A Canorous Quintet was formed in 1991, as “A Canorous Quartet”. The initial line-up consisted of Fredrik Andersson - Guitars, Mårten Hansen - Vocals, Mattias Puttonen – Drums and Linus Petterson – Bass. When the band changed name to A Canorous Quintet in 1993 they had made some drastic changes in the line-up, Fredrik was now handling the drums and with the addition of two new members; Linus Nirbrant and Matthias Ehlin on guitars.
During the second half of 1993 the band recorded their first demo “The Time Of Autumn” on a 8-track portable studio in the rehearsal room. The demo was made into 100 copies and quickly sold out in the growing underground metal scene of Stockholm.
The band started to play live frequently and soon became a renowned live act, playing with bands such as Edge of sanity, Disharmonic orchestra, At the gates, Katatonia and Hypocrisy amongst others. In 1994 they recorded a promo tape which was sent to a couple of Swedish record labels but didn’t land them a deal. At this time the line-up was changed once more as Matthias Ehlin left the band to start up his own project “Siebenburgen”. Jesper Löfgren was introduced to the band as their new bass player. Linus Petterson switched to guitar but it didn’t take long until he also left the band and the search for a new guitarist was a fact. Luckily the search was not in vain for with the addition of Leo Pignon on guitars the line up was finally completed and solid.
A second demo was recorded and this time the band entered the famous Unisound studio (Dan Swanö). It immediately landed the band a deal with No fashion Records who released it as a Mini-cd on the sub-label “Chaos Records”.
In December 1995 A Canorous Quintet entered Abyss studio (Peter Tägtgren) to record their first full length album “Silence of the world beyond”. The album was a huge success and showed the world that the band was to be counted on within the new wave of Swedish melodic death metal.
The band kept on playing at numerous gigs around Scandinavia with acts such as Dissection, Amon Amarth, Dawn and Necrophobic. They also did a number of headline shows.
The follow up to the critically acclaimed debut was recorded at Sunlight studio (Thomas Skogsberg) in November 1997 and named “The Only Pure Hate”. However, a couple of months after its release in April 1998 the band decided to split up.
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Linus Nirbrant -> Guidance of Sin (RIP) -> The Dead (RIP) -> Bulls eye’s dirt (RIP) -> This Ending (Active)
Jesper Löfgren -> Guidance of Sin (RIP) -> This Ending (Active)
Fredrik Andersson -> Guidance of Sin (RIP) -> Amon Amarth (Active) -> The Dead (Session drummer) -> This Ending (Active)
Leo Pignon -> Niden div. 187 (RIP) -> This Ending (Active)
Mårten Hansen -> October tide (Session singer) -> Sins of Omission (RIP) -> Votur (Active) -> This Ending (Active)
Retaliation, Mandatory Suicide (Slayer cover) Live 1997
Home made video of the song When Happiness Dies taken from 1994 MCD "As Tears"
Recorded with 0 budget in 1995
Men det var jag, grymt! Stod framför Leo och digga en sväng, hade god lust att headbanga men känndes så fjantigt med kort hår, haha. Lät svinbra allafall, hoppas Metal Blade puchar er ordentligt!
Tjenare! Hoppas allt är bra med er. Tänkte meddela att några av de färdigmixade versionerna av låtarna från vår första skiva ligger uppe nu. Innan har det bara legat promoversioner av låtarna. Och inom en två-tre veckor kommer även vår första musikvideo dyka upp på sidan. Ha det gött //Wasted Shells
No sweat guys. Thank you so much for the albums you released. All masterpieces! Too bad I missed touring opportunities to see you back in the day, I just found you guys about 3-4 years ago. Please Please PLEEEEEEEEASE post more videos from that live show, or at least send it to me hahah :). Again, awesome work guys, I love how the guitars are almost always playing something different from each other, music that you have to pay attention to when you listen. LOVE IT! The This Ending stuff isn't too shabby either ;P
You guys are so fucking real, some of the most charismatic molodic death metal songs structurs of all time, and riffs that can shred a diamond to fucking dust. Much respect
please please please please pleeeeeeaaaase write ONE MORE album! I love This Ending, but I need more Canorous!!!!!!!!!!!!! Didn't you say in The Only Pure Hate that you would be back some day? I can't believe I have almost been jamming that album for a decade!
Thanx for the add guys and i will check out your new project thing. Love your 'As Tears' mini-CD, it's only 13 years since it came out. Damn, I m getting old:)
åhhh, så sköna minnen från CQ tiden alltså! Folköl på tunnelbanan och headbanging på fritidsgårdar, aiIiIIighT! ni missa åtminstone en poster, vi körde ju med Sorg med er på Apromus, planchen finns på http://www.members.tripod.com/~sorg1/ hoppas det rullar på med This Ending, det är ni värda, piiiice
Hello ! thank you for the add and for the great sound ! I still listen to "as tears" with the same pleasure i felt discovering it... go on like this, we wish you all the best from France !
