Vomitory is a Swedish
death metal
Death metal is an extreme metal, extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep death growl, growling vocals; aggressive ...
band formed in 1989 by guitarist Urban Gustafsson and bassist Ronnie Olson. The band has released a total of nine albums, all released on
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records (often shortened to Metal Blade) is an American independent record label founded by Brian Slagel in 1982 based in the U.S. state of California. The label primarily focuses on heavy metal.
History
Metal Blade Records was ...
. After breaking up in 2013 and reuniting for a one-off show in 2017, Vomitory officially reformed in 2018.
History
The band formed in 1989, and initially played as a three-piece, comprising Urban Gustafsson, Ronnie Olson, and drummer Tobias Gustafsson.
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Vomitory Biography
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. Retrieved 14 January 2018 They soon added Bengt Sund on bass guitar, with Olson focusing on vocals.
Ulf Dalegren joined on guitar in 1991. After releasing a demo, the band had their debut single, "Moribund", released by Swiss label Witchhunt Records.
Thomas Bergqvist replaced Sund on bass, and the band released their second demo in 1994. They were signed by Fadeless Records of the Netherlands, who released their debut album, ''
Raped in Their Own Blood''.
Vocalist Jussi Linna and bassist Erik Rundqvist replaced Olson and Bergqvist prior to the recording of the band's second album, ''
Redemption'', the first to be released in the United States when it was issued on the Pavement label.
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''Redemption'' Review
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. Retrieved 14 January 2018
The band signed to Metal Blade Records, who released their next two albums: ''
Revelation Nausea'' (2001) and ''
Blood Rapture'' (2002).
''
Primal Massacre'' followed in 2004, the final release to feature guitarist Dalegren, who left in 2005, to be replaced by Peter Östlund.
The band released three further albums — ''
Terrorize Brutalize Sodomize'' (2007), ''
Carnage Euphoria'' (2009), and ''Opus Mortis VIII'' (2011).
In February 2013, Vomitory announced that it would be disbanding by the end of that year. The band's final show was on 27 December 2013. Rundqvist and Tobias Gustafsson went on to form
Cut Up.
On 2 April 2018, after reuniting the year before for "one show to honor an old friend", Vomitory announced that they reformed and celebrated their 30th anniversary together in 2019. After another 2-year hiatus following the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, the band announced a return to touring in June 2022.
On 12 April 2023, the band announced their first album in 12 years, ''All Heads Are Gonna Roll'', released on May 26.
Members
Current members
* Urban Gustafsson – guitar
* Tobias Gustafsson – drums
* Erik Rundqvist – bass , vocals
* Peter Östlund – guitar
Former members
* Bengt Sund – bass
* Thomas Bergqvist – bass
* Ronnie Olson – bass , vocals
* Jussi Linna – vocals
* Ulf Dalegren – guitar
Live musicians
* Danny Tunker – guitar
Timeline
Discography
Albums
* ''
Raped in Their Own Blood'' (Metal Blade, 1996)
* ''
Redemption'' (Metal Blade, 1999)
* ''
Revelation Nausea'' (Metal Blade, 2001)
* ''
Blood Rapture'' (Metal Blade, 2002)
* ''
Primal Massacre'' (Metal Blade, 2004)
* ''
Terrorize Brutalize Sodomize'' (Metal Blade, 2007)
* ''
Carnage Euphoria'' (Metal Blade, 2009)
* ''Opus Mortis VIII'' (Metal Blade, 2011)
* ''All Heads Are Gonna Roll'' (Metal Blade, 2023)
Demos and rarities
* ''Vomitory'' demo (1992)
* Promo (1993)
* ''Moribund'' 7" (1993)
* ''Through Sepulchral Shadows'' (1994)
* ''Anniversary Picture Disc'' (1999)
References
External links
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Swedish death metal musical groups
Musical groups established in 1989
Musical groups disestablished in 2013
Metal Blade Records artists
Musical groups from Värmland County