DESTINY BAND PAGE
 DESTINY
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CURRENT NAME
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Destiny |
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FORMER NAMES
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Hexagon |
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ORIGIN
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Göteborg, Västra Götalands Län, Sweden |
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STATUS
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Active |
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FORMED IN
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1982 |
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LABEL
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Powerline Records |
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GENRE
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Power metal |
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STYLE
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- |
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LYRICAL THEME
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- |
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BAND ADDED
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2005-12-18, 00:00 |
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LAST UPDATE
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2008-06-24, 06:03 |
In 1982 Destiny, one of Sweden's very first real heavy metal bands, first saw the light of day. Unlike the few other Swedish bands in the genre that were around back then Destiny still exists. When the first album, "Beyond all sense", saw the light of day in 1985 Destiny distinguished themselves by being the only one of the rather few Swedish metal bands that also had a consistent image. This was taken a step further when the next album, "Atomic winter", was released in 1988. Then the band had managed to get Derek Riggs, who back in those days only worked with Iron Maiden, to draw the sleeve. This and the fact that the band sounded a whole lot better, among other things due to the change of singer and better production, led to the album being favourably received by the critics. The same applied to the successor "Nothing left to fear" which was released in 1991. Destiny's first music video was produced for "The evil trinity" of this album and was among other things shown on Swedish TV. In 1998 Destiny released their latest album, "The undiscovered country", and once again the critics were in agreement on the fact that quality wise the band belongs to the absolute elite in Swedish metal.
Destiny, which today consists of Kristoffer Göbel (vocals), Stefan Björnshög (bass), Janne Ekberg (guitar), Niclas Granath (guitar) and Birger Löfman (drums), is when this is being written in the final phase of the recording of the new album "Future of the past". As well as being the first album with the present setting this album is the first one being recorded in the band's own studio DRS (later mixed at StudiOmega by Christian Silver). Being the result of a long time of hardship in the studio the album promises to be Destiny's best and hardest rocking record so far.
But Destiny is not content with having a perfectly new album on the way. No, parallel to this the band is also re-recording the first three albums "Beyond all sense", "Atomic winter" and "Nothing left to fear" planned for release in 2002, which appropriately is the band's 20th anniversary. Thus, during this year everyone who appreciates dark, progressive power metal can look forward to no less than four more or less new titbits from one of the most experienced bands in the genre.
And titbits they are. Already on the debut album the tone was set for the Gothenburg based band's constantly ongoing development. One can certainly hear that they've had their eyes on Black Sabbath, Savatage and Metal Church, but most of all Destiny have taken their influences one step further and added so much that the result is completely their own.
However, there is a life outside the studio as well. And by that I don't mean a life at home in the living-room in front of the TV, but on stages around the world in front of both the Destiny fans that have been around for a while and those who are just discovering the band by the albums that are being released this year. The interest in seeing Destiny live should in any case be big now that they are releasing both new and a blend of new and old material on CD.
(The first incarnation of Destiny was formed in 1980 in Gothenburg by bassist Stefan Björnshög together with guitarist John Prodén and drummer Peter Lundgren. That band only exists for a couple of months though. In 1981 Stefan Björnshög forms Refug together with Ulf Jenevall. The band’s history is short but intense. They break up as Stefan is summoned for military service. In 1982 Stefan meets Magnus Österman, who is then the guitarist of Midnight. They decide to fire the other members and form the band Hexagon. They are joined by Björn Centergran /drums) and Therese Hanserot (vocals). When John Prodén joins them they change their name to Destiny.)
