Anekdoten is a Swedish progressive rock band, composed of guitarist/vocalist Nicklas Barker, cellist/keyboardist Anna Sofi Dahlberg, bassist/vocalist Jan Erik Liljeström and drummer Peter Nordins. They are notable for the use of the mellotron and their heavy sound dominated by a pounding bass guitar. Their music is associated with the tradition of 1970s progressive rock music, especially that of King Crimson.
In 1998, Nicklas Barker and Peter Nordins of Anekdoten, along with Stefan Dimle (Landberk, Paatos) and Reine Fiske (Landberk, Morte Macabre, Paatos, The Guild) created the album Symphonic Holocaust. The album mostly consists of covered themes from horror movies, such as Cannibal Holocaust and Rosemary's Baby. The music is instrumental and characterised by improvisation and heavy use of mellotron and synthesizers.
take the railroad to the ending of the rainbow
through the pain to salvation
show us how to find the way to the beginning
lost and found, homeward bound
bite the fruit and leave the life you've lived behind you
don't look down, keep climbing
tell us more about the things that we will find
once we're whole, once we're through and born anew
show devotion and I will give you your freedom,
composure and redemption
prove your faith to me and I will set you free
once we're whole, once we're through