Bloodbath - Bloodbath Over Bloodstock mp3 (2014)

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Biography:

Bloodbath is an extreme metal supergroup from Stockholm, Sweden. Formed in 1998 with a mutual fascination for the glory days of death metal, (especially Swedish legends such as Entombed & Dismember), the band’s core line-up has remained mostly solid through the years since their ‘Breeding Death’ EP was unleashed back in 2000. Bloodbath features prominent members of Katatonia & Opeth, including the unmistakable Mikael Åkerfeldt on vocals.

Bloodbath Over Bloodstock presents Bloodbath live & in-the-flesh & was filmed in August 2010 at the famed Bloodstock festival - one of the UK’s leading metal events. This DVD offers a pummelling set of ferocious brutality featuring numerous classics & fan favourites from the band’s whole catalogue of releases in an unrelenting death metal attack, including songs from 2008’s highly-acclaimed tornado of blasphemy, The Fathomless Mastery.
For other uses, see Bloodbath (disambiguation).
Bloodbath
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Bloodbath at the Hellfest festival 2010.
Background information
Origin Stockholm, Sweden
Genres Death metal
Years active 1998–present
Labels Peaceville, Century Media
Associated acts Opeth, Katatonia
Website www.bloodbath.biz
Members Anders Nyström
Jonas Renkse
Martin Axenrot
Per Eriksson
Nick Holmes
Past members Mikael Åkerfeldt
Dan Swanö
Peter Tägtgren


Contents

1 History
2 Members
2.1 Current members
2.2 Former members


History

The band named themselves after the song "Blood Bath" from the album To the Gory End by Cancer. A year after being formed, the band, then consisting of Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth) on vocals, Dan Swanö (Edge of Sanity, Nightingale, etc.) on drums, Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström (Katatonia, Diabolical Masquerade) on guitar, and Jonas Renkse (Katatonia, October Tide) on bass, released their EP Breeding Death, followed two years later by their debut album Resurrection Through Carnage.

In 2004, Åkerfeldt left Bloodbath to free up more time for his primary band Opeth. To replace him, Bloodbath brought in Peter Tägtgren (Hypocrisy). The lineup changed further, with Swanö switching to play the guitar instead of drums. Martin Axenrot (Witchery, Satanic Slaughter, Opeth) took his place and the band was now bigger and more serious, no longer just a secondary project. The band's second full release, Nightmares Made Flesh, was released in Europe in September 2004.

In February 2005, Tägtgren left the band due to "conflicting schedules". That same year, Åkerfeldt rejoined the band for a single live show at Germany's Wacken Open Air on August 5. Prior to the show, the band commented on the Wacken show: "Not only the first, but also the last gig for Bloodbath (with Mikael Åkerfeldt on vocals)"; later it also turned out to be the last one with Swanö. In September 2005, Bloodbath started searching for a new lead singer.

In August 2006, the band announced the departure of Swanö from their ranks due to musical differences, as well as Swanö being busy with other projects. They simultaneously closed the vocal auditions, announcing that no suitable singer had been found.

On March 27, 2007, the band announced that a new line-up would shortly be unveiled, along with news that they were producing new material, to be released on a mini-CD towards the end of summer. In August 2007, Renkse wrote a message on the band's official discussion forum which suggested that work was in progress. On January 30, 2008, it was announced via the Bloodbath website that Åkerfeldt would be rejoining the line-up on vocals, along with new member Per Eriksson (ex-21 Lucifers, ex-Genocrush Ferox) on guitar. In March 2008, the EP Unblessing the Purity was released. Also released in 2008 was the Wacken live CD/DVD The Wacken Carnage. Bloodbath released their third full length album, The Fathomless Mastery, in October 2008.

On April 25, 2011, Bloodbath released their second DVD, Bloodbath over Bloodstock, which contains their performance at Bloodstock Festival 2010, as well as their 2008 performance at Party San. On November 1, 2011, during the final show of the American Opeth/Katatonia tour at Ram's Head Live in Baltimore, MD, Bloodbath performed a surprise encore after Opeth's set.

On April 14, 2012, Blakkheim announced that Åkerfeldt officially left the group.

Blakkheim has said in multiple interviews that they have a new vocalist set, but they cannot reveal the identity at the moment due to the lack of contract. When asked in one interview whether the new vocalist was known or not, Blakkheim said, "Oh, he's a legend!".On September 16, 2014, the band announced the new Bloodbath vocalist as Nick Holmes from Paradise Lost.
Members
Current members

Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström – lead guitars, backing vocals (1998–present)
Jonas Renkse – bass guitar (1998–present)
Martin "Axe" Axenrot – drums, percussion (2004–present)
Per "Sodomizer" Eriksson – guitars (2007–present)
Nick Holmes – vocals (2012–present)

Former members

Mikael Åkerfeldt – lead vocals (1998–2004, 2005, 2007–2012)
Dan Swanö – drums, percussion (1998– 2004), guitars (2004–2006)
Peter Tägtgren – lead vocals (2004–2005)

Bloodbath Over Bloodstock comes with a wealth of extras, featuring bonus footage taken from PartySan festival in 2008, as well as extensive band member interviews.

'Bloodbath have been responsible for some of the finest Swedish death metal of the last decade.’
METAL HAMMER


Line-up:

Old Nick - Vocals
Blakkheim - Guitar
Sodomizer - Guitar
Lord Seth - Bass
Axe - Drums