Cemetary is a Swedish heavy metal band founded by Mathias Lodmalm in 1989.

History

In the early 1990s, the band signed a contract with

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and released their debut album '' An Evil Shade of Grey'' in 1992. The band recorded one more album before moving from

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into a

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style with ''Black Vanity'' (1994), '' Sundown'' (1996) and '' Last Confessions'' (1997). After a seven-year break, the band reunited in 2004 and released their final LP, '' Phantasma''. In May 2005, Mathias Lodmalm posted a message at the band's website announcing that he was leaving the scene for good because of dissatisfaction with the people he did business with. During his break from Cemetary, Lodmalm released albums similar in style under the moniker Sundown, and an album titled ''The Beast Divine'' under the moniker ''Cemetary 1213'' by

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. December 2022 Mathias announced on Cemetarys Facebook profile that a new album is on its way for 2023 and that a record deal has been signed. The first new song will be released in January 2023.

Members

* Mathias Lodmalm – lead vocals, guitars, keyboards (1989–1997, 2004–2005, 2022–), bass, drums (2004–2005) * Juha Sievers – drums (1989–1993) * Zrinko Culjak – bass (1989–1993) * Christian Saarinen – guitars (1991–1992) * Anton Hedberg – guitars (1992–1993) * Markus Nordberg – drums (1993–1997) * Thomas Josefsson – bass (1993–1997) *

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– guitars (1993–1997)

Discography

* ''Incarnation of Morbidity'' (demo) (1990) * ''In Articulus Mortis'' (demo) (1991) * ''An Evil Shade of Grey'' (1992) * ''Godless Beauty'' (1993) * ''Black Vanity'' (1994) * ''Sundown'' (1996) * ''Last Confessions'' (1997) * ''Sweetest Tragedies'' (1999) (compilation) * ''The Beast Divine'' (2000) * ''Phantasma'' (2005) * ''New untitled album'' (2023)

References

External links

Black Mark Production

Mathias Lodmalm on MySpace

Metal Archives page
Swedish death metal musical groups Swedish gothic metal musical groups Musical groups established in 1989 Musical groups disestablished in 2005 Black Mark Production artists Musical groups from Borås {{Sweden-band-stub