Extreme Interest in Swano

[karpsmom]

I'm extremely new to all things Dan Swano. I first discovered him when I bought the album "Theli" by Therion and heard his vocals on that album. I researched him and found the endless supply of music he's recorded and now I'm lost and confused and overloaded because I don't know where to start. The only other stuff I've listened to by/featuring him other than "Theli" is "Death's Design" by Diabolical Masquerade and "Purgatory Afterglow" by Edge Of Sanity. Could anybody help me out and maybe make a list of the best album by each band he's been in/featured in? Thanks!

 

[burton]

Heh, I won't even attempt that since all his albums are great.

 

[Tumn]

Here's a good reference, scroll down and look at Dan Swano's name then all the stuff to the right of his name.

http://www.tartareandesire.com/bands/bloodbath.html

 

[Kenneth R.]

Heh, I won't even attempt that since all his albums are great.

for sure!!!

 

[madu]

Best things to get:

Dan Swanö - Moontower
Nightingale - entire discography
Edge of Sanity - Crimsons I and II
Odyssey - Odyssey EP

Then get everything else. I haven't actually heard that Therion, does Dan have a big role in that?

 

[Skaldir]

Best things to get:

Dan Swanö - Moontower
Nightingale - entire discography
Edge of Sanity - Crimsons I and II
Odyssey - Odyssey EP

Then get everything else. I haven't actually heard that Therion, does Dan have a big role in that?

He sings a few lines on 2 or 3 songs, but they rule and whole Theli album is really really good if you ask me. My fav Therion album.

 

[madu]

Sounding very good. I've been meaning to check out Therion for a long time, but never got around to it. Thanks for giving me a great motive, Dan, and of course the topic poster.

 

[thespectralsorrows]

I'm extremely new to all things Dan Swano. I first discovered him when I bought the album "Theli" by Therion and heard his vocals on that album. I researched him and found the endless supply of music he's recorded and now I'm lost and confused and overloaded because I don't know where to start. The only other stuff I've listened to by/featuring him other than "Theli" is "Death's Design" by Diabolical Masquerade and "Purgatory Afterglow" by Edge Of Sanity. Could anybody help me out and maybe make a list of the best album by each band he's been in/featured in? Thanks!

I'm not sure what your tastes in music are, but the first Swano CDs you need to buy are:
Dan Swano: Moontower
Nightingale: I

After that my favorites of his other band/projects are:
Edge of Sanity: The Spectral Sorrows (you already named by favorite Purgatory Afterglow)
Infestdead: Jesusatan
Bloodbath: Nightmares Made Flesh
Diabolical Masquerade: Nightwork
Godsend: debut
Pan-Thy-Monium:III Khaooohs & Kon-Fus-Ion
Karaboudjan: Sbrodj
Katatonia: Tonight's Decision
Odyssey: S/T

 

[burton]

Godsend and Infestdead, the two that I don't have.... Sorry, just saying. >.>

 

[Tumn]

Infestdead is one of my favorites, fast and brutal death metal!

 

[burton]

That's why I need to find it!

 

[Jinn]

Infestdead is one of my favorites, fast and brutal death metal!

What he said!

 

[AnTz0r]

what about unicorn? i dont know it, should i get it?

 

[Jabarkas]

what about unicorn? i dont know it, should i get it?

Bet your ass you should get it. It's the most wonderful music made by Dan. In my opinion of course.

 

[Tumn]

I like Unicorn a lot, I was glad when I saw The Laser's Edge had both albums in stock, I picked them up right away.

 

[AnTz0r]

sooooooooooo which one should i get first

 

[burton]

Oh! I forgot Unicorn. Silly me.

 

[karpsmom]

wow thanks everyone! You're all huge helps!

thespectralsorrows: I'm into alot of music it's hard to say, but my favorite bands are Arcturus, Ulver, Solefald, Age Of Silence, Nomeansno, Dead Kennedys, Therion, Blind Guardian, Sturmgeist, Gorgoroth, AFI, Sticks & Stones, World/Inferno Friendship Society, Diabolical Masquerade, Due Tomorrow, The Mars Volta.

 

[L0bster]

Some albums I think you should get:

Edge of Sanity -
Crimson (in case of wanting more: Purgatory Afterglow, Crimson II, The Unorthodox, and well, I got all of 'em)

Dan Swanö -
Moontower

Nightingale -
Dunno where to start, maybe with the latest realease "Nightfall Overture"
The 5 Nightingale studio albums are quite different to each other

Bloodbath -
Dan has written quallity deathmetal stuff for all their releases

Diabolical Masquerade -
Death's design (haven't heard the other albums though, and I think you already got that one)

Then there is more, the name Swanö is to be considered another word for quallity I'd say, allthough some of his stuff really has to grow on you (or at least had to grow on me)

 

[karpsmom]

Yea. Dan Swano reminds me of Kris "Garm" Rygg (Ulver, Arcturus), in the sense that he started in a form of extreme metal (Death for Dan, Black for Kris) and then sort of abandoned singing that style/playing after a while (just like Dan won't do his growls anymore, Garm has abandoned his shrieking). And they both guest star on a billion releases (Dan with Diabolical Masquerade, Therion, his huge quantity of bands, and I'm sure there are other things, and Garm has been all over the place, starting in Ulver and Arcturus as a main member, then being in Borknagar, and guesting on limitless other bands' releases, some being, Gehenna, The Gathering, Fleurtey, Hagalez Runedance, Magenta, Star Of Ash, Zyklon, and many many more). And also, as you said with Dan, both have become synonomous with the word "quality". : )