18 July 2016

The idea

Daniel Liljekvist had contacted Alex Stjernfeldt and decided that they should start a death metal band. Alex contacted Stefan Lagergren. Two other members were added to the lineup, and some plans were made, but nothing ever came out of it.

14 June 2020

The actual formation

After several years, when Covid really started to affect tour schedules and everything else, a text message arrived: "Let's do this!". Daniel, Alex and Stefan were joined by Alex' neighbour Mikael Stanne.

18 June 2020

Band name and record deal

Alex pitched the name Grand Cadaver, and the rest immediately concurred. We were informed that Majestic Mountain Records were already interested. Albin Sköld got involved with artwork for any upcoming release.

2 July 2020

Christian joins

Christian Jansson, Gothenburg thrash legend from Pagandom – as well as Alex' and Mikael's colleague in the Novarupta live lineup – joins as bass player.

12 July 2020

Logo presented

Stefan presented a logo for the band. Hand drawn with cheap black pen on regular copy paper.