The Duskfall
Swedish musical group; melodic death metal band
The Duskfall is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Luleå, formed in 1999. The band released four full-length studio albums and split in 2008. They reformed in 2014.
History
Guitarist Mikael Sandorf formed the band in 1999 after leaving melodic death metal band Gates of Ishtar. The band was named Soulash, until changing it to The Duskfall in 2001. Tommi Konu and Urban Carlsson departed the band, and drummer Oskar Karlsson (from the later period of Gates of Ishtar) and bassist Kaj Molin joined in. The band recorded and released the demo Deliverance in 2001.
In 2002, Duskfall released their debut album, Frailty, produced by Daniel Bergstrand. After the release of Frailty, guitarist Joachim Lindbäck joined the band. Source was recorded at Daniel Bergstrand's Dug Out Studios in 2003.
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