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Moon was formed in early 2009 by bassist Peter Svensson and
vocalist/guitarist Jonas Gustavsson along with drummer Thomas Hedlund.
The work on the first demo began in the end of 2009 and the recording
was finished and mixed during the spring 2010. In October 2010 four of
these tracks were released as the “Through the Gateway” 7” EP on the
German label Metalbound Records. Following the release Erika Wallberg
joined the band as lead guitarist. In April 2011, a second demo was
released, entitled "The Mourning Son". The band made its debut gig in
Malmö on the 14th of April and played in Gothenburg the week after
supporting Pagan Rites. In November 2011 Void Moon played at the
renowned Malta Doom Metal Fest. Their debut album, "On the Blackest of
Nights" was released worldwide in November 2012 by Cruz del Sur. It
generated a lot of positive reviews and the release opened up some
festival shows during 2013. In the beginning of 2014 the band started
recording a new single, "Where the Sleeper Lies Awake". This was to be
the last recording featuring Thomas on drums. Thomas left the band in
February 2014. He was replaced by Marcus Rosenkvist. In October 2014,
the band could finally play at the legendary Dutch Doom Days in
Rotterdam. 2015 saw the band playing more live with a second appearance
at Doom over Scania II, a mini-tour of Ireland and festival gigs at Old
Grave Fest in Romania and Malta Doom Metal Fest. In the spring of
2016, the band's second full-length "Deathwatch" was released through
Sun & Moon Records. The reviews for "Deathwatch" were generally
very positive of the progress of the band with top ratings in many
metal magazines. In the autumn of 2016 Jonas left the band. In 2017 the band started recorded tracks for a EP, "Ars Moriendi". Leo Stivala (from Forsaken) recorded vocals for one track. The EP was released on 10" vinyl on the 31 of August 2018 by renowned cult label Monster Nation. Work began on the third full-length and in 2020 the fruitation of this work resulted in an emotional concept album called "The Autumn Throne". The album is released by renowned cult label Sun & Moon Records and features guest appearances by Sean Vukovic (FORSAKEN), Luis B. Galvez (TRISTITIA) and Martin Jepsen Andersen (BLINDSTONE, Ex-REECE). Following that they decided to record their most ambitious track to date, the 20 minute epic "Waste of Mind". The song tells the tale of a person being diagnosed with a brain tumour and gets to decide if he should have an operation and reducing his mental skills or if he should continue to live normally for what he has left of life. He decides to write a book to document who and what he was. It is a devastating story ,full of self-doubt and fear of dying. It is now released on limited digipak CD. In 2023 work began on the follow-up to “the Autumn Throne”. While the last song on “The Autumn Throne” trailed off into the mundane darkness of humdrum life, the new album, titled “Dreams Inside the Sun” sets the tone with the rising sun. As an ever-evolving creature and quite similar to life itself, Void Moon keeps changing and growing into something sometimes reflecting band members and sometimes with a life of its own. The album is the most powerful Void Moon album yet, and while it heralds the power of the sun it still maintains the reflective and somber tone that Void Moon is known for. Void Moon draws inspiration and strength from the old gods of Black Sabbath and Candlemass empowered by torchbearers like Solitude Aeturnus and contemporary bands like Hammers of Misfortune and Grand Magus. The songs are written in the early doom vein and the lyrical themes surround philosophy, occultism, horror stories and death. |