Lord Belial

Lord Belial is a Swedish black metal band.^[1]

Lord Belial
Origin	Trollhättan, Sweden
Genres	Black metal Melodic black metal Blackened death metal
Years active	1992–2009, 2010–2011, 2013–2015, 2020–present
Labels	No Fashion, Metal Blade, Regain, Dozer, Hammerheart Records
Members	Thomas Backelin Micke Backelin Niclas Pepa Green
Website	lordbelial.net

History

The band formed in 1992 and released their debut album in 1995; placing them among the pioneers of Swedish black metal.^{[citation needed]} Their sound has been compared with bands such as Dissection.^[2] In January 2009, they stopped all their activities, the main reason being the growing hearing problem of their drummer, Micke Backelin.^[3]

Despite an announcement in July 2010 that the band was working on new material, about one year later they announced on their official website and on Twitter that "Lord Belial are not active. No album or gigs are planned for the moment. No interviews will be answered."^[4] In 2013 the only members remaining are Thomas Backelin and Micke Backelin. Live session musicians are Fredrik Wester on guitars, and Adam Chapman on bass.^{[citation needed]}

Lord Belial returned to touring in 2014 with performances at the Mörkaste Småland Festival. Lord Belial has continued touring and announced their tour schedule for 2020 and 2021.^[5] The band signed with Hammerheart Records in May 2021, and released Rapture, their first studio album in 14 years, in May 2022.^[6][7]

Members

Current

• Thomas Backelin - guitars, vocals
• Micke Backelin - drums
• Niclas "Pepa" Green - guitars

Live 2013

• Fredrik Wester - guitars
• Adam Chapman - bass

Former, session

• Anders Backelin - bass
• Daniel "Mojjo" Moilanen - drums
• Fredrik "Plague" Wester - guitars (2000, 2002)
• Hjalmar Nielsen - guitars
• Jenny "Lilith" Andersson - flute (1993–1999 and Kiss the Goat)
• Cecilia Sander - flute (Into the Frozen Shadows and Angelgrinder)
• Catharina Jacobsson - flute (Enter the Moonlight Gate)
• Annelie Jacobsson - flute (Unholy Crusade)
• Jelena Almvide - cello (Enter the Moonlight Gate and Unholy Crusade)

Discography

• Kiss the Goat (1995)
• Enter the Moonlight Gate (1997)
• Unholy Crusade (1999)
• Angelgrinder (2002)
• Doomed by Death (Split, 2002)
• Purify Sweden (Single, 2003)
• Scythe of Death (EP, 2003)
• The Seal of Belial (2004)
• Nocturnal Beast (2005)
• Revelation (2007)
• The Black Curse (2008)
• Rapture (2022)
• Unholy Trinity (2025)

Videography

• Night Divine (VHS, 2001)
• Mark of the Beast (DVD, 2004)