Craft is a Swedish

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band, originally formed under the name "Nocta" in 1994. As Nocta they recorded an unreleased demo in 1997 and subsequently changed their name to "Craft". While musically inspired by early black metal acts such as

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and

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, as well as heavy metal bands such as

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, their lyrics focus on

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, destruction,

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, Anti-Cosmic Satanism and

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resembling the older lyrics of melodic black/

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band

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. After

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Daniel Halén decided to quit the band in 2005, the remaining members briefly considered putting the band on indefinite hold, but decided to continue and address his replacement in the future. In 2008 Dirge Rep (Gehenna, ex-Gorgoroth, ex-Enslaved) joined the band on session basis to work on the drums for the coming album which was released in August 2011. They released their fifth album ''White Noise and Black Metal'' on 22 June 2018.

Members

;Current * Mannevond – vocals (2024-present) * Joakim Karlsson – guitar, lyrics (1998-present) bass (2000, 2002) * Alex Purkis – bass (2010-present) * Pär Johansson - drums (2022-present) * Tobias Jansson - lead guitar (2023-present) ;Former * Mikael Nox - vocals (2000-2024) * John Doe – guitar (1997-2017) bass (2005) * Daniel Halén – drums (1994–2005) * Björn Petterson – Session vocals on ''Total Soul Rape'' ;Guests * Björn, Kaos131 and Shamaatae – "additional noise and creative madness" on ''Fuck the Universe'' * D. Moilanen - drums on "White Noise and Black Metal"

Discography

;Studio albums * ''Total Soul Rape'' (2000) * ''Terror Propaganda: Second Black Metal Attack'' (2002) * ''Fuck the Universe'' (2005) * ''Void'' (2011) * ''White Noise and Black Metal'' (2018) ;Demos * ''Total Eclipse'' (1999)

Sources

Interview
(2002) with Thomas Legros on Voices from the Darkside
Interview
(2006) on Ferrum *

External links

* {{Authority control 1994 establishments in Sweden Musical groups established in 1994 Swedish black metal musical groups Season of Mist artists Musical groups from Dalarna County 20th-century establishments in Dalarna County