Gothenburg, Sweden-based death metal outfit Dissection was formed in 1989 by singer/guitarist Jon Nödtveidt and bassist Peter Palmdahl; with the addition of drummer Ole Öhman the following spring, the group recorded its first demo, "The Grief Prophecy." Following the 1991 Corpsegrinder single, "Into Infinite Obscurity," Dissection recorded a second demo named The Somberlain , which resulted in a contract with No Fashion Records and their first album (... titled The Somberlain, but also featuring second guitarist John Zwetsloot) in late 1993. Johan Norman replaced Zwetsloot for the follow-up, 1995's Storm of the Light's Bane, but then, in July of 1997, Nödtveidt and a friend were charged with the brutal murder of an Algerian homosexual. Both were convicted and Nödtveidt received an eight-year sentence, bringing about the end of Dissection. Öhman formed a new group called Reaper and the release of a rarities collection, The Past Is Alive, in 1998, felt like the band's last rites. But the ensuing long silence was eventually broken by 2003's Live Legacy box set and Nödtveidt's release a year later allowed him to finally revive the Dissection name, starting with the two-song Maha Kali EP (part of which was recorded while he was still in jail).