Tiamat performing at Kavarna Rock Fest 2011 | |
| Background information | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Genres | Gothic metal, gothic rock, death-doom (early), symphonic black metal (early)[1] |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels | Century Media, Nuclear Blast, Napalm |
| Associated acts | Mr. Death, Katatonia |
| Members | Johan Edlund Anders Iwers Lars Sköld Roger Öjersson |
- The first divine beings in the world were Tiamat (the seas), Apsu (freshwater), and Mummu (the mist from both). Tiamat and Apsu eventually had equally divine children. But they were such demonic little monsters that it wasn’t long before Apsu suggested that they just kill all of the children. Tiamat refused.
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- Oct 21, 2006 Tiamat - The Pentagram(Lyrics On Screen) - Duration: 7:21. Mattias Blank 61,772 views.
Sep 18, 2013 The land was a continent floating in a second sea, freshwater Apsu, the flowing waters of all the earth, cascas, rivers, lakes, etc. The sky was a solid album that was upon the earth. The sky and the interior of the gods were above the sky. Tiamat is the universal mother who gave life to all creation in her womb, the salt water. Jul 24, 2017 A vajra-like weapon also appears in Sumerian cosmology. Its use is recorded in the Babylonian Epic of Creation, the Enuma Elish. A battle between the sky god Marduk (Bel) and serpent Tiamat is detailed on the fourth tablet of this ancient document.
Tiamat is a Swedish band that formed in Stockholm in 1987 and led by Johan Edlund. The band went through a number of stylistic changes, usually leaning toward gothic metal.
Biography[edit]
Initially, the band was named Treblinka. After having recorded the album Sumerian Cry in 1989, vocalist/guitarist Johan Edlund and bassist Jörgen Thullberg parted ways with the other two founding members, and subsequently changed the name to Tiamat. The Sumerian Cry album included re-recorded Treblinka songs and was released in June 1990. AllMusic refers to early Tiamat as 'one of the leading lights in symphonic black metal.'[2]
After the debut, Edlund's leadership would modify the band's style with influences ranging from Black Sabbath, Mercyful Fate, Candlemass, Pink Floyd and King Crimson, with Sumerian lyrical themes. H. P. Lovecraft's writings also appear to have influenced Tiamat's thematology, a development consistent with a broader trend in death metal culture.[3] Polish guitarist Waldemar Sorychta would produce and contribute instrumentation to many of the band's albums, as well as those by Tiamat's own tour and labelmates, including Moonspell, Rotting Christ, Lacuna Coil and Samael.
1994's critically acclaimed Wildhoney mixed raw vocals, slow guitar riffs and synthesizer sounds which sounded different from other extreme metal bands active at that time. An almost continuous forty-minute piece of music, Wildhoney led to the band's appearances at the Dynamo[4] and Wacken Open Air heavy metal festivals in 1995. The group would play a second gig at Dynamo two years later.
Dmg Tiamat Appears In The Sky Just Now Song
Upon the release of A Deeper Kind of Slumber (1997), Edlund relocated from Sweden to Germany and declared himself the only permanent member of the band; all albums that would follow would cement the band into a more gothic rock sound, quite different from the extreme music they did in the years before, with recent albums showing a Sisters of Mercy and Pink Floyd influence.[5]
The band signed to Nuclear Blast in June 2007, and released their ninth album Amanethes on 18 April 2008.
On 10 August 2008, Thomas Wyreson announced that he was quitting the band, stating that 'it's just kinda hard to make everything work with the family etc.'[6]
Their song Cain was also featured in the video game Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines.
The band's tenth full-length studio album, The Scarred People, was released on 2 November 2012 through Napalm Records.
