Anders Nyström (born 22 April 1975), also known as Blakkheim (or formerly Blackheim), is a Swedish musician.

Biography

Nyström founded the Swedish

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Katatonia Katatonia are a Swedish heavy metal band formed in Stockholm in 1991 by Jonas Renkse and Anders Nyström. The band started as a studio-only project for the duo, as an outlet for the band's love of death metal. Increasing popularity led them to ...

with singer

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in 1991. Nyström is involved in the songwriting, backing vocals, keyboards, programming, arrangements, art direction and production of Katatonia along with Renkse. He used to be a member of the metal band Bewitched from 1995 to 1997 and is still with Jonas Renkse on the

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. He has released four albums as the solo

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act Diabolical Masquerade (1993–2004).

Discography

With Diabolical Masquerade

* '' Ravendusk in My Heart'' CD 1996 * ''

The Phantom Lodge ''The Phantom Lodge'' is the second studio album by the Swedish black metal band Diabolical Masquerade. Dan Swanö played a much smaller part on this album than previously, doing heavy metal vocals on "Hater" only and assisting Blakkheim in pro ...

'' CD 1997 * '' Nightwork'' CD 1999 * '' Death's Design'' CD 2001

With Katatonia

* '' Jhva Elohim Meth... The Revival'' (1992) (EP) * ''

Dance of December Souls ''Dance of December Souls'' is the first full-length album by Katatonia. It was released on CD in 1993 by No Fashion Records and LP by Helion Records, released in the US in 1999 by Century Black. In 2004, record label Black Lodge reissued the ...

'' (1993) * '' For Funerals to Come...'' (1995) (EP) * ''

Brave Murder Day ''Brave Murder Day'' is Katatonia's second full-length album, released on 1 August 1996 by Avantgarde Music. The album created a new guitar position with Fredrik Norrman's input and features growled vocals by Mikael Åkerfeldt of Opeth. The or ...

'' (1996) * ''

Sounds of Decay ''Sounds of Decay'' is a three-song EP released by Katatonia in 1997. The front cover is a screenshot of a decrepit god, taken from the movie '' Begotten''. There is an unreleased version of this EP on which Fred Norrman recorded. The band had ...

'' (1997) (EP) * ''

Discouraged Ones ''Discouraged Ones'' (stylized ''discøuraged ønes'') is the third full-length album by Katatonia, released on 27 April 1998. This is the only Katatonia album with bassist Micke Oretoft. It is also their last release with Jonas Renkse on drums; ...

'' (1998) * ''

Saw You Drown ''Saw You Drown'' is an extended play released by Katatonia in 1998, limited to 1500 handnumbered copies. In 2005, it was re-issued on clear/blue wax 10" LP in 1000 hand-numbered copies. The first two tracks are previews of the then-upcoming '' D ...

'' (1998) (EP) * ''

Tonight's Decision ''Tonight's Decision'' is the fourth full-length album by Katatonia, released in 1999 by Peaceville Records. It was reissued in 2003 with two bonus tracks. Background Around this time, the band were being influenced less by metal and more by ...

'' (1999) * ''

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'' (2001) (EP) * ''

Last Fair Deal Gone Down "Last Fair Deal Gone Down" is a song by American blues musician Robert Johnson. It was recorded during Johnson's third recording session in San Antonio, Texas, on November 27, 1936. The song was released on a 78 rpm record in April the foll ...

'' (2001) * ''

Tonight's Music ''Tonight's Music'' is a song by Swedish heavy metal band Katatonia, released in 2001 as the only single from their fifth studio album ''Last Fair Deal Gone Down''. Track listing Note # "O How I Enjoy The Light" is cover version of Will Oldha ...

'' (2001) (EP) * ''

The Black Sessions ''The Black Sessions'' is the second compilation album by Swedish heavy metal band Katatonia, released on February 21, 2005, through Peaceville. The compilation includes hit songs, B-sides and rarities recorded on the band's previous studio alb ...

'' (Best of double disc set with a live DVD) (2005) * ''

Viva Emptiness ''Viva Emptiness'' is the sixth album by Katatonia, released in 2003 by Peaceville Records. On the album's tenth anniversary in 2013, it was re-released, featuring a new mix, mastering and additional keyboard arrangements. Background The albu ...

