Demigod
Genre: Thrash Metal, Death Metal | Status: Disbanded | Viewed: 5430 times
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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.
News related to Demigod
- DEMIGOD Calls It Quits / 10.11.2008
- DEMIGOD Announces New Guitarist / 27.09.2007
- DEMIGOD: Lineup changes / 26.09.2007
- DEMIGOD Vocalist Tuomas Ala-Nissilä: "We're Still Quite Unknown In The Finnish Metal Scene" / 20.08.2007
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)
Shadow Mechanics
- Label: Spikefarm Records
- Released: 2002
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)
Demo Rehearsal 1991
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
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


