Biography

Bloodbath began life as a humble tribute. Formed by members of Katatonia, Opeth and Edge Of Sanity in 1998, they devoted themselves to resurrecting the forgotten art of pure death metal. Inspired by the greats of the Swedish and Florida scenes, Bloodbath pooled their talents and discovered that they were more than equal to the achievements of the genre’s revered ancient gods. Kicking off with the release of Breeding Death at the turn of the century, the Swedes have since evolved and mutated multiple times, releasing a succession of peerless, face-ripping death metal masterpieces. Whether fronted by Åkerfeldt or by Hypocrisy’s Peter Tägtgren, Bloodbath steadily became a revered benchmark for deathly, old school evangelism. In 2014, Bloodbath unveiled a new frontman in legendary Paradise Lost vocalist Nick Holmes. Darker and nastier than any previous record, Grand Morbid Funeral was a masterpiece, and a new era had begun. Three years later, the maliciously blackened death tirade of The Arrow Of Satan Is Drawn took Bloodbath even deeper into blasphemous, bloodstained depths. Fast forward to 2022 and the world is in flames. Survival Of The Sickest offers no respite from the horrors of reality. Instead, with the addition of guitarist Tomas ‘Plytet’ Åkvik (Lik), Bloodbath’s latest and greatest album gleefully confronts the slavering ghoul lurking in the shadows, and treats him to ten songs of ripping death metal frenzy. Bloodbath are the kings of the old school.