Swedish
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Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
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power metal
Power metal is a subgenre of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional heavy metal with speed metal, often within a symphonic context. Generally, power metal is characterized by a faster, lighter, and more uplifting sound, in co ...
band created by Richard Andersson in 2001.Time Requiem " Encyclopaedia Metallum. Web, Sep. 11, 2010. Andersson created the band that summer, when he felt that his previous project - Majestic - had come to a dead end.
Biography
Andersson took
Peter Wildoer
Karl Peter Wildoer is a Swedish musician who is the drummer for Darkane, Electrocution 250 and Grimmark. He has also drummed for the bands Armageddon, Majestic, Pestilence, Silver Seraph, Arch Enemy, Time Requiem, Soilwork, Gardens of Obscuri ...
,
Apollo Papathanasio
Apostolos "Apollo" Papathanasiou (; born 15 March 1969) is a Swedish heavy metal vocalist of Greek descent, who is currently with the band Spiritual Beggars. He has also sung for Firewind, Meduza, Evil Masquerade, Gardenian, and Richard And ...
and
Magnus Nord
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with him to his new band. Martin Wezovski turned out to be too inexperienced to be able to play the bass in the band and was replaced by
Dick Lövgren
Dick August Lövgren (born 11 November 1980) is a Swedish musician. He is the bass guitarist for extreme metal band Meshuggah, which he joined in 2004.
Biography
In his early days, Lövgren was particularly impressed with the Metallica bass gu ...
(
Meshuggah
Meshuggah () is a Swedish extreme metal band formed in Umeå in 1987. Since 2004, the band's lineup consists of founding members Jens Kidman (lead vocals) and Fredrik Thordendal (lead guitar), alongside rhythm guitarist Mårten Hagström, drumm ...
). They produced their first
self-titled
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album, in 2002.
In 2003, Andersson and the rest of the band played in
Japan
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. This concert was recorded and released on a live CD. '' Unleashed In Japan'' contained some songs from ''Time Requiem'', but also had some new material.
Afterwards, Wildoer became preoccupied with
death metal
Death metal is an extreme metal, extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep death growl, growling vocals; aggressive ...
band
Darkane
Darkane is a Swedish metal band that originated in Helsingborg in 1998. Their music contains ample thrash elements interspersed with acoustic interludes and symphonic features, such as the in-studio use of synthesizers and occasionally full or ...
, and left Time Requiem to focus more on his own project. Lövgren and Andersson were having issues in regards to their musical differences, and also left. They were later replaced by Zoltan Csörsz and
Jonas Reingold
Jonas Reingold (born 22 April 1969) is a Swedish bass guitarist from Malmö.
Biography
Reingold started to play bass in 1986 when he subbed for a friend in the locally-famous act WIRE. The band was happy with his performance and offered him t ...
Göran Edman
Göran Edman (born 28 April 1956) is a Swedish rock singer. He is notable for his session work with many artists through the years but mainly for his early work with guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. He has also recorded with bands and artists such a ...
Peter Wildoer
Karl Peter Wildoer is a Swedish musician who is the drummer for Darkane, Electrocution 250 and Grimmark. He has also drummed for the bands Armageddon, Majestic, Pestilence, Silver Seraph, Arch Enemy, Time Requiem, Soilwork, Gardens of Obscuri ...
- drums
*
Apollo Papathanasio
Apostolos "Apollo" Papathanasiou (; born 15 March 1969) is a Swedish heavy metal vocalist of Greek descent, who is currently with the band Spiritual Beggars. He has also sung for Firewind, Meduza, Evil Masquerade, Gardenian, and Richard And ...
- vocals
*
Magnus Nord
Magnus, meaning "Great" in Latin, was used as cognomen of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus in the first century BC. The best-known use of the name during the Roman Empire is for the fourth-century Western Roman Emperor Magnus Maximus. The name gained wid ...
Jonas Reingold
Jonas Reingold (born 22 April 1969) is a Swedish bass guitarist from Malmö.
Biography
Reingold started to play bass in 1986 when he subbed for a friend in the locally-famous act WIRE. The band was happy with his performance and offered him t ...
- bass
*
Dick Lövgren
Dick August Lövgren (born 11 November 1980) is a Swedish musician. He is the bass guitarist for extreme metal band Meshuggah, which he joined in 2004.
Biography
In his early days, Lövgren was particularly impressed with the Metallica bass gu ...
- bass
Discography
*''Time Requiem'' (2002)
*''Unleashed In Japan'' (2003)
*''The Inner Circle of Reality'' (2004)
*''Optical Illusion'' (2006)