OXIPLEGATZ

Oxiplegatz biography
Oxiplegatz is a one mand project by Alf Svensson formerly of At The Gates and Grotesque. He formed Oxiplegatz after being tired touring with At The Gates after their With fear I Kiss the Burning Darkness and due to personal differences on the future of the band. Due to his need to experiment more, he felt he had to create his own private project where he would be free to express himself freely and pursue his own musical vision and playing what he wants. He then gathered up some of his old material he had written and that was never used by At The Gates and that was (by his own words given in an interview to Chronicles Of Chaos) not of even quality. This material was released in 1994 as the first Oxiplegatz album called Fairytales and Alf admits in retrospect, that it does not conform to his vision. The second album, Worlds and Worlds released in 1996 was much more what Alf meant it to be, and in there too he used several old songs. In this sense it is Sidereal Journey that might be called the "real first" album by Oxiplegatz, fully incorporating both the sound and theme which he intends. It is a concept album with basically one ~40 minutes song that is divided by Alf into 33 tracks simply for the convenience of the listener, telling the story of a world whose inhabitants are forced to leave it due to it being destroyed by a black hole and their journey in space among the stars, looking for a new home. The music, while coming from extreme metal has gone beyond that and doesn't sound so fierce and as intimidating as some would assume. It has sci-fi motifs and atmosphere, with clear baritone and some growling male voices and female vocals, complex song structures, varied sounds, beautiful melodies and aggressiveness alike and an overall creative approach; it covers a broad range of feelings and styles.

==Assaf Vestin (avestin)==




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Discography:
Fairytales (1994)
Worlds and Worlds (1996)
Sidereal Journey (1998)