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Lord Belial
Group · Sweden · formed 1992
musical band
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Timeline
47 events+ Member joins 19− Member leaves 16▣ Album 10◆ Formed 1★ Debut release 1
1990s
· Member joins
Anders Backelin joins the band
electric bass guitar
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Micke Backelin joins the band
drums (drum set)
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Niclas Andersson joins the band
electric guitar
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Thomas Backelin joins the band
lead vocals
source: musicbrainz
· Debut release
Debut release: The Art of Dying
First documented EP in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
2000s
· Member leaves
Niclas Andersson leaves the band
electric guitar
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Fredrik Wester joins the band
electric guitar
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Niclas Andersson joins the band
electric guitar
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
Fredrik Wester leaves the band
electric guitar
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
Micke Backelin leaves the band
drums (drum set)
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
Niclas Andersson leaves the band
electric guitar
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Daniel Moilanen joins the band
drums (drum set)
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
Daniel Moilanen leaves the band
drums (drum set)
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Micke Backelin joins the band
drums (drum set)
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Niclas Andersson joins the band
electric guitar
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
Anders Backelin leaves the band
electric bass guitar
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
Thomas Backelin leaves the band
lead vocals
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
Micke Backelin leaves the band
drums (drum set)
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
Niclas Andersson leaves the band
electric guitar
source: musicbrainz
2010s
· Member joins
Anders Backelin joins the band
electric bass guitar
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Micke Backelin joins the band
drums (drum set)
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Niclas Andersson joins the band
electric guitar
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Thomas Backelin joins the band
lead vocals
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
Anders Backelin leaves the band
electric bass guitar
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
Micke Backelin leaves the band
drums (drum set)
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
Niclas Andersson leaves the band
electric guitar
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
Thomas Backelin leaves the band
lead vocals
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Anders Backelin joins the band
electric bass guitar
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Micke Backelin joins the band
drums (drum set)
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Thomas Backelin joins the band
lead vocals
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
Anders Backelin leaves the band
electric bass guitar
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
Micke Backelin leaves the band
drums (drum set)
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
Thomas Backelin leaves the band
lead vocals
source: musicbrainz
2020s
· Member joins
Micke Backelin joins the band
drums (drum set)
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Niclas Andersson joins the band
electric guitar
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Thomas Backelin joins the band
lead vocals
source: musicbrainz
Biography
English biography250 words · 5 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1377517401
Biography
Lord Belial is a Swedish black metal band formed in Trollhättan in 1992.
History
The band formed in 1992 and released their debut album in 1995, making them pioneers of Swedish black metal
Black MetalSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 53 tracks · 6 discsDisc 11Bleed on the Cross3:142Hellspawn3:313Grace of God4:394The Art of Dying1:515Jesus Fails4:536Malevolently Reversed1:477Maniac Madness0:358Lilith - Demonic Queen of the Black Light4:599Into the Frozen Shadows6:0410Mad Redeemer2:5111Satan Divine4:1112The Ancient Slumber6:14Disc 21Hymn of the Ancient Misanthropic Spirit of the Forest5:202Satan Divine3:593Grace of God4:144The Ancient Slumber5:405Into the Frozen Shadows5:366The Art of Dying1:387Osculum Obscenum3:008Mysterious Kingdom6:089In the Light of the Fullmoon5:0110Lilith - Demonic Queen of the Black Light4:36Disc 31Enter the Moonlight Gate5:122Unholy Spell of Lilith6:423Path with Endless Horizons5:564Lamia4:545Black Winter Blood-bath4:566Forlorn in Silence3:507Belial - Northern Prince of Evil3:198Realm of a Thousand Burning Souls (Part I)20:04Disc 41Summon the Legions1:082Unholy Crusade3:473War of Hate6:344Lord of Evil Spirits4:375Death Is the Gate - Mors Iannua Vitae10:156Bleed on the Cross2:597Divide et Impera8:138Master of Destruction4:299Night Divine3:4110And Heaven Eternally Burns (Realm of a Thousand Burning Souls Part II)8:16Disc 51Dominus Bellum0:482Angelgrinder5:363Satan Divine4:004Burn the Kingdom of Christ3:555Unrelenting Scourge of War8:336Wrath of the Antichrist Horde3:037Ungodly Passage3:458Kingdom of Infinite Grief5:119Odium Vincit Omnia (Outro)2:47Disc 61Scythe of death7:002Black Void5:223Possessed by Fre3:084Purify Sweden5:13. Their sound has been compared to Dissection. In January 2009, they stopped activities due to drummer Micke Backelin's hearing problem.