'' (2003) * ''

The Great Cold Distance ''The Great Cold Distance'' is the seventh full-length album by Swedish heavy metal band Katatonia, released on 13 March 2006. The album was recorded and mixed at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro between May and August 2005. Release ...

'' (2006) * '' Live Consternation'' (including live DVD) (2007) * ''

Night Is the New Day ''Night Is the New Day'' is Katatonia's eighth full-length album. It was released 2 November 2009, in Europe and 10 November 2009, in North America through Peaceville Records. Thirteen tracks were recorded, eleven of which made it onto the record ...

'' (2009) * ''

The Longest Year ''The Longest Year'' is an EP by Swedish band Katatonia, released in 2010 by Peaceville Records.Kat ...

'' (2010) (EP) * ''Buildings'' (2012) (EP) * '' Dead End Kings'' (2012) * '' The Fall of Hearts'' (2016) * ''

City Burials ''City Burials'' is the eleventh studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Katatonia. The album continues the progressive rock direction used in recent albums while returning to some of their earlier metal instrumentation. Three singles were rele ...

'' (2020)

With Bloodbath

* ''

Breeding Death ''Breeding Death'' is the first EP by Bloodbath. It was released on 8 February 2000 by Century Media Records. Release ''Breeding Death'' was initially released on 8 February 2000 on Century Media Records and re-released on CD in 2006 with two bo ...

'' (2000) * ''

Resurrection Through Carnage ''Resurrection Through Carnage'' is the debut studio album from Swedish death metal group Bloodbath. It was released on November 12, 2002, on Century Media Records. It is the only album to feature Dan Swanö on drums, as he later switched to ...

'' (2002) * ''

Nightmares Made Flesh ''Nightmares Made Flesh'' is the second album by Swedish death metal band Bloodbath. It was released by Century Media Records on September 27, 2004. It was the band's only album to feature Peter Tägtgren on vocals (who was brought in to replace ...

'' (2005) * ''

Unblessing the Purity ''Unblessing the Purity'' is the second EP by Swedish death metal band Bloodbath. It was released on March 10, 2008, on Peaceville Records. It is their first release since ''Resurrection Through Carnage'' to include Mikael Åkerfeldt on vocals. ...

'' (2008) * ''

The Fathomless Mastery ''The Fathomless Mastery'' is the third full-length album by Swedish death metal band Bloodbath, released on 29 September 2008 via Peaceville. It is the band's last studio album to feature vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt and the first to feature lea ...

'' (2008) * ''

The Wacken Carnage ''The Wacken Carnage'' is a CD/DVD set of death metal band Bloodbath at a very rare live appearance recorded on 5 August 2005 at the Wacken Open Air Festival in Germany. At that time, this live appearance was presented as the only Bloodbath show ...

'' (2008, CD/DVD) * '' Bloodbath over Bloodstock'' (2011, DVD) * ''

Grand Morbid Funeral ''Grand Morbid Funeral'' is the fourth studio album by Swedish death metal band Bloodbath. It was released by Peaceville Records on 17 November 2014. Background ''Grand Morbid Funeral'' was recorded in 2014 at Ghost Ward and City of Glass in St ...

'' (2014) * ''

The Arrow of Satan Is Drawn ''The Arrow of Satan Is Drawn'' is the fifth studio album by Swedish death metal band Bloodbath, released on 26 October 2018 via Peaceville. It is the only album to feature guitarist Joakim Karlsson. Background and release In a 2017 interview w ...

'' (2018)

With Bewitched

* ''Diabolical Desecration'' CD 1996 * ''Encyclopedia of Evil'' MCD 1996 * ''Pentagram Prayer'' CD 1997

Guest appearances

* ''Cancer'' – guitar on the track "Ballcutter" from the album ''Shadow Gripped'' (2019) * ''Novembre'' – guest lead guitar on "Annoluce" from the Peaceville release URSA

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nystrom, Anders Swedish heavy metal guitarists Living people 1975 births Bloodbath members Katatonia members Black metal musicians Death metal musicians 21st-century guitarists