In Battle

Infobox musical artist
Name = In Battle


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Origin = Sundsvall, Sweden
Genre = Black/death metal, viking metal
Years_active = 1996-present
Label = Napalm Records
Imperial Dawn Records
Cold Records
Metal Blade Records
Candlelight Records
Nocturnal Art Productions
Associated_acts = A*Teem
Abyssos
Aeon
Blackwinds
Chastisement
Dark Funeral
Diabolical
Endless Torture
God Among Insects
Hordes of Hel
Norrsken
Odhinn
Sanctification
Setherial
Souldrainer
Valkyria
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Current_members = John Odhinn Sandin
John Frölén
Hasse Karlsson
Nils Fjällström
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"In Battle" is a Viking/black/death metal band from Sundsvall, Sweden. The main lyrical themes of the band focus on Norse mythology and war.

Biography

The original line-up consisted of John Frölén on guitar and bass, John Odhinn Sandin on vocals, Håkan Sjödin on guitar and bass, and Otto Wiklund on drums. [ [http://inbattle.se/site/index.php?p=history&object=biography In Battle biography @ Official Site] ] Håkan Sjödin left the band early so that he could play with Setherial full time. The band's first album, titled In Battle, was recorded at Sunlight Studio in Stockholm, Sweden and was released through Napalm Records in 1997. [ [http://www.tartareandesire.com/bands/In_Battle/828/ In Battle @ Tartarean Desire] ] Their second release, called The Rage of the Northmen, came in March of 1998. It was recorded at Ballerina Audio, Umeå, Sweden. In 1999 the only member left was Frölén, who started writing material for a third album. In 2002 he began rehearsing with Sandin (this time on drums), soon asking Hans Carlsson (guitar) of Diabolical to join the band. [ [http://inbattle.se/site/index.php?p=history&object=biography In Battle biography @ Official Site] ] In 2003, Nils Fjellström of Aeon replaced Sandin on drums and Sandin went back to handling the vocals and the Soul Metamorphosis EP was recorded at Necromorbus Studio in Stockholm, Sweden. In 2004, their album Welcome to the Battlefield (which was recorded in three different studios) was released through Cold Records and Metal Blade Records. [ [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=49141630 In Battle @ Myspace] ] The album was mixed and mastered by Erik Rutan from the bands Morbid Angel and Hate Eternal. [ [http://www.candlelightrecords.co.uk/candleweb/redesign/candle_inbattle.htm In Battle @ Candlelight Records] ] Rutan also donated a guitar solo to the album. [ [http://www.metalblade.com/bands/in_battle/index2005.html In Battle @ Metal Blade Records] ] In April 2005, the band parted ways with their label partner Cold Records after that album's release. In 2006 In Battle signed a contract with Nocturnal Art Productions and began working on their 4th full-length album, which turned out to be Kingdom of Fear. The album was released on September 3, 2007. In Battle are currently working on a fifth studio album with a working title of "Flames & Death". [ [http://inbattle.se/site/index.php?p=news In Battle news @ Official Site] ]

Line-up

Current members [ [http://www.tartareandesire.com/bands/In_Battle/828/ In Battle @ Tartarean Desire] ]

*John Odhinn Sandin - vocals (1996-1998, 2002-present)
*John Frölén - bass (formerly guitar) (1996-present)
*Hasse Karlsson - guitar (2002-present)
*Nils Fjällström - drums (2003-present)

=Former members [ [http://inbattle.se/site/index.php?p=history&object=members In Battle former members @ Official Site] ] =

*Håkan Sjödin (aka Mysteriis) - guitar/bass (1996-1997)
*Otto Wiklund - drums/vocals (1996-1998)
*Marcus Edvardsson - bass (2003)

Discography

*In Battle (full-length, 1997)
*The Rage of the Northmen (full-length, 1999)
*Soul Metamorphosis (EP, 2003)
*Welcome to the Battlefield (full-length, 2004)
*Kingdom of Fear (full-length, 2007)
*Flames & Death (full-length, TBA)

References