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Mikael Jan Svanberg (born 13 November 1972), better known as Lord Ahriman, is a Swedish musician who is the primary guitarist, songwriter and sole founding member of the
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band
Dark Funeral Dark Funeral is a Swedish black metal band from Stockholm, founded by guitarists Blackmoon and Lord Ahriman in 1993. They emerged during the second wave of black metal. Their lyrical themes have traditionally pertained to Satanism and anti ...
. He is also the rhythm guitarist in the band Wolfen Society. His name is derived from ''Ahriman'' (), the evil equivalent of the deity
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in
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.


Biography

Originally from
Luleå Luleå ( , , locally ; ; ) is a Cities in Sweden, city on the coast of northern Sweden, and the County Administrative Boards of Sweden, capital of Norrbotten County, the northernmost county in Sweden. Luleå has 48,728 inhabitants in its urban ...
, a small town in the north of Sweden, Ahriman developed an interest in music from a very young age. Hailing from a somewhat musical family, he cited his grandmother, mother and younger sister as influences and he started songwriting himself between 1989 and 1990.Interview with Lord Ahriman
Harbouring interests for
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(ostensibly that of the LaVeyan variant) and
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as a teenager, he was introverted in his environment. When he was eighteen years old, he left for
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, home to extreme metal acts such as Entombed and Dismember, whom Ahriman already knew personally. He has also been an active participant in
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. Before he played in Dark Funeral, he played in a
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band called Satan's Disciples, and he has a side-project called Wolfen Society, who released an MCD "Conquer Divine" in 2001, although difficulties with No Fashion Records hindered its success. Ahriman and other Dark Funeral members were forced to have side-jobs after No Fashion did not grant them royalties for their work on Dark Funeral's backcatalogue. Consequently Dark Funeral filed suit against No Fashion, and have since spearheaded a campaign against "corrupt" record labels. In October 2008, it was announced that Ahriman and Emperor Magus Caligula succeeded in obtaining the rights to Dark Funeral's entire backcatalogue. In 2013, Ahriman and Dark Funeral signed to Century Media Records for their upcoming new studio album.


Discography


Dark Funeral


Studio releases

* '' The Secrets of the Black Arts'' (1996) * '' Vobiscum Satanas'' (1998) * '' Diabolis Interium'' (2001) * '' Attera Totus Sanctus'' (2005) * '' Angelus Exuro pro Eternus'' (2009) * '' Where Shadows Forever Reign'' (2016) * ''
We Are the Apocalypse ''We Are the Apocalypse'' is the seventh studio album by Swedish black metal band Dark Funeral. The album was released through Century Media Records on 18 March 2022. The album is the first to feature the band's new drummer, Jalomaah, and bass p ...
'' (2022)


EPs

* ''
Dark Funeral Dark Funeral is a Swedish black metal band from Stockholm, founded by guitarists Blackmoon and Lord Ahriman in 1993. They emerged during the second wave of black metal. Their lyrical themes have traditionally pertained to Satanism and anti ...
'' (1994) * ''Teach the Children to Worship Satan'' (2000)


Live releases

* ''De Profundis Clamavi ad Te Domine'' (2004)


Compilations

* ''In the Sign…'' (2000)


DVDs

* '' Attera Orbis Terrarum – Part I'' (2007) * '' Attera Orbis Terrarum – Part II'' (2008)


Wolfen Society


EPs

* ''Conquer Divine'' (2001)


References


External links


Lord Ahriman's Facebook Page

Dark Funeral Official Website

Interview with Lord Ahriman
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