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Orecus is a modern death metal band hailing from Sweden.
\nDrawing influences from bands such as Dyscarnate, Decapitated & Meshuggah, Orecus form a clear path between sheer brutality and clever songwriting.<\/p>\n

Swedish modern death metallers Orecus released their debut album ‘The Obliterationist’ in March 2021 via Violent Groove.
\nThe album features guest vocal appearances by Chad Kapper (Frontierer) & Fredrik S\u00f6derberg (Soreption). Upon its release, ‘The Obliterationist’ received great reviews from outputs such as Sweden Rock Magazine, Sonic Perspectives, NoCleanSinging and more.
\n‘The Obliterationist’ was mixed & mastered by Buster Odeholm of Odeholm Audio (Humanity’s Last Breath, Vildhjarta, Hacktivist).<\/p>\n

On January 25th 2024, Orecus released the first single from their upcoming second album ‘Dreadnought’ (April 5th 2024)
\nMix, master & production by Chris Kreutzfeldt (Cabal, Ghost Iris).
\n‘Dreadnought’ includes 10 songs, 5 of which features guest appearances by Bj\u00f6rn Strid (Soilwork), Filip Danielsson (Humanity’s Last Breath), Joe McGlynn (Man Must Die), Kevin McCaughey (Ion Dissonance) and Peter Wichers (ex-Soilwork).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":84437,"template":"","class_list":["post-84438","artists","type-artists","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nElias Ryen-Rafstedt - Elias Ryen-Rafstedt - Orecus - Solar Guitars- Website<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.solar-guitars.com\/artists\/elias-ryen-rafstedt-orecus\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Elias Ryen-Rafstedt - Elias Ryen-Rafstedt - Orecus\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Orecus is a modern death metal band hailing from Sweden. 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