Runemagick

Runemagick
Also known as	Desiderius, Runemagic
Origin	Gothenburg, Sweden
Genres	Doom metal, death metal
Years active	1990–present
Labels	Century Media, Aftermath
Website	runemagick.se

Runemagick is a Swedish death/doom band formed in 1990.^[1] The band was started by Nicklas "Terror" Rudolfsson under the name Desiderius, which was quickly changed to Runemagic. First, the band consisted solely of Rudolfsson, but he was later joined by Robert "Reaper" Pehrsson. They started out as a pure death metal band but later incorporated doom metal influences, inspired by the likes of Bathory, Treblinka/Tiamat, Celtic Frost, Nihilist/Entombed, and Candlemass.^[2]

After a few demos the band fell apart in 1993.^[3] Rudolfsson restored Runemagic in 1997 with Fredrik Johnsson on guitar and Peter Palmdahl on bass; he also added the "k" to the name (see also magick). A rehearsal demo with Nicklas on drums was recorded and sent to Century Media Records, which got them a record deal for three albums.^[3] After many line-up changes, in 2000, the band parted with Century Media and eventually landed on the Norwegian label Aftermath Music.^[3]

Members

Current

• Nicklas "Terror" Rudolfsson - guitar (1990-2007), vocals (1997-2007), drums (1990-1993), bass (1990-1992)
• Emma Rudolfsson - bass (2000-2007)
• Daniel Moilanen - drums (2000-2007)

Former

• Robert "Reaper" Pehrsson - guitar, (1991-1992), vocals (1991-1993)
• Johan Norman (session/touring) - guitar (1992-1993)
• Alex Losbäck - bass (touring/session member) (1992-1993)
• Fredrik Johnsson - guitar (1997-2003)
• Peter Palmdahl - bass (1997-1998)
• Tomas Eriksson - guitar (2002-2003)
• Jonas Blom - drums (1998)
• Johan Bäckman - bass (1993)

Timeline

Discography

• Fullmoon Sodomy (Demo, 1992)
• The Supreme Force of Eternity (1998)
• Enter the Realm of Death (1998)
• Resurrection in Blood (1999)
• Dark Live Magick (Live, 2001)
• Ancient Incantations - (Demo material 7", 2001)
• Requiem of the Apocalypse (2002)
• Moon of the Chaos Eclipse (2002)
• Doomed (Split with Lord Belial), 2002)
• Darkness Death Doom (2003)
• Darkness Death Doom / Pentagram (2CD, 2003)
• On Funeral Wings (2004)
• Envenom (2005)
• Black Magick Sorceress (EP, 2005)
• Invocation of Magick (2006)
• Dawn of the End (2007)
• Dark Dead Earth (compilation, 2008)

References

1. Ekeroth 2008, pp. 395–396.
2. Runemagick, official website
3. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Runemagick". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 June 2012.