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Members
5 Male
Origin
Borås, Sweden
Genre
Death Metal
Style
Metal
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5 MaleOrigin
Borås, SwedenGenre
Death MetalStyle
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Born
1991
Active
1991 to Present...
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Evocation are a death metal band from Borås, Sweden.
Evocation was formed in the autumn of 1991 in Borås by bassist Thomas Josefsson, vocalist Jani Karvola, guitarist Marko Palmén, drummer Janne K. Bodén and guitarist Vesa Kenttäkumpu. A few months later, Evocation parted ways with vocalist Jani Karvola. Thomas Josefsson filled the empty spot as vocalist but ceased to continue playing bass. In 1992, two demos were recorded. The first was recorded at Sunlight Studio with producer Tomas Skogsberg. It resulted in a three track and intro demo limited to 500 copies entitled "The Ancient Gate". Later in an interview, Skogsberg named Evocation as “the best demo band he ever had recorded”. Before the sound recording, Christian “Kricke” Saarinen filled the role as bassist. The second demo contained four tracks and was recorded in a local studio. Later on, both demos gathered cult status within tape trader communities and are now considered true gems from the early years of the Swedish Death Metal scene. After the recordings, Evocation played shows with other death metal bands such as Ceremonial Oath, Dark Tranquillity, Dismember, and Liars in Wait.
In the beginning of 1993, Evocation had gained a reputation as a ferocious live band and was considered to be one of the most interesting death metal acts from Sweden. Creating their own unique mix of the Gothenburg and Stockholm death metal sound made waves in the death metal scene. Despite the fact that several labels contacted the band, Evocation was put on indefinite hiatus in the autumn of 1993 due to musical differences. In 2001, the band was contacted by Breath of Night Records, and in November 2004, Evocation reformed and the two demos were released worldwide as a full length, self-titled compilation.
They have released 4 albums and one EP since then.
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