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The Quill (band)
The Quill are a Swedish stoner rock/ heavy metal band. Biography The Quill was formed in the early 1990s by singer Magnus Ekwall, guitarist Christian Carlsson, drummer George Atlagic, organist Anders Haglund and bassist Peter Holm. The Quill played the Swedish bar circuit the following years. Peter Holm left the band at the end of 1993 and was replaced by Roger