Miseration
Miseration is a Swedish death metal band formed in 2006. Their lyrics primarily deal with themes of inner struggles and religious conflict.[citation needed] The band is one out of a collection of collaborations with both former Crimson Moonlight guitarist Jani Stefanovic and former Scar Symmetry vocalist Christian Älvestam; for example, both also play with Solution .45.
Miseration | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sweden |
| Genres | Death metal, melodic death metal (early) |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Lifeforce |
| Members | Christian Älvestam Jani Stefanovic |
| Past members | Marcus "Skägget" Bertilsson Oskar Nilsson Christian Lundgren Tobias Alpadie Johan Ylenstrand Rolf "Stuka" Pilve |
History
Miserations' first album, Your Demons – Their Angels, was released 20 September 2008.[1]
The band recorded their second album, titled The Mirroring Shadow, at Panic-Room studios with producer Tomas "Plec" Johansson. It was released through Lifeforce Records on 16 November 2009.[2]
"Musically it's definitely a step up, intensity- and aggression-wise; also being more technical than its predecessor. Even so, there are still a lot of melodic landscapes there to explore. Put together, this progression both came and felt very natural to us, once the new material started to take shape."
— Miseration
The band's third album, Tragedy Has Spoken, was released in 2012.[3] Their first album in ten years, Black Miracles and Dark Wonders, is expected to be released on 22 April 2022.[4]
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 Jani Stefanovic (Divinefire, 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 Christian, 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."[5]
Members
- Current
- Christian Älvestam (2006–present) – lead vocals
- Jani Stefanovic (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
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Discography
- Your Demons – Their Angels (2007)
- The Mirroring Shadow (2009)
- Tragedy Has Spoken (2012)
- Black Miracles and Dark Wonders (2022)
References
- ^ "Your Demons - Their Angels / Miseration" Archived 14 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Stomp Entertainment. Accessed on 20 July 2009
- ^ "Miseration Completes Recording New Album, "The Mirroring Shadow"". Retrieved 30 September 2009.
- ^ "Miseration - New Album Details Revealed - Metal Storm". Metalstorm.net. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "MISERATION Black Miracles and Dark Wonders". roooar.com. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ Sweeney, Brian Review of Miseration - Your Demons, Their Angels at the Wayback Machine (archive index). Metal Review. Retrieved on 16 December 2011.
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