Nihilist was a Swedish

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band formed in 1987 by

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and Alex Hellid. The band split up in 1989 when Johnny Hedlund left to form Unleashed. The remaining members reformed the band under the name Entombed. Nihilist never recorded a full-length album before they renamed themselves Entombed, but a collection of their demo work was released in 2005. Guitarist Leif "Leffe" Cuzner died in June 2006. Nicke Andersson admitted in the recent book about the history of death metal and

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'' Choosing Death'' that after his relationship with Johnny Hedlund had grown ever more acrimonious, he had deliberately split the band up as a means of parting company with him. The last lineup of Nihilist minus Hedlund then reformed under the new name of Entombed, while Hedlund formed his own band Unleashed in reply.

Band members

Lars-Göran Petrov Lars-Göran Petrov (17 February 1972 – 7 March 2021), often abbreviated as L-G or LG Petrov, was a Swedish vocalist, best known for his work with death metal band Entombed (band), Entombed. Career Petrov's musical career began with his playin ...

– vocals (1988–1989) *

– drums (1987–1989) * Leif "Leffe" Cuzner – bass (1987–1988), guitar (1988–1989) * Johnny Hedlund – bass (1988–1989) * Alex Hellid – guitar (1987–1989) * Ulf Cederlund – guitar (1989) * Matthias "Buffla" Boström – vocals (1987–1988)

Discography

* ''Premature Autopsy'' – demo (1988) * ''Only Shreds Remain'' – demo (1989) * ''Drowned'' – demo (1989) * ''Drowned'' – 7" single (1989) * ''Nihilist (1987–1989)'' – (2005)

References

External links

Interview of Leif Cuzner

Interview of Lars-Göran Petrov (In French)
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Nihilist at Metal Archives
Musical groups established in 1987 Musical groups disestablished in 1989 Swedish death metal musical groups Swedish musical quintets 1987 establishments in Sweden 1989 disestablishments in Sweden Entombed (band) Musical groups from Stockholm {{sweden-band-stub