Dissection
| Country | Sweden |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1989, Strömstad, Sweden |
| Currently | Västra Götaland; Stockholm, Sweden |
| Genres | Melodic Black Metal, Death Metal |
| Labels | Escapi |
| Years active | 1989-1997, 2004-2006 |
| Website |
Line-up (members)
- Jon Nödtveidt : Guitars, Vocals (1989-1997, 2004-2006)
- Tomas Asklund : Drums (2004-2006)
- Set Teitan : Guitars (2004-2006)
Former members
- Peter Palmdahl : Bass (1989-1997)
- Ole Öhman : Drums (1990-1995)
- John Zwetsloot : Guitars (1991-1994)
- Johan Norman : Guitars (1994-1997)
- Tobias Kellgren : Drums (1995-1997)
- Brice Leclercq : Bass (2004-2005)
- Haakon Nikolas Forwald : Bass (2005)
Touring members
- Mattias "Mäbe" Johansson : Guitars (1990-1991)
- Emil Nödtveidt : Bass (1997)
- Erik Danielsson : Bass (2005-2006)
- Brice Leclercq : Bass (2006)
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Dissection Discography
Dissection Videos
Dissection Lists
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Best Dissection Songs
| Rank | Song | Album | Rating | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Night's Blood | Storm of the Light's Bane (1995) | 97.7 | 26 |
| 2 | The Somberlain | The Somberlain (1993) | 98.6 | 13 |
| 3 | Where Dead Angels Lie | Storm of the Light's Bane (1995) | 95.7 | 26 |
| 4 | Thorns of Crimson Death | Storm of the Light's Bane (1995) | 95.6 | 22 |
| 5 | Unhallowed | Storm of the Light's Bane (1995) | 95 | 25 |
| 6 | Retribution - Storm of the Light's Bane | Storm of the Light's Bane (1995) | 93.2 | 23 |
| 7 | Black Dragon | Reinkaos (2006) | 98.3 | 3 |
| 8 | Soulreaper | Storm of the Light's Bane (1995) | 92.2 | 20 |
| 9 | Black Horizons | The Somberlain (1993) | 93.3 | 9 |
| 10 | A Land Forlorn | The Somberlain (1993) | 93.6 | 7 |
| 11 | Dark Mother Divine | Reinkaos (2006) | 95 | 4 |
| 12 | Reinkaos | Reinkaos (2006) | 95 | 3 |
| 13 | Starless Aeon | Reinkaos (2006) | 92 | 5 |
| 14 | Maha Kali | Reinkaos (2006) | 93.3 | 3 |
| 15 | The Grief Prophecy / Shadows Over A Lost Kingdom | The Somberlain (1993) | 90.7 | 7 |
Additional notes
The band's first song ever written was "Inhumanity Deformed", a Napalm Death-inspired grindcore piece, but soon they developed their own melancholic and atmospheric style of death metal.
The band first disbanded due to Jon Nödtveidt's accomplice to a murder conviction. He was serving time in prison from 1997 until early 2004, and then reactivated the band.
Jon Nödtveidt (aged 31) shot and killed himself on August 13th, 2006. Swedish police found him in his apartment, inside a circle of lit candles. It is believed that he killed himself because he felt he had achieved all that he could/was meant to in this life. According to some who knew him, this was probably planned ever since he got out of jail.
