Mefisto started back in 1984 and were one the first Swedish extreme bands to follow Bathory. The band were of superior quality, however after just 2 demos they folded as they were simply too early with their extreme music at the time, getting virtually no support.

Mefisto since gained a cult status, heavily influencing the upcoming extreme music underground, especially the local Stockholm Death Metal scene. Featuring megatalnted guitarist Omar Ahmed, who delivered tight riffs and great solos, played out in a classic yet extreme manner, that to this day sounds fresh and relevant. Robban Granath delivered violent drumming like few have before, and the singer Sandro Cajander did much deeper and harsher vocals than Bathory or Venom. This deep/harsh style was later further developed by LG Petrov of Nihilist, when the group finally delivered Sweden's first 100% Death Metal effort. Voices of Mefisto... The Puzzle is the Scandinavian death metal superclassic - Mikael Åkerfeldt, Opeth. If they had played live I think the scene would have getting bigger moore rapidly, Fred Estby, Dismember. Mefisto was important I got their demo very early on- Nicke Andersson, Nihilist/Entombed. Those Mefisto guys were pretty strange and very obscure. In fact I dont know anybody that knew them to this day. Fredrik Karle´n, Merciless.

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