MACERATION - DENMARK

A Serenade Of Agony - 1992 - Progress Red Labels
It Never Ends… - 2022 - Emanzipation
Serpent Devourment - 2025 - Emanzipation

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Members
Vocals
Ghost, Iarus, Pan.thy.monium, Brejn Dedd, Diabolical Masquerade, Ulanbator, Therion, Unicorn, Edge Of Sanity, Masticate>>Day Disyraah [Dan Swanö]>>Pan.thy.monium, Unicorn, Edge Of Sanity, Masticate, Nightingale, Bloodbath, Solo, Diabolical Masquerade, Bloodbath, Infestdead, Another Life, Katatonia, Godsend, Ribspreader, Obliterhate, Steel, Unicorn, Demiurg, Star One, Second Sky, Nightingale, Odyssey, Darkcide, Witherscape - Cor Vacante>>JAN BERGMANN JEPSEN>>Cor Vacante

Guitar
Iconoclasm, Transmission, PLPB>>LARS BANGHOLT>>Iconoclasm, Transmission, PLPB - Invocator, Self>>JAKOB SCHULTZ>>Self - ROBERT TENGS

Bass
Invocator>>Jakob Schultz – Robert Tengs - Spectral Mortuary, Exmortem, Crucifix, Encyrcle, Ad Noctum>>RUNE KOLDBY

Drum
Invocator, Eidetic>>Jacob Hansen>>Invocator, Manticora, Anubis Gate, Eidetic, Pyramaze, Ureas, Firesoul, Asinhell – Downlord, Corpus Mortale, Killing Gandhi, Procession, Illdisposed, Myrkur>>Rasmus Schmidt>>Killing Gandhi, Illdisposed - Corpus Mortale>>NICOLAI KALTOFT




History & Biography
Maceration had a live demo in 1990 and an album on the Danish label Progress in 1992 before disintegrating. Apparently Schultz and Bangholt wimped out and cut their hair after getting into hip hop! Initially, the death metal act was a follow-up project for Invocator’s main men (with Bangholt leading), but Dan Swanö’s presence meant that there was additional star power present. The debut was recorded for Germany’s Turbo Records, which never fulfilled its obligations and famously soon went broke. Drummer Stefan Lerke Nielsen (ex-Agonize) came and went. His replacement Kim Eriksen did not last either. A promised second album for 1995 never materialized.

Schultz had left Invocator because he didn’t want to take over the bass duty after handling the guitar over the years.

Denmark-based Maceration was back and had an album called It Never Ends… in autumn of 2022, which featured Dan Swanö on vocals. The band’s last album from 1992, A Serenade Of Agony, was re-issued as well. The live line-up was comprised of original members, lead guitarist Jakob Schultz and rhythm guitarist Lars Bangsholt. The new members were bass player Robert Tengs, drummer Rasmus Schmidt (Illdisposed and ex-Myrkur) and singer Jan Bergmann Jepsen (ex-Cor Vacante). The band had a 2023 concert with Destabilizer, Helge and Rå Løg. 2024 started with a concert with Crocell. The band issued a 2024 single/video called Serpent Devourment off a forthcoming album. The line-up in 2024 was Jan Bergmann Jepsen (vocals), Robert Tengs, Jakob Schultz and Lars Bangsholt (guitars), Rune Koldby (bass) and drummer Nicolai Kaltoft. Tengs was previously on bass. The Serpent Devourment album was available in January 2025 and featured Dan Swanö in a duet with Jan Bergmann on several tracks. Maceration booked a European tour for the winter of 2025 and was also billed at Heavy Agger Festival and Dortmund Deathfest for the summer.


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