---
title: "Bloodbath"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/bloodbath"
genre: "Death Metal"
country: "Sweden"
formed: 1998
---

# Bloodbath

**Bloodbath** is a death metal band, from Sweden, active 1998 to present.

Bloodbath is a Swedish death metal supergroup from Stockholm, formed in 1998. The band has released six full-length albums, two EPs and two DVDs depicting their performances at Wacken Open Air and Bloodstock Open Air. The group consists of Martin Axenrot (ex-Opeth), Anders Nyström (ex-Katatonia) and Nick Holmes.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodbath

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Bloodbath |
| Genre | Death Metal |
| Parent genre | Death Metal |
| Origin | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Formed | 1998 |
| Releases in catalog | 8 |

## Genres

[Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-metal) · [Brutal Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/brutal-death) · [Melodic Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/melodic-death)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Anders Nyström](https://themetalnet.com/musician/anders-nystrom) | Electric guitar | 1998 to present | Current |
| [Martin Axenrot](https://themetalnet.com/musician/martin-axenrot) | Drums (drum set) | 2004 to present | Current |
| [Tomas Åkvik](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tomas-akvik) | Electric guitar | 2022 to present | Current |
| [Nick Holmes](https://themetalnet.com/musician/nick-holmes) | Lead vocals | 2014 to present | Current |
| [Dan Swanö](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dan-swano) | Drums (drum set), Electric guitar | 1998 to 2006 | Former |
| [Peter Tägtgren](https://themetalnet.com/musician/peter-tagtgren) | Lead vocals | 2004 to 2005 | Former |
| [Per Eriksson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/per-eriksson) | Electric guitar | 2008 to 2017 | Former |
| [Jonas Renkse](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jonas-renkse) | Electric bass guitar | 1998 to 2023 | Former |
| [Mikael Åkerfeldt](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mikael-akerfeldt) | Lead vocals | 1998 to 2012 | Former |
| [Joakim Karlsson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/joakim-karlsson) | Electric guitar | 2018 to 2019 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2000 | [Breeding Death](https://themetalnet.com/album/fb8e5102-4f26-3fbc-9007-30df75c52cd2) | EP |
| 2002 | [Resurrection Through Carnage](https://themetalnet.com/album/89a86a65-4326-3bf6-8d8d-feb1bfe5e93e) | Album |
| 2004 | [Nightmares Made Flesh](https://themetalnet.com/album/b5066dd3-3a92-3452-83e2-3669aa8938d8) | Album |
| 2008 | [The Fathomless Mastery](https://themetalnet.com/album/87a2b91e-8d74-3a9d-901c-5e6b6acd7226) | Album |
| 2008 | [Unblessing the Purity](https://themetalnet.com/album/194717fe-2d88-3625-a97d-c5da42e5dd5f) | EP |
| 2014 | [Grand Morbid Funeral](https://themetalnet.com/album/1460f254-4c8d-4dd2-8365-9ba86b772363) | Album |
| 2018 | [The Arrow of Satan Is Drawn](https://themetalnet.com/album/3e0a61bf-a9c6-4f53-8bf9-4e055e26f7c2) | Album |
| 2022 | [Survival of the Sickest](https://themetalnet.com/album/cf455df0-06aa-4903-8bc2-fed5140afabc) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Opeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/opeth) (listened together)
- [Death](https://themetalnet.com/band/death) (listened together)
- [Behemoth](https://themetalnet.com/band/behemoth) (listened together)
- [Cannibal Corpse](https://themetalnet.com/band/cannibal-corpse) (listened together)
- [Amon Amarth](https://themetalnet.com/band/amon-amarth) (listened together)
- [Carcass](https://themetalnet.com/band/carcass) (listened together)
- [At the Gates](https://themetalnet.com/band/at-the-gates) (listened together)
- [Arch Enemy](https://themetalnet.com/band/arch-enemy) (listened together)
- [Dark Tranquillity](https://themetalnet.com/band/dark-tranquillity) (listened together)
- [Nile](https://themetalnet.com/band/nile) (listened together)
- [Morbid Angel](https://themetalnet.com/band/morbid-angel) (listened together)
- [Gojira](https://themetalnet.com/band/gojira) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Bloodbath/233
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bloodbathband
- x: https://twitter.com/BloodbathBand
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/7645
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7eYmDBinb760MUIfoRdlGQ
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialbloodbath/
- bandcamp: https://bloodbath.bandcamp.com/
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCiH3e0Z3Qiby4y7SJYIXWlA
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/se/artist/64873162
- website: https://bloodbath.biz/

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/bloodbath](https://themetalnet.com/band/bloodbath). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt