Lord Belial

Infobox musical artist
Name = Lord Belial
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Origin = Trollhättan, Sweden
Genre = Black metal
Years_active = 1992 – present
Label = No Fashion Records
Metal Blade Records
Regain Records
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URL = http://www.lordbelial.com/
Current_members = Anders Backelin Thomas Backelin Niclas Andersson Micke Backelin
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Lord Belial is a Swedish black metal band that has incorporated traits of death metal and doom metal at times. [ [http://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/reviews/albums/2-4010_lord_belial_nocturnal_beast.aspx CoC : Lord Belial - Nocturnal Beast : Review ] ] The band formed in 1992 and released their debut album in 1994; placing them among the pioneers of Swedish black metal. Their sound has been compared with bands such as Dissection. [ [http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/showreview.php?id=9339&lang=en Lord Belial - Revelation | Review | Lords Of Metal metal E-zine - issue 69 ] ]

Members

Current line-up

*Anders Backelin - Bass
*Micke Backelin - Drums
*Thomas Backelin - Guitars, Vocals
*Niclas Andersson - Guitars (1992-2000, 2001-2003, 2006-)

Former members

*Daniel Moilanen - Drums
*Plague (Fredrik Wester) - Guitars (2000, 2002)
*Hjalmar Nielsen - Guitars
*Lilith - Flute
*Jenny Andersson - Flute
*Cecilia Sander - Flute
*Catharina Jacobsson - Flute
*Annelie Jacobsson - Flute
*Jelena Almvide - Cello

Discography

*"Kiss The Goat" (Full length, 1994)
*"Enter the Moonlight Gate" (Full length, 1996)
*"Unholy Crusade" (Full length, 1999)
*"Angelgrinder" (Full length, 2002)
*"Doomed By Death" (Split, 2002)
*"Purify Sweden" (Single, 2003)
*"Scythe of Death" (EP, 2003)
*"The Seal of Belial" (Full length, 2004)
*"Nocturnal Beast" (Full length, 2005)
*"Revelation" (Full length, 2007)
*"The Black Curse" (Full Length, 2008)

Videography

*"Night Divine" (VHS, 2001)
*"Mark of the Beast" (DVD, 2004)

References

External links

* [http://www.lordbelial.com Official Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/lordbelialband Official Myspace Website]
* [http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=1052 Lord Belial on Encyclopedia Metallum]