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Biography
Infobox musical artist | name = Diabolical Masquerade| image = AndersNystrom4Sept2007.jpg| caption = Anders Nyström playing with Katatonia at Jaxx Nightclub in West Springfield, Virginia on September 4, 2007.| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Stockholm , Sweden | genre = Avant-garde metal , Black metal|atmospheric black metal | years_active = 1993–2004| label = Adipocere, Avantgarde Music | associated_acts = Bewitched , Bloodbath , Katatonia | website = http://www.diabolicalmasquerade.com/ www.diabolicalmasquerade.com| current_members = Anders Nyström|Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström Dan Swanö Diabolical Masquerade was a Sweden|Swedish one-man black metal band with Progressive metal|progressive influences. The band was formed in 1993 in Stockholm as side project of Anders Nyström (aka Blakkheim), known for his work as the guitarist of Katatonia .
History
Diabolical Masquerade was a Sweden|Swedish one-man black metal band.cite web |url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p370248|pure_url=yes |title=Diabolical Masquerade - Biography |accessdate=2008-07-09 |author=Rivadavia, Eduardo |publisher= Allmusic All music is written and played by Katatonia guitarist Anders Nyström|Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström , who wanted to have a band where he could compose more extreme music while Katatonia were exploring more mellow moods.cite web |url= http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp? id=2381 |title=Diabolical Masquerade - Biography |accessdate=2008-07-09 |publisher=Prog Archives The music leans heavily on avant-garde metal|avant-garde melodic black metal|melodic black metal with some death metal and thrash metal influences. Blakkheim wanted to experiment more with song structure, theme and composition. This is most notably seen on on the last Diabolical Masquerade album, '' Death's Design . This album is conceived as the soundtrack to a nonexistent Swedish horror movie, with 61 tracks broken up into 20 movements, each with a unique feel and theme. Death's Design includes many passages featuring various genres and styles, experimenting with progressive rock , progressive metal , ambient music|ambient , european classical music|classical music , and rhythm ic percussion -based passages. Nyström worked together on the album with Dan Swanö . In early September 2004, Nyström announced that he had put the project to rest, after not having found the necessary inspiration while working on a fifth album.
Discography
Ravendusk in My Heart (1996) http://www.cmdistro.com/Item/Diabolical_Masquerade_-_Ravendusk_In_My_Heart/25996
http://www.diabolicalmasquerade.com/ Diabolical Masquerade's official website
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