Despite announcing, in July 2010, that the band was working on new material, one year later, they announced that "Lord Belial are not active. No album or gigs are planned for the moment. No interviews will be answered." In 2013, the only members remaining were Thomas Backelin and Micke Backelin. Live session musicians included Fredrik Wester on guitars, and bassist Adam Chapman.
Lord Belial returned to touring in 2014, with performances at the Mörkaste Småland Festival. Lord Belial continued touring, and announced their tour schedule for 2020 and 2021. The band signed with Hammerheart Records in May 2021, and released Rapture, their first studio album in 14 years, in May 2022.
Current
Thomas Backelin - guitars, vocals
Micke Backelin - drums
Niclas "Pepa" Green - guitars
Live 2013
Fredrik Wester - guitars
Adam Chapman - bass
Former, session
Anders Backelin - bass
Daniel "Mojjo" Moilanen - drums
Fredrik "Plague" Wester - guitars (2000, 2002)
Hjalmar Nielsen - guitars
Jenny "Lilith" Andersson - flute (1993–1999 and Kiss the Goat)
Cecilia Sander - flute (Into the Frozen Shadows and Angelgrinder)
Catharina Jacobsson - flute (Enter the Moonlight Gate)
Annelie Jacobsson - flute (Unholy Crusade)
Jelena Almvide - cello (Enter the Moonlight Gate and Unholy Crusade)
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 | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 25 | 88.9th |
| Studio albums | 10 | 91.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 47 | 98.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 32 | 70th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (25 release groups · 10 studio albums)
Albums · 10
1995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 45:17
1Hymn of the Ancient Misanthropic Spirit of the Forest5:202Satan Divine3:593Grace of God4:154The Ancient Slumber5:405Into the Frozen Shadows5:366The Art of Dying1:397Osculum Obscenum3:008Mysterious Kingdom6:099In the Light of the Fullmoon5:0210Lilith - Demonic Queen of the Black Light4:371997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 54:56
1Enter the Moonlight Gate5:122Unholy Spell of Lilith6:433Path With Endless Horizons5:564Lamia4:555Black Winter Blood-Bath4:576Forlorn in Silence3:507Belial - Northern Prince of Evil3:198Realm of a Thousand Burning Souls, Part 120:041999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 54:04
1Summon the Legions1:092Unholy Crusade3:483War of Hate6:344Lord of Evil Spirits4:375Death Is the Gate: Mors iannua vitae10:166Bleed on the Cross2:597Divide et impera8:148Master of Destruction4:289Night Divine3:4210And Heaven Eternally Burns (Realm of a Thousand Burning Souls, Part II)8:172002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 43:55
1Dominus bellum (intro)0:482Angelgrinder5:363Satan Divine4:004Burn the Kingdom of Christ3:565Unrelenting Scourge of War8:336Wrath of the Antichrist Horde3:047Ungodly Passage3:468Kingdom of Infinite Grief5:119Odium vincit omnia (outro)2:4510Massacre2:3511The Trooper3:412004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 47:36
1Prolusio: Acies Sigillum3:182Sons of Belial6:293Chariot of Fire5:124Abysmal Hate6:385Legio Inferi5:496Mark of the Beast6:347Armageddon Revelation6:118Scythe of Death7:252005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 43:43
1Invocation of the 68th Demon1:162Succubi Infernal3:513Demonic Possession4:424Desolate Passage4:085Nocturnus5:156Insufferable Rituals4:557Monarchy of Death4:458Fleshbound4:009Spiritual Damnation4:0910Indoctrination of Human Sorrow4:4011Deathmarch2:022007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 42:22
17th Seal0:462Ancient Splendor3:133Aghast3:524Death as Solution4:055Unspoken Veneration3:476Death Cult Era3:517Vile Intervention5:228Gateway to Oblivion4:219Unholy War5:0010Black Wings of Death5:0411Grievance3:012008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 52:27
