Swedish Black/Death Metal band.Jon Nödveidt (guitars, vocals) and Peter Palmdahl (bass) used to play in a Thrash band known as Siren's Yell. When the group disbanded in 1989, the two members joined forces with Ole Öhman and formed Dissection. Their debut EP, "Into Infinite Obscurity" was released in 1991 but their first full length, "The Somberlain" was only released in 1993. Between the releases the band was joined by John Zweetslot on guitar. The album allowed the band gain popularity in the underground and above, also thanks to the connection between the members and infamous Mayhem (the album was dedicated to Euronymous). John Zweetslot was eventually kicked out due to lazyness in 1994 and was replaced by Johan Norman and the band recorded their second fullenght album titled "Storm Of The Light's Bane" which was released on Nuclear blast and is cosidered one of the best albums in the genre. Ole Öhman got kicked out of the band soon after the release and the band was replaced by Tobias Kjellgren and the band toured the world. In 1997 all of the members, except Jon, either quit the band or was kicked out and Jon started to put together a new line-up. Following that mishappening, Jon Nödveidt was arrested for killing a 37-year old homosexual and Dissection was no more....or, at least, that's what they made their fans believe for a while. "The Past Is Alive" was released following the arrest as a collection of older recordings. "Storm Of The Light's Bane" and "Where Dead Angels Lie" were re-released into one big album in 2002 with "Storm Of The Light's Bane/Where Dead Angels Lie". The band officialy declared their comeback in 2003. "Live Legacy", a 1997 live recording at the Wacken Open Air festival was released in the same period.On the 30th of October 2004 Dissection made it's triumphant return with it's first show in seven year at Arenan in Stockholm. The show was witnessed by 3000 fans and was filmed for a DVD which was released in the summer of 2006. In November 2004 they released the single "Maha Kali". During the end of 2004 and mid 2005 the band did extensive touring and started the recording of their third full-length album "Reinkaos" wich was released on the 30th of April 2006 on their own label Black Horizon Music. They also re-released their two previous albums with extensive bonus material, that consisted of rare and unreleased recordings, in June 2006. On the 24th of June the band made it's last show ever at Hovet, Stockholm. The show was filmed and recorded for a upcoming DVD and CD release. Jon Nödveidt commited suicide sometime between the 14th and 16th of August 2006.
1) A Melodic Black Metal band from Strömstad, Sweden. The band was formed in 1989 by Jon Nödtveidt (vocals / lead, rhythm & acoustic guitars). The other members were Ole Öhman (drums), Peter Palmdahl (bass), and John Zwetsloot (rhythm & classic acoustic guitars).
In 1990, Dissection played their first live show with death metal act Entombed. In the same year, they recorded and released their first demo entitled The Grief Prophecy. A year later the first EP Into Infinite Obscurity was released. In 1992, Dissection began work on a full-length album, The Somberlain. In which it was released by a now-defunct Swedish label No Fashion Records.
During November 1994, Dissection signed a record deal with the German record label Nuclear Blast. Because he didn't take the band as seriously as the other members did, John Zwetsloot was replaced by [bandmember from=1994 to=1997Johan Norman[/bandmember] on rhythm guitars. In 1995, the band's second full-length album, called Storm of the Light's Bane, was released. The following year, Dissection also released a short EP entitled Where Dead Angels Lie. It was compiled from previous rare and import releases, and contained only cover songs and demo tracks.
In 1997, a compilation album featuring almost all old Dissection demo songs was issued, called The Past Is Alive (The Early Mischief). That same year, Jon Nödtveidt was convicted of helping murder a 38-year old homosexual man in Gothenburg and the band disbanded. Jon was serving time in prison until early 2004 and then reactivated the band. Nödtveidt formed an entirely new line-up, consisting of Set Teitan (rhythm guitars & backing vocals) and Tomas Asklund (drums).
In 2006, Dissection released their third full length album Reinkaos through their own label, in association with The End Records. The lyrics on the Reinkaos album contain magical formulae from the book, and are based on the teachings of, the "Misanthropic Luciferian Order".
The band played its final European concert in Stockholm on Midsummer, 24 June 2006. Jon Nödtveidt (aged 31) shot himself somewhere between August 14th and 16th. Swedish police found him in his apartment the 16th of August 2006. He killed himself because he felt he had achieved all that he could and was meant to in this life. According to some who actually knew him this was probably planned ever since he got out of jail.
2) A Canadian thrash metal band from Quebec City, Quebec formed in 1986 under the name Genocide. They released two demos under that name ("Chain Saw Slaughter" and "Black List") before changing their name to Dissection in 1987. Dissection released their debut album in 1988 titled "Final Genocide" through Fringe Product. In 1991 they released a cassette called "Garden of Stone" and split up soon after. Members of Dissection had previously played in the heavy metal band Outbreak and some Outbreak riffs were recycled for Dissection songs.
There are several other bands with this name, including: A death/thrash metal band from Croatia, a death metal band from Lithuania and a death/grind band from Poland.
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From Wikipedia:Dissection was a black/death metal band from Strömstad, Sweden. The band was formed in 1989 by Jon Nödtveidt and disbanded in 2006 after Nödtveidt's suicide. Dissection released its first EP in 1991.