Entombed
Country	Sweden
Years active	1987 –
Genres	Death metal Post-thrash Metalcore
Labels	Three Man
Members	Lars Göran Petrov Nico Elgstrand Alex Hellid Olle Dahlstedt
Past members	Jörgen Sandström Zoran Lars Rosenberg Nicke Andersson Peter Stjärnvind Johnny Dordevic Orvar Säfström Fred Estby Matti Kärki Östen Warnebring Daniel Rey David Blomqvist Uffe Cederlund Peder Carlsson
Website(s)	Official Entombed Website

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Band History

Entombed's debut album was Left Hand Path, a cult favourite that established the band as a popular death metal bands. The follow-up, Clandestine, was just as popular and also featured greatly improved songwriting which helped woo critics. These first two albums were unique in that they featured what was sometimes referred to as an "electric saw" guitar sound. According to the band they came up with it on their own, mixing different distortion effects together to achieve it. It appeared on their debut, Left Hand Path. but was improved and refined on the follow up, Clandestine, on which its effect is in its best form. It was never used as effectively on subsequent recordings. Left Hand Path is the debut album from Entombed from the 1990 that almost predefined the style of Swedish Death Metal. ... Death metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal that evolved out of thrash metal during the early 1980s. ... Clandestine is an album by Scandinavian death metal band Entombed, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music). ...

After the Gods of Grind tour, Entombed began changing their sound, which turned off many fans but established their mainstream and critical reputation. Wolverine Blues and Hollowman are widely considered classics of early 1990s heavy metal, but were followed by problems with various record companies. Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Wolverine Blues is the third album by Entombed released in 1993 on Earache Records. ... Hollowman is an EP released by Entombed on Earache Records in 1993. ...

In 1999 (see 1999 in music), Entombed released Uprising, which was an anti-commercial return to the band's roots. The follow-up, Morning Star returned to Hollowman and Wolverine Blues style metal. They have since released 2003's album Inferno, a continuation of the 'death n roll' style that has become their trademark sound. 2006 sees the release of new music from Entombed, with the When in Sodom EP on June 6 (or 06/06/06), and the Serpent Saints full length on Feb/March 2007. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... See also: 1998 in music, 1999 in British music, other events of 1999, 2000 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 7 After eight years of marriage, Rod Stewart and supermodel wife Rachel Hunter announce their separation. ... Morning Star is the seventh full length album by Swedish metal band Entombed. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ...

Entombed will tour Europe in November 2006 as part of the Masters of Death tour, with Grave, Dismember, Unleashed and Exterminator. World map showing Europe Political map (neighbouring countries in Asia and Africa also shown) Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. ... Grave is a Swedish (Visby) death metal band. ... Dismember is a Swedish death metal band, formed in Stockholm in 1988. ... Unleashed is a death metal band. ...

Members

Current

• Lars Göran Petrov - Vocals
• Nico Elgstrand - Bass
• Alex Hellid - Guitars
• Olle Dahlstedt - Drums

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Former

• Jörgen Sandström - Bass
• Zoran - Bass
• Lars Rosenberg - Bass
• Nicke Andersson - Drums, Vocals, Bass
• Peter Stjärnvind - Drums
• Johnny Dordevic - Vocals
• David Blomqvist - Guitars
• Uffe Cederlund - Guitars, Bass

Jörgen Sandström,also known simply as J. He provided vocals, bass and guitar for Grave and played with Entombed (Bass/Backing Vocals). ... Ulan is the sister of Astro Boy. ... Lars Rosenberg is a bass guitarist in several musical bands - Therion (1994-1996), Entombed, Serpent, Carbonized, Mental Distortion, Monastery and Furcas. ... Nicke Andersson (also known as Nicke Royale) is the lead singer/guitarist of the Swedish rock n roll band The Hellacopters. ... Peter Stjärnvind is a Swedish drummer. ...

Session and guest members

• Fred Estby - Vocals
• Matti Kärki - Vocals
• Orvar Säfström - Vocals
• Peder Carlsson - Harmonica
• Anders Lindström - Air Guitar, lead guitar
• Daniel Rey - Vocals
• Östen Warnebring - Vocals

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Discography

• But Life Goes On (Demo, 1989)
• Left Hand Path (1990)
• Crawl (EP, 1990)
• Clandestine (1991)
• Stranger Aeons (EP, 1991)
• Hollowman (EP, 1993)
• Wolverine Blues (1993)
• Out of Hand (EP, 1993)
• Full of Hell (Promo, 1993)
• Contempt (Promo, 1993)
• Night of the Vampire (split 7" w/ The New Bomb Turks, 1995)
• DCLXVI: To Ride Shoot Straight and Speak the Truth (1997)
• Wreckage (EP, 1997)
• Monkey Puss Live (Live In London) (1998)
• Black Juju (EP, 1998)
• Same Difference (1999)
• Uprising (1999)
• Morning Star (2001)
• Sons of Satan Praise the Lord (2002)
• Inferno (2003)
• Unreal Estate (Live, 2004)
• When in Sodom (EP, 2006)
• Serpent SaintS (2007)

Left Hand Path is the debut album from Entombed from the 1990 that almost predefined the style of Swedish Death Metal. ... Clandestine is an album by Scandinavian death metal band Entombed, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music). ... Hollowman is an EP released by Entombed on Earache Records in 1993. ... Wolverine Blues is the third album by Entombed released in 1993 on Earache Records. ... Monkey Puss Live is a live album by Entombed recorded during the Gods of Grind tour in London. ... Morning Star is the seventh full length album by Swedish metal band Entombed. ... Sons of Satan Praise the Lord is a compilation album by the death metal/Death n Roll band Entombed. ...

External links

• Official website
• Live Music Videos of Entombed via UVTV