Emperor Magus Caligula

Emperor Magus Caligula
Caligula in 2005 Caligula in 2005
Background information
Also known as	Emperor Magus Caligula Masse Broberg
Born	Magnus Carl Broberg (1973-05-25) 25 May 1973 Ludvika, Sweden
Genres	Black metal, death metal
Occupations	Lyricist, musician
Instruments	Vocals, bass
Years active	1989–present

Emperor Magus Caligula (born Magnus Carl "Masse" Broberg, 23 May 1973) is a Swedish extreme metal musician best known as the former vocalist, bassist and lyricist of Swedish black metal band Dark Funeral, performing for the band between 1995 and 2010. He has also been the vocalist of death metal bands Demonoid, replacing Christofer Johnsson, and Sanctification. He was the original vocalist for Hypocrisy and has featured in other extreme metal bands including Dominion-Caligula (with former Dark Funeral guitarist Dominion) and God Among Insects. He has also performed backing vocals for the Swedish black metal band Sportlov.

In July 2011, Witchery announced Caligula was joining the band, replacing Legion. In 2016, he departed Witchery due to hearing issues.

Early life

Broberg was born in Ludvika.

Beliefs

Caligula is a practitioner of LaVeyan Satanism, and while he has on one hand distanced himself from National Socialist black metal, like many other black metal musicians, he has generally assumed an apolitical stance, although he expressed disdain for former Islamic terrorist leader Osama bin Laden, with his audience when playing live. He has also denounced Roman Catholic priests due to widespread child molestation allegations.

Gazziero murder controversy

Caligula was quoted as being "somewhat impressed" by the premeditated murder of Fr. Faustino Gazziero, a Catholic priest, by Dark Funeral fan Rodrigo Orias at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Santiago, Chile, further stating that "He deserves some credit. You're not supposed to say that, but I don't care." Although he suggested the possibility that "the music triggered him somehow," he denied Dark Funeral's music being the direct cause of Orias' murder of Gazziero.

Caligula also recalled having met Orias at a Dark Funeral concert in 2003, where he burnt a cross on Orias' arm at his request with a Cuban cigar.

Film

Caligula made an appearance in the Swedish zombie film Die Zombiejäger, playing a humorous part of a necrophile. Dark Funeral also provided two songs for the film, Godhate, which is played during the film's opening credits and Thus I Have Spoken, which is played during a fight scene.

Discography

Dark Funeral

Full-lengths

• Vobiscum Satanas (1998)
• Diabolis Interium (2001)
• Attera Totus Sanctus (2005)
• Angelus Exuro pro Eternus (2009)

EPs

• Teach Children to Worship Satan (2000)

Live

• De Profundis Clamavi Ad Te Domine (2004)

Videos

• Attera Orbis Terrarum - Part I (2007)
• Attera Orbis Terrarum - Part II (2008)

Sanctification

• Black Reign

God Among Insects

Full-lengths

• World Wide Death (2004)
• Zombienomicon (2006)

Dominion Caligula

Full-lengths

• A New Era Rises (2000)

Hypocrisy

Full-lengths

• Penetralia (1992)
• Osculum Obscenum (1993)

EPs

• Pleasure of Molestation (1993)

The Project Hate

Full-lengths

• Hate, Dominate, Congregate, Eliminate