- Death Organ
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Death Organ Origin Stockholm, Sweden Genres Progressive death metal, progressive rock Years active 1995–present Labels Ad Inferno (subset of Ad Perpetuam Memoriam) Associated acts Opeth, Spiritual Beggars Members Per Wiberg
Klass Hägglund
Markus Källström
Patrik SchultzDeath Organ is a Swedish progressive rock/death metal[1] band led by keyboardist Per Wiberg, who also played keyboards for the Swedish progressive death metal band Opeth and for Michael Amott's stoner metal band Spiritual Beggars. The band's sound is unusual for the heavy metal music genre, as they use no guitars: the band's main instrument is the Hammond organ,[2] played through a guitar amplifier and distortion effects. The vocal style is a mix between clean vocals and death growls.
Their first album, 9 to 5, was produced by Peter Tägtgren, one of Sweden's best-known metal musicians and producers, and was given 3 out of 5 stars on Allmusic.[3] Their second album, Universal Stripsearch, was listed by Piero Scaruffi as one of the "best progressive-rock albums of all times";[4] Swedish review site Rockguiden called the music a mix between Faith No More and Atomic Rooster.[5] Mike Taylor, for the New Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock, rates the albums as 95 and 97 (out of 100), respectively.[6]
Members
- Klass Hägglund - bass
- Markus Källström - drums, vocals
- Per Wiberg - organ, vocals
- Patrik Schultz - vocals
- Jocke Sjöström - percussion
Discography
- 9 to 5 (Ad Perpetuam Memoriam, 1995)[3]
- Universal Stripsearch (Ad Perpetuam Memoriam, 1997)
References
- ^ Scaruffi, Piero (1999). "Death Organ". Piero Scaruffi's History of Rock Music. http://www.scaruffi.com/vol6/deathorg.html. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
- ^ "Issue #17 Extra!: New Releases". Exposé. April 1999. http://www.expose.org/extra17n.html#deathorgan. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
- ^ a b Bush John. "Rev. of Death Organ, 9 to 5". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r226226/review. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
- ^ Scaruffi, Piero. "Best progressive-rock albums of all times". Piero Scaruffi's History of Rock Music. http://www.scaruffi.com/music/progrock.html. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
- ^ "Faith No More möter Atomic Rooster: rev. of Death Organ, Universal Stripsearch". Rockguiden.se. http://www.rockguiden.se/deathorg.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
- ^ Taylor, Mike (2000-09-22). "deathORGAN [Sweden"]. New Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock. http://www.gepr.net/da.html. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
Categories:- Swedish death metal musical groups
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