Tomas Lindberg

Tomas Lindberg (October 16, 1972), from Gothenburg, Sweden, has been active as a musician and composer since the late 1980s. He started as a vocalist in the band Grotesque under the name Goatspell. When Grotesque fell apart he started melodic death metal band At the Gates. At the Gates broke up after the 1995 release of the highly acclaimed Slaughter of the Soul album.

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October 16 - 1972 - Gothenburg - Sweden - 1980s - Grotesque - Death metal - At the Gates - 1995 - Slaughter of the Soul

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Since then, Lindberg has been involved in many other diverse musical projects within the metal scene. He has fronted Hide, The Crown, Disfear, Skitsystem, and the grindcore supergroup Lock Up, in which he performed alongside members of Napalm Death Shane Embury (bass) and Jesse Pintado (guitar) and former-Dimmu Borgir drummer, Nicolas Barker.

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The Crown - Disfear - Skitsystem - Grindcore - Lock Up - Napalm Death - Shane Embury - Jesse Pintado - Dimmu Borgir - Nicolas Barker

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He is earning praise for his Gothenburg-based outfit, The Great Deceiver, far removed from his previous work ? a product of the Gothenburg melodic death metal scene mixed with influences from artists such as The Cure and Joy Division.

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The Great Deceiver - Gothenburg - Death metal - The Cure - Joy Division

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More recently he has worked with the band Nightrage who have just released their new cd in 2005.

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