Artist: Diabolical Masquerade
Genre(s):
Metal: Sympho
Metal: Death,Black
Other
Discography:
Death's Design
Year: 2000
Tracks: 61
Nightwork
Year: 1998
Tracks: 7
The Phantom Lodge
Year: 1997
Tracks: 9
Ravendusk In My Heart
Year: 1995
Tracks: 9
A one-man incline send off of Katatonia guitarist Anders Nyström (aka Blackheim), Sweden's Diabolical Masquerade released a string of symphonic and misanthropical black alloy albums, starting with 1995's imaginatively titled Ravendusk in My Heart. The similarly elysian and ill-disposed The Phantom Lodge followed a couple age later, and fan favorite Nightwork in 1998, just with 2001's much delayed Death's Design, Nyström's expansive schemes arguably achieved their originative climax, this organism a full-fledged horror-movie soundtrack. Unfortunately, the flick in question was never released and Diabolical Masquerade never made it to a musical sequel, now widely reported to be in fact defunct. Finally, it's worth noting that illustrious producer, player, and Nyström confrere Dan Swanö (Edge of Sanity, Bloodbath, Pan-Thy-Monium, etc.) was rumored to be a silent subscriber to some of the above kit and caboodle.
