BiografieSweden´s reputation for producing quality death metal continues with Seance. The band was formed in March 1990 with the fusion of two local Linköping bands ORCHRISTE and TOTAL DEATH, both formed in early 1987. ORCHRISTE suffered a number of line-up changes due to the Swedish military service a problem TOTAL DEATH menaged to handle with better luck. The only two original members left when ORCHRISTE broke up was the singer, Johan, and the guitarist Jensen. They joined up with the TOTAL DEATH guys; Tony on guitar, Bino on bass and Micke on drums. They called themselves Seance from an old ORCHRISTE song. Both bands have had a lot of live-experience and have played with bands like CARCASS, MIDAS TOUCH etc. ORCHRISTE did a demo called "Necronomicon", which they never released due to certain reasons, but in strange ways it took itself down Italy where radiostations and ´zines

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showed their interest. TOTAL DEATH participated on an album along with other local acts.

In december 1990 SEANCE had their first gig with MERCILESS, TOXAEMIA and others. They played their second gig as opener for DISHARMONIC ORCHESTRA. SEANCE released their first demo "Levitised Spirit" in August 1991, delayed since January 1991 due to problems with the studio, which was totally new at that time and SEANCE was the first band ever recording in it. This first demo received a lot of very good reactions amongest the international media and 12 record companies showed interest to sign the band.

The bands first album "Fornever laid to rest" is pure aggression with complex riffs and the extreme death vocals of Johan. Their lyrics are not only dealing with the typical death metal topics, but also with subjects like Aids and drugs, mixed with a good deal of horror. With this album SEANCE did penatrate their fans ears to the limit. The album got an incredibly good response, not only in Scandinavia, but worldwide. SEANCE had with this album caught thousands of crazy death metal fans with their intense and extreme death music, but more is to come.


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