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Jake E
Amaranthe is a Swedish metal band originally known as Avalanche. The band is notable for their blend of various metal genres and having three lead vocalists. History Formed by Olof Mörck (Dragonland, Nightrage) and Joacim "Jake E" Lundberg (Dreamland, Dream Evil) in 2008, the project began taking shape when singers Elize Ryd (toured with Kamelot) and Andreas Solveström (Cipher System, Within Y) signed on, as did drummer Morten Løwe Sørensen (The Cleansing, Koldborn, Mercenary). Bassist Johan Andreassen ( Engel) joined after the photoshoot for the ''Leave Everything Behind'' demo but before the recording of the first album ''Amaranthe''. The band was originally called Avalanche until May 2009, when they were forced to change their name due to legal issues. The members chose to rename the band Amaranthe. They later released their first demo, ''Leave Everything Behind''. The band's debut album, ''Amaranthe'', was released in April 2011 and reached a peak position of 35th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wacken Open Air
Wacken Open Air (, abbreviated as W:O:A) is a rock music, rock music festival, held annually since 1990 on the first weekend of August in the village of Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Almost all styles and subgenres of hard rock and heavy metal music, metal are represented and hosted. It is now one of the largest heavy metal festivals in the world and one of the largest open-air festivals in Germany. Between 2011–2018, the number of attendees was around 85,000, 75,000 of whom were paying visitors. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there were no 2020 and 2021 editions of Wacken Open Air. History Background The idea for Wacken Open Air was conceived in 1989 when Thomas Jensen and Holger Hübner visited a restaurant together. Both lived in Wacken and were friends, Jensen played the electric bass with Rock music, Rock cover band Skyline. From its beginnings until 1992, the band was composed of Ines Jeske from Vaale (vocals), Thomas Jensen from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dream Evil
Dream Evil is a Swedish heavy metal band, assembled by producer Fredrik Nordström in 1999. History Producer Fredrik Nordström had the ambition of creating a power metal band of his own for a long time, but had difficulty finding anyone with musical ideals similar to his own. However, while on holiday in the Greek islands during the year of 1999, Nordström met the young guitarist Gus G (from Firewind). The musicians got along quite well, despite an age difference of over a decade. Plans for a band commenced – Gus had already been planning to relocate to Gothenburg, and upon his arrival he looked up Fredrik at Studio Fredman to begin writing. The first person asked to join the new band was Snowy Shaw (from King Diamond, Mercyful Fate and Notre Dame), but the drummer initially refused their invitation. He would later change his mind and agreed to play on the band's debut album in a session capacity. Vocalist Niklas Isfeldt had done backing vocals for some of HammerFa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dynazty
Dynazty is a Swedish power metal band from Stockholm. History Dynazty was established by Love Magnusson and John Berg in 2007. Soon members Georg Härnsten Egg and Joel Fox Apelgren joined in. After a few gigs with various vocalists, they found the singer and frontman Nils Molin through Myspace in Spring of 2008. Since then, Dynazty has released eight full-length albums and has toured in Sweden and internationally. The band took part in Melodifestivalen 2011 with the song " This Is My Life", a metal cover of the previous winner (Melodifestivalen 2010) Anna Bergendahl. The band also competed in Melodifestivalen 2012 with the song "Land of Broken Dreams" in the fourth round in Malmö on 25 February 2012. The song went on to "second chance" round but failed to make it to the Final 10. The band released its third album ''Sultans of Sin'' on 29 February 2012. According to the bassist of the band, Joel Fox Apelgren, the album was produced by Peter Tägtgren and they have also co-w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyhra
Cyhra is a Swedish heavy metal supergroup formed in 2017. The band is made up of lead vocalist Joacim "Jake E" Keelyn (ex-Amaranthe), rhythm guitarist Jesper Strömblad (ex-In Flames), the German drummer Alex Landenburg (Kamelot, ex- Annihilator, ex-Axxis), and the Finnish lead guitarist Euge Valovirta (ex- Shining). Members Current members * Jake E – lead vocals (2017–present) * Jesper Strömblad – rhythm guitar, keyboards (2017–present), bass (2018–present) * Alex Landenburg – drums (2017–present) * Euge Valovirta – lead guitar, backing vocals (2017–present), bass (2018–present) Live members * "Mr. ASUS" – bass (2019–present) * Marcus Sunesson – guitar (2019-present) Former members * Peter Iwers Peter Iwers (born on 15 May 1975) is a Swedish musician and the current bass player of The Halo Effect. He was a member of Swedish heavy metal band In Flames from their 1999 album ''Colony'', up until their 2016 album ''Battles'', originally ... †... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maximalism (album)
''Maximalism'' (stylized in all caps) is the fourth studio album by the Swedish-Danish heavy metal band Amaranthe. It is also the final album to feature vocalist and co-founder Jake E. Track listing Personnel Amaranthe *Elize Ryd – clean vocals (female) *Jake E – clean vocals (male) *Olof Mörck – guitars, keyboards, programming, co-producer, mixing *Johan Andreassen – bass *Morten Løwe Sørensen – drums *Henrik Englund – harsh vocals Production *Jacob Hansen – producer, engineer, mixing, mastering *Jakob Herrmann – co-producer, engineer Miscellaneous *Mattias Bylund – strings on "Endlessly" *Michael Bohlin – mixing of Japanese bonus tracks *Gustavo Sazes – artwork *Patric Ullaeus Patric Ullaeus is a Swedish director and photographer. He is the founder of Revolver Film Company, based in Gothenburg. With his music video "The Serpentine Offering" for Dimmu Borgir he won the "Norwegian Grammy" award Spellemannsprisen in the ... – photograph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breaking Point - B-sides 2011-2015
Amaranthe is a Swedish heavy metal band from Gothenburg, known for their unique combination of pop rock and death metal. Their discography consists of five studio albums, one compilation album, one extended play, fourteen singles, and eleven music videos. To date, the band has sold 500,000 album copies worldwide. The band was formed in 2008, under the original name Avalanche. After signing a recording contract with Spinefarm Records, they changed their name to Amaranthe, and released the extended play ''Leave Everything Behind'' (2009). The band's debut studio album, ''Amaranthe'' (2011), achieved moderate chart success in Sweden, Finland, and Japan. Their second album, '' The Nexus'' (2013), peaked within the top ten in both Sweden and Finland, and sold 1,700 copies in its first week. ''Massive Addictive'' (2014), Amaranthe's third album, found chart success in new territories, including Germany and the United States. The album featured the single "Drop Dead Cynical", which rea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massive Addictive
''Massive Addictive'' (stylized in all caps) is the third studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Amaranthe. It is also the first album with Henrik Englund on harsh vocals, replacing former growling vocalist Andy Solveström, who left the band in 2013. Track listing Personnel Amaranthe *Jake E – clean vocals (male) *Elize Ryd – clean vocals (female) *Olof Mörck – guitars, keyboards, programming *Johan Andreassen – bass *Morten Løwe Sørensen – drums *Henrik Englund – harsh vocals Production *Jacob Hansen – production, engineering, mixing, mastering *Olof Mörck – co-producetion, mixing *Jake E – mixing Guest musicians * Elias Holmlid – keyboards on "Over and Done" *Michael Vahl – additional vocals on "An Ordinary Abnormality" Miscellaneous *Gustavo Sazes – artwork, cover art *Jonas Haagensen – studio assistant *Daniel Antonsson ( Dimension Zero, ex- Dark Tranquillity, ex- Soilwork) – recording (guitars) *Patric Ullaeus Patric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folk Albums
The ''Billboard'' charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs and albums in the United States and elsewhere. The results are published in '' Billboard'' magazine. ''Billboard'' biz, the online extension of the ''Billboard'' charts, provides additional weekly charts, as well as year-end charts. The two most important charts are the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for songs and ''Billboard'' 200 for albums, and other charts may be dedicated to a specific genre such as R&B, country, or rock, or they may cover all genres. The charts can be ranked according to sales, streams, or airplay, and for main song charts such as the Hot 100 song chart, all three data are used to compile the charts. For the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart, streams and track sales are included in addition to album sales. The weekly sales and streams charts are monitored on a Friday-to-Thursday cycle since July 2015; previously it was on a Monday-to-Sunday cycle. Radio airplay song charts, however, follow t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Nexus (album)
''The Nexus'' is the second studio album by Swedish-Danish heavy metal band Amaranthe. The album was released on varying dates in March 2013, starting on the 13th in Japan and concluding on the 26th in the US. ''The Nexus'' is a development of the sound and ideas Amaranthe introduced on their first record. The band stated that they felt "the contrasts are greater, the mix and blends of genres is more controversial, and more creative freedoms were taken in this album." It was the last album with harsh vocalist Andy Solveström. Track listing Personnel Amaranthe *Elize Ryd – clean vocals (female) *Jake E – clean vocals (male) *Andy Solveström – harsh vocals *Olof Mörck – guitars, keyboards *Johan Andreassen – bass *Morten Løwe Sørensen – drums Production * Jacob Hansen – production, engineer, mixing, mastering * Olof Mörck Olof Mörck (born 12 December 1981) is a Swedish musician who is the guitarist and one of the songwriters of the metal band Amara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amaranthe (album)
''Amaranthe'' is the debut studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Amaranthe. The album was released April 11, 2011 and reached #35 and #16 on the Swedish and Finnish charts respectively. It also topped the Japanese Import charts beating Lady Gaga. A deluxe edition was released in October 2011, featuring two bonus tracks and a DVD. Track listing Notes * On streaming services and digital stores, "Rain" is alternatively titled "It's All About Me". Personnel Amaranthe *Elize Ryd – clean vocals (female) *Jake E – clean vocals (male) *Andy Solveström – harsh vocals *Olof Mörck – guitars, keyboards, co-producer, mixing *Johan Andreassen – bass *Morten Løwe Sørensen – drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ... Additional musicians *Elias Holml ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leave Everything Behind
Amaranthe is a Swedish heavy metal band from Gothenburg, known for their unique combination of pop rock and death metal. Their discography consists of five studio albums, one compilation album, one extended play, fourteen singles, and eleven music videos. To date, the band has sold 500,000 album copies worldwide. The band was formed in 2008, under the original name Avalanche. After signing a recording contract with Spinefarm Records, they changed their name to Amaranthe, and released the extended play ''Leave Everything Behind'' (2009). The band's debut studio album, ''Amaranthe'' (2011), achieved moderate chart success in Sweden, Finland, and Japan. Their second album, '' The Nexus'' (2013), peaked within the top ten in both Sweden and Finland, and sold 1,700 copies in its first week. ''Massive Addictive'' (2014), Amaranthe's third album, found chart success in new territories, including Germany and the United States. The album featured the single "Drop Dead Cynical", which rea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Engel (band)
Engel is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Gothenburg. They are currently signed to Gain Records/Sony. History Engel released their debut album '' Absolute Design'' through SPV/Steamhammer on 31 October 2007. The album was released in North America on 20 May 2008. Their second album, ''Threnody'', was finished by the end of 2008, but due to issues with their former label, SPV, the release was delayed. On 7 April 2010, ''Threnody'' was released in Japan through Trooper Entertainment. The album was released on the music streaming service Spotify on 8 November 2010 and in Europe on the same date through Season of Mist. ''Threnody'' was released in North America on 11 January 2011, also through Season of Mist. The band's third album, ''Blood of Saints'', was released in Japan on 15 April 2012 through Trooper Entertainment. It was later released in Europe on 18 May 2012 and in the United States through Frostbyte on 25 September 2012. On 18 April 2006, Robert Hakemo was r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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