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Aeon is a
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band that formed in
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, Sweden, in 1999. The band comprises vocalist Tommy Dahlström, guitarists Sebastian Nilsson and Daniel Dlimi, bassist Tony Östman and drummer Timo Häkkinen. The band released its debut album, ''
Bleeding the False ''Bleeding the False'' is the debut full-length album by the Swedish death metal band Aeon. It was released on 20 September 2005. Track listing Personnel ;Aeon * Tommy Dahlström – vocals * Zeb Nilsson – guitar * Daniel Dlimi – guitar * ...
'', in 2005; and the second album ''
Rise to Dominate ''Rise to Dominate'' is the second studio album by the Swedish band Aeon, released on September 4, 2007. Track listing Personnel ;Aeon * Tommy Dahlström – vocals * Zeb Nilsson – guitar * Daniel Dlimi – guitar * Nils Fjellstrom – ...
'' in 2007, after signing a record deal with
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. The band's third album, '' Path of Fire'', was released in 2010 and '' Aeons Black'' in 2012. According to
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, Aeon plays an "uncommonly intense, technically proficient, high-velocity brand of death metal".


History


Formation and ''Bleeding the False'' (1999–2005)

Aeon was formed in the Swedish town of
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in 1999 by vocalist Tommy Dahlström, guitarists Sebastian Nilsson and Morgan Nordbakk, bassist Johan Hjelm and drummer Arttu Malkki of the newly broken up band Defaced Creation, in order to proceed with more modern style of death metal. A demo was recorded that year including the songs "Return of Apolluon", "Eternal Hate", "With Blood they Pay", "The Awakening", "Bloodlust" and "Hell Unleashed".Eduardo Rivadavia, Aeon Biography
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In 2001, Aeon released '' Dark Order'' EP, with the same track list as the demo, via
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. That year, Nordbakk was replaced by Daniel Dlimi, who subsequently started to contribute also as a songwriter. In 2002, after Malkki left the band, Aeon was joined by Nils Fjellström and started to work on a studio album, which was recorded from October 2003 to February 2004 and released in September 2005 under the title ''
Bleeding the False ''Bleeding the False'' is the debut full-length album by the Swedish death metal band Aeon. It was released on 20 September 2005. Track listing Personnel ;Aeon * Tommy Dahlström – vocals * Zeb Nilsson – guitar * Daniel Dlimi – guitar * ...
'' through Unique Leader record label.


''Rise to Dominate'' and ''Path of Fire'' (2006–2011)

In April 2006, the band toured with
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in Europe and signed a record deal with
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in July. Hjelm departed from Aeon in mid-2006, but Max Carlberg filled his position in September. The second full-length album, ''
Rise to Dominate ''Rise to Dominate'' is the second studio album by the Swedish band Aeon, released on September 4, 2007. Track listing Personnel ;Aeon * Tommy Dahlström – vocals * Zeb Nilsson – guitar * Daniel Dlimi – guitar * Nils Fjellstrom – ...
'', was recorded in April 2007 at Empire Studio, mixed and mastered by Dan Swanö at
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and released in September 2007. Fjellström joined
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on a tour in October 2007, but rejoined Aeon in February 2008. During 2008, Aeon started to work on the next studio album. In January 2009, the band toured in Europe with
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, Misery Index and See You Next Tuesday. In September, Carlberg departed and was replaced by Victor Brandt of
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The members commented Carlberg's departure: "Being on tour in a not-so-known death metal band like Aeon often means really tough conditions and bad economy. We totally understand that not everyone can put up with this way of life." The band subsequently recorded its third studio album, '' Path of Fire'', at Empire Studio in Östersund, Sweden. Nilsson and Dlimi recorded also the bass, because Brandt did not have enough time to learn the songs. The album was mixed the following month at Mana Recording Studios in St, Petersburg, Florida by Erik Rutan. In January 2010, Brandt departed and was replaced by Marcus Edvardsson of Souldrainer and Sanctification. ''Path of Fire'' was released on May 21/24 2010 in Europe and on May 25 in the U.S. via Metal Blade Records. In June, Aeon released a music video for "Forgiveness Denied" and Dlimi commented on the theme of the song and video: "There have been a lot of scandals revealed lately, regarding priests (especially catholic ones) who have been abusing children sexually. In my world, there is nothing more innocent than a child, and the ones who abuse a child sexually will never be forgiven. In my opinion, they deserve to die a horrible, painful death. We want to dedicate this song/video to them, the filthy fucking priests who have laid a hand on a child sexually; we hate you, and want you dead." In September 2010, Fjellström announced his withdrawal from Aeon and from Dark Funeral for personal reasons. The band started to seek a replacement. Malkki rejoined the band in November.


