Eucharist (band)
| Company type | Band |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1989 in Veddige, Sweden |
| Headquarters | Veddige , Sweden |
| Products | Melodic death metal music albums |
Eucharist is a Swedish band specializing in melodic death metal, known for releasing two albums during the 1990s and a third album in 2022.
History
Formed around 1989 in Veddige, close to Gothenburg, Eucharist first gained underground attention with their 1992 demo Greeting Immortality. That same year, Obscure Plasma Records issued a 7" bearing the same title without the band's approval. In 1993, they appeared on Deaf Records’ compilation Deaf Metal Sampler with the track "The View" before undergoing their initial breakup.
Eucharist's debut full-length, A Velvet Creation (1993), included Markus Johnsson on vocals and guitar, Thomas Einarsson on guitar, Tobias Gustafsson playing bass, and Daniel Erlandsson handling drums. Subsequently, Wrong Again Records convinced the band to reunite and sign a contract, resulting in the release of A Velvet Creation, which was marred by an incorrectly printed cover. In 1994, they recorded two songs for Wrong Again's W.A.R. Compilation vol 1 (released in 1995). Following another disbandment, members pursued other musical endeavors; notably, Erlandsson contributed drums to In Flames' EP Subterranean.
In 1996, Johnsson and Erlandsson reformed Eucharist as a trio with bassist Martin Karlsson and signed with WAR Music (the successor to Wrong Again Records). This lineup produced their second album, Mirrorworlds (1997). After a short tour in 1998, the group dissolved once more.
As one of the pioneering bands of the Gothenburg Sound, Eucharist encountered intense rivalry within the scene. This led to members branching out: Gustafsson joined the power metal ensemble Armageddon, while Erlandsson moved on to work with In Flames before eventually joining Arch Enemy.
In 2001, Regain Records remastered and reissued A Velvet Creation on both CD and vinyl formats, adding bonus tracks from the sessions that produced the W.A.R. Compilation. However, this release featured an error where Markus Johnsson’s name was mistakenly printed as Marcus Johansson. A decade later, in 2011, Wolfsbane Records re-released Mirrorworlds on vinyl, including a limited edition version that contained a bonus 7" with "The View" from the 1993 compilation.
Eucharist reunited in April 2016 with their original members for their first live performance in eighteen years at Sweden’s Metal Reunion PTD3 festival.
Their latest album, I Am the Void (2022), showcases a shift towards a more melodic black metal approach while maintaining essential death metal characteristics.
Studio albums
- A Velvet Creation − originally released in 1993; reissued in 2001
- Mirrorworlds − released in 1997; reissued in 2003
- I Am the Void − released in 2022
EPs and demos
- Rehearsal − demo from 1991
- Greeting Immortality − EP from 1992
- Demo '92 − demo from 1992
- A Velvet Creation − demo from 1993