Tiamat

Tiamat is a band that formed in Stockholm, Sweden in 1988. Their music has been the subject of debate, utilizing subgenres like progressive, doom/de

Tiamat is a band that formed in Stockholm, Sweden in 1988. Their music has been the subject of debate, utilizing subgenres like progressive, doom/death, gothic and symphonic metal, but more recently they have focused on what has been described as "atmospheric/gothic rock" with ethnic, psychedelic and experimental elements.

Initially, the band played straightforward black metal under the name Treblinka . They split up in 1989, leaving vocalist and guitarist Johan Edlund as the band's sole member. Edlund subsequently changed the name to Tiamat.