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Cipher System

{{Short description|Swedish melodic death metal band}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Cipher System

| alias = Eternal Grief (1995–2001)

| image =

| caption =

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| origin = Tjörn, Sweden

| genre = Melodic death metal

| years_active = 1995–present

| label = Lifeforce, Nuclear Blast

| associated_acts = Amaranthe, Anata, Dead by April, Nightrage, The Unguided

| website =

| current_members = Johan Eskilsson
Henric Liljesand
Christian Älvestam

| past_members = Andreas Johansson
Magnus Öhlander
Daniel Schöldström
Jimmie Strimell
Andreas Solveström
Pontus Andersson
Pontus Hjelm

}}

Cipher System is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Tjörn. The band formed under the name Eternal Grief in 1995. They changed their name in 2001 to Cipher System.

The band released their first album Central Tunnel Eight by Lifeforce Records on 2 November 2004.{{Cite web |title=Cipher System Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/cipher-system-mn0000939997 |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=AllMusic |language=en}} After some years of silence the band spent several months between 2010 and 2011 to record a new album. The album was mixed at Studio Fredman and was entitled Communicate the Storms. Shortly after the album was finished, it was announced that the band signed with Nuclear Blast, and the album was released by the label on 9 September 2011.

History

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Members

=Current members=

  • Johan Eskilsson – guitars, clean vocals (1995–present)
  • Henric Liljesand – bass (1995–present)
  • Christian Älvestam – lead vocals (2020–present)

=Session members=

  • Janne Jaloma – drums (2020–present)

=Former members=

  • Pontus Andersson – drums (1995–2008)
  • Andreas Johansson – guitars (1995–1999)
  • Daniel Schöldström – lead vocals (1997–1999, 2001–2005)
  • Peter Engström – keyboards (2001–2020)
  • Magnus Öhlander – guitars (2002–2007)
  • Jimmie Strimell – lead vocals (2005–2008)
  • Andreas Allenmark – guitars (2008–2020)
  • Andreas Solveström – lead vocals (2008–2009)
  • Pontus Hjelm – guitars, clean vocals (2008–2009)
  • Emil Frisk – drums (2009–2020)
  • Karl Obbel – lead vocals (2010–2020)

= Timeline =

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Discography

=Studio albums=

  • Central Tunnel Eight (2004)
  • Communicate the Storms (2011)

=Demos=

;as Eternal Grief

  • Path of Delight (1998)
  • Raped by Chaos (1999)
  • Awakening of Shadows (2000)

;as Cipher System

  • Eyecon (2002)
  • Promo 2003 (2003)
  • Promo 2006 (2006)
  • Promo 2009 (2009)

=Split=

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.myspace.com/ciphersystem MySpace]
  • [http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=7730 Encyclopedia Metallum]

{{Authority control}}

Category:1995 establishments in Sweden

Category:Musical groups established in 1995

Category:Nuclear Blast artists

Category:Swedish melodic death metal musical groups

Category:Swedish musical quartets

Category:Musical groups from Västra Götaland County