Compilation appearances:
- "Shadows Over a Lost Kingdom" on Hymns of Blasphemy Vol. 2 (Enthralled in Anguish, 1992)
- "Cold Winds" on Deaf Metal Sampler (Deaf Records, 1993)
- "Night's Blood (1994 Version)" on Death...is Just the Beginning III (Nuclear Blast Records, 1994)
- "Soulreaper" on UHF/VHF (Relapse Records, 1995)
- "The Antichrist" on Slatanic Slaughter - A Tribute to Slayer (Black Sun Records, 1995)
- "Night's Blood" on Noize Pollution 3 (Terrorizer Magazine, 1995)
- "Where Dead Angels Lie" & "Elizabeth Bathory" on Nordic Metal: A Tribute to Euronymous (Necropolis Records, 1995 / Karmageddon Media, 2004 / Hammerheart Records, 2012)
- "Where Dead Angels Lie" & "Elizabeth Bathory" on W.A.R. Compilation (Wrong Again Records, 1995)
- "Where Dead Angels Lie (First Mix)" on Death ...Is Just The Beginning IV (Nuclear Blast Records, 1996)
- "Feathers Fell" on Beauty In Darkness (Nuclear Blast Records, 1996)
- "Unhallowed" on Blackend: The Black Metal Compilation Volume 2 (Death Records, 1996)
- "Frozen" on Swedish Hard Rock And Heavy Metal 1970 - 1996 (Vertigo Records, 1996)
- "Where Dead Angels Lie" on Traces Of Death IV (Nuclear Blast America, 1997)
- "Where Dead Angels Die" on 10 Years Nuclear Blast Records (Close-Up Magazine, 1997)
- "Where Dead Angels Lie" on Gods of Darkness (Nuclear Blast Records, 1997)
- "Unhallowed" on Gods Of Darkness Festival CD (Nuclear Blast Records, 1997)
- "Retribution-Storm of Lights Bane" on Feuersturm (Century Media Records, 1997)
- "Retribution / Storm of the Light's Bane" on 10 Years Nuclear Blast (Nuclear Blast Records, 1997)
- "Where Dead Angels Lie" on Death ,,,Is Just The Beginning IV (Part2) (Valentine Sound Productions, 1997)
- "Where Dead Angels Lie" on Nuclear Blast Festivals (Nuclear Blast Records, 1997)
- "Thorns of Crimson Death" on The Masters Of Darkness II (Victor, 1998)
- "Anti Christ" on Various – Slatanic Slaughter (A Tribute To Slayer) / A Tribute To Iron Maiden tape (Audio Service "Парус", 1998)
- "Retribution" on Century Media, Nuclear Blast, Avantgarde Präsentieren: Ablaze Compilation Heft 19 (Ablaze Magazine, 1998)
- "Anti-Christ (Slayer cover)" on Straight To Hell: A Tribute To Slayer (Deadline Music, 1999)
- "Anti Christ" on Slayer MP3 CD-Rom (Домашняя Коллекция, 2000)
- "Antichrist (Slayer cover)" on Коллекция Альбомов И Концертов (1995-2001) CD2 MP3 CD-Rom (Навигатор, 2002)
- "A Land Forlorn" on Classics (No Fashion Records, 2003)
- "Night's Blood" on Metal For The Masses Volume II mp3 CD-Rom (Century Media Records, 2003)
- "Where Dead Angels Lie (Live)" on News From Dr. Blast Vol. 9 (Nuclear Blast Records, 2003)
- "Frozen" on Hard N' Heavy Vol. 55 (Hard N' Heavy, 2003)
- "Where Dead Angels Lie" on Mystic Art Vol. 22 (Mystic Art, 2003)
- "Where Dead Angels Lie (Live)" on Loud Sounds #7 (Rock Hard, 2003)
- "Where Dead Angels Lie" on Let The Hammer Fall Vol. 16 (Metal & Hard Rock Hammer World, 2003)
- "Antichrist" on Slayer - Коллекция Альбомов И Концертов (1995 - 2003) Часть 3-4 (Навигатор, 2004)
- "Where Dead Angels Lie" on Monsters Of Death DVD (Nuclear Blast Records, 2005)
- "Starless Aeon" on The Dark Psyche (The End Records, 2006)
