Diabolical Masquerade
| Company type | Solo music project |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1993 in Stockholm, Sweden |
| Founder | Anders Nyström |
| Defunct | 2004 |
| Headquarters | Stockholm , Sweden |
Key people | Anders Nyström, Dan Swanö |
| Products | Music albums (black metal, avant-garde metal) |
Diabolical Masquerade was a solo Swedish black metal project with progressive elements, initiated in 1993 in Stockholm by Anders Nyström (also known as Blakkheim), who is the guitarist for Katatonia.
History
The entirety of the music was written and performed by Anders Nyström, aiming to explore a more intense sound in contrast to Katatonia's softer approach. The style merged avant-garde melodic black metal with influences from death metal and thrash metal. This endeavor allowed Nyström to experiment with various song structures, thematic content, and compositional techniques. The project's final release, Death's Design, is a conceptual album serving as the soundtrack for a fictional Swedish horror movie. It comprises 61 tracks divided into 20 movements, showcasing a wide range of genres such as progressive rock, ambient music, classical passages, and complex percussion rhythms. For this album, Nyström worked alongside Dan Swanö. In 2004, Nyström decided to conclude the project due to a lack of creative motivation for producing a fifth album.
Discography
- Promo 1993 (demo)
- Ravendusk in My Heart (1996)
- The Phantom Lodge (1997)
- Nightwork (1998)
- Death's Design (2001)
Band members
- Diabolical Masquerade
- Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström – vocals, guitar (1993–2004), bass and keyboards (1993–1998)
- Dan Swanö – keyboards (1996, 1998–2001), drums (1996, 1998), guest and backing vocals (1997–1998), guitar (2001)