Runemagick is a Swedish
death/doom band formed in 1990. The band was started by Nicklas "Terror" Rudolfsson under the name Desiderius, which was quickly changed to Runemagic. First, the band consisted solely of Rudolfsson, but he was later joined by Robert "Reaper" Pehrsson. They started out as a pure
death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, feat ...
band but later incorporated
doom metal
Doom metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other heavy metal genres.K. Kahn-Harris, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'' ...
influences, inspired by the likes of
Bathory, Treblinka/
Tiamat,
Celtic Frost
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, Nihilist/
Entombed, and
Candlemass.
After a few demos the band fell apart in 1993.
Rudolfsson restored Runemagic in 1997 with Fredrik Johnsson on guitar and Peter Palmdahl on bass; he also added the "k" to the name (see also
magick). A rehearsal demo with Nicklas on drums was recorded and sent to
Century Media Records
Century Media Records is a heavy metal record label with offices in the United States, Germany and London. In August 2015, Century Media was acquired by Sony Music for US$17 million.
Background
Century Media was founded by Robert Kampf and Oli ...
, which got them a record deal for three albums.
After many line-up changes, in 2000, the band parted with Century Media and eventually landed on the Norwegian label Aftermath Music.
After the album ''Dawn of the End'' (2007) the band went into a long hiatus but resumed in 2017. In 2018, the band recorded and released a new album, ''Evoked From Abysmal Sleep'', released by Aftermath Music, Parasitic Records and Flowing Downwards. The band also played live first the first time since 2005 at Kill-Town Deathfest in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Members
Current
* Nicklas Rudolfsson - guitar (1990–present), vocals (1997–present), drums (1990–1993), bass (1990–1992)
* Emma Rudolfsson - bass (2000–present)
* Daniel Moilanen - drums (2000–present)
*Jonas Blom - guitar (2018–present)
Former
* Robert "Reaper" Pehrsson - guitar, (1991–1992), vocals (1991–1993)
* Johan Norman (session/touring) - guitar (1992–1993)
* Alex Losbäck - bass (touring/session member) (1992–1993)
* Fredrik Johnsson - guitar (1997–2003)
* Peter Palmdahl - bass (1997–1998)
* Tomas Eriksson - guitar (2002–2003)
* Jonas Blom - drums (1998)
* Johan Bäckman - bass (1993)
Timeline
Discography
Studio albums
* ''
The Supreme Force of Eternity'' (1998)
* ''
Enter the Realm of Death
''Enter the Realm of Death'' is the second album by Runemagick. It was released in Century Media in 1999.
Track listing
# "Hymn of Darkness (Intro)" – 0:58
# "Enter the Realm Of Death" – 6:09
# "Longing for Hades" – 5:01
# ...
'' (1999)
* ''
Resurrection in Blood'' (2000)
* ''
Requiem of the Apocalypse
''Requiem of the Apocalypse'' is the fourth album by Runemagick. It was released in 2002 on Aftermath Music
Track listing
# "Preludium" – 1:01
# "Temple of Skin" – 6:37
# "Beyond Life" – 5:11
# "On Chariots to Hades" – ...
'' (2002)
* ''
Moon of the Chaos Eclipse
''Moon of the Chaos Eclipse'' is the fifth album by Runemagick
Runemagick is a Swedish death/doom band formed in 1990. The band was started by Nicklas "Terror" Rudolfsson under the name Desiderius, which was quickly changed to Runemagic. Fir ...
'' (2002)
* ''
Darkness Death Doom
''Darkness Death Doom'' is the sixth album by Runemagick
Runemagick is a Swedish death/doom band formed in 1990. The band was started by Nicklas "Terror" Rudolfsson under the name Desiderius, which was quickly changed to Runemagic. First, th ...
'' (2003)
* ''
On Funeral Wings'' (2004)
* ''
Envenom'' (2005)
* ''
Invocation of Magick'' (2006)
* ''
Dawn of the End'' (2007)
* ''Evoked From Abysmal Sleep'' (2018)
* ''Into Desolate Realms'' (2019)
* ''Beyond the Cenotaph of Mankind'' (2023)
EPs
* ''Ancient Incantations'' (2001)
* ''Moon of the Chaos Eclipse'' (2002)
* ''
Black Magick Sorceress'' (2005)
* ''Bound in Magick Haze'' (2015)
* ''The Opening of Dead Gates'' (2019)
Live albums
* ''
Dark Live Magick'' (2001)
* ''Darkness Death Doom'' (2003)
References
Musical groups established in 1990
Swedish doom metal musical groups
Swedish death metal musical groups
Swedish musical trios
Century Media Records artists
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