Dark Funeral is a Swedish black metal band founded in 1993. They are known for their fast-paced and intense style of music, along with their distinctive visual aesthetics of wearing corpsepaint and spikes.
Formed in Stockholm, Sweden in 1993
Released their debut album, 'The Secrets of the Black Arts', in 1996
Went through several line-up changes over the years
Released eight studio albums to date
Toured extensively in Europe, North America, and South America
Controversially cancelled a show in Israel in 2019 due to political tensions
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Dark Funeral's debut album, released in 1996. It is considered a classic of the black metal genre.
Dark Funeral's second album, released in 1998. It features a more polished and complex sound than their debut.
Dark Funeral's fifth album, released in 2005. It features a more experimental approach to their sound, with elements of thrash and death metal.
The band has stated that their corpsepaint represents the demonic forces that they invoke through their music.
The band cited political tensions and security concerns as the reason for the cancellation.
The band's name is meant to evoke the concept of a 'dark funeral', representing the sacrilegious and blasphemous nature of their music.
Dark Funeral's lyrics often explore themes of Satanism, anti-Christianity, and occultism.
Dark Funeral's fast-paced and intense style of black metal, along with their distinctive visual aesthetic, helped to define and popularize the genre in the late 1990s and 2000s.