Funeral are a Norwegian funeral doom band formed in 1991 and are known as one of the pioneers to spawn the funeral doom genre. In 1993 the band recorded their first demo, entitled Tristesse, later in 1994 released as a mini CD by an American record label. According to the official Funeral website this demo caused them to receive the title of "the most depressing band in the world". Funeral then made a decision to turn more symphonic and the end result was shown on their demo Beyond All Sunsets. In 1994 the band recruited a female vocalist, Toril Snyen, and became known as one of the first doom metal bands to do so. 1995 saw the release of their album Tragedies, probably one of Funeral's more known albums. In the same year, they parted with Toril Snyen.
In the next year they went to England and recorded 10 tracks at Academy Studios without vocals (because of their loss of their vocalist) and worked with such bands as My Dying Bride, Anathema and Cradle of Filth. Later the band...
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on Jan 24, 2008
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