Line #18 Music/Bloodbath


1	Bloodbath is a Swedish DeathMetal band formed in 1998. A supergroup, the original lineup consisted of Mikael Akerfeldt of Music/{{Opeth}} (vocals), Dan Swano of Music/EdgeOfSanity (drums; later switched to guitar), and Anders Nystrom and Jonas Renske of Music/{{Katatonia}} (guitar and bass, respectively). The band was formed to celebrate the members' love of old-school death metal music, and since their inception, they've remained a favorite among death metal fans and are one of the most respected artists in the genre.
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3	The band emerged with the EP ''Breeding Death'' in 2000, then their first album ''Resurrection Through Carnage'' was released in 2002, and paid homage to classic Swedish death metal with its clunky distorted guitar tone and creepy atmosphere. It was widely praised for its familiar yet interesting sound, as well as the vocal performance of Mikael Akerfeldt. To free up more time with Opeth, Akerfeldt left in 2004 and was temporarily replaced by Peter Tagtgren of Music/{{Hypocrisy}}. At the same time, Martin Axenrot (also of Opeth) was brought in on drums after Swano switched to guitar. These changes resulted in the band's second album ''Nightmares Made Flesh'', which has been regarded as a death metal classic and received rave reviews all across the metal press.
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5	Swano left the band shortly after, and was replaced by Per Erikkson, and Akerfeldt returned to the band. The EP ''Unblessing the Purity'' followed in 2008, along with their third full-length ''The Fathomless Mastery''. While the former was widely acclaimed, the latter was considered solid but received lukewarm reception. Shortly after, the band took a long break, and it was announced that Akerfeldt had left the band for good.
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7	Taking a long time to find a new vocalist, the band finally announced their return in 2012, and while they had a new vocalist set, they did not reveal his identity right away. Giving clues over the course of 2013, everybody was debating who it was, and finally in 2014, they revealed their new singer to be Nick Holmes of Music/ParadiseLost. Their first album with Holmes, ''Grand Morbid Funeral'', was releaesd on November 17, 2014. The band's fifth album, ''The Arrow of Satan is Drawn'', was released on October 26, 2018, and their sixth record ''Survival of the Sickest'' will be released in September 2022.
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9	[=EPs=]:
10	* ''Breeding Death'' (2000)
11	* ''Unblessing the Purity'' (2008)
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13	Studio Albums:
14	* ''Resurrection Through Carnage'' (2002)
15	* ''Nightmares Made Flesh'' (2004)
16	* ''The Fathomless Mastery'' (2008)
17	* ''Grand Morbid Funeral'' (2014)
18	* ''The Arrow of Satan is Drawn'' (2018)
19	* ''Survival of the Sickest'' (2022)
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22	! Bloodbath provides examples of:
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24	* TheAntichrist: His rise to power is chronicled throughout The Fathomless Mastery.
25	* AndShowItToYou: Subverted.
26	--> I steal your soul\
27	And carve a hole\
28	Right where your heart once used to be
29	* ApocalypseHow: Pretty much all of The Fathomless Mastery is about the apocalypse as it was foretold in the Literature/BookOfRevelation, minus Satan losing. Besides that, many of their songs feature the annihilation of the world in various forms. To name a few: undead animals ("Year of the Cadaver Race"), a demonic spirit from the ocean ("The Ascension"), the return of [[EldritchAbomination ancient gods]] ("Stillborn Saviour"), some sort of bacterial plague ("Draped In Disease"), or an assortment of natural disasters ("Outnumbering The Day").
30	* BasedOnATrueStory: The song "Eaten" is about the Armin Meiwes case.
31	* BlasphemousBoast: "Treasonous" is this trope — along with RageAgainstTheHeavens — in song form, about an apostate who renounced God and the church in favor his own carnal pleasures and knowledge of the truth.
32	* CruelAndUnusualDeath: "Furnace Funeral".
33	* DefiantToTheEnd: The protagonist of "Treasonous" is burned at the stake for his apostasy, but refuses to repent.
34	--> So I burn\
35	Oh, they feed me flames\
36	At the stake I taste the merciless fire\
37	So I burn\
38	Oh, but the Devil knows\
39	[[BadassBoast I shall rise renewed from ashes of my death]]
40	* {{Gorn}}: A frequent topic of theirs, especially on Resurrection Through Carnage.
41	* MetalScream: [[Music/{{Opeth}} Mikael]], [[Music/{{Hypocrisy}} Peter]], and [[Music/ParadiseLost Nick]] all have a Type II.
42	* PrecisionFStrike: "Mock the cross! Mock the cross! Mock the cross! Mock the FUCKING cross!"
43	* ReligionOfEvil: The opening lyrics of "The Ascension" seem to portray one.
44	* ReligionRantSong: Many, but mostly on The Fathomless Mastery.
45	* SeanConneryIsAboutToShootYou: One of their promo photos shows Nick Holmes pointing a crossbow at the camera.
46	* SpecialGuest: [[Music/ScarSymmetry Christian Alvestam]] contributed vocals to the song "Iesous", while [[Music/{{Autopsy}} Eric Cutler and Chris Reifert]] contributed guitar and vocals to several songs on ''Grand Morbid Funeral''. ''The Arrow of Satan Is Drawn'' features additional vocals from [[Music/BoltThrower Karl Willetts]], [[Music/{{Carcass}} Jeff Walker]], and John Walker (Cancer). ''Survival of the Sickest'' features [[Music/NapalmDeath Barney Greenway]], Marc Grewe (ex-Morgoth), and [[Music/{{Gorguts}} Luc Lemay]].
47	* {{Supergroup}}: One of the prime examples.
48	* TitleDrop: "The Ascension" title-drops their first EP, Breeding Death, and their first full-length, Resurrection Through Carnage. Also, the song "Bathe In Blood" name-drops the band itself.
49	* YourSoulIsMine: "So You Die" and "The Soulcollector".
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