Anima Morte

{{Short description|Swedish rock band}} {{Infobox musical artist | image = | image_size =  | caption = | alias = | origin = Sweden | genre = Progressive rock, Instrumental rock, Experimental rock | years_active = 2004-present | label = Transubstans, Dead Beat Media | website = [http://www.animamorte.com animamorte.com] | current_members = Daniel Cannerfelt<br/>Stefan Granberg<br/>Fredrik Klingwall<br>Teddy Möller | past_members = }}

'''Anima Morte''' is an instrumental progressive rock band formed in Stockholm, Sweden 2004 by Fredrik Klingwall. Influenced by Goblin, Fabio Frizzi and other composers of the Italian giallo and zombie movies of the seventies and eighties.<ref>{{cite magazine| last=Von Lupton| first =Aaron| date=2015 | title=Audio Drome: Prog In the Brain|magazine=Rue Morgue|issue=152 }}</ref> The group makes heavy use of authentic instruments from the era such as mellotron and analogue synthesizers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Transubstans Records - Anima Morte|url=http://transubstans.com/anima.html|website=Transubstans Records|accessdate=29 December 2016}}</ref>

The debut album ''Face the Sea of Darkness'' was released in 2007 on American label Dead Beat Media.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ANIMA MORTE - Face The Sea Of Darkness - CD |url=https://fda-records.com/de/ANIMA-MORTE---Face-The-Sea-Of-Darkness---CD.html |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=FDA RECORDS |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Face the Sea of Darkness – Anima Morte |url=https://www.animamorte.com/music/face-the-sea-of-darkness/ |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=www.animamorte.com}}</ref>

In May 2011 Swedish label Transubstans released the band's second album ''The Nightmare Becomes Reality'' which also entered the Swedish album chart Sverigetopplistan at number 17.<ref>{{cite web|title=Veckolista Album - Vecka 18, 6 maj 2011|url=http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=54&dfom=20110427&newi=0&mode=list&navi=no&platform=Win32&browser=MSIE|website=Sverigetopplistan|accessdate=29 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Lars|first1=Nylin|title=v 18 Mäktig dominans för Maggio|url=http://www.musikindustrin.se/2011/05/05/sverigetopplistan_v_18_maktig_dominans_for_maggio/|website=Musikindustrin|date=5 May 2011 |accessdate=29 December 2016}}</ref>

Anima Morte has also recorded various cover songs for the Colossus compilations released by French label Musea.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Strik |first=Henri |date=2013 |title=Anima Morte - The Nightmare Becomes Reality |url=https://www.backgroundmagazine.nl/CDreviews/AnimaMorteNightmareReality.html |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=www.backgroundmagazine.nl}}</ref>

== Members == * Daniel Cannerfelt * Stefan Granberg * Fredrik Klingwall * Teddy Möller

==Discography== ===Studio albums=== * ''Face the Sea of Darkness'' (2007) * ''The Nightmare Becomes Reality'' (2011) * ''Upon Darkened Stains'' (2014)

===Other releases=== * ''Viva Morte!'' (2007) - EP * ''Anima Morte / Hooded Menace'' (Split-EP with Hooded Menace) (2010) * ''First Kill Under a Full Moon'' (Split-EP with Antigama) (2016)

===Compilations=== * ''Rökstenen - A Tribute To Swedish Progressive Rock Of The 70's (2009)'' * ''The Tales of Edgar Allan Poe - A Synphonic Collection (2010)'' * ''Cani Arrabbiati - "Opening Themes... A Tribute" (2010)''

==References== {{Reflist}} == External links == *[http://www.animamorte.com/ Official web site]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Anima Morte}} Category:Musical groups from Stockholm Category:Swedish progressive rock groups