Destiny is a Swedish heavy metal band that was formed in 1980 by Stefan Björnshög (bass) and Magnus Österman (guitar).
[1] The band's history traces back to 1980 when bassist Stefan Björnshög first met guitarist Magnus Österman.
A contract was signed with a company called Musik Bolaget and recordings of the debut album Beyond All Sense took place in Studio Bohus, Kungälv, in December 1984.
The main instrumentation for the album was recorded live during one single day, with only vocals, guitar solos and keyboards added afterwards.
The band's second album, Atomic Winter, was released on U.S. Metal Records in 1988 with new singer Zenny Hansson joining the group.
The album got a lot of positive attention in international hard rock and metal publications, and the band did a promotional tour in Germany and the Benelux area.
In 2003, the band signed with GMR but the release of Future Of The Past, due to various problems with the cover art etc., was delayed until April 2004.
The album has received positive reviews internationally and two acclaimed videos for the songs "Living Dead" and "Sabotage" have been released.