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| Location: | Stockholm/Karlstad/Gothenburg, |
| Country: |  Sweden |
| Last Login: | Jul 1, 2008 (515 days back) |
About Me |
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The Diablo Swing Orchestra dates back to 1501 in Sweden, where history tells the tale of an orchestra that played like no other. With music so seductive and divine that the ensemble overwhelmed audiences all over the country, and people from all social classes took them to their hearts. Their performances rapidly earned a reputation of being feral and vigorous and gained the orchestra a devoted crowd that followed them around. During the later half of the 16'th century the criticism against the royal crown dictatorial ruling had intensified. Gifts and tenancies had made the chruch extremely wealthy, and since the money merely was used to strengthen their power the discontent among the people was growing. To many people the orchestra presented them to a new view upon things and a way to cope with everyday life. The church witnessed how their influence over the people decreased and began to depict the orchestra as treacherous, saying their intentions were anything but righteous. The orchestras extensive use of the prohibited tritonus interval in their music as well as their excessive lifestyles was facts that were not looked mildly upon. During church services priests slandered the music saying it was an insult to Christ himself. However, when this attempt to reduce the orchestras popularity failed, the church began to use more desperate measures in order to regain its former power. The Devils orchestra became the slogan they used and the members were accused of being everything from devil worshippers to the spawn of Satan. This catchphrase eventually caught on and became the popular name of the orchestra. When even these efforts shown futile the church ultimately framed the orchestra members for a murder and a ruthless manhunt began. The following two years the orchestra lead the lives of outlaws and were forced to perform in barns and outhouses, where only a strictly limited number of people were allowed to attend. Luckily generous people provided them with food and somewhere to sleep. In order to capture the orchestra the church issued a reward to the person that could provide such information that lead to the capture of the orchestra. The sum was so large that the orchestra, tired and weary of living as fugitives, realised that it all had come to and end. They knew that sooner or later someone would reveal their whereabouts and the decided to go down in style. But before doing so they all signed a pact saying that their descendants were given the task of reuniting the orchestra in 500 years and continue their work of spreading thought-provoking music. Six envelopes were therefore sealed and given to trustees of the orchestra to pass on to family members. They announced their final concert publicly as a grandeur finale. Thousands of people showed up and even though it was almost no one who could actually hear the music, the massive sing-along of the crowd granted the performance to be the most talked about in history. Thanks to the huge amount of people the orchestra was allowed to play until their last song when armed guards finally managed to storm the stage and arrest the musicians. They were sent prison and later sentenced to death by hanging. Stockholm 2003, by mere accident two of the original orchestra descendants meet in a music shop and began to discuss music. It later shows that they both have received a strange letter from some ancient relative containing instructions on how to reunite The Devils Orchestra. They both become very excited and though some genealogy they managed to find all of the remaining successors in a period of three months. Unfortunate all of the original scores were confiscated and burned by the church back in 1503. So music-wise the new orchestra were left with no directions on what to play. After some meticulous discussions it was agreed upon that the music should be like a modern version of the old orchestra. Annlouice was chosen to front the band, her angelic yet powerful operatic voice was perfect to bring a bombastic feeling to the music. Pontus dance-influences and programming skills came in handy since the orchestra wanted the arrangements to sound a bit more futuristic. He shares guitar duties with Daniel who also is the main composer in the band. Andy brought some groove to the mix adding powerful slapping and funk-oriented bass licks, while Andreas's energetic drumming made sure the songs are driven and pulsating. Together with Anders, he lays the solid swinging foundation of the band. Johannes's theoretical knowledge and stunning technique combined with an emotive cello-playing style made him essential to the bands sound. Together they answer to the name of Diablo Swing Orchestra and are determined to honour the legacy of their ancestors. |
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Music:Member Since: 6/17/2006Band Website: diabloswing.com Band Members: Daniel Håkansson - Guitars & Vocals Pontus Mantefors - Guitars & FX Annlouice Loegdlund - Vocals Andy Johansson - Bass Johannes Bergion - Cello Andreas Halvardsson - Drums iTunes Or by the album at these locations: amazon.com amazon.de amazon.co.uk amazon.fr amazon.co.jp cdbaby.com Sounds Like: Management Germany, Switzerland & Austria: ohmysweet.com Record Label: Candlelight/Sirenette/MALS Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Rock / Classical / Jazz) |
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My Blog |
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Live review of dutch shows |
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| We had an exellent time in Holland and 3 great shows. We hope to come back as soon as possible. Big thanx to all that came and danced!Live review can be found here:http://www.zwaremetalen.comhttp://ww... Posted by Diablo Swing Orchestra on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:52:00 PST |
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Live video - d:s:o at Blikfest IV |
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| Hello,We have finally managed to get ourselves a live clip from a concert. We're playing Balrog Boogie at Blikfest IV on the 3rd of november 2007. ... Posted by Diablo Swing Orchestra on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 01:52:00 PST |
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The Butchers Ballroom - Reviews |
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| Some reviews of the album:http://www.metalstorm.ee (english)http://www.soniccathedral.com (english)http://www.metalcovenant.com (english)http://www.metalteamuk.net (english)http://sputnikmusic.com (en... Posted by Diablo Swing Orchestra on Mon, 11 Sep 2006 11:53:00 PST |
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Buy the album here |
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| You can now purchase the album here:US and Worldwideamazon.complastichead.comThe end recordscdbaby.com Sonic Cathedralseason-of-mist.comtesco.comlasercd.complay.comthehu
t.comclick2rock.netcduniverse.c... Posted by Diablo Swing Orchestra on Fri, 29 Dec 2006 01:06:00 PST |
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Buy the album in digital format |
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| iTunes linkMusic is hereNapsterSony ConnectBitmunkisound.comtradebitpayplaygreatindie.com... Posted by Diablo Swing Orchestra on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 11:59:00 PST |
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Join the d:s:o forum! |
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| The official dso forum is now up, visit it at http://www.diabloswing.com/forumFeel free to sign up and have your say on about the band or anything else. Thanks Damir!... Posted by Diablo Swing Orchestra on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 09:41:00 PST |
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Balrog Boogie - Lyrics |
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| Mea culpa, ecce signum, corpus vile, coram deo Pactum serva, scala caeli, gloria patri, pax et bonum Sine cura, vade mecum, casus belli, lusus naturae Dies illa, velut Luna ,dona es virtumDies... Posted by Diablo Swing Orchestra on Sun, 24 Sep 2006 02:11:00 PST |
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