Aeon (band)
| Aeon | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Östersund, Sweden |
| Genres | Death metal |
| Years active | 1999−present |
| Labels | Metal Blade, Unique Leader, Necropolis |
| Associated acts | Defaced Creation, Diabolicum, Sanctification, Souldrainer |
| Website | aeon666 |
| Members | Tommy Dahlström Sebastian Nilsson Tony Östman Emil Wiksten |
| Past members | Johan Hjelm Morgan Nordbakk Nils Fjellström Max Carlberg Victor Brandt Arttu Malkki Marcus Edvardsson Daniel Dlimi Ronnie Björnström |
Aeon is a death metal band that formed in Östersund, Sweden in 1999. The band comprises vocalist Tommy Dahlström, guitarists Sebastian Nilsson and Ronnie Björnström, bassist Tony Östman and drummer Emil Wiksten. The band released its debut album, Bleeding the False, in 2005; and the second album Rise to Dominate in 2007, after signing a record deal with Metal Blade Records. The band's third album, Path of Fire, was released in 2010 and Aeons Black in 2012.
According to AllMusic, Aeon plays an "uncommonly intense, technically proficient, high-velocity brand of death metal".
Aeon was formed in the Swedish town of Östersund in 1999 by vocalist Tommy Dahlström, guitarists Sebastian Nilsson and Morgan Nordbakk, bassist Johan Hjelm and drummer Arttu Malkki of the newly broken up band Defaced Creation, in order to proceed with more modern style of death metal. A demo was recorded that year including the songs "Return of Apolluon", "Eternal Hate", "With Blood they Pay", "The Awakening", "Bloodlust" and "Hell Unleashed".
In 2001, Aeon released Dark Order EP, with the same track list as the demo, via Necropolis Records. That year, Nordbakk was replaced by Daniel Dlimi, who subsequently started to contribute also as a songwriter. In 2002, after Malkki left the band, Aeon was joined by Nils Fjellström and started to work on a studio album, which was recorded from October 2003 to February 2004 and released in September 2005 under the title Bleeding the False through Unique Leader record label.
In April 2006, the band toured with Cannibal Corpse in Europe and signed a record deal with Metal Blade Records in July. Hjelm departed from Aeon in mid-2006, but Max Carlberg filled his position in September. The second full-length album, Rise to Dominate, was recorded in April 2007 at Empire Studio, mixed and mastered by Dan Swanö at Unisound Studios and released in September 2007. Fjellström joined Dark Funeral on a tour in October 2007, but rejoined Aeon in February 2008.
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