Tiamat
Tiamat on Hard Rock Laager, 2006
Background information
Origin	Stockholm, Sweden
Genre(s)	Early Career: Gothic metal Death/Black metal Doom metal Progressive metal Current Career: Goth rock Symphonic metal
Years active	1988 – present
Label(s)	Century Media
Associated acts	Moonspell Paradise Lost Lake of Tears My Dying Bride
Website	churchoftiamat.com
Members
Johan Edlund Thomas Petersson Anders Iwers Lars Sköld

Tiamat is a band that formed in Stockholm, Sweden in 1988. Their music has been the subject of debate, utilizing subgenres like progressive, doom/death, gothic and symphonic metal, but more recently they have focused on what has been described as "atmospheric/gothic rock"^[1] with ethnic, psychedelic and experimental elements. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (600x800, 456 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Tiamat (band) Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Hard Rock Laager is a two day rock and metal festival held annually in a field in the small Estonian village of Vana-Vigala. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Stockholm (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Gothic metal is a genre of heavy metal music that originated during the mid 1990s in Europe as an outgrowth of doom-death, a fusion genre of doom metal and death metal. ... This article is about the musical genre. ... This article is about the musical genre. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music which blends the powerful, guitar-driven sound of metal with the complex compositional structures, odd time signatures, and intricate instrumental playing of progressive rock. ... This article is about notable bands within the goth scene. ... Symphonic metal is a term used to describe metal music that has symphonic elements; that is, elements that sound similar to a classical symphony. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Century Media Records is an independant metal record label with offices in the USA, Brazil, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom. ... Moonspell is a Portuguese Gothic Metal band, formed in 1992 and released their first EP Under the Moonspell in 1994, a year before of the release of their first album Wolfheart. ... Paradise Lost are a heavy metal band formed in 1987 in Halifax, England. ... Lake of Tears is a Swedish metal band. ... My Dying Bride is a British doom/death metal band formed in 1990. ... Johan Edlund (born March 9, 1971) is a Swedish singer, guitarist and keyboardist who is the leader of the band Tiamat. ... Brother of current In Flames bassist, Peter Iwers. ... Stockholm [, ] is the capital and the largest City of Sweden. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music which blends the powerful, guitar-driven sound of metal with the complex compositional structures, odd time signatures, and intricate instrumental playing of progressive rock. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... This article is about the musical genre. ... Gothic metal is a genre of heavy metal music that originated during the mid 1990s in Europe as an outgrowth of doom-death, a fusion genre of doom metal and death metal. ... Symphonic metal is a term used to describe metal music that has symphonic elements; that is, elements that sound similar to a classical symphony. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the people. ... Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs; especially LSD.[1] by using lyrics that describe dreams and refer to drug use using bizarre sounds created by altering the instruments and vocals with electronic effects such as heavy distortion... Experimental rock or Avant rock is a type of art music based on rock and roll which experiments with the basic elements of the genre, and/or which pushes the boundaries of common composition and performance technique. ...

Biography

Initially, the band played straightforward black metal under the name Treblinka.^[2] They split up in 1989, leaving vocalist and guitarist Johan Edlund as the band's sole member. Edlund subsequently changed the name to Tiamat. This article is about the musical genre. ... Johan Edlund (born March 9, 1971) is a Swedish singer, guitarist and keyboardist who is the leader of the band Tiamat. ...

After the debut album Sumerian Cry (which was the first and last death metal release from the band), Edlund's leadership would modify the band's style with influences ranging from Mercyful Fate, Candlemass, Pink Floyd^[3] and King Crimson, with Sumerian lyrical themes. German guitarist Waldemar Sorychta would produce and contribute instrumentation to many of the band's albums, as well as those by Tiamat's own tour and labelmates, including Moonspell, Rotting Christ, Lacuna Coil and Samael. Sumerian Cry is the debut album from Tiamat. ... This article is about the musical genre. ... Mercyful Fate is an influential Danish heavy metal group who are often cited among the influences in the black metal, thrash metal, power metal, and progressive metal genres. ... Candlemass is a Swedish epic doom metal band established in the 1980s by Leif Edling (bass), its leader and songwriter. ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that initially earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music. ... This article is about the musical group. ... Chaldean mythology is the collective name given to Sumerian, Assyrian and Babylonian mythologies, although Chaldea did not comprehend the whole territory inhabited by those peoples. ... Waldemar Sorychta is a heavy metal musician and record producer. ... Moonspell is a Portuguese Gothic Metal band, formed in 1992 and released their first EP Under the Moonspell in 1994, a year before of the release of their first album Wolfheart. ... Rotting Christ is an Athens, Greece-based black metal band formed in 1987. ... Lacuna Coil are a gothic metal band from Milan, Italy. ... Samael is a heavy metal band formed in 1987 in Sion, Switzerland. ...

