Ebony Tears was a

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band that started out playing melodic death metal which was prevalent in the Swedish death metal scene at the time, bearing a strong resemblance to the latter-day sound of At the Gates. With their final album, however, the band had begun to play a more modern

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style of metal, very much akin to the bands which formed in the wake of the demise of At the Gates, namely

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. Ebony Tears has since disbanded subsequent to the release of their final album, '' Evil as Hell'' in 2001. The album was also released on the

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label. All members went on to join Dog Faced Gods.

Discography

* ''Tortura Insomniae'' (1997) * ''Handful of Nothing'' (1999) * ''Evil as Hell'' (2001)

Credits

* Richard Evensand −

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(ex- Chimaira, Dog Faced Gods, ex-Southpaw, ex-

Soilwork Soilwork is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Helsingborg. They are signed to Nuclear Blast. Formed in late 1995 by Björn Strid and Peter Wichers, originally under the name ''Inferior Breed'', the band changed their name in late 1996 to S ...

, Sorcerer, Demonoid) * Conny Jonsson − Guitar (Dog Faced Gods) * Peter Kahm −

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(Dog Faced Gods) * Johnny Wranning − Vocals (Miscreant, Dog Faced Gods, Eyetrap, ex- Månegarm)

References

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