Grand Cadaver Explained

Grand Cadaver
Origin:	Sweden
Genre:	Death metal
Years Active:	2020–present
Label:	Majestic Mountain Records
Current Members:	Mikael Stanne Stefan Lagergren Alex Stjernfeldt Christian Jansson Daniel Liljekvist

Grand Cadaver is a Swedish death metal supergroup formed in 2020.^[1] Made up of Swedish artists, their sounds are based in the early Stockholm death scene music.^[2] The group consists of Mikael Stanne, Christian Jansson, Stefan Lagergren, Daniel Liljekvist, and Alex Stjernfeldt.^[3]

History

The band was formed during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 by Alex Stjernfeldt and Daniel Liljekvist. They invited Stefan Lagergren and Christian Jansson, and Mikael Stanne to join the group.^{[1] [4]}

The band planned to release an EP as a side-project during the pandemic since tours were on hold.^[5] The band produced their debut album, Into The Maw of Death on 29 October 2021, and the music earned the "Best Metal" at the 2022 Manifest awards.^[6]

After the pandemic, they recorded a follow-up album, Deities of Deathlike Sleep in 2022, and was released on 29 August 2023^[5] One of the album's songs, "Reign Through Fire", was released as a seven inch single, with a cover of Nihilist's "Supposed To Rot" on the B-side. The cover song was dedicated to Lars-Göran Petrov as a celebration of life and his years of service to death metal.^[7]

Discography

Studio albums

• Into The Maw of Death (2021) ^[8]
• Deities of Deathlike Sleep (2023) ^[9]

EPs

• Madness Comes (2021) ^[10]

Singles

• Fields of the Undying (2020) ^[11]
• Blood-Filled Skies (2020) ^[12]
• Reign Through Fire (2021) ^[13]
• Grim Eternal (2021) ^[14]
• Empire of Lies (2021) ^[15]
• Serrated Jaws (2023) ^[16]
• The Wishful Dead (2023) ^[17]
• Vortex of Blood (2023) ^[18]
• A Crawling Feast of Decay (2023) ^[19]
• Terminal Exit / Skinless Gods (2024) ^[20]

Compilation Albums

• Legacy #130 (2020)
• Worldwide Underground Against War (2022)
• In the Loving Memory of You ^[21] (2024)

Members

Current Members^[22]

• Mikael Stanne (Dark Tranquillity, The Halo Effect, Cemetery Skyline) - lead vocals (2020 -)
• Stefan Lagergren (The Grifted, ex-Treblinka/Tiamat) - guitar (2020 -)
• Alex Stjernfeldt (Novarupta, CHILD) - guitar (2020 -)
• Christian Jansson (Dark Tranquillity, Pagandom) - bass guitar (2020 -)
• Daniel Liljekvist (Disrupted, ex-Katatonia) - drums (2020 -)

Live Members

• Andreas Baier (Besvärjelsen, Hilning, Vorder) - bass guitar (2021, 2024)
• Per Stålberg (Division of Laura Lee) - guitar (2022)

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Grand Cadaver – Death Metal from Sweden . grandcadaver.com . 18 June 2024 . en.
2. Web site: Millom . André . Grand Cadaver om nya albumet: "Det ska vara rått!" . ROCKBLADET.SE . sv . 18 June 2024 . 25 August 2023.
3. Web site: Kennelty . Greg . 2020-11-04 . GRAND CADAVER (Ex-KATATONIA, DARK TRANQUILLITY) Is All Death Metal on "Fields of the Undying" . 2024-06-17 . Metal Injection . en-US.
4. Web site: Grütz . Moritz . Grand Cadaver (The Halo Effect, Dark Tranquillity & Cemetery Skyline) - Interviews . 13 April 2024 . 14 June 2024 . Metal1.info . de-DE.
5. Web site: Tepedelen . Adem . Full Album Stream: Grand Cadaver – 'Deities of Deathlike Sleep' . Decibel Magazine . 14 June 2024 . 22 August 2023.
6. Web site: Vinnarna Manifestgalan 2022 – Manifestgalan .
7. Web site: Kennelty . Greg . GRAND CADAVER (DARK TRANQUILLITY, Ex-KATATONIA) Drops Brutal New Song "Reign Through Fire" . Metal Injection . 14 June 2024 . 26 July 2021.
8. Web site: Druhm . Steel . 2021-10-28 . Grand Cadaver - Into the Maw of Death Review . 2024-11-06 . Angry Metal Guy . en-US.
9. Web site: Tepedelen . Adem . 2023-08-22 . Full Album Stream: Grand Cadaver – 'Deities of Deathlike Sleep' . 2024-11-06 . Decibel Magazine . en-US.
10. Web site: Kennelty . Greg . 2020-11-04 . GRAND CADAVER (Ex-KATATONIA, DARK TRANQUILLITY) Is All Death Metal on "Fields of the Undying" . 2024-11-06 . Metal Injection . en-US.
11. Web site: Kennelty . Greg . 2020-11-04 . GRAND CADAVER (Ex-KATATONIA, DARK TRANQUILLITY) Is All Death Metal on "Fields of the Undying" . 2024-11-06 . Metal Injection . en-US.
12. Web site: Dick . Chris . 2020-12-16 . Track Premiere: Grand Cadaver "Blood-Filled Skies" . 2024-11-06 . Decibel Magazine . en-US.
13. Web site: Just a moment... . 2024-11-06 . www.metalkaoz.com.
14. Web site: Kennelty . Greg . 2021-09-03 . GRAND CADAVER (Ex-KATATONIA, DARK TRANQUILLITY) Drops New Single "Grim Eternal" . 2024-11-06 . Metal Injection . en-US.
15. Web site: 'Empire Of Lies' feiert Premiere - RockHard . 2024-11-06 . www.rockhard.de . de-DE.
16. Web site: Frasier . Sean . 2023-02-08 . Track Premiere: Grand Cadaver – “Serrated Jaws” . 2024-11-06 . Decibel Magazine . en-US.
17. Web site: Kennelty . Greg . 2023-04-19 . GRAND CADAVER (DARK TRANQUILLITY, Ex-KATATONIA) Offers Only Death Metal On "The Wishful Dead" . 2024-11-07 . Metal Injection . en-US.
18. Web site: BraveWords . GRAND CADAVER - Swedish Death Metal Outfit Ft. Members Of DARK TRANQUILLITY And KATATONIA Share New Song "Vortex Of Blood" . 2024-11-07 . bravewords.com . en.
19. Web site: Nubel . Ted . Grand Cadaver Serve Up "A Crawling Feast of Decay" (Early Track Stream) . 2024-11-07 . Invisible Oranges - The Metal Blog . en-US.
20. Web site: Kennelty . Greg . 2024-04-04 . GRAND CADAVER (DARK TRANQUILLITY, Ex-KATATONIA) Cranks Up The HM-2 On New Single "Terminal Exit" . 2024-11-07 . Metal Injection . en-US.
21. Web site: 2024-11-22 . In The Loving Memory of You - Time Will Heal .
22. Web site: Grand Cadaver - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives . 2024-12-02 . www.metal-archives.com.