Unanimated are a

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band.

History

The band formed in

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and dissolved in 1996. They have 7 current complete members. Largely inspired by

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, they made two melodic death metal albums. In 1993, ''

In the Forest of the Dreaming Dead '' In the Forest of the Dreaming Dead'' is the debut studio album by the Swedish melodic death metal band Unanimated. Track listing * The original No Fashion Records (NFR004) release has an incorrect track listing. Personnel * Peter Stjärnvind ...

'' was released on

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, a label which has since merged with Crash Music Inc. The album was one of the first

albums of all time. In 1995 ''Ancient God of Evil'' was released on

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, an independent Swedish label. The band also contributed to the 1996

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tribute '' Slatanic Slaughter II'' with their cover of "

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". Their music exemplifies the melodic Swedish sound and though primarily

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, a

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influence stands out. Former members have gone on to contribute to various other projects, most notably Therion, Entombed, and

. In 2007, they reformed, and in April 2008, signed to

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. The band has released a new album, titled "In The Light Of Darkness", in April 2009. In 2011, after 20 years, drummer Peter Stjärnvind decided to part ways with the band. He was then replaced with Unleashed drummer Anders Schultz. In 2012, they announced that they were working on new material for a new album. In 2018, they announced on their Facebook page that they had signed a 3 album worldwide deal with Century Media records and that a new album would be released in the year.

Discography

;Studio albums * ''

'' (1993) * ''Ancient God of Evil'' (1995) * ''

In the Light of Darkness ''In the Light of Darkness'' is the third studio album by the Swedish melodic death metal band Unanimated. It was released on Regain, 14 years after their last release, ''Ancient God of Evil'' (which was issued on No Fashion). Track listing ...

'' (2009) * ''Victory in Blood'' (2021) ;EPs * ''Annihilation'' (2018) ;Demos * Rehearsal Demo 1990 (1990) * Fire Storm (1991)

Band members

Current line-up

* Johan Bohlin – guitars (1988–1996, 2007–present) *

Richard Cabeza ''Richard Cabeza'' (a.k.a. Richard Daemon) is a Swedish musician. He played bass in various death metal bands, including Unanimated, Dismember, Carbonized, and Murder Squad. He was also the vocalist of the band General Surgery. In 2002, Cabeza was ...

– vocals (1988–1991), bass (1990–1991, 1993–1996, 2007–present) * Micke Broberg – vocals (1991–1996, 2007–present) * Anders Schultz – drums (2011–present) * Jonas Deroueche – guitars (2016–present)

Former members

* Tim Strandberg – bass (1988–1990) *

Peter Stjärnvind Peter Stjärnvind (born 11 August 1973) is a Swedish drummer. His current position is the drummer of Krux and Swedish black metal band Pest, and guitarist and founder of Black Trip. Before that he also played in Loud Pipes, Merciless, Unanimated ...

– drums (1988–1996, 2007-2011) * Chris Alvarez – guitars (1988–1990) * Jonas Mellberg – guitars (1991–1996) * Daniel Lofthagen – bass (1993) * Jocke Westman – keyboards (live 1993)

Timeline

References

External links

Unanimated MySpace

Unanimated
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