Bloodbath
| Bloodbath | |
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 Bloodbath at the Hellfest festival 2010. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Genres | Death metal |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Peaceville, Century Media |
| Associated acts | Opeth, Katatonia, Paradise Lost |
| Website |
www |
| Members |
Anders Nyström Jonas Renkse Martin Axenrot Per Eriksson Nick Holmes |
| Past members |
Mikael Åkerfeldt Dan Swanö Peter Tägtgren |
Bloodbath is a Swedish death metal supergroup from Stockholm, formed in 1998. The band has released four full-length albums, two EPs and two DVDs depicting their performances at Wacken Open Air (in 2005) and Bloodstock Open Air (in 2010). The group comprises Martin Axenrot (Opeth), Anders Nyström (Katatonia), Jonas Renkse (Katatonia), Nick Holmes (Paradise Lost), and Per Eriksson, who was previously the guitar technician for both Bloodbath and Katatonia.
History
The band named themselves after the song "Blood Bath" from the album To the Gory End by Cancer.[1] A year after being formed, the band, then consisting of Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth) on vocals, Dan Swanö (Edge of Sanity, Nightingale, etc.) on drums, Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström (Katatonia, Diabolical Masquerade) on guitar, and Jonas Renkse (Katatonia, October Tide) on bass, released their EP Breeding Death, followed two years later by their debut album Resurrection Through Carnage.[2]
In 2004, Åkerfeldt left Bloodbath to free up more time for his primary band Opeth. To replace him, Bloodbath brought in Peter Tägtgren (Hypocrisy). The lineup changed further, with Swanö switching to play the guitar instead of drums. Martin Axenrot (Witchery, Satanic Slaughter, Opeth) took his place and the band was now bigger and more serious, no longer just a secondary project. The band's second full release, Nightmares Made Flesh, was released in Europe in September 2004.
In February 2005, Tägtgren left the band due to "conflicting schedules". That same year, Åkerfeldt rejoined the band for a single live show at Germany's Wacken Open Air on August 5. Prior to the show, the band commented on the Wacken show: "Not only the first, but also the last gig for Bloodbath (with Mikael Åkerfeldt on vocals)";[3] later it also turned out to be the last one with Swanö. In September 2005, Bloodbath started searching for a new lead singer.
In August 2006, the band announced the departure of Swanö from their ranks due to musical differences, as well as Swanö being busy with other projects. They simultaneously closed the vocal auditions, announcing that no suitable singer had been found.[4]
On March 27, 2007, the band announced that a new line-up would shortly be unveiled, along with news that they were producing new material, to be released on a mini-CD towards the end of summer. In August 2007, Renkse wrote a message on the band's official discussion forum which suggested that work was in progress.[5] On January 30, 2008, it was announced via the Bloodbath website that Åkerfeldt would be rejoining the line-up on vocals, along with new member Per Eriksson (ex-21 Lucifers, ex-Genocrush Ferox) on guitar. In March 2008, the EP Unblessing the Purity was released. Also released in 2008 was the Wacken live CD/DVD The Wacken Carnage. Bloodbath released their third full-length album, The Fathomless Mastery, in October 2008.
On April 25, 2011, Bloodbath released their second DVD, Bloodbath over Bloodstock, which contains their performance at Bloodstock Festival 2010, as well as their 2008 performance at Party San.[6] On November 1, 2011, during the final show of the American Opeth/Katatonia tour at Ram's Head Live in Baltimore, MD, Bloodbath performed a surprise encore after Opeth's set.[7]
On April 14, 2012, Blakkheim announced that Åkerfeldt officially left the group.[8]
Blakkheim has said in multiple interviews that they have a new vocalist set, but they cannot reveal the identity at the moment due to the lack of contract. When asked in one interview whether the new vocalist was known or not, Blakkheim said, "Oh, he's a legend!".[9] On September 16, 2014, the band announced the new Bloodbath vocalist as Nick Holmes from Paradise Lost.[10]
Members
Current members
- Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström – guitars, backing vocals (1998–present)
- Jonas Renkse – bass guitar (1998–present)
- Martin "Axe" Axenrot – drums, percussion (2004–present)
- Per "Sodomizer" Eriksson – guitars (2007–present)
- "Old Nick" Holmes – vocals (2012–present)
Former members
- Mikael Åkerfeldt – lead vocals (1998–2004, 2005–2012)
- Peter Tägtgren – lead vocals (2004–2005)
- Dan Swanö – drums, percussion (1998– 2004), guitars (2004–2006)
Timeline
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Heat [11] |
FIN [12] | ||||||||
| Resurrection Through Carnage |
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— | — | ||||||
| Nightmares Made Flesh |
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— | — | ||||||
| The Fathomless Mastery |
|
45 | — |
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| Grand Morbid Funeral |
|
50 | 31 |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
EPs
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Breeding Death |
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| Unblessing the Purity |
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Live albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Wacken Carnage |
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Video albums
| Title | Video details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIN [14] |
SWE [15] | ||||||||
| Bloodbath over Bloodstock |
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3 | 9 | ||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "Bloodbath interview 1/3". YouTube. 2011-09-17. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ↑ "Bloodbath". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
- ↑ "Wacken Open Air: The Bloodbath Report! | Bloodbath News". Bloodbath.biz. 2005-08-09. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
- ↑ "Changes Through Blood, Life & Death | Bloodbath News". Bloodbath.biz. 2006-08-02. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
- ↑ "New Mini-CD and New Line-up - Page 22 - Ultimate Metal Forum". Ultimatemetal.com. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
- ↑ "BLOODBATH to Release 'Bloodbath Over Bloodstock' Live DVD". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
- ↑ "Only two songs, but technically Bloodbath performed for the first time in USA a couple of days ago when Opeth's...". Twitter.com. 2011-11-04.
- ↑ "The Future of Bloodbath". Bloodbath.biz. April 14, 2012.
- ↑ "Anders Nystrom On Katatonia's Drive To Expand American Audience And The Future Of Bloodbath". September 26, 2012.
- ↑ "Exclusive: Bloodbath reveal new Vocalist! - Metal Hammer". Metalhammer.teamrock.com. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
- 1 2 "BLOODBATH: 'The Fathomless Mastery' First-Week Sales Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. November 6, 2008. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "Finnish charts portal". Finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
- ↑ "Metal By Numbers 11/26: Thankful for album sales". Metalinsider.net. Retrieved 2014-12-01.
- ↑ "Suomen virallinen lista - Musiikki DVD:t 18/2011". Ifpi.fi. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
- ↑ "Veckolista DVD Album - Vecka 19, 13 maj 2011". Sverigetopplistan.se. Archived from the original on 2015-12-26. Retrieved 2013-10-20.