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Demigod

Genre: Thrash Metal, Death Metal  |  Status: Disbanded  |  Viewed: 5430 times

DEMIGOD Calls It Quits

10 November 2008

Old-school Finnish death metal masters DEMIGOD have split up. No further details are currently available.DEMIGOD last year announced the addition of guitarist Tuomas Karppinen (TORTURE KILLER, ARCHGOAT, DEEPRED) to the groups ranks. The band released its third album, "Let Chaos Prevail", in June 2007 through Xtreem Music.For more information, visit the groups MySpace page. 

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Biography

Demigod was formed in August of 1990 in a little town in Finland called Loimaa. The band was heavily inspired by such bands as Infernal Majesty, Possessed, Obliveon, Invocator and Carcass.

The first studio-demo "Unholy Domain" was recorded in December of 1990. That demo-tape gained a huge success in underground circles around the world. It also came out as split-album with the Finnish band Necropsy in 1992.

Demigod signed a record deal with the Spanish label, Drowned Productions (the label later changed it's name to Repulse) in spring 1992. The album "Slumber Of Sullen Eyes" was recorded and mixed at Tico-Tico Studios (Kemi, Finland) in July 1992.

The band played many live shows in the early 90's. The music style experienced a slight change towards a more aggressive and thrashier direction. As a result the band recorded two tight promo-tapes in 1993 and 1994. Despite the good response from press and fans those tapes had, the band split up temporarily.

After a short silence the band started to rehearse again. Their musical variety got wider and lots of new great songs were written although the band kept a very low profile during that time. In early 1998 the members decided to awaken the slumbering Demigod again.

After some difficulties and setbacks Demigod signed a record deal with Spikefarm Records in 2001. Second album "Shadow Mechanics" was released in July 2002. The album includes various songs easily spanning the ten years period after the “Slumber Of Sullen Eyes”.

In the beginning of 2005 the new material for the third album is ready. Demigod's style of music has found its final shape and the line-up has finally set in to its place as well.

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Discography

Albums

Slumber Of Sullen Eyes

  • Label: Drowned Productions
  • Released: 1992
  • 1. Apocryphal (intro)
  • 2. As I Behold I Despise (lyrics)
  • 3. Deadsoul (lyrics)
  • 4. The Forlorn (lyrics)
  • 5. Tears Of God (lyrics)
  • 6. Slumber Of Sullen Eyes (lyrics)
  • 7. Embrace The Darkness / Blood Of The Perished (lyrics)
  • 8. Fear Obscures From Within (lyrics)
  • 9. Transmigration Beyond Eternities (lyrics)
  • 10. Towards The Shrouded Infinity (lyrics)
  • 11. Perpetual Ascent
  • 12. Darkened (bonus Song) (lyrics)

View all lyrics from "Slumber Of Sullen Eyes"

Shadow Mechanics

  • Label: Spikefarm Records
  • Released: 2002

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Let Chaos Prevail

  • Label:
  • Released: 2007
  • 1. Not Dead Enough
  • 2. Let Chaos Prevail
  • 3. Dark Turns Black
  • 4. Cult Of Sickness
  • 5. God Said Suffer
  • 6. To See The Last One Die
  • 7. Self-caged
  • 8. End Of Evolution
  • 9. The Uncrowned
  • 10. Baptized In Enmity

Split

Demigod - Necropsy

  • Label: Seraphic Decay
  • Released: 1992
  • 1. Intro
  • 2. Blasphemous Degradation
  • 3. White Perfect Fume
  • 4. From the Depths
  • 5. Under the Masses
  • 6. The Morass

Demo / Promo

Rehearsal Demo 1

  • Label: Self Released
  • Released: 1990
  • 1. Frozen Flesh Funeral
  • 2. Reincarnation
  • 3. Internal Infestation
  • 4. Asphyxiated In Despair

Unholy Domain (Demo)

  • Label: Self Released
  • Released: 1991

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Demo Rehearsal 1991

  • Label: Self Released
  • Released: 1991
  • 1. Transmigration beyond Eternities (lyrics)
  • 2. Dead Soul (lyrics)
  • 3. Eternal Grief
  • 4. Darkened (lyrics)
  • 5. Embrace the Darkness / Blood of the Perished (lyrics)

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Promo

  • Label: Self Released
  • Released: 1992
  • 1. Transmigration Beyond Eternities
  • 2. Darkened
  • 3. Dead Souls

Promo

  • Label: Unreleased
  • Released: 1993
  • 1. Gates of Lamentation [early version]
  • 2. My Blood, Your Blood [early version]
  • 3. Instrumental

Promo

  • Label: Unreleased
  • Released: 1994
  • 1. Silent With Earth [early version]
  • 2. Lost Within [early version]
  • 3. Where the Shadows Clash
  • 4. My Blood, Your Blood [early version]

Promo

  • Label: Unreleased
  • Released: 1997
  • 1. The Essence
  • 2. Twilight
  • 3. Side By Side
  • 4. Trail of Guilt

Promo

  • Label: Self Released
  • Released: 1999
  • 1. Crimson Tears
  • 2. In the Mirrors
  • 3. Burning
  • 4. Concealed Way

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Members

Jussi Kiiski
Guitars
Tuomas Ala-Nissilä
Vocals
Tuomo Latvala
Drums
Sami Vesanto
Bass
Tuomas Karppinen
Guitars

Former members

Ali Leiniö
Vocals
Jarkko Rantanen
Drums,Vocals
Erik Parviainen
Guitars
Seppo Taatila
Drums
Esa Lindén
Guitars,Vocals
Tero Laitinen
Guitars
Mika Haapasalo
Keyboards

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