# Ribspreader > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ribspreader > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ribspreader.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribspreader > Source revision: 1354392733 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Swedish death metal band}} {{about|the death metal band|the surgical instrument|Rib spreader}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Ribspreader | image = | caption = | image_size = | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = [Sweden](/source/Sweden) | genre = [Death metal](/source/Death_metal) | years_active = 2003–2014, 2016–present | label = Vic, New Aeon Media | spinoff_of = [Paganizer](/source/Paganizer) | website = | current_members = Rogga Johansson
Taylor Nordberg
[Jeramie Kling](/source/Jeramie_Kling) | past_members = [Dan Swanö](/source/Dan_Swan%C3%B6)
Mattias Fiebig
Ronnie Bjornström
Johan Berglund
Andreas Karlsson
Brynjar Helgetun }} '''Ribspreader''' is a [Swedish](/source/Sweden) [death metal](/source/death_metal) band. == History == Ribspreader was formed in January 2003 by Rogga Johansson and Andreas Karlsson, both also of [Paganizer](/source/Paganizer). The band's debut album featured Swedish musician and producer [Dan Swanö](/source/Dan_Swan%C3%B6) on drums and lead guitar. Johansson is a prolific musician within the death metal genre, and Ribspreader's 2018 album ''The Van Murders: Part 2'' is considered by some to be one of his more versatile and melodic projects,{{Cite web|url=http://www.metalforcesmagazine.com/site/album-review-ribspreader-the-van-murders-part-two/|title=RIBSPREADER – The Van Murders – Part 2 (2018) {{!}} Album / EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine|access-date=2020-02-05}} making it more accessible to listeners who are not strictly fans of the genre.{{Cite web|url=https://mmhradio.co.uk/ribspreader-the-van-murders-part-2/|title=Ribspreader - The Van Murders Part 2|date=2018-05-26|website=MMH - The Home Of Rock Radio|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-02-05}} Critical praise for 2019's ''Crawl and Slither'' was also high, with the album leading some to claim Ribspreader as Johansson's best band.{{Cite web|url=https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2019/06/17/track-premiere-ribspreader-breeder-of-the-dead/|title=Track Premiere: Ribspreader - 'Breeder of the Dead'|date=2019-06-17|website=Decibel Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-05}} Others, however, have considered Ripspreader to be nearly indistinct from his other projects,{{Cite web|url=http://bagnik-zine.org/en/review/2288/|title=Блиц-рецензии 8: RIBSPREADER, CORPSEHAMMER, DÉLÉTÈRE, SACROCURSE, SUBDUER – Bagnik Zine|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-05}} even claiming that the band stands out less because of its close adherence to the norms of Swedish death metal.{{Cite web|url=http://www.heavymetaltribune.com/album-review-ribspreader-meathymns/|title=Album Review: Ribspreader - Meathymns|last=Review|first=hongrui in Album|last2=Length|first2=Full|date=2014-01-19|website=Heavy Metal Tribune|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-05}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.hallowed.se/english/music/reviews/2014/ribspreader-metalhymns.html|title=Review Ribspreader - Metalhymns 2014|website=www.hallowed.se|access-date=2020-02-05}} ==Members== ===Current=== * Roger "Rogga" Johansson – vocals, bass, guitar (2002–2014, 2016–present) * Taylor Nordberg – guitar (2016–present) * [Jeramie Kling](/source/Jeramie_Kling) – drums (2016–present) ===Former=== * [Dan Swanö](/source/Dan_Swan%C3%B6) – guitar, drums (2002–2004) * Andreas Karlsson – guitar, bass (2002-2005, 2007-2014) * Johan Berglund – drums (2004-2005) * Mattias Fiebig – drums (2005–2007) * Ronnie Bjornstrom – drums (2007–2009) * Brynjar Helgetun – drums (2009–2014) ===Timeline=== {{#tag:timeline| ImageSize =width:900 height:auto barincrement:18 PlotArea =left:120 bottom:80 top:10 right:20 Alignbars =justify DateFormat =mm/dd/yyyy Period =from:01/01/2003 till:{{#time:m/d/Y}} ScaleMajor = increment:2 start:2003 ScaleMinor = increment:1 start:2004 TimeAxis =orientation:horizontal format:yyyy Legend =orientation:vertical position:bottom columns:3 Colors= id:vocals value:red legend:Vocals id:guitar value:green legend:Guitar id:bass value:blue legend:Bass id:drums value:orange legend:Drums,_percussion id:studio value:black legend:Studio_releases id:other value:gray(0.5) legend:Others_releases LineData= at:04/05/2004 color:black layer:back at:04/02/2005 color:black layer:back at:06/02/2006 color:other layer:back at:06/01/2007 color:other layer:back at:02/01/2007 color:other layer:back at:03/02/2009 color:black layer:back at:04/25/2011 color:black layer:back at:02/06/2012 color:other layer:back at:02/28/2014 color:black layer:back at:06/15/2016 color:black layer:back at:06/06/2018 color:black layer:back at:07/12/2019 color:black layer:back at:05/31/2022 color:black layer:back at:01/16/2024 color:black layer:back BarData= bar:Roger text:"Roger Johansson" bar:Andre text:"Andreas Karlsson" bar:Taylor text:"Taylor Nordberg" bar:Dan text:"Dan Swanö" bar:Johan text:"Johan Berglund" bar:Matt text:"Mattias Fiebig" bar:Ron text:"Ronnie Bjornstrom" bar:Bryn text:"Brynjar Helgetun" bar:Jeramie text:"Jeramie Kling" PlotData = width:11 textcolor:black align:left anchor:from shift:(11,-4) bar:Roger from:01/01/2003 till:07/01/2014 color:vocals bar:Roger from:01/01/2003 till:07/01/2014 color:guitar width:3 bar:Roger from:01/01/2003 till:09/01/2004 color:bass width:7 bar:Roger from:02/04/2005 till:01/01/2007 color:bass width:7 bar:Roger from:06/01/2009 till:07/01/2011 color:bass width:7 bar:Roger from:07/01/2011 till:07/01/2014 color:bass width:7 bar:Roger from:01/01/2016 till:end color:vocals bar:Roger from:01/01/2016 till:end color:guitar width:3 bar:Roger from:01/01/2016 till:end color:bass width:7 bar:Andre from:01/01/2003 till:09/01/2004 color:guitar bar:Andre from:01/01/2003 till:09/01/2004 color:bass width:3 bar:Andre from:09/01/2004 till:02/04/2005 color:bass bar:Andre from:01/01/2007 till:06/01/2009 color:bass bar:Andre from:06/01/2009 till:07/01/2014 color:guitar bar:Andre from:06/01/2009 till:07/01/2014 color:bass width:3 bar:Taylor from:01/01/2016 till:end color:guitar bar:Dan from:01/01/2003 till:09/01/2004 color:drums bar:Dan from:01/01/2003 till:09/01/2004 color:guitar width:3 bar:Dan from:09/01/2004 till:02/04/2005 color:guitar bar:Johan from:09/01/2004 till:02/04/2005 color:drums bar:Matt from:02/04/2005 till:01/01/2007 color:drums bar:Ron from:01/01/2007 till:06/01/2009 color:drums bar:Bryn from:06/01/2009 till:07/01/2014 color:drums bar:Jeramie from:01/01/2016 till:end color:drums }} ==Discography== ===Studio albums=== * ''Bolted to the Cross'' (2004) * ''Congregating the Sick'' (2005) * ''Opus Ribcage MMVI'' (2009) * ''The Van Murders'' (2011) * ''Meathymns'' (2014) * ''Suicide Gate – A Bridge to Death'' (2016) * ''The Van Murders: Part 2 '' (2018) * ''Crawl and Slither'' (2019) * ''Crypt World'' (2022) * ''Reap Humanity'' (2024) * ''As Gods Devour'' (2025) ===Compilations=== * ''Rotten Rhythms and Rancid Rants (A Collection of Undead Spew)'' (2006) * ''The Kult of The Pneumatic Killrod (And a Collection of Ribs)'' (2012) ===Demo=== * ''Ribspreader'' (2002) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.myspace.com/ribspreaderofficial Ribspreader] on Myspace {{Authority control}} Category:Swedish death metal musical groups Category:Musical groups established in 2002 Category:2002 establishments in Sweden {{Sweden-band-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ribspreader](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribspreader) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribspreader?action=history)). 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