Defleshed is a Swedish

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band. The group was formed by guitarist Lars Löfven, formerly of Convulsion and Inanimate. He was joined by ex-Crematorium bassist Gustaf Jorde shortly after recording a demo. In 1995 drummer Matte Modin joined the band. They have released several albums on high-profile metal labels. In November 2005, it was announced that Defleshed had officially split-up. The band also had a side project named Vargavinter. In January 2021, Defleshed announced they had reformed and they were working on new material. In July 2022, the band announced they had signed with

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and would be releasing their new album, ''Grind Over Matter'', on October 28, which will be the band's first album in 17 years.

Discography

Albums

*''Abrah Kadavrah'' (1996) *''Under the Blade'' (

, 1997) *''Fast Forward'' (Pavement Music, 1999) *''Royal Straight Flesh'' (

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, 2002) *''Reclaim the Beat'' (

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, 2005) *''Grind Over Matter'' (

, 2022)

EPs

*''Ma Belle Scalpelle'' (1994) *''Death... The High Cost of Living'' (Crash Records, 2000)

Demos

*''Defleshed'' (1992) *''Abrah Kadavrah (demo)'' (1992)

Members

Current members

*Gustaf Jorde – vocals, bass ( Raubtier) *Lars Löfven – guitars *Matte Modin – drums, (

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, ex-

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)

Former members

*Oskar Karlsson – drums *Kristoffer Griedl – guitar *Robin Dohlk – vocals (on Defleshed demo) *Johan Hedman – vocals (on Abrah Kadavrah demo)

References

External links

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