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IN BATTLE were formed in 1996 when Frölén (guitar/bass), Östlund-Sandin (vocals) and Wiklund (drums) of ODHINN joined forces with Sjödin (guitar/bass, a.k.a. Mysteriis) of SETHERIAL. The first album “In Battle” was recorded at Sunlight Studio in Stockholm, Sweden in 1997, containing twelve extremely fast and brutal black metal songs.
The second album “The Rage Of The Northmen” was recorded at Ballerina Audio in Umeå, Sweden in 1998, with the line-up consisting only of Frölén on guitar and bass, and Wiklund on drums and vocals. Nine songs of viking black metal were the result.
In 1999 the only member left was Frölén, who started writing material for a third album. Only in 2002 he began rehearsing with new drummer Sandin, sonn asking Hans Carlsson (guitar) of DIABOLICAL to join the band. In 2003, Nils Fjellström of AEON replaced Sandin on drums, and the “Soul Metamorphosis” MCD was recorded at Necromorbus Studio in Stockholm, Sweden with a style more leaned towards death/thrash metal. The same year the band signed a contract with Cold / Metal Blade Records.
“Welcome To The Battlefield” is the band’s first production under this new deal. The recording started at Courthouse Studio in Östersund, Sweden, where the drums were recorded on February 2 and 3, 2004. Guitars and bass were recorded at Necromorbus Studio in Stockholm, Sweden between February 19 and March 7. On the 9th of March the band got on a plane to Tampa, Florida to continue work on the album at Mana Recording Studios. The vocals were recorded by engineer Shawn Othani, and the album was mixed and mastered by Erik Rutan of MORBID ANGEL and HATE ETERNAL fame. The album contains 11 songs of true aggression and boiling adrenalin. The sound achieved by Erik Rutan is brutal and crisp, fitting the music perfectly. Or in his own words: “This is a fucking killer man, I’m proud to be a part of this album”.
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