Nemesis

Based solely on the meager and poorly distributed musical canon, Stockholm, Sweden’s Nemesis should, by all legal rights, have vanished way back when in to the mists of forgetful oblivion. But because the formative entity before the delivery of doom steel giants Candlemass, the group’s humble making it through legacy — 1984’s YOUR DAY of Retribution EP and a small number of demos — possess instead survived simply because esteemed and far sought-after prequels to glories still to arrive (not really unlike Celtic Frost’s proto-band Hellhammer). Certainly, perhaps “Genesis” is a appropriate moniker, if it weren’t currently taken, provided Nemesis’ short, unremarkable, but eventually essential trajectory, which started in 1982 when upcoming Candlemass architect, bassist/vocalist Leif Edling still left his former music group, Witchcraft, and started rehearsing with guitarists Anders Wallin, Christian Weberyd, and drummer Anders Waltersson. A lot of the demos they cranked out on the pursuing year would shortly end up being re-recorded for discharge as the above mentioned, five-track YOUR DAY of Retribution EP, but regardless of the music’s abundant guarantee, neither the band’s burgeoning doom path, nor Edling’s hardly competent vocals had been prepared for prime-time at this time. Sure enough, also prior to the end of 1984, Nemesis’ key songwriter had understood that his following batch of demos (including potential classics like “Dark Reflections” and “Beneath the Oak”) demanded a far more qualified singer to understand their complete potential, therefore, after bidding his bandmates adieu, he arranged his sites on starting Candlemass with a fresh crew of music artists…the remaining tale became doom metallic history.