Cipher System is a Swedish
melodic death metal
Melodic death metal (also referred to as melodeath) is a subgenre of death metal that employs highly melodic guitar riffs, often borrowing from traditional heavy metal (including New Wave of British Heavy Metal). The genre features the heavine ...
band from
Tjörn
Tjörn () is the sixth largest island in Sweden, located on the Swedish West coast in the province of Bohuslän.
The area of the island is , and the area of the municipality is . The population, as of 2017, was 15,774 people.
Geography
Tjörn i ...
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The band formed under the name Eternal Grief in 1995. They changed their name in 2001 to Cipher System.
The band released their first album ''Central Tunnel Eight'' by
Lifeforce Records on 2 November 2004. After some years of silence the band spent several months between 2010 and 2011 with that on their own to record a new album. The album was mixed at
Studio Fredman and was entitled ''Communicate the Storms''. Shortly after the album was finished, it was announced that the band signed with
Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast is a record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label mov ...
, and the album was released by the label on 9 September 2011.
History
Members
Current members
* Johan Eskilsson – guitars, clean vocals (1995–present)
* Henric Liljesand – bass (1995–present)
*
Christian Älvestam
Christian Älvestam (Born 14 April 1976 in Sweden) is a vocalist, lyricist, guitarist, bassist and drummer for several bands from Sweden. He is, however, best known as the former vocalist for the Swedish metal band Scar Symmetry. He currently per ...
– lead vocals (2020–present)
Session members
* Janne Jaloma – drums (2020–present)
Former members
* Pontus Andersson – drums (1995–2008)
* Andreas Johansson – guitars (1995–1999)
* Daniel Schöldström – lead vocals (1997–1999, 2001–2005)
* Peter Engström – keyboards (2001–2020)
* Magnus Öhlander – guitars (2002–2007)
*
Jimmie Strimell
Jimmie Strimell (born 3 December 1980) is a Swedish singer and composer. He was the founding member, vocalist and main composer of Dead by April until March 2013.
Strimell rejoined Dead by April in April 2017, shortly after Christoffer Anderss ...
– lead vocals (2005–2008)
* Andreas Allenmark – guitars (2008–2020)
* Andreas Solveström – lead vocals (2008–2009)
* Pontus Hjelm – guitars, clean vocals (2008–2009)
* Emil Frisk – drums (2009–2020)
* Karl Obbel – lead vocals (2010–2020)
Timeline
Discography
Studio albums
*''Central Tunnel Eight'' (2004)
*''Communicate the Storms'' (2011)
Demos
;as Eternal Grief
*''Path of Delight'' (1998)
*''Raped by Chaos'' (1999)
*''Awakening of Shadows'' (2000)
;as Cipher System
*''Eyecon'' (2002)
*''Promo 2003'' (2003)
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*''Promo 2006'' (2006)
*''Promo 2009'' (2009)
Split
*''
Cipher System / By Night'' (2004)
References
External links
MySpaceEncyclopedia Metallum
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Swedish melodic death metal musical groups
Musical groups established in 1995
Musical quintets
Nuclear Blast artists