Artist: IN BATTLE
Album: "KINGDOM OF FEAR (CD)"

Year: 2007
Media type: CD

IN BATTLE formed in 1996 when Frolen (guitar/bass), Ostlund-Sandin (vocals) and Wiklund (drums) of ODHINN joined forces with Sjodin (guitar/ bass, a.k.a. Mysteriis) of SETHERIAL. The first album "In Battle" was recorded at Sunlight Studio in Stockholm, Sweden in 1997, and contained twelve extremely fast and brutal black metal songs. The second album "The Rage of the Northmen" was recorded at Ballerina Audio in Umeе, Sweden in 1998, with the line-up consisting only of Frolen on guitar and bass, and Wiklund on drums and vocals. Nine songs of Viking black metal were the result.

In 1999 the only member left was Frolen, who started writing material for a third album. In 2002 he began rehearsing with Sandin (this time on drums), soon asking Hans Carlsson (guitar) of DIABOLICAL to join the band. In 2003, Nils Fjellstrom of AEON replaced Sandin on drums and Sandin went back to handling the vocals and the "Soul Metamorphosis" MCD was recorded at Necromorbus Studio in Stockholm, Sweden with a style more leaned towards death/thrash metal. The same year the band signed a contract with Metal Blade Records. "Welcome to the Battlefield" was recorded and released in 2004.

This time the recording took place in three different studios, drums were recorded at Courthouse Studio in Ostersund, Sweden, guitars and bass were recorded at Necromorbus Studio in Stockholm, the vocals were recorded at Mana Recording Studios by engineer Shawn Othani, and the album was mixed and mastered by Erik Rutan of MORBID ANGEL and HATE ETERNAL. The new album contains 11 death /thrash metal songs of true aggression and boiling adrenalin.

TRACKLIST:

01. Kingdom of Fear
02. The Multitude
03. The Wandering One
04. Follow the Allfather
05. Tyr
06. The Dead Shall See
07. The Curse
08. I Kamp
09. Terrorkings
10. Path of Power
11. Raven Calls

LINE-UP:

Odhinn Sandin - Vocals
Hasse Carlsson - Guitar
John Frolen - Bass
Tomas Elofsson - Guitar
Nils Fjellstrom - Drums