Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio

Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio (ORE) is a neofolk and martial industrial music group from Stockholm. The band is composed of its founding member and vocalist Tomas Pettersson, and Rose-Marie Larsen, who replaced Chelsea Krook on backup vocals. In 2008 Fredrik Leijström and Ronnie Bäck joined the band on bass and guitar.

Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio
Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio live at the Amphi festival 2011
Background information
Also known asORE
OriginStockholm, Sweden
GenresApocalyptic folk
Martial industrial
Neoclassical darkwave
Experimental
Dark ambient
Years active1993–present
LabelsCold Meat Industry
Associated actsTriarii
In Slaughter Natives
Voice of Hate
Grendel
Trepaneringsritualen
WebsiteOfficial website
MembersTomas Pettersson
Rose-Marie Larsen
Fredrik Leijström
Ronnie Bäck
Past membersChelsea Krook

Biography

In 1993, following the discontinuation of Tomas Pettersson's previous band, Archon Satani, he decided to start a new project. This project was initially called Ordo Equilibrio and joined by Chelsea Krook, his then-girlfriend.[1] Together they made three full-length releases and one 7".

In 2001 the band had a change in line-up; Chelsea Krook was replaced by Rose-Marie Larsen.[2] This also spawned a change in the bandname; the word Rosarius was added. The group has so far released eight albums, one 10" and a split album with Spiritual Front.

Style

The band's musical style has been described as "apocalyptic pop",[3] a neofolk subgenre. The name Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio can be translated as "Order of the Rose and the Balance" from Latin (probably an adaption from or slight allusion to the Ordo Templi Orientis).

In its strident, contemplative, or sombre lyrics, Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio combines seemingly incompatible polarities, such as "creation and destruction, dark and light, joy and sorrow, sex and war",.[4] The ontology of the pair could be accurately characterised as philosophically Luciferian or Epicurean (often incorporating Christian/Catholic, or Thelemic themes but permuted idiosyncratically). Other areas of focus include the modern experience of present-day Europeans, kink/BDSM, parallels between cycles of nature and the human experience, and anomie. For example, the album Cocktails, Carnage, Crucifixion And Pornography used the initials CCCP -- Latin characters that appear identical to the abbreviation in Cyrillic for the former Soviet Union—but modified [in the band's analysis of 2003] to indicate what Russia was becoming known for at that time (according to interviews from that period).

Further sources of inspiration include Aleister Crowley, William Blake, the bands Depeche Mode, Laibach, SPK, Death In June, Current 93, Coil, writers Daniil Kharms and Ayn Rand and filmmakers Tinto Brass and Andrew Blake.[5]

In the initial years, the band incorporated sadomasochism live on stage as well.[6]

A wide range of instruments are used, including acoustic guitars, percussion and piano, together with various sound-aggregating devices combined with projected imagery. Lyrics are delivered, typically by Petterson himself, in a performance including spoken word and traditional song.

Discography

YearTitleFormatProducerCatalog #
1995Reaping the Fallen, The First Harvest (As Ordo Equilibrio)LP/CDCold Meat IndustryCMI.32
1997The Triumph of Light.... and Thy Thirteen Shadows of Love (As Ordo Equilibrio)LP/CDCold Meat IndustryCMI.44
1997I4I (As Ordo Equilibrio)7"Cold Meat IndustryCMI.54
1998Conquest, Love & Self Perseverance (As Ordo Equilibrio)LP/CDCold Meat IndustryCMI.64
2001Make Love, And War; The Wedlock of RosesCDCold Meat IndustryCMI.84
2001Make Love, And War; The Wedlock of EquilibriumCDCold Meat IndustryCMI.94
2001Make Love, And War; The Wedlock of Roses, And EquilibriumDouble-LPCold Meat IndustryCMI.84/94
2003Cocktails, Carnage, Crucifixion And PornographyLP/CDCold Meat IndustryCMI.124
2005Satyriasis - Somewhere Between Equilibrium And Nihilism (Split with Spiritual Front)CDCold Meat IndustryCMI.144
2006ApocalipsDouble-LP/CDCold Meat IndustryCMI.141
2007Four10"RaubbauRaub 001
2009O N A N I [Practice Makes Perfect]CD+DVD/CD/LP/PicturediscCold Meat IndustryCMI.191
2010Do Angels Never Cry, And Heaven Never Fall?CD/Maxi-Single/Enhanced/Limited EditionOut Of LineOUT 425
2010Songs 4 Hate & DevotionDouble-LP/CDOut Of LineOUT 433
20134PlayCD/EP/Limited Edition/NumberedOut Of LineOUT 588
2016Vision: Libertine - The Hangman's TriadDouble-LP/CDOut Of LineOUT 786
2019Let's Play (two girls and a goat)LP/CDOut Of LineLC 2947

References

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