Memento Mori was a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

band that is mainly doom metal but has some

power metal Power metal is a subgenre of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional heavy metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. Generally, power metal is characterized by a faster, lighter, and more uplifting sound, in contra ...

influences. The band was founded by

Messiah Marcolin Messiah Marcolin (born Bror Jan Alfredo Marcolin; 10 December 1967), also known as Eddie Marcolin, is a Swedish singer best known for his work in the epic doom metal band Candlemass. He is well known for his operatic voice and for his signatur ...

and

Mike Wead Mike Wead (born Mickael Vikström on 6 April 1967), is a Swedish guitarist who lives in Stockholm. Wead contributed to heavy metal bands such as ''Hexenhaus'', Memento Mori, Abstrakt Algebra, The Haunted, Edge of Sanity, Candlemass, The P ...

in 1992 after Messiah left Candlemass. After two albums, however, Messiah left the band; the third album was sung by Kristian Andrén. For the fourth album, Messiah returned. After that album, the band broke up. All albums were released by Black Mark.

Discography

* '' Rhymes of Lunacy'' (1993) * ''

Life, Death, and Other Morbid Tales Memento Mori was a Swedish band that is mainly doom metal but has some power metal influences. The band was founded by Messiah Marcolin and Mike Wead in 1992 after Messiah left Candlemass. After two albums, however, Messiah left the band; the ...

'' (1994) * '' La Danse Macabre'' (1996) * '' Songs for the Apocalypse, Vol. 4'' (1997)

Former members

- vocals *

- guitars * Nikkey Argento - guitars * Marty Marteen - bass * Tom Bjorn - drums * Kristian Andrén - vocals * Miguel Robaina - keyboards * Snowy Shaw - drums * Johan Billerhag (a.k.a. "Billy St. John") - drums Swedish doom metal musical groups Musical groups established in 1992 Musical groups disestablished in 1997 Musical quintets Black Mark Production artists {{Sweden-band-stub