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Description:	Dissection Biography Pre-DISSECTION conspiracy In 1988, four guys from the West Coast of Sweden; Jon Nödtveidt, Peter Palmdahl, Ole Öhman and Mattias 'Mäbe' Johansson, formed the Thrash Metal combo Siren's Yell. With influences ranging from Slayer to Candlemass, Siren's Yell began to develop a heavy brand of Thrash Metal. They recorded one private demo in 1988 (Including the songs 'Dawn of the dead', 'The Final War' and 'Show No Mercy'. Siren's Yell split up in the spring of '89, when Ole left the band and they couldn't find a suitable replacement. Changing the name several times, the remnants of Siren's Yell went on without a drummer for a couple of months. In the summer of '89 Jon also joined as the second guitarist in Rabbit's Carrot, where Ole now was found behind the drumkit. That band was originally a pure Thrash Metal act (in the vein of Metallica, Destruction, Exodus etc), but with Jon joining, the dark Death Metal influence became more and more apparent. Jon and Ole were never very comfortable in Rabbit's Carrot, which also explains their short time in that band, as they wanted the music and lyrics to evolve on the extreme dark side. Jon would write songs and arrange them together with Ole in the rehearsal place, but the other members, didn't feel that the material would fit the band. The Beginning So Jon Nödtveidt, who wanted to create and explore genuine musical darkness, took the initiative to form DISSECTION in the autumn of 1989 together with Peter Palmdahl (ex-Siren's Yell singer) on bass. In the spring of 1990, they recruited drummer Ole Öhman. DISSECTION now consisted of a line-up of three original members; Jon Nödtveidt: Vocals & Guitars, Peter Palmdahl: Bass Guitar and Ole Öhman: Battery. Very much into the current Death Metal and Black Metal underground scene (Jon was the editor of the fanzine Mega Mag and a local gig-promoter) DISSECTION recorded their first official underground release in April '90, the rehearsal tape 'Severing Into Shreds'. A tape which they shipped out to underground fanzines around the globe to mark the birth of DISSECTION, a band that was about to make heavy impact on the scene, leaving deep, bleeding wounds it never would recover from.. Live Initiation DISSECTION recruited Mattias 'Mäbe' Johansson (ex-Siren's Yell bassplayer) from local Death-thrashers Nosferatu for handling the rhythm guitar as a live-show session member. DISSECTION did their first live appearance in October 1990 together with, amongst others, Entombed. DISSECTION had made their first mark on the live-scene, and they shortly afterwards did their second gig on local ground, with more gigs to follow. The Grief Prophecy By the end of the year, in December 1990, DISSECTION entered the studio to record their first demo-tape 'The Grief Prophecy', containing the three songs 'Severed Into Shreds', 'The Call of the Mist' and 'Consumed'. The cover artwork for the demo presenting the magnificent skills of Kristian 'Necrolord' Wåhlin. This initiated a long-term alliance between him and DISSECTION that is still lasting today. Ever since the first demo tape, Necrolord has painted all album-covers and official designs for DISSECTION. In January 1991 DISSECTION finally found a suitable second guitar player in shape of the talented John Zwetsloot, and the line-up was complete. DISSECTION was now an official four-piece and could further develop their characteristic dual-harmony guitar-sound that was to become an important part of the band's sound. John's debut gig with DISSECTION was in February '91 (at a local death metal event) in their hometown Strömstad. As their demo was spreading in the underground-scene (more than 300 copies sold by the band itself at the time, but mainly spread by fanatic tape traders) the band continued doing shows (mostly around the west-coast of Sweden) with their new line-up. Recieving more and more acclaim worldwide in the Metal underground with their debut demo soon reaching cult status and quickly granting DISSECTION a deal with the French underground label Corpsegrinder Records for a 7' EP. April '91, a few days after the suicide of Mayhem singer Pelle 'Dead' (R.I.P.), DISSECTION made their tribute to him by playing 'The Freezing Moon' in his honour at a show in Falkenberg, Sweden (and making an unofficial special edition of the 'The Grief Prophecy' demo with a cover drawn by 'Dead' himself). In the summer of 1991 Jon formed the Black/Death Metal side-project Satanized which existed for about half a year. Satanized recorded one rehearsal tape and also did one gig together. Also spending a lot of time in Oslo, Norway, Jon joined the Black Circle, or the so-called Black Metal Mafia, as it later was named by media. This movement which had it branches in Norway and Sweden existed only for a few years and was officially dissolved around '93. Into Infinite Obscurity In September 1991 the band entered the studio once again to record three new tracks for the 7' 'Into Infinite Obscurity' EP, finally released in December the same year on previously mentioned Corpsegrinder records (in a limited edition of 1000 copies). It carried the songs 'Shadows Over A Lost Kingdom', 'Son of the Mourning' and the instrumental acoustic piece 'Into Infinite Obscurity'. In connection with this release DISSECTION also printed their first T-shirts with the EP-cover artwork by Necrolord on the front and their infamous flaming trident cross with eyes (in red) on the back. The 'Into Infinite Obscurity' EP became highly acclaimed in the underground scene and was quickly sold out. During the autumn of '91 DISSECTION continued doing gigs, still mostly around the west-coast of Sweden and the Gothenburg-area, and it was at this point that they seriously where beginning to earn their underground reputation. The venues where mostly club-size (Also playing a show at the cult-venue Valvet in Gothenburg) but DISSECTION also made one gig at a big rock-event in Kungshamn in the end of that year in front of a crowd of 1000 maniacs, for the first time presenting new songs like 'In The Cold Winds of Nowhere' etc. (back then called simply 'Cold Winds' Their live-set during 1991 was mainly based on their demo and EP; songs like 'Shadows Over A Lost Kingdom', 'The Call of the Mist', 'Son of the Mourning', Severed Into Shreds', 'Consumed' and so on, but also cover versions of songs like 'Seance' (Possessed), 'The Freezing Moon' (Mayhem), 'Evil Dead' (Death) and others. In December 1991 Jon and Ole also did a special live appearance together with Euronymous of Mayhem performing 'The Freezing Moon' on-stage together at a Black Metal event/meet in Askim, Norway (arranged by amongst others Euronymous and the earlier mentioned infamous organization the Black Circle). In March of 1992 DISSECTION once again entered the studio to record a four-track promo tape, including the songs 'Frozen', 'Cold Winds', 'Mistress of the Bleeding Sorrow' and 'Feathers Fell', also shipped out in a few copies as the 'The Somberlain-Promo 1992' with a three track rehearsal added to it. At this time the band had developed a lot and their own style was clearly evolving; the typical DISSECTION sound. DISSECTION shortly afterwards signed a one-album deal for No Fashion Records. During the autumn of 1992 Jon got involved in a Black Metal project called The Black, where he first handled the vocals but soon also the guitars. They released one album, called 'The Priest of Satan' (1993) and Jon goes by the alias 'Rietas' on it. The Somberlain - The First Album In March 1993 DISSECTION finally recorded their first full-length album, mystically entitled 'The Somberlain'. Recorded and mixed at Hellspawn/Unisound studios with Dan Swanö (Edge of Sanity) behind the wheels, 'The Somberlain' turned out an imposing debut album with a crushing, heavy sound. During the time when DISSECTION recorded 'The Somberlain' the members were temporarily living in different towns, but they all however moved to Gothenburg after the summer of 1993 and got themselves a steady rehearsal place that they shared with At The Gates. With the first album finally released in December the same year, receiving superb reviews and overwhelming response from the metal underground, DISSECTION now began to earn their reputation as one of the most po

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