Bloodbath

It isn't uncommon for metal bands through the years to abandon or shift styles, starting out as death or black metal outfits and transforming -- for a number of reasons, including development of skill, musical maturity, a need to explore new territory, new members, different production, etc. -- into something quite different. Some bands have shed black metal cacophony for symphonic power metal; others have left death metal behind for more textural and technical progressive pastures. For members of such legendary Swedish metal bands as Opeth, Katatonia, and -- well, Dan Swan+¦ ...