One Man Army and the Undead Quartet was a Swedish band, that played a fusion of

melodic death metal Melodic death metal (also referred to as melodeath) is a subgenre of death metal that employs highly melodic guitar riffs, often borrowing from traditional heavy metal (including New Wave of British Heavy Metal). The genre features the heavines ...

and

thrash metal Thrash metal (or simply thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its overall aggression and often fast tempo.Kahn-Harris, Keith, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'', pp. 2–3, 9. Oxford: Berg, 2007, . ...

. The band was formed by vocalist Johan Lindstrand after the breakup of

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. After two albums on

Nuclear Blast Records Nuclear Blast is a record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label mov ...

, they moved to

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. Their third album, ''

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'', received lukewarm reviews.Review of One Man Army and the Undead Quartet, ''Grim Tales''
Metal Archives The band officially split-up in 2012.

Members

Final line-up

*Johan Lindstrand –

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

(2004-2012) *Robert Axelsson –

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...

(2005-2012) *Jonas Blom –

lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featur ...

(2009-2012) *Marek Dobrowolski –

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

(2005-2012)

Past members

* Mikael Lagerblad –

(2005-2009) * Valle Adzic –

(2005) *Pekka Kiviaho –

rhythm guitar In music performances, rhythm guitar is a technique and role that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with other instruments from the rhythm section (e.g., drum kit, bass guitar ...

(2005-2007) *Mattias Bolander -

(2008-2011)

Discography

Albums

*''

21st Century Killing Machine ''21st Century Killing Machine'' is the debut album by Swedish death-thrash metal band One Man Army and the Undead Quartet. Reception ''Metal.de Metal.de is a German-language online magazine launched in 1996. The magazine focuses on the subgen ...

'' (Album,

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, 2006) *''

Error in Evolution ''Error in Evolution'' is the second album by Swedish death/thrash metal band One Man Army and the Undead Quartet. Track listing # "Mine for the Taking" – 3:53 (Mikael Lagerblad, Johan Linstrand) # "Knights in Satan's Service" – 3:14 (Lagerbl ...

'' (Album, Nuclear Blast, 2007) *''Grim Tales'' (Album,

, 2008) *''The Dark Epic'' (Album, Massacre Records, 2011)

Singles/EPs

*''When Hatred Comes to Life'' (EP, 2005) *"Christmas for the Lobotomizer" (Single, 2006)

References

External links

One Man Army And The Undead QuartetEndlesswar.netRemember the Gods – Tribute to The CrownMySpace Page
Musical groups established in 2004 Musical groups disestablished in 2012 Swedish death metal musical groups Swedish thrash metal musical groups Musical quintets Nuclear Blast artists {{Sweden-band-stub