Last week, members of influential Swedish metal bands such as Cronos (Venom), Tomas Lindberg (At The Gates), Scott Carlson (Repulsion), Johnny Hedlund (Unleashed) and Urskogr (Serpent Omega) joined the legendary Swedish metal band Entombed at their July 14 performance at the Gefle Metal Festival in Gävle, Sweden. According to an article on blabbermouth, the musicians organized this massive collaboration in remembrance of the late Lars-Göran Petrov, the frontman of the bands Entombed A.D. and Entombed. Petrov passed away on March 7, 2021, after a lengthy battle with bile-duct cancer. He was 49 years old.

Last year, when Entombed was first confirmed to play at the 2022 Gefle Metal Festival, CEO of the festival, Edward Janson, commented on Petrov’s contributions to Swedish metal stating: “LG was a central figure in Swedish metal who left a huge void behind. When we started Gefle Metal Festival 2016, FIRESPAWN with LG was the very first band to play and at the last festival in 2019, he was on stage with his ENTOMBED A.D. In between, he was in attendance as an enthusiastic fan. It feels good to be able to pay tribute to LG and his contributions to metal with this concert.”

Fans recorded this massive performance, and the videos of their set are available to watch on Youtube, where they have amassed thousands of views since Thursday. 

It is without a doubt that Cronos, Lindberg, Carlson, Hedlund, Urskogr and the members of Entombed put on an incredible performance in the memory of Petrov.

Photo Credit: Boston Lynn Schulz