Death metal is a punishing genre, especially when it’s of the extremely technical variety. But there’s a beauty that arises when the sworn members of its sacred crypt spring back to life as a new nocturnal creation.
Retromorphosis crawls out from the grave of one of the most influential bands in modern metal. The lineup features two founding members of revered Swedish technical death metal deviants Spawn of Possession. Jonas Bryssling (guitar) and Dennis Röndum (vocals) are joined by their old bandmates Erlend Caspersen (bass) and Christian Muenzner (guitar), who’s also a former member of Obscura and Necrophagist. All four members played together on Spawn of Possession’s Incurso, which is widely considered one of the most influential albums in modern death metal.
These familiar faces are rounded out by drummer KC Howard. Howard also drums for Odious Mortem and was a long-time member of Decrepit Birth.
“We are very proud to announce our signing to Season of Mist!” Bryssling says on behalf of the band. “Retromorphosis are by no means spring lambs to the scene. We have past and current members of Spawn of Possession, Obscura, Necrophagist, Decrepit Birth and Odious Mortem, plus Igorr, Abhorrent and Cruelty Exalted, to name a few others. With that said, this is not a random all-star project. We’re a fully fleshed-out band with plenty of ideas for the future. It feels great to know that a well-respected label like Season of Mist will help us share our music with the world”.
Retromorphosis will release their debut album sometime next year.
Listen to a teaser from the album
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Retromorphosis became a growing seed after Spawn of Possession was officially buried in 2017. Guitarist and main songwriter Jonas Bryssling wanted to add more old school elements while incorporating more of his own style into the Swedish band’s widely influential technical death metal.
He began writing new music and after careful consideration, enlisted several of his previous bandmates for his new venture: vocalist Dennis Röndum, guitarist Christian Muenzner, bassist Erlend Caspersen and drummer KC Howard.
The band enlisted Sweden’s Magnus Sedenberg to produce their debut, who was also behind the boards for Spawn of Possession’s Cabinet.
Expect more brutality and atmospherics when Retromorphosis release their first album in 2025.
Lineup
Jonas Bryssling (Spawn of Possession) – Guitars
Dennis Röndum (Spawn of Possession) – Vocals
Christian Muenzner (Spawn of Possession, ex-Obscura and Necrophagist) – Guitars
Erlend Caspersen (Spawn of Possession, The Allseeing I, Abhorrent) – Bass
KC Howard (Odius Mortem, ex-Decrepit Birth)- Drums
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