Tad Morose - ST. DEMONIUS Vinyl LP

The Swedish band Tad Morose was originally formed in 1991, but the singer left in late 1992. In March 1993, they recorded their first and only demo tape. During those recording sessions, a friend of the band visited the studio and began experimenting with lyrics and vocals. The result was so fantastic that they recorded it, and he was added to the line-up. Record labels, however, seemed unresponsive until mid-August 1993, when Black Mark heard the tape and immediately signed them; around the same time, a keyboard player joined the band. The debut album "Leaving The Past Behind" was released in November 1993 in Europe and shortly thereafter in Japan, where it sold very well for a newcomer. In Germany, Rock Hard voted it "Record of the Month," writing: "Very powerful, compact, and melodic songs with a touch of progressive metal." "an incredible mixture of Metallica and Dream Theater." In mid-October, they entered the same studio as their debut to record "Sender Of Thoughts." Shortly thereafter, some changes were made in the line-up, leaving guitarist Christer "Krunt" Andersson as the only founding member. With this release, Tad Morose deserves to be considered one of the finest acts in power/prog metal. They hit the road in Germany for the Black Mark  festivals, playing with labelmates like Cemetary, Morgana Lefay, and Memento Mori. Mike Wead (Mercyful Fate, Memento Mori) was so impressed with the band's live-performances that he offered to help the guys out with producing their upcoming mini-album, "Paradigma," released in fall 1995. Unfortunately, after this release, the singer left the band to join Memento Mori and was replaced by Urban Breed, a new singer who brought a lot of fresh ideas to the "A Mended Rhyme" album released in 1997. Feeling unsupported by their label, they leave Black Mark and join Century Media. In June 2000, they recorded their new album "Undead," followed in 2002 by "Matters of the Dark" and the year after by "Modus Vivendi," both on Century Media. In 2013, a new vocalist, second guitarist, and bassist joined the band, and they released "Revenant" (2013) and "St. Demonius" (2017) on the Despotz label, respectively; "Chapter X" was released in 2018 on GMR. "March of the Obsequious," out in September 2022, breaks a 4-year silence and follows the same path as their 3 latest releases, with a small nod to the sounds of the 80s and 90s without sounding less fresh and modern.