Cruentus (Swe)

Cruentus was formed in Norrköping in 1998. Martin Öhman and Petter Bocian first started the band and shortly after Fredrik Larsson (Karnell) joined. With influences mainly revolving around Scandinavian extreme metal bands, such as Edge of Sanity, Dissection, Entombed, At the Gates, Amorphis and Dark Tranquillity, but also from acts like Metallica and Iron Maiden, the group had a strong musical ground to evolve from. The first couple of years the band rehearsed a lot, recorded two demos and played a few local shows. Shortly after this Fredrik left the band due to other commitments. Martin and Petter continued playing but not as regularly as before. It wasn't until around 2010 they started to rehearse on a steady basis. Lots of songs were written and recorded at their rehearsal place and after a few years the decision of releasing a full-length album was made. Due to several different reasons that postponed the release, the album finally saw the light of day on December 28th, 2020.