1Pazuzu - Lord of Fevers and Plague3:492Trumpets of Doom5:103Sworn4:184Inexorable Retribution4:465Antichrist Reborn5:166Primordial Incantation6:087Devilish Enlightenment5:268Ascension of Lilith7:109Unorthodox Catharsis5:3010Soul Gate4:542022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 49:56
1Legion3:302On a Throne of Souls5:213Rapture of Belial6:234Destruction3:505Belie All Gods5:056Evil Incarnate4:457Lux Luciferi5:288Infinite Darkness and Death6:409Alpha and Omega4:2710Lamentations4:272025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 48:36
1Ipse Venit5:012Glory to Darkness6:213Serpent’s Feast5:454Blasphemy3:515In Chaos Transcend4:386The Whore4:457Scornful Vengeance4:128The Great Void5:279Antichrist8:36
EP · 4
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Art of DyingSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 7 tracks · 19:311Bleed on the Cross3:01 2Hellspawn3:20 3Grace of God1:44 4The Art of Dying1:47 5Jesus Fails4:39 6Malevolently Reversed4:23 7Maniac Madness0:37 | Demo | 14 June 1993 | |
| 1994 | Into the Frozen ShadowsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 22:431Lilith - Demonic Queen of the Black Light4:36 2Into the Frozen Shadows5:36 3Mad Redeemer2:52 4Satan Divine3:59 5The Ancient Slumber5:40 | Demo | 1994 | |
| 2002 | Doomed by DeathSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 12:34ADoomed5:53 BScythe of Death6:41 | 19 December 2002 | ||
| 2003 | Scythe of DeathSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 20:431Scythe of Death7:00 2Black Void5:22 3Possessed by Fire3:08 4Purify Sweden5:13 | 17 November 2003 |
Single · 7
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Purify SwedenSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 10:04APurify Sweden5:10 BCome to the Sabbath4:54 | May 2003 | ||
| 2022 | On a Throne of SoulsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 5:221On a Throne of Souls5:22 | 4 March 2022 | ||
| 2022 | Lux LuciferiSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 5:281Lux Luciferi5:28 | 1 April 2022 | ||
| 2022 | Belie All GodsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 5:061Belie All Gods5:06 | 29 April 2022 | ||
| 2025 | Ipse venitSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:591Ipse venit4:59 | 16 April 2025 | ||
| 2025 | The WhoreSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 9:421The Whore4:43 2Ipse venit4:59 | 23 May 2025 | ||
| 2025 | AntichristSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 18:181Antichrist8:36 2The Whore4:43 3Ipse venit4:59 | 13 June 2025 |
Album · 4
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Ancient DemonsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 45:001Bleed on the Cross3:14 2Hellspawn3:32 3Grace of God4:41 4The Art of Dying1:51 5Jesus Fails4:56 6Malevolently Reversed1:48 7Maniac Madness0:33 8Lilith, Demonic Queen of the Black Light4:59 9Into the Frozen Shadows6:06 10Mad Redeemer2:52 11Satan Divine4:12 12The Ancient Slumber6:16 | Compilation | 30 June 2008 | |
| 2014 | Black MetalSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 53 tracks · 4:17:14Disc 1 1Bleed on the Cross3:14 2Hellspawn3:31 3Grace of God4:39 4The Art of Dying1:51 5Jesus Fails4:53 6Malevolently Reversed1:47 7Maniac Madness0:35 8Lilith - Demonic Queen of the Black Light4:59 9Into the Frozen Shadows6:04 10Mad Redeemer2:51 11Satan Divine4:11 12The Ancient Slumber6:14 Disc 21Hymn of the Ancient Misanthropic Spirit of the Forest5:20 2Satan Divine3:59 3Grace of God4:14 4The Ancient Slumber5:40 5Into the Frozen Shadows5:36 6The Art of Dying1:38 7Osculum Obscenum3:00 8Mysterious Kingdom6:08 9In the Light of the Fullmoon5:01 10Lilith - Demonic Queen of the Black Light4:36 Disc 31Enter the