8th Sin were founded by IT and Michael Bohlin in 1999-2000 when the idea came up to combine several elements in metal/goth and synth/electro to create something fresh and new, not to serve the charts but their own satisfaction. IT intended to transform the seven deadly sins into that one sin which would mould into, and sum up those sins into one. The 8th Sin of what he saw and felt happened all around him. Michael had recently returned to his hard rock roots after many years of different musical adventures and IT just came back to Sweden after being traveling in Asia for years.
IT was the former of bands like Abruptum, Ophthalamia, War (with Peter ?Pain? T?gtgren and David ?Blackmoon? Parland) and Vondur in the 90's and released 13 albums during his earlier musical career in various constellations. Michael have been doing several different musical projects and were the guitarist and songwriter in the cult band Brejndedd together with IT and Dan Swan? among others between 1988 and 1991 (that never planted a record deal, but made a few classical demos).
Michael also produced the Vondur debut album ?Stridsyfirlysing? back in 1995, were involved in the production of the second Vondur album ?The Galactic Rock n' Roll Empire? in 1996 and were remastering the original tapes for the Abruptum album ?Evil Genius? released in 1995. IT also wrote lyrics for both Marduk and Dissection. Michael also led a band called Attention that he formed in 1985 and who released their first record 1988. He has also attended Rock SM, been doing TV and commercial spots, and been producing lots of different music such as Entranced. Above that, he has been playing thrash metal, hardrock, pop music, instrumental music and also musicals.