''Aeons Black'' and ''God Ends Here'' (2012–present)

The band released '' Aeons Black'' in late 2012. In 2013, it was announced that drummer Malkki was expecting twins, and thus he decided to take a break from Aeon. His spot was temporarily filled by Emil Wiksten. However, as of January 28, 2013, Wiksten has replaced Malkki permanently. Later in 2013, it was announced that bassist Marcus Edvardsson had stepped down in order to focus more on his other band Souldrainer. His replacement is Tony Östman. In October 2013, Daniel Dlimi left the band. He was replaced by Ronnie Björnström, who had produced ''Aeons Black'', in January 2014. Björnström, in turn, departed from Aeon in March 2015, for health reasons. Dlimi returned to the band in September 2019. In late 2020,
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drummer Janne Jaloma joined the band. On August 17, 2021, the band announced their first album in nearly nine years, ''God Ends Here'', which was released on October 15.


Musical style and reception

Aeon's music is composed by Nilsson and Dlimi; the lyrics are written by Dahlström. According to
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, Aeon plays "uncommonly intense, technically proficient, high-velocity brand of death metal".
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of
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stated: "Aeon's musicianship is among the best in death metal, but their songwriting is what truly sets them apart. It's rare to find a death metal band that is simultaneously crushingly brutal and infectiously catchy." Nilsson stated: "Tom ahlströmhas had his problems with
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who live by him when he was a little younger. They actually were visiting him a lot, trying to convert him to Christian", which resulted in Aeon's
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lyrics.


Members

Current members *Tommy Dahlström –
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(1999–present) *Sebastian "Zeb" Nilsson –
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,
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(1999–present) *Daniel Dlimi –
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(2001–2013, 2019–present) *Tony Östman – bass (2013–present) *Janne Jaloma –
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(2020–present) Former members *Johan Hjelm – bass (1999–2006) *Arttu Malkki – drums (1999–2002, 2010–2013) *Morgan Nordbakk – rhythm guitar (1999–2001) *Nils Fjellström – drums (2002–2010) *Max Carlberg – bass (2006–2009) *Victor Brandt – bass (2009–2010) *Marcus Edvardsson – bass (2010–2013) *Emil Wiksten – drums (2013–2016) *Ronnie Björnström – rhythm guitar (2013–2015) *Timo Häkkinen – drums (2019–2020) Timeline


Discography

;Studio albums *''
Bleeding the False ''Bleeding the False'' is the debut full-length album by the Swedish death metal band Aeon. It was released on 20 September 2005. Track listing Personnel ;Aeon * Tommy Dahlström – vocals * Zeb Nilsson – guitar * Daniel Dlimi – guitar * ...
'' (2005) *''
Rise to Dominate ''Rise to Dominate'' is the second studio album by the Swedish band Aeon, released on September 4, 2007. Track listing Personnel ;Aeon * Tommy Dahlström – vocals * Zeb Nilsson – guitar * Daniel Dlimi – guitar * Nils Fjellstrom – ...
'' (2007) *'' Path of Fire'' (2010) *'' Aeons Black'' (2012) *''God Ends Here'' (2021) ;EPs *'' Dark Order'' (2001)


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aeon Musical groups established in 1999 Musical quintets Swedish death metal musical groups Metal Blade Records artists 1999 establishments in Sweden