Dominus was a Danish

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and

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band from

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that formed in 1991 and split up in 2000/2001. They released one single, two demos and four albums. Though mostly known for their first two death metal albums, they moved into a groove metal direction on 1997's ''Vol.Beat'' release and would go on to fuse that sound with

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and returning death metal elements on their final release, 2000's ''Godfallos''. When the band split up after their last album, lead singer and guitarist

Michael Poulsen Michael Schøn Poulsen (born 1 April 1975) is a Danish singer, guitarist and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and main songwriter of rock band Volbeat. Prior to Volbeat, Poulsen was the vocalist for the death metal band Domi ...

went on to form the band

Volbeat Volbeat are a Danish rock band formed in Copenhagen in 2001. They play a fusion of rock and roll, heavy metal, and rockabilly. Their current line-up consists of vocalist and guitarist Michael Poulsen, guitarist Rob Caggiano, drummer Jon Lars ...

, named after the Dominus album ''Vol.Beat'' and continuing that overall sound with a wide array of different influences. Jens Peter Storm would go on to perform lead guitar in the Danish thrash metal band TONS, a band which also featured fellow Dominus member Daniel Preisler Larsen.

Members

– vocals, guitars *Jens Peter Storm – guitars *

Franz Gottschalk Franz Gottschalk is a Danish guitarist and bassist. He played in the death metal band Illdisposed and is a former member of Volbeat, Dominus and Hypodermic. Gottschalk who is known under his nickname "Hellboss" was a member of the band Hypodermi ...

– bass *James Andersen – drums *Mads Hansen – guitar *Keld Buchhard – guitar *Jesper Olsen – bass *Anders Nielsen – bass *Jess Larsen – drums *Lars Hald – drums *Daniel Preisler Larsen – drums

Discography

* ''Ambrosius Locus'' (1992, demo) * ''Sidereal Path of Colours'' (1993, EP) * ''Astaroth'' (1993, demo) * ''View to the Dim'' (1994, album) * ''The First 9'' (1996, album) * ''Vol.Beat'' (1997, album) * ''Godfallos'' (2000, album)

References

External links

Band site on Diehard Music

Encyclopaedia Metallum

TONS a Band featuring former Dominus Members
Musical groups established in 1991 Musical groups disestablished in 2001 Danish death metal musical groups 1991 establishments in Denmark {{Denmark-band-stub