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"Jon Nödtveidt: Son of the mourning"
"The Satanist decides of his own life and death and prefers to go out with a smile on his lips when he has reached his peak in life, when he has accomplished everything, and aim to transcend this earthly existence. But it is completely un-satanic to end ones own life because one is sad or miserable. The Satanist dies strong, not by age, disease or depression, and he chooses death before dishonor! Death is the orgasm of life! So live life accordingly, as intense as possible."- Jon Nodtveidt
Jon Nödtveidt was a Swedish vocalist and guitarist for the black metal band Dissection. He also played in a number of projects including Opthalamia(formed by the members of Abruptum, this was where his stage name "Shadow" was coined), The Black(as Reitas), Satanized, De Infernali, Outbreak, Siren's Yell and Terror. He was born on 28th June, 1975 in Strömstad, Sweden. He was one of the most controversial yet gifted musician who helped evolve extreme music to new dimensions.
Jon debuted as a musician in 1988 when he formed a thrash metal band called Siren's Yell. After only releasing a single demo, the band split up. He then joined another thrash metal act, Rabbit's Carrot. After an unsuccessful run in Siren's Yell and Rabbit's Carrot, Jon finally settled to Dissection in 1989. Dissection played powerful black/death metal with strong melodies, but later steered towards a more melodic style and helped popularize a new sub-genre of metal, Melodic death metal during the mid and early 1990s. Dissection, along with bands like Dark Tranquility, At the gates, In Flames, etc. established a scene known as the "Gothenburg metal scene" based on Sweden itself and are regarded as the pioneers of this extreme sub-genre. Dissection have 3 EPs, 3 live albums, 4 studio albums, a demo and a DVD "Rebirth of Dissection" to their name.
Jon was an active member of MLO(Misanthropic Luciferian Order) and the (Swedish)Werewolf legion. On 22 July 1997, Jon along with fellow MLO member Vlad murdered a 37 year old homosexual man named Josef Ben Meddour and was arrested on 18th December the same year, causing Dissection to split as Jon was sentenced to 10 years in jail. After his release from prison in 2004, he again restarted Dissection with a whole new line up and immediately recorded a double tracked EP entitled "Maha Kali".
On 16th of August 2006, Jon was found dead in his apartment in Hasselby, Stockholm where he had shot himself with a gun enclosed inside a candle lit circle. According to the Swedish Expressen, Jon was found with a Satanic Bible in front of him which according to guitarist Set Teitan was not the Satanic Bible written by Anton Szandor LaVey(as reported by Blabbermouth), but in fact was a Satanic grimoire named Liber Azarate written by MLO leader Frater Nemidel. Jon personally shuned LaVey's concept of Satanism and the "Church of Satan", calling it an entirely false practice.
Dissection refused to reunite after his death as he was the driving force of Dissection being the only original member remaining.
Jon will be remembered not only as an extraordinary musician with an undisputable musical talent but also as a firm believer who lived and died for his beliefs.
Born on: 28th June, 1975
Birthplace: Strömstad, Sweden
Band(s) involved: Dissection, Siren's Yell, Rabbit's Carrot, The Black, Satanized, De Infernali, Outbreak, Terror, Necrophobic, Nifelheim
Passed on: 13th August, 2006
Cause of death: Suicide
INTERVIEWS
Here's a 3 parted video interview with Jon taken from the "Rebirth of Dissection" DVD where Jon goes personal and talks about life, music, religion and philosophy:
