Dimension Zero is a

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band based in Gothenburg, Sweden. It was formed in 1995 as a side project by

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' former guitarists

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and

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. The former

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drummer and vocalist Jocke Gothberg joined later on vocals, as well as Hans Nilsson (ex-

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, Diabolique, Crystal Age) on drums. The band released ''

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'' in 1997 before splitting up the following year. They reformed in 2000, and later recorded ''Silent Night Fever'' and '' This Is Hell''. Tours have been rare due to members' other musical commitments. Musically, they have been described as strictly old-school Swedish

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in the range of

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, Unleashed and

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. Because of Dimension Zero's inception by In Flames' lead guitarist,

, their albums have drawn critical comparisons with some of In Flames' earlier work. Their latest album, '' He Who Shall Not Bleed'', was released in 2007. In May 2014, it was announced that the band would reunite for the Gothenburg Sound Festival, which was set to take place in January 2015. In November 2014, a video message from vocalist Jocke on Gothenburg Sound's official Facobook page announced that Dimension Zero had been forced to cancel due to "family circumstances" and was replaced by Jesper Strömblad's new band The Resistance. The band was slated to instead reunite for Gothenburg Sound 2016. In March 2016,

announced that Jocke Gothberg and

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had parted ways with Dimension Zero. The replacement for Jocke Gothberg was later announced as Andy Solveström formerly of

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Discography

* ''

'' (1997), War Music − EP * ''Silent Night Fever'' (2002), Regain − full-length * '' This Is Hell'' (2003), Regain − full-length * '' He Who Shall Not Bleed'' (2007), Vic Records − full-length

Band members

Current members *

− bass, guitars (1995–1998, 2000–2008, 2014–present) *Andreas "Andy" Solveström – vocals (2016–present) * Hans Nilsson − drums (1995–1998, 2000–2008, 2014–present) Former members *

− guitars (1995–1998, 2000–2003, 2005) *Fredrik Johansson − guitars (1996–1998) *Jocke Göthberg − vocals (1995–1998, 2000–2008, 2014–2016) *

– guitars (2002–2008, 2014–2016) Former session members *Niclas Andersson − session live bass (2007) Timeline ImageSize = width:900 height:auto barincrement:18 PlotArea = left:120 bottom:120 top:10 right:20 Alignbars = justify DateFormat = mm/dd/yyyy Period = from:01/01/1995 till:01/01/2022 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy Legend = orientation:vertical position:bottom columns:2 ScaleMajor = increment:1 start:1995 ScaleMinor = increment:1 start:1995 Colors= id:vocals value:red legend:Vocals id:guitar value:green legend:Guitars id:bass value:blue legend:Bass id:drums value:orange legend:Drums,_percussion id:session value:yellow legend:Session_members id:studio value:black legend:Studio_releases id:other value:gray(0.6) legend:Others_releases LineData= at:04/01/1995 color:other layer:back at:03/01/1997 color:other layer:back at:05/14/2002 color:black layer:back at:10/27/2003 color:black layer:back at:04/22/2007 color:black layer:back BarData= bar:Jocke text:"Jocke Göthberg" bar:Oscar text:"Oscar Dronjak" bar:Andy text:"Andreas Solveström" bar:Glenn text:"Glenn Ljungström" bar:Fred text:"Fredrik Johansson" bar:Daniel text:"Daniel Antonsson" bar:Jesper text:"Jesper Strömblad" bar:Hans text:"Hans Nilsson" PlotData = width:11 textcolor:black align:left anchor:from shift:(11,-4) bar:Jocke from:01/01/1996 till:03/01/1998 color:vocals bar:Jocke from:01/01/2000 till:05/01/2008 color:vocals bar:Jocke from:05/01/2014 till:03/31/2016 color:vocals bar:Oscar from:01/01/1996 till:03/01/1998 color:vocals bar:Oscar from:01/01/1996 till:03/01/1998 color:session width:3 bar:Andy from:03/31/2016 till:end color:vocals bar:Glenn from:01/01/1995 till:03/01/1998 color:guitar bar:Glenn from:01/01/2000 till:12/01/2003 color:guitar bar:Glenn from:04/01/2005 till:10/01/2005 color:guitar bar:Fred from:01/01/1996 till:03/01/1998 color:guitar bar:Daniel from:09/01/2002 till:05/01/2008 color:guitar bar:Daniel from:05/01/2014 till:03/31/2016 color:guitar bar:Jesper from:01/01/1995 till:03/01/1998 color:bass bar:Jesper from:01/01/1995 till:03/01/1998 color:guitar width:3 bar:Jesper from:01/01/2000 till:05/01/2008 color:bass bar:Jesper from:01/01/2000 till:05/01/2008 color:guitar width:3 bar:Jesper from:05/01/2014 till:end color:bass bar:Jesper from:05/01/2014 till:end color:guitar width:3 bar:Hans from:01/01/1996 till:03/01/1998 color:drums bar:Hans from:01/01/2000 till:05/01/2008 color:drums bar:Hans from:05/01/2014 till:end color:drums

References

External links

Official website

Official website Vic Records
* {{Authority control Musical groups from Gothenburg Swedish melodic death metal musical groups Musical groups established in 1996