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Ophthalamia

 
Artist: Ophthalamia
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  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "Journey in Darkness", "A Long Journey

Biography

Ophthalamia is a black metal side-project band featuring vocalist Legion (Marduk), guitarist It (Abruptum, Vondur), bassist Night (Swordmaster), and drummer Winter (Edge of Sanity). After debuting on the Avantgarde label with A Journey in Darkness, the group switched to Century Black for 1996's Via Dolorosa. The following year, Ophthalamia issued a re-recorded Journey in Darkness under the title A Long Journey; Dominion followed in 1998. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide
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Ophthalamia
Origin Stockholm, Sweden
Genres Doom metal
Melodic black metal
Years active 1989 – present (on hold)
Labels No Fashion Records
Associated acts Abruptum
Dissection
Marduk
Vondur
Deathstars

Ophthalamia was a Swedish heavy metal band that formed in 1989.

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Ophthalamia was started in 1989 by singer All and guitarist It, both also active in Abruptum and Vondur. The band named themselves Ophthalamia after a fantasy-world created by It. He created and named the geography, the land's creatures and a language for Ophthalamians. The Goddess of this world is a demon woman called Elishia. Almost all songs written by the band are connected in some way to this fantasy-world, until their last album, which was inspired by Macbeth.

The vocals were initially handled by All, but he was replaced by Shadow (Jon Nödtveidt) on A Journey In Darkness. Shadow in his turn was replaced by Legion for the Via Dolorosa album. Legion left the band for the infamous Marduk in 1995 and was replaced by All again. Winter played drums on the first two albums, but left right after Via Dolorosa was recorded. He was replaced by Bone. Guitarist Mourning was replaced by former bassist Night, who picked up the guitars for the Via Dolorosa album and is now the second guitarist. Mist replaced him on bass. Axa (Alexandra Balogh) who contributed as a piano session player also composed the last track of Dissection's album Storm Of The Light's Bane.

Line up

Former members

  • Shadow (Jon Nödtveidt) - vocals
  • Legion (Erik Hagstedt) - vocals
  • Winter (Benny Larsson) - drums
  • Mourning (Robert Ivarsson) - bass

Session members

  • Axa - Piano, backing vocals

Discography

  • 1994 - A Journey in Darkness
  • 1995 - Via Dolorosa
  • 1997 - To Elishia (compilation)
  • 1998 - A Long Journey (Re-recording of A journey in darkness)
  • 1998 - Dominion

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