In Battle is an extreme metal band from Sundsvall, Sweden. The main lyrical themes of the band focus on Norse mythology and war.

History

The original line-up consisted of John Frölén on guitar and bass, John Odhinn Sandin on vocals, Håkan Sjödin on guitar and bass, and Otto Wiklund on drums.In Battle biography @ Official Site
Håkan Sjödin left the band early so that he could play with Setherial full-time. The band's first album, titled ''

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in 1997.In Battle @ Tartarean Desire
/ref> Their second release, called '' The Rage of the Northmen'', came in March 1998. It was recorded at Ballerina Audio, Umeå, Sweden. In 1999 the only member left was Frölén, who started writing material for a third album. In 2002 he began rehearsing with Sandin (this time on drums), soon asking Hans Carlsson (guitar) of Diabolical to join the band. In 2003, Nils Fjellström of

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replaced Sandin on drums and Sandin went back to handling the vocals and the '' Soul Metamorphosis'' EP was recorded at Necromorbus Studio in Stockholm, Sweden. In 2004, their album '' Welcome to the Battlefield'' (which was recorded in three different studios) was released through Cold Records and

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. The album was mixed and mastered by

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. Rutan also donated a guitar solo to the album. In April 2005, the band parted ways with their label partner Cold Records after that album's release. In 2006, In Battle signed a contract with Nocturnal Art Productions and began working on their 4th full-length album, which turned out to be ''

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''. The album was released on September 3, 2007. In Battle are currently working on a fifth studio album with a working title of ''Flames & Death''.In Battle news @ Official Site

Line-up

Current members

Source: * John Odhinn Sandin - vocals (1996–1998, 2002–present) * John Frölén - bass (formerly guitar) (1996–present) * Hasse Karlsson - guitar (2002–present) * Nils Fjellström - drums (2003–present)

Former members

* Håkan Sjödin (aka Mysteriis) - guitar/bass (1996–1997) * Otto Wiklund - drums/vocals (1996–1998) * Marcus Edvardsson - bass (2003)

Discography

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'' (full-length, 1997) *'' The Rage of the Northmen'' (full-length, 1999) *'' Soul Metamorphosis'' (EP, 2003) *'' Welcome to the Battlefield'' (full-length, 2004) *''

'' (full-length, 2007) *'' Flames & Death'' (full-length, TBA)

References

{{Authority control Musical groups established in 1996 Swedish death metal musical groups Swedish black metal musical groups Swedish viking metal musical groups