Moonlight Gate5:12 2Unholy Spell of Lilith6:42 3Path with Endless Horizons5:56 4Lamia4:54 5Black Winter Blood-bath4:56 6Forlorn in Silence3:50 7Belial - Northern Prince of Evil3:19 8Realm of a Thousand Burning Souls (Part I)20:04 Disc 41Summon the Legions1:08 2Unholy Crusade3:47 3War of Hate6:34 4Lord of Evil Spirits4:37 5Death Is the Gate - Mors Iannua Vitae10:15 6Bleed on the Cross2:59 7Divide et Impera8:13 8Master of Destruction4:29 9Night Divine3:41 10And Heaven Eternally Burns (Realm of a Thousand Burning Souls Part II)8:16 Disc 51Dominus Bellum0:48 2Angelgrinder5:36 3Satan Divine4:00 4Burn the Kingdom of Christ3:55 5Unrelenting Scourge of War8:33 6Wrath of the Antichrist Horde3:03 7Ungodly Passage3:45 8Kingdom of Infinite Grief5:11 9Odium Vincit Omnia (Outro)2:47 Disc 61Scythe of death7:00 2Black Void5:22 3Possessed by Fre3:08 4Purify Sweden5:13 | Compilation | 18 March 2014 | |
| 2014 | Invocation (of the Northern Prince of Evil)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 44:49A1Bleed on the Cross3:14 A2Hellspawn3:31 A3Grace of God4:39 A4The Art of Dying1:51 A5Jesus Fails4:53 A6Malevolently Reversed1:47 A7Maniac Madness0:35 B1Lilith Demonic Queen of the Black Light4:59 B2Into the Frozen Shadows6:04 B3Mad Redeemer2:51 B4Satan Divine4:11 B5The Ancient Slumber6:14 | Compilation | 10 June 2014 | |
| 2020 | Wrath of BelialSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 45:121Bleed on the Cross3:15 2Hellspawn3:33 3Grace of God4:42 4The Art of Dying1:52 5Jesus Fails4:56 6Malevolently Reversed1:49 7Maniac Madness0:34 8Lilith - Demonic Queen of the Black Light5:00 9Into the Frozen Shadows6:07 10Mad Redeemer2:53 11Satan Divine4:13 12The Ancient Slumber6:18 | Compilation | 27 November 2020 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Lord Belial head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 25 | 88.9th |
| Studio albums | 10 | 91.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 47 | 98.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 32 | 70th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anders Backelin | 1992 | 2009 | electric bass guitar |
| Micke Backelin | 1992 | 2003 | drums (drum set) |
| Niclas Andersson | 1992 | 2000 | electric guitar |
| Thomas Backelin | 1992 | 2009 | lead vocals |
| Fredrik Wester | 2000 | 2002 | electric guitar |
| Niclas Andersson | 2001 | 2003 | electric guitar |
| Daniel Moilanen | 2003 | 2003 | drums (drum set) |
| Micke Backelin | 2003 | 2009 | drums (drum set) |
| Niclas Andersson | 2006 | 2009 | electric guitar |
| Anders Backelin | 2010 | 2011 | electric bass guitar |
| Micke Backelin | 2010 | 2011 | drums (drum set) |
| Niclas Andersson | 2010 | 2011 | electric guitar |
| Thomas Backelin | 2010 | 2011 | lead vocals |
| Anders Backelin | 2013 | 2015 | electric bass guitar |
| Micke Backelin | 2013 | 2015 | drums (drum set) |
| Thomas Backelin | 2013 | 2015 | lead vocals |
| Micke Backelin | 2020 | present | drums (drum set) |
| Niclas Andersson | 2020 | present | electric guitar |
| Thomas Backelin | 2020 | present | lead vocals |
| Nisse Karlén | — | present |
Where this record comes from
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/fd259410-b408-4ba4-9e75-977dd3cb10dfdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/fd259410-b408-4ba4-9e75-977dd3cb10dfcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q639677genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q639677seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Belialbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Belial
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Swedish musicians
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Wikidata: Q639677 · MusicBrainz: fd259410-b408-4ba4-9e75-977dd3cb10df
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