The Wacken Carnage
Bloodbath is a titan of death metal from Stockholm, Sweden. Formed in
2000 with a mutual
fascination for the glory days of death metal, the band’s line up boasts an
all-star cast. Anders
Nyström and Jonas Renkse (Katatonia), Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth) and musician and
producer
extraordinaire Dan Swanö are joined by Martin “Axe” Axenrot, also from
Opeth, for ‘The Wacken Carnage’.
This CD/DVD set features the band on scintillating form at a very rare live appearance captured on August 6th 2005 at the infamous Wacken Festival, Germany, with the unmistakable vocal prowess of Mikael Akerfeldt backed up by a solid wall of buzzsaw riffing. Bloodbath pulverise the senses (and the audience) with a stream of classics spanning their recording career at the time. This edition of ‘The Wacken Carnage’ will be presented in a 2-disc jewel case packaging complete with an 8-page booklet.
The band have announced a headline North America tour in May 2018, including
a number of
European Spring and Summer Music Festival slots.