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Timeline
12 events▣ Album 6+ Member joins 2− Member leaves 2◆ Formed 1★ Debut release 1
1990s
· Member joins
Oskar Karlsson joins the band
membranophone
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· Member joins
Gustaf Jorde joins the band
lead vocals
source: musicbrainz
· Debut release
Debut release: Ma belle scalpelle
First documented EP in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
Oskar Karlsson leaves the band
membranophone
source: musicbrainz
2000s
· Member leaves
Gustaf Jorde leaves the band
lead vocals
source: musicbrainz
2020s
Biography
English biography207 words · 6 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1375631135
Biography
Defleshed is a Swedish death/thrash metal band. Guitarist Lars Löfven, formerly of Convulsion and Inanimate, formed the group. Ex-Crematorium bassist Gustaf Jorde joined shortly after recording a demo. In 1995, drummer Matte Modin joined the band. They have released several albums on high-profile metal labels. In November 2005, it was announced that Defleshed had officially split-up.
The band had a side project named Vargavinter.
In January 2021, Defleshed announced they had reformed and were working on new material. In July 2022, the band announced they had signed with Metal Blade Records and would release their new album, Grind Over Matter
Grind Over MatterSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Bent Out of Shape3:562Grind Over Matter2:513One Grave to Fit Them All3:144Heavy Haul2:355Dear Devil3:506Staring Blind2:527Blood Well Spent3:068Unburdened by Genius2:449Behind Dead Eyes3:0310Blast Beast3:1311Last Nail in the Coffin2:56, on October 28, which would be the band's first album in 17 years.
Current members
Gustaf Jorde – vocals, bass (Raubtier)
Lars Löfven – guitars
Matte Modin – drums, (Raised Fist, ex-Dark Funeral)
Former members
Oskar Karlsson – drums
Kristoffer Griedl – guitar
Robin Dohlk – vocals (on Defleshed demo)
Johan Hedman – vocals (on Abrah Kadavrah demo)
Albums
Abrah Kadavrah (1996)
Under the Blade (Metal Blade Records, 1997)
Fast Forward (Pavement Music, 1999)
Royal Straight Flesh (Regain Records, 2002)
Reclaim the Beat (Candlelight Records, 2005)
Grind Over Matter (Metal Blade Records, 2022)
EPs
Ma Belle Scalpelle (1994)
Death... The High Cost of Living (Crash Records, 2000)
Demos
Defleshed (1992)
Abrah Kadavrah (demo) (1992)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 10 | 82.3th |
| Studio albums | 6 | 86.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 12 | 88.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 28 | 62th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (10 release groups · 6 studio albums)
Albums · 6
1996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 29:51
1Beaten, Loved and Eaten3:332Mary Bloody Mary1:523With a Gambrel2:584In Chains and Leather3:165Abrah Kadavrah3:066Gone With the Faeces2:467Anatomically Incorrect3:058On Gorgeous Grounds2:349Body Art...4:3310... Pierced Through the Heart2:081997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 36:31
1Farewell to the Flesh3:202Entering My Yesterdays3:133Eat the Meat Raw3:174Sons of Spellcraft & Starfalls3:005Metalbounded3:316Under the Blade3:067Thorns of a Black Rose3:498Cinderellas Return & Departure3:009Walking the Moons of Mars2:3810Metallic Warlust3:0911Curse the Gods4:281999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 29:59
1The Return of the Flesh2:402The Heat From Another Sun2:473Fast Forward2:374The Iron and the Maiden2:415Proud to Be Dead3:056Snowballing Blood2:267Wilder Than Fire2:538Feeding Fatal Fairies2:379Lightning Strikes Trice2:5610Domination of the Sub-Queen2:5511Speeding the Ways2:222002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 37:58
1Hand Over Fist2:502Fire in Soul3:253Friction3:174Warborn2:455Feed on the Fallen2:326Royal Straight Flesh3:227Back for the Attack2:138Blood Brigade2:579Pick Your Poison3:0010Dangerous When Dead3:3511Brakefailure2:1612Fast Forward2:4013Radiation Sickness3:062005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 36:00
1Stripped to the Bone2:362Abstinence for Turbulence3:133Chain Reaction3:234Bulldozed (Back to Basic)2:555Under Destruction3:126Grind and Rewind2:267Reclaim the Beat2:538Red Hot3:229May the Flesh Be With You3:2910Ignorance Is Bliss3:1011Aggroculture2:2512Over and Out2:562022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 34:20
1Bent Out of Shape3:562Grind Over Matter2:513One Grave to Fit Them All3:144Heavy Haul2:355Dear Devil3:506Staring Blind2:527Blood Well Spent3:068Unburdened by Genius2:449Behind Dead Eyes3:0310Blast Beast3:1311Last Nail in the Coffin2:56
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Ma belle scalpelleSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 19:441Morbidiance Blue Cafe4:18 2Simply Fell Towards3:42 3Many Mangled Maggots2:51 4Ma belle scalpelle3:34 5Gathered Flies5:19 | 1994 |
Album · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Abrah Kadavrah - Ma Belle ScalpelleSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 17 tracks · 53:431Beaten, Loved and Eaten3:31 2Mary Bloody Mary1:51 3With a Gambrel2:57 4In Chains and Leather3:13 5Abrah Kadavrah3:04 6Gone with the Faeces2:44 7Anatomically Incorrect3:03 8On Gorgeous Grounds2:34 9Body Art...4:30 10...Pierced through the Heart2:07 11Gathered Flies4:03 12Morbidiance Blue Cafe3:36 13Simply Fell Towards2:39 14Many Mangled Maggots3:30 15Ma Belle Scalpelle5:13 16Mary Bloody Mary (Live Version)1:45 17In Chains and Leather (Live Version)3:23 | Compilation | 2000 | |
| 2000 | Death... The High Cost of LivingSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 7 tracks · 20:401Entering My Yesterdays3:17 2Mary Bloody Mary1:50 3Metallic Warlust3:14 4Under the Blade2:54 5Walking the Moons of Mars2:31 6In Chains & Leather3:23 7Thorns of a Black Rose3:31 | Live | 31 October 2000 |
Single · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Fleshless and WildSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 5:491Fleshless and Wild2:47 2Night Vision3:02 | 30 April 2021 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Defleshed head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 10 | 82.3th |
| Studio albums | 6 | 86.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 12 | 88.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 28 | 62th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oskar Karlsson | 1991 | 1995 | membranophone |
| Gustaf Jorde | 1992 | 2005 | lead vocals |
Where this record comes from
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/df149e57-9f10-4a77-8421-aa04baa8ece7discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/df149e57-9f10-4a77-8421-aa04baa8ece7core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1182729genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1182729seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defleshedbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defleshed
Why this artist is in the database
- List of thrash metal bands — rank #8
Defleshed | 1991 | Sweden | |
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
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Wikidata: Q1182729 · MusicBrainz: df149e57-9f10-4a77-8421-aa04baa8ece7
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