VOMITORY (SW)

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The Swedish death metal scene is a monument in and of itself, and the legendary VOMITORY are its foremost heralds. Formed in 1989 around the guitarist Urban Gustafsson, these gentlemen have been unleashing upon the world, form the get-go, one straightforward brutal death massacre after another. They paid no heed to the stagnation of the genre in the mid-90s and instead of shifting their musical direction elsewhere, they struck with the 1996 debut “Raped in Their Own Blood” that brought in a lot of respect for the band, as well as a solid fanbase. Further progress came with the second full-length “Redemption” that not only enabled VOMITORY to tour alongside Cannibal Corpse in Europe, but also brought them under the wings of the established Metal Blade Records. And it was there that their seminal album “Revelation Nausea”, wherein their musical direction was polished to perfection, was released in 2001 to great success in stores and on stages, including many prominent festivals, with VOMITORY appearing alongside such notable acts as Vader, Marduk, Nile or Deicide. Such a drive continued in the following years and the band was regularly releasing one killer album after another. Alas, the steady flow of new offerings came to a halt in 2011 with the so far last full-length “Opus Mortis VIII”, which was nonetheless a testament that even after more than 20 years, these Swedes lost nothing of their intensity, aggression and fury. That said, in 2013 it appeared that the story of VOMITORY came to a definitive close. We all know however that things ultimately took turn for the better. First, in 2017, the band made a special appearance on Summer Breeze Open Air. Then, a year later while celebrating their 30 years on the scene, VOMITORY officially came back, spreading since then the Swedish death metal of the highest quality on stages far and wide. And we are of course delighted that in June 2022 we will have a chance to sample their craft as well!