- Veni Domine
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Name = Veni Domine
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Genre =Doom metal Progressive metal
Years_active = 1987 - present
Label = MCM Music Thunderload Records Kingsway Music
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Current_members = Fredrik Ohlsson Torbjörn Weinesjö Gabriel Ingemarson Mats Lidbrandt Thomas Weinesjö
Past_members = Magnus Thorman Mattias CederlundVeni Domine is a Christian progressive
doom metal band. The band was founded in 1987 in Sollentuna,Sweden .cite book |last=Powell |first=Mark Allan |title=Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music |year=2002 |publisher=Hendrickson Publishers |location=Peabody,Massachusetts |isbn=1-56563-679-1 |edition=First printing |pages=994]Veni Domine combines down-tempo melodic heavy metal,
symphonic metal and doom metal with occasional touches of gothic. Originally, the vocalist Fredrik Ohlsson represented operatic, high-pitched vocals but has since shifted to more lower vocal range during the years. "Fall Babylon Fall " and "Material Sanctuary" are the band's significant, acclaimed albums. During the time when these album's were released, Veni Domine was well-known in the metal scene. However, as their later albums took longer time to be released and gained average reviews, Veni Domine was more or less forgotten in the metal mainstream. Currently Veni Domine is a cult band of a small audience.Kuusisto, Jari [http://www.noise.fi/levyarvostelut/index.php?id=3274 Veni Domine] retrieved 2008-02-16] Veni Domine does not clearly fit into a specific catogory; According to the band, in doom metal festivals they are labeled as "power metal " and in power metal events as "doom metal".During the early years, the band's lyrics dealt with apocalyptic themes from Biblical point of view. Currently their lyrics are more about personal topics.
Discography
*1992: "
Fall Babylon Fall " (Massacre,R.E.X. Records , Review: [http://www.powermetal.de/cdreview/anzeigen.php?albumid=794 PowerMetal.de] De icon)
*1994: "Material Sanctuary " (Thunderload, Reviews: " [http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/Veni_Domine/Material_Sanctuary/5410/ Cross Rhythms] "cite journal |last=Moore |first=Paul |year=1995 |month=June |title=Veni Domine - "Material Sanctuary" |journal=Cross Rhythms |issue=27 |pages= |accessdate=2007-04-24] , [http://www.powermetal.de/cdreview/anzeigen.php?albumid=1988 PowerMetal.de] De icon)
*1998: "Spiritual Wasteland " (Thunderload, Review: " [http://web.archive.org/web/20010222184244/www.hmmagazine.com/issue74/74Albums.htm HM Magazine] "cite journal |last=Van Pelt |first=Doug |year=1998 |month=November/December |title=Indie Album Reviews: VENI DOMINE |journal=HM Magazine |id=ISSN|1066-6923 |issue=74 |pages= |accessdate=2007-04-24] )
*2004: "" (Rivel)
*2006: "" (MCM Music , Review: [http://www.powermetal.de/cdreview/review-7167.html PowerMetal.de] De icon)
*2007: "Tongues" (MCM Music)Members
Current members
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Fredrik Ohlsson - vocals
*Torbjörn Weinesjö -guitar s
*Gabriel Ingemarson - bass
*Mats Lidbrandt - keyboards
*Thomas Weinesjö - drumsFormer members
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Magnus Thorman - bass
*Mattias Cederlund - keyboards
*P.A. Danielsson - keyboardside projects
* Thomas Weinesjö also plays in
Saviour Machine .References
External links
* [http://www.venidomine.com/ Official Web Site]
* [http://www.metal-archives.com Encyclopaedia Metallum] bands by letter - V - Veni Domine - Tongues (retrived July 13, 2007)
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