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band formed in 1995Daniel Ekeroth
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John Zwetsloot John Zwetsloot (born 30 January 1974) is a Swedish guitarist who previously played with black/ death metal band Dissection. Dissection In 1989, Dissection was looking for a final member to make the band a four-piece group. Mattias Johansson, th ...

. In 1996, they released a 4-track EP called '' Spiteful Intents'', which featured a trademark classical composition by Zwetsloot. Having disbanded after the EP, they reformed in 2003 with a partially new lineup, but have yet to release anything beyond ''Spiteful Intents''. Daniel Ekeroth described their musical style as "typical mid-90s death/

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". '' Metal Hammer'' journalist Robert Müller wrote that since the group were focussed around the guitarists John Zwetsloot and Devo Andersson there were no doubts about the technical quality, though the EP's sound was "established and all to well-known".Robert Müller: ''Cardinal Sin''. ''Spiteful Intents''. In: '' Metal Hammer'', no. 2, 1997, p. 61.

Members

Line-up

* Dan-Ola Persson - vocals *

- rhythm guitar * Magnus "Devo" Andersson - lead guitar * Alex Losbäck - bass * Jocke Göthberg - drums

Discography

*'' Spiteful Intents EP'' - (1996)

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cardinal Sin Swedish musical groups Swedish black metal musical groups Blackened death metal musical groups Musical groups established in 1995 Musical groups disestablished in 2006 Musical quintets