A Canorous Quintet - Stockholm, Swedish Melodic DM
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A CANOROUS QUINTET
Formed in 1991 a brutal Death / Black Metal act, released their ‘The Time Of Autumn’ demo having undergone a multitude of line-up changes up to that point. Guitarist Leo Pignon later forged a similar Black Metal outfit NIDEN DIV. 187 with members of DAWN and THY PRIMORDIAL releasing two albums ‘Towards Judgement’ and ‘Impergium’ on Necropolis Records. Fredrik Andersson also boasts credits with AMON AMARTH as a current Drummer.
Vocalist Marten Hansen is guest on OCTOBER TIDE’s 1999 album ‘Grey Dawn’, and also the Vocalist for SINS OF OMISSION on the 2001's "Flesh on your Bones" album for Black Sun Records. By 2000 both guitarist Linus Nirbrant and Andersson were involved in aside project called GUIDANCE OF SIN. A Canorous Quintet, one of the best Death Metal acts in the history of Sweden.
This is how the band states their music:
"We got compared to all kind of bands and some went as far as calling us Dark Tranquillity copy! Morons! I wonder if they even listened to the album, we have a style of our own and that's something we want to get credit for. Sure, I'm the first to agree that the music sometimes reminds about other bands but that's a long way from being copycats. We don't regret anything on "Silence.." and I suspect that a lot of people in the business didn't give us a fair chance. The ones that did gave us mostly good reviews. The material might be hard to get into at the beginning but that only means that it gets better if you give it some time.".
Later, after the band split up:
"Me and Jesper wanted to go on with Guidance Of Sin to 100%, as we think it's better than ACQ. It have been a lot of response about this ACQ split, many letters and e-mails. But I think our last CD is very good, and that's better then go on and release a shity one, "The Only Pure Hate" is a hell of a Death Metal album (true - JR) and I'm proud of it. Many other things were fucked up too: We all wanted to go on in different directions, and our label (No Fashion Records) did't push us enough. (...) it's no idea to go on when you don't like the things you do, if we would release another album after "The Only..." CD it would not be so good as "The Only..." CD is. ACQ was born in 1991-92 so we have been around for 7 years now, and it's of course boring when you split a band you have been in for so many years.
Vocalist Marten Hansen is guest on OCTOBER TIDE’s 1999 album ‘Grey Dawn’, and also the Vocalist for SINS OF OMISSION on the 2001's "Flesh on your Bones" album for Black Sun Records. By 2000 both guitarist Linus Nirbrant and Andersson were involved in aside project called GUIDANCE OF SIN. A Canorous Quintet, one of the best Death Metal acts in the history of Sweden.
This is how the band states their music:
"We got compared to all kind of bands and some went as far as calling us Dark Tranquillity copy! Morons! I wonder if they even listened to the album, we have a style of our own and that's something we want to get credit for. Sure, I'm the first to agree that the music sometimes reminds about other bands but that's a long way from being copycats. We don't regret anything on "Silence.." and I suspect that a lot of people in the business didn't give us a fair chance. The ones that did gave us mostly good reviews. The material might be hard to get into at the beginning but that only means that it gets better if you give it some time.".
Later, after the band split up:
"Me and Jesper wanted to go on with Guidance Of Sin to 100%, as we think it's better than ACQ. It have been a lot of response about this ACQ split, many letters and e-mails. But I think our last CD is very good, and that's better then go on and release a shity one, "The Only Pure Hate" is a hell of a Death Metal album (true - JR) and I'm proud of it. Many other things were fucked up too: We all wanted to go on in different directions, and our label (No Fashion Records) did't push us enough. (...) it's no idea to go on when you don't like the things you do, if we would release another album after "The Only..." CD it would not be so good as "The Only..." CD is. ACQ was born in 1991-92 so we have been around for 7 years now, and it's of course boring when you split a band you have been in for so many years.
ALBUM DISCOGRAPY 90
Silence Of The World Beyond
No Fashion Records - 1996
1. Silence of the World Beyond 04:39
2. Naked with Open Eyes 04:06
3. Spellbound 03:45
4. The Orchid's Sleep 06:23
5. The Black Spiral 04:09
6. The Last Journey 02:49
7. In the Twilight of Fear 05:39
8. Burning, Emotionless 05:42
9. Dream Reality 04:51
Mårten Hansen - Vocals
Linus Nirbrant - Guitars
Leo Pignon - Guitars
Jesper Löfgren - Bass
Fredrik Andersson - Drums, Keyboards
Peter Tägtgren - Vocals (backing) (track 3)
All music written & arranged by A.C.O. between 94-95.
Recorded & mixed at Abyss Studio during ten days of December 1995.
Produced and mixed by Peter Tägtgren and A.C.O..
Mastered at cutting room by Peter In de Betou and A.C.O..
John Gripenholm - Photography (band)
Carin Högstedt - Photography
T.O.M. - Design
Peter In de Betou - Mastering
Peter Tägtgren - Producer, Engineering, Mixing
Tommy Wihistrand - Artwork
The Only Pure Hate
No Fashion Records - 1998
1. Selfdeceiver (The Purest of Hate) 03:00
2. Embryo of Lies 03:45
3. Red 04:27
4. The Void 04:14
5. Everbleed 02:40
6. The Complete Emptiness 05:46
7. Retaliation 04:25
8. Realm of Rain 03:31
9. The Storm 02:37
10. Land of the Lost 05:06
Mårten Hansen - Vocals, Lyrics (tracks 1, 3-4, 7-10)
Linus Nirbrant - Guitars
Leo Pignon - Guitars
Jesper Löfgren - Bass
Fredrik Andersson - Drums, Lyrics (tracks 2, 5-6)
All songs written by A Canorous Quintet.
Co-produced & co-mixed by A Canorous Quintet.
Recorded & mixed at Sunlight Studio during November and December 1997.
Mastered at Polar Studios, Stockholm , Sweden.
Pontus Dahlgren - Design (paintings)
Leif Argelid - Logo
Anders Hedberg - Logo
Jocke Pettersson - Producer, Engineering
Mia Lorentzon - Mastering
Tomas Skogsberg - Producer, Engineering, Mixing
Guerilla Art - Artwork