Miseration is a Swedish

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band formed in 2006. Their lyrics primarily deal with themes of inner struggles and religious conflict. The band is one out of a collection of collaborations with both former

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guitarist

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and former

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vocalist

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; for example, both also play with Solution .45.

History

Miserations' first album, ''Your Demons – Their Angels'', was released 20 September 2008. The band recorded their second album, titled ''

The Mirroring Shadow Miseration is a Swedish death metal band formed in 2006. Their lyrics primarily deal with themes of inner struggles and religious conflict. The band is one out of a collection of collaborations with both former Crimson Moonlight guitarist Jani St ...

'', at Panic-Room studios with producer Tomas "Plec" Johansson. It was released through Lifeforce Records on 16 November 2009. The band's third album, ''Tragedy Has Spoken'', was released in 2012. Their first album in ten years, ''Black Miracles and Dark Wonders'', is expected to be released on 22 April 2022.

Lyrical themes

Brian Sweeney of ''Metal Review'' wrote "There has been some debate over whether Miseration is a Christian band. "Most of the music and lyrics were written by guitarist

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, Essence of Sorrow) for a band called Renascent, which he co-founded, then quit early on, taking his songs with him to Miseration. Stefanovic is a big-time

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, along with everybody else in the band except vocalist Alvestam. So, in deference to the singer’s absence of faith, songwriter Stefanovic toned down what might have otherwise been mega-Christian lyrics to thinly veiled Christian lyrics. But they’re technically in the realm of religio-neutrality. Technically."Sweeney, Brian . Metal Review. Retrieved on 16 December 2011.

Members

;Current *

(2006–present) – lead vocals *

(2006–2010, 2011–present) – lead guitar, bass, drums, rhythm guitar ;Former * Tobias Alpadie (2010–2011) – lead guitar * Johan Ylenstrand (2006–2011) – bass guitar * Rolf "Stuka" Pilve (2006–2011) – drums * Marcus "Skägget" Bertilsson (2006–2019) – rhythm guitar * Oskar Nilsson (2011–2019) – drums * Christian Lundgren (2012–2019) – bass guitar ;Timeline

Discography

* ''Your Demons – Their Angels'' (2007) * ''The Mirroring Shadow'' (2009) * ''Tragedy Has Spoken'' (2012) * ''Black Miracles and Dark Wonders'' (2022)

References

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