Members[edit]
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- Timeline
Discography[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [10] | GER [11] | AUT [12] | BEL [13] | ||||||
| Sumerian Cry |
| — | — | — | — | ||||
| The Astral Sleep |
| — | — | — | — | ||||
| Clouds |
| — | — | — | — | ||||
| Wildhoney |
| — | 29 | — | — |
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| A Deeper Kind of Slumber |
| 39 | 29 | 22 | — | ||||
| Skeleton Skeletron |
| 56 | 19 | 47 | — | ||||
| Judas Christ |
| 52 | 28 | — | — | ||||
| Prey |
| — | 83 | — | — | ||||
| Amanethes |
| 13 | 69 | — | — | ||||
| The Scarred People |
| 11 | 62 | — | 154 | ||||
| '—' denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
Singles[edit]
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 'A Winter Shadow' | 1990 | The Astral Sleep |
| 'Cold Seed' | 1997 | A Deeper Kind of Slumber |
| 'Brighter Than the Sun' | 1999 | Skeleton Skeletron |
| 'Vote for Love' | 2002 | Judas Christ |
| 'Cain' | 2003 | Prey |
| 'The Temple of the Crescent Moon' | 2008 | Amanethes |
| 'Born to Die' | 2013 | The Scarred People |
EPs[edit]
| Title | EP details |
|---|---|
| Gaia |
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| For Her Pleasure |
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Live albums[edit]
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Sleeping Beauty (Live in Israel) |
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Compilation albums[edit]
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Musical History of Tiamat |
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| Commandments |
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| The Ark of the Covenant - The Complete Century Media Years |
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Video albums[edit]
| Title | Video details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [17] | |||||||||
| The Church of Tiamat |
| 5 | |||||||
| '—' denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
Music videos[edit]
Dmg Tiamat Appears In The Sky Just Now Good
| Year | Title | Directed | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 'Sleeping Beauty' | Clouds | |
| 1994 | 'Whatever That Hurts' | Wildhoney | |
| 'Visionaire' | |||
| 'Gaia' | |||
| 1997 | 'Cold Seed' | A Deeper Kind Of Slumber | |
| 1999 | 'Brighter Than The Sun' | Skeleton Skeletron | |
| 2002 | 'Vote For Love' | Judas Christ | |
| 2003 | 'Cain' | Prey | |
| 2012 | 'The Scarred People'[18] | angst-im-wald | The Scarred People |
| 2013 | '384' | Ioanna Lampropoulou[19] | |
| 'Love Terrorists' | Johan Edlund, Ioanna Lampropoulou[20][21] | ||
| 'The Red Of The Morning Sun' |
References[edit]
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Tiamat (band) (category) |
- ^Henderson, Alex. 'Amanethes:Overivew'. Allmusic. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
- ^Huey, Steve. 'Tiamat - Music Biography, Credits and Discography : AllMusic'. AllMusic. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
Over the course of the 1990s, Sweden's Tiamat evolved from a typical death metal outfit into one of the leading lights in 'symphonic' black metal.
- ^Overground Scene (2009) H.P. Lovecraft and Death Metal https://overgroundscene.wordpress.com/2009/01/26/hplovecraft-and-death-metal/
- ^'MusicMight - Unique, Detailed Biography MusicMight'. Archived from the original on 26 June 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
- ^Huey, Steve. 'allmusic ((( Tiamat > Biography )))'. Allmusic.com. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
- ^bravewords.com. 'Thomas Wyreson Leaves Tiamat'. Bravewords.com. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
- ^ ab'Tiamat: Dark Tranquillity Keyboardist, Talisman Guitarist To Join Touring Lineup'. Blabbermouth.net. 2 November 2004. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^'Dark Tranquillity's Martin BrÄndstrÖm To Tour With Tiamat'. Blabbermouth.net. 19 January 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^'Tiamat, Pain To Embark On European Tour'. Blabbermouth.net. 20 July 2002. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^Steffen Hung. 'Swedish Charts Portal'. swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^'Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche'. musicline.de. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^Steffen Hung. 'Austria Top 40 - Hitparade Österreich'. austriancharts.at. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^'Ultratop Belgian Charts'. ultratop.be. 24 November 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^'Sludge Scan For March 2000 | Metal Sludge'. Metalsludge.tv. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^Alex Henderson (27 May 2008). 'Amanethes - Tiamat | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards'. AllMusic. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^'The Scarred People - Tiamat | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards'. AllMusic. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^'Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista'. Sverigetopplistan.se. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^'Tiamat: 'The Scarred People' Video Released'. Blabbermouth.net. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^'Tiamat: '384' Video Released'. Blabbermouth.net. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^'Tiamat: 'Love Terrorists' Video Released'. Blabbermouth.net. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^'Tiamat - Release New Video'. Metal Storm. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
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