- "Where Dead Angels Lie (Live)" (video) on Collaboration - Escapi Music (Rock Hard, 2006)
- "Xeper-I-Set " on Armageddon Over Wacken - Live 2005 DVD (Armageddon Music, 2006)
- "Starless Aeons" on Alternate Endings (The End Records, 2006)
- "Starless Aeon" on The End Of Music As We Know It DVD included with the very few first copies of Agalloch "Ashes Against The Grain (The End Records, 2006)
- "Frozen (Live)" on Le Sampler RockHard N°59 (Rock Hard, 2006)
- "Starless Aeon" on Metal=Life Volume II 2CD/DVD (Hopeless Records/Sub City Records, 2006)
- "Reinkaos" on Decibel Presents: The New Noise Summer '06 - Vol. 2 (2006)
- "Starless Aeon" on Let The Hammer Fall Vol. 50 (Metal & Hard Rock Hammer World, 2006)
- "Where Dead Angels Lie - Live" on What's Wrong With Being Sexy? DVD (Escapi Music, 2006)
- "Starless Aeon" video on Hard N' Heavy Blaster 90 (Hard N' Heavy, 2006)
- "Black Horizons" on Swedish Death Metal (Index Verlag, 2009)
- "Maha Kali" on Fear Candy 80 (Terrorizer Magazine, 2010)
- "Night's Blood" on All Pigs Must Die – Sonic Cathedrals Vol. CXVI Digital Mixtape (CVLT Nation, 2013)
- "Antichrist" on Slayer – MP3 Collection (Digital Records)
- "Antichrist" on Slayer – MP3 (MP3 Music Collection)
- "Thorns of Crimson Death" on Satan Is Real Tape (Mississippi Records)
The band first disbanded due to Jon Nödtveidt's accomplice to a murder conviction. He was serving time in prison from 1997 until early 2004, and then reactivated the band.
Jon Nödtveidt (aged 31) shot and killed himself on August 13th, 2006. Swedish police found him in his apartment, inside a circle of lit candles. It is believed that he killed himself because he felt he had achieved all that he could/was meant to in this life. According to some who knew him, this was probably planned ever since he got out of jail.
Compilation appearances:
- "Shadows Over a Lost Kingdom" on Hymns of Blasphemy Vol. 2 (Enthralled in Anguish, 1992)
- "Cold Winds" on Deaf Metal Sampler (Deaf Records, 1993)
- "Night's Blood (1994 Version)" on Death...is Just the Beginning III (Nuclear Blast Records, 1994)
- "Soulreaper" on UHF/VHF (Relapse Records, 1995)
- "The Antichrist" on Slatanic Slaughter - A Tribute to Slayer (Black Sun Records, 1995)
- "Night's Blood" on Noize Pollution 3 (Terrorizer Magazine, 1995)
- "Where Dead Angels Lie" & "Elizabeth Bathory" on Nordic Metal: A Tribute to Euronymous (Necropolis Records, 1995 / Karmageddon Media, 2004 / Hammerheart Records, 2012)
- "Where Dead Angels Lie" & "Elizabeth Bathory" on W.A.R. Compilation (Wrong Again Records, 1995)
- "Where Dead Angels Lie (First Mix)" on Death ...Is Just The Beginning IV (Nuclear Blast Records, 1996)
- "Feathers Fell" on Beauty In Darkness (Nuclear Blast Records, 1996)
- "Unhallowed" on Blackend: The Black Metal Compilation Volume 2 (Death Records, 1996)
- "Frozen" on Swedish Hard Rock And Heavy Metal 1970 - 1996 (Vertigo Records, 1996)
- "Where Dead Angels Lie" on Traces Of Death IV (Nuclear Blast America, 1997)
- "Where Dead Angels Die" on 10 Years Nuclear Blast Records (Close-Up Magazine, 1997)
- "Where Dead Angels Lie" on Gods of Darkness (Nuclear Blast Records, 1997)
- "Unhallowed" on Gods Of Darkness Festival CD (Nuclear Blast Records, 1997)
- "Retribution-Storm of Lights Bane" on Feuersturm (Century Media Records, 1997)
- "Retribution / Storm of the Light's Bane" on 10 Years Nuclear Blast (Nuclear Blast Records, 1997)
- "Where Dead Angels Lie" on Death ,,,Is Just The Beginning IV (Part2) (Valentine Sound Productions, 1997)
- "Where Dead Angels Lie" on Nuclear Blast Festivals (Nuclear Blast Records, 1997)
- "Thorns of Crimson Death" on The Masters Of Darkness II (Victor, 1998)
- "Anti Christ" on Various – Slatanic Slaughter (A Tribute To Slayer) / A Tribute To Iron Maiden tape (Audio Service "Парус", 1998)
- "Retribution" on Century Media, Nuclear Blast, Avantgarde Präsentieren: Ablaze Compilation Heft 19 (Ablaze Magazine, 1998)
- "Anti-Christ (Slayer cover)" on Straight To Hell: A Tribute To Slayer (Deadline Music, 1999)
- "Anti Christ" on Slayer MP3 CD-Rom (Домашняя Коллекция, 2000)
- "Antichrist (Slayer cover)" on Коллекция Альбомов И Концертов (1995-2001) CD2 MP3 CD-Rom (Навигатор, 2002)
- "A Land Forlorn" on Classics (No Fashion Records, 2003)
- "Night's Blood" on Metal For The Masses Volume II mp3 CD-Rom (Century Media Records, 2003)
- "Where Dead Angels Lie (Live)" on News From Dr. Blast Vol. 9 (Nuclear Blast Records, 2003)
- "Frozen" on Hard N' Heavy Vol. 55 (Hard N' Heavy, 2003)
- "Where Dead Angels Lie" on Mystic Art Vol. 22 (Mystic Art, 2003)
- "Where Dead Angels Lie (Live)" on Loud Sounds #7 (Rock Hard, 2003)
- "Where Dead Angels Lie" on Let The Hammer Fall Vol. 16 (Metal & Hard Rock Hammer World, 2003)
- "Antichrist" on Slayer - Коллекция Альбомов И Концертов (1995 - 2003) Часть 3-4 (Навигатор, 2004)
- "Where Dead Angels Lie" on Monsters Of Death DVD (Nuclear Blast Records, 2005)
- "Starless Aeon" on The Dark Psyche (The End Records, 2006)
- "Where Dead Angels Lie (Live)" (video) on Collaboration - Escapi Music (Rock Hard, 2006)
- "Xeper-I-Set " on Armageddon Over Wacken - Live 2005 DVD (Armageddon Music, 2006)
- "Starless Aeons" on Alternate Endings (The End Records, 2006)
- "Starless Aeon" on The End Of Music As We Know It DVD included with the very few first copies of Agalloch "Ashes Against The Grain (The End Records, 2006)
- "Frozen (Live)" on Le Sampler RockHard N°59 (Rock Hard, 2006)
- "Starless Aeon" on Metal=Life Volume II 2CD/DVD (Hopeless Records/Sub City Records, 2006)
- "Reinkaos" on Decibel Presents: The New Noise Summer '06 - Vol. 2 (2006)
- "Starless Aeon" on Let The Hammer Fall Vol. 50 (Metal & Hard Rock Hammer World, 2006)
- "Where Dead Angels Lie - Live" on What's Wrong With Being Sexy? DVD (Escapi Music, 2006)
- "Starless Aeon" video on Hard N' Heavy Blaster 90 (Hard N' Heavy, 2006)
- "Black Horizons" on Swedish Death Metal (Index Verlag, 2009)
- "Maha Kali" on Fear Candy 80 (Terrorizer Magazine, 2010)
- "Night's Blood" on All Pigs Must Die – Sonic Cathedrals Vol. CXVI Digital Mixtape (CVLT Nation, 2013)
- "Antichrist" on Slayer – MP3 Collection (Digital Records)
- "Antichrist" on Slayer – MP3 (MP3 Music Collection)
- "Thorns of Crimson Death" on Satan Is Real Tape (Mississippi Records)