1994's critically acclaimed Wildhoney mixed raw vocals, slow guitar riffs and synthesizer sounds which sounded different from other extreme metal bands active at that time. An almost continuous forty-minute piece of music, Wildhoney was considered to be a landmark release within the progressive/doom metal genres and would lead to the band's appearances at the Dynamo^[4] and Wacken Open Air heavy metal festivals in 1995. The group would play a second gig at Dynamo two years later. Wildhoney is the critically acclaimed 1994 album by the Swedish band, Tiamat. ... Extreme metal is an umbrella term, somewhat loosely defined, for a variety of heavy metal subgenres developed since the 1980s. ... Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music which blends the powerful, guitar-driven sound of metal with the complex compositional structures, odd time signatures, and intricate instrumental playing of progressive rock. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... The Dynamo Open Air is a festival in the Netherlands held (almost) every year since 1986. ... For the German town, see Wacken (town). ...

Upon the release of A Deeper Kind of Slumber (1997), Edlund relocated from Sweden to Germany and declared himself the only permanent member of the band; all albums that would follow would cement the band into a more gothic rock sound, quite different from the extreme music they did in the years before, with recent albums showing a Sisters of Mercy influence.^[5] A Deeper Kind of Slumber is the 1997 Century Media Records release by Swedish band Tiamat. ... Gothic rock (sometimes called goth rock or simply goth) is a genre of rock music that originated during the late 1970s. ... For the religious organisation of this name, see Sisters of Mercy. ...

The band signed to Nuclear Blast Records in June 2007. Nuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. ...

According to their Myspace, Tiamat is currently recording a new album.

Line-up

• Johan Edlund - Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Theremin
• Thomas Petersson - Guitar
• Anders Iwers - Bass
• Lars Sköld - Drums

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Discography

Full Length

• Sumerian Cry June 7, 1990 CMFT Productions
• The Astral Sleep September 1, 1991 Century Media
• Clouds April 2, 1992 Century Media
• Wildhoney October 25, 1994 Century Media
• A Deeper Kind of Slumber August 12, 1997 Century Media
• Skeleton Skeletron August 11, 1999 Century Media
• Judas Christ April 30, 2002 Century Media
• Prey January 27, 2004 Century Media

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Demos, singles, EP, Live and DVD

• A Winter Shadow (Demo) (1990)
• The Sleeping Beauty (Live in Israel) (Live) (1993)
• Gaia (EP) (1994)
• The Musical History of Tiamat (Live/Compilation(2 Disc)) (1995)
• Cold seed (single) (1997)
• For Her Pleasure (EP) (1999)
• Brighter than the sun (single) (1999)
• Vote For Love (single) (2002)
• Cain (single) (2003)
• The Church of Tiamat (DVD) (2006)
• Commandments (Best of/Compilation) (2007)

References

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See also

• Lucyfire
• Toby Driver, former member of maudlin of the Well and Kayo Dot, spoke about Tiamat as one of his most important musical influences.
• Moonspell singer Fernando Ribeiro mentioned Tiamat several times in interviews as one of their major influences.

Lucyfire is a musical project of Johan Edlund, the main member and vocalist of the band Tiamat. ... Kayo Dot is an avant-rock group that was formed in 2003 by Toby Driver. ... maudlin of the Wells band logo maudlin of the Well was an American band that formed in 1996 and disbanded in 2003. ... Kayo Dot is an American experimental rock group that was formed in 2003 by Toby Driver. ... Moonspell is a Portuguese Gothic Metal band, formed in 1992 and released their first EP Under the Moonspell in 1994, a year before of the release of their first album Wolfheart. ...

External links

• Tiamat's official website
• The Ar, unofficial website