Retro Rockers AUTUMN LORDS made their entrance with the 1998 'Face Of A Demon' EP and a line-up of vocalist Petter Stenlund, guitarist Stefan Berg, bassist Fredrik Burstrom and drummer Johnny Olsson. Berg, Stenlund and Burstrom had all previously been members of mid 1990s Christian Rock band LAUDAMUS before founding MIND'S EYE, the act that would evolve into AUTUMN LORDS.

By 1999 Larz Hjelm had supplanted Stenlund's lead vocal role for a demo session entitled 'Live In The Twilight'. A third promotional cassette 'Power Of The Mind' would also surface the same year.

Another demo in 2000 witnessed more radical changes in AUTUMN LORDS roster with both Hjelm and Olsson losing their positions. New recruits would be singer Mikael Holm and drummer Ola Grönlund.

Berg then decided to adopt a more classical approach and, switching the band name to MEDUZA, headed down the Symphonic Metal approach. He would retain the services of Grönlund for MEDUZA who, after a demo CD, issued the 'Now And Forever' album in 2002.