Vinnie Whiplasher - Vocals Naughty Nightmare - Lead & Rhytm Guitars Ricky Corpse - Guitar (New member 1998) Thunderbird - Bass Nicky Terror - Drums
The Postmortem Tale:
Formed in the summer 1993, by Nightmare and Whiplasher, during a wild metal party i Gothenburg, Sweden. The two madbrains decided to call the band Swordmaster.
Having big troubles with the line-up, the band - after only one rehearsal - recorded a couple of tracks just for fun. Even though the songs weren't supposed to come out to any labels, they did. Several record labels got their hands on the tape and wanted to sign Swordmaster.
The band finally became complete with Inferno on drumsand the infamous Thunderbolt on bass. Swordmaster then signed to Fullmoon Productions (Florida,USA) and recorded they well-known MCD "Wraths of Time", in spring '95, which has been completely sold out, again and again.
The line-up was changed when Inferno left Swordmaster to join Dissection (Swe). For a short time Swordmaster rehearsed with Ole Öhman (Ex. Dissection) on drums, but things didn't work out, not until the bringer of chaotic battery, Nicky Terror (Sacramentum, Deathwitch) joined the crew.
In February 1996 the band recorded two tracks for compilation albums, the tracks were "Claws of Death" and "Metallic Devastation", which were produced and engineered by Andy La Rocque of King Diamond. These tracks led the band to sign for Osmose Productions, France.
In December 1996 the band recorded their first jawbreaking full-length album"Postmortem Tales" in Los Angered Recording, Gothenburg, produced and engineered by Andy La Rocque.
In April 1997 the band went into the studio to record a MCD - "Death Rider 2000". It will be released in May 1998. The vinyl version contains two more bonus tracks!!!!! And it's strictly limited, so...GET IT!! (on)
Summer 1997 the band appeared on the "With a dragons blaze festival open air" in Belgium.
In December Swordmaster went on "The World Domination Tour part II" together with Dark Tranquillity, Enslaved, Bewitched, Dellamorte and Demoniac.
Swordmaster plays exclusive morbid corpse deathmetal rockhell!!
