Triumphator were a Swedish

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band consisting of Tena on bass,

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on guitar and vocals and Fredrik Andersson on drums, who released a demo, an EP and one album between 1996 and 1999.

History

Triumphator was formed in 1995.Daniel Ekeroth
''Swedish Death Metal''
Second printing. Brooklyn, NY: Bazillion Points 2009, p. 415, accessed on 11 May 2013. They released a demo; ''The Triumph of Satan'' in 1996. The EP ''The Ultimate Sacrifice'' was recorded at Tore "Necromorbus" Stjerna's Necromorbus Studios in 1998 and was released the following year by Tena's own label.Triumphator: ''Wings of Antichrist'',

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2006. Their album ''Wings of Antichrist'', which featured guest lyrics by Mörk of Malign, Morgan S. Håkansson of

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, Nattfursth of Sorhin and Belfagor of

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's Abyss Studio 1999 and mastered at the Sound Temple Studios in Oakland. MkM of

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recorded the song "Burn the Heart of the Earth" at a concert in Waregem, Belgium, in 2000, with a live line-up featuring guitarists Mörk and Ornias as well as drummer Draugen, who also recorded "From Under to Below" (with lyrics written by MkM) with the band in 2001 at the Studio Akai Birkenau. According to Daniel Ekeroth, Tena "was arrested for possession of drugs and weapons", which led to the end of the band and Tena's store and label Shadow Records. After his release from prison Marcus Tena reopened Shadow Records and in 2019, released a compilation called ''Black Metal Terror'' which featured remastered rereleases of the band's first EP alongside the early EP's of Ofermod, Malign and

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Musical style and ideology

Ekeroth described Triumphator as " st and aggressive black metal with a deadly touch", sounding "a lot like

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vocalist Erik Danielsson mentioned them as an honourable band within the Swedish scene, "whose messages rests solely on religion".Ronald Ziegler
''Merchandise whorery''
accessed on 11 May 2013.

Discography

* ''The Triumph of Satan'' (demo, 1996) * ''The Ultimate Sacrifice'' (EP, 1999) * ''Wings of Antichrist'' (album, 1999) * ''Black Metal Terror'' (split compilation, 2019)

References

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