As far as I can see, Unleashed started to use the Viking Cliche as a trade mark with the third album "Across the Open Sea". I think it's annoying and childish. The best album is without doubt the debut." Allrighty dumbass. Like that Viking "cliche" was a cliche back then. Think before talking shit.
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Jezusbestaat wrote:
Where No Life Dwells kicks ass
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UndeadMessiah wrote:
Pure old-school death metal, with nothing folkish about it
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brutalluis wrote:
GRANDISSIMOS VIKINGOS MUERTEROS SEDIENTOS DE METAL MUERTE COMO BRUTALLUIS
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Hammer Battalion
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Hells unleashed
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Onward Into Countless Battles
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Puntpop
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May
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Rock Hard Festival 2012
Amphitheater Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
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Summer Breeze Open Air 2012
Flugplatz des Aeroclubs Dinkelsbühl, Dinkelsbühl, Germany
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