Funeral Mist

Funeral Mist is a Swedishblack metal band formed in Stockholm in 1993. To date, the band have released four full-length albums, three EPs and a compilation box set. Since 2003, the band's sole permanent member has been Arioch, also known for his work as the frontman of the black metal band Marduk, which he joined in 2004.

The band in its original form was founded in the autumn of 1993 by now former members.^[1] Bass player Arioch was added in the summer of 1994.^[1]

In summer 1995, Funeral Mist's first demo titled Darkness was recorded but was released in early 1996.^[1] The second demo Havoc followed was recorded in summer/autumn 1996, with only Arioch being left of the old line-up, and new drummer Necromorbus (Tore Stjerna). In late 1997, they recorded the debut EP Devilry which was released in summer 1998 in both CD and vinyl format.^[1] The vinyl edition was limited to only 300 copies and featured an exclusive track, "Hellspell 2". This track was later included on the 2005 re-release which also includes the Havoc recordings.

Their first full-length album, Salvation, was released on the Norma Evangelium Diaboli label in 2003, while the second album, titled Maranatha, was released in February 2009 on the same label, after 6 years of silence.

In September 2012, Season of Mist re-released Devilry and Salvation.^[2] In 2017, Devilry, Salvation, and Maranatha were reissued on vinyl through Norma Evangelium Diaboli.

On December 2nd, 2013, and to coincide with the band's 20th anniversary, Norma Evangelium Diaboli released the vinyl box set Trisagion, which included the band's entire discography up to that point.

El 27 de agosto de 2015, durante el festival Beyond the Gates IV en Bergen , Arioch interpretó en directo por primera vez la canción "The God Supreme" junto a la banda islandesa de black metal Misþyrming . Según se informa, esta fue la única vez que Arioch interpretaría en directo material de Funeral Mist.

Funeral Mist lanzó su tercer larga duración, Hekatomb , el 15 de junio de 2018, nuevamente bajo el sello Norma Evangelium Diaboli.

En enero de 2020, Norma Evangelium Diaboli lanzó la caja de 4 cintas In Manus Tuas - The Cassette Collection .

El cuarto álbum de larga duración de Funeral Mist, Deiform, fue lanzado el 17 de diciembre de 2021 a través de Norma Evangelium Diaboli. ^{[ 3 ]}

Funeral Mist toca un estilo black metal caracterizado por Norma Evangelium Diaboli como violento, caótico y "musicalmente bizarro", al que Arioch añadió "capas complejas de sonidos siniestros" en Maranatha . ^{[ 4 ]} Las letras tratan sobre el culto al diablo y la blasfemia , utilizando a menudo citas (a veces ligeramente modificadas) de la versión King James de la Biblia para esta última. Arioch señala que "una banda que afirma tocar black metal siempre debe tener el satanismo y nada más que el satanismo como la máxima prioridad en su música y concepto, así como en sus vidas personales" y que ni la voz, ni el sonido y el estilo musical hacen una banda de black metal. ^{[ 1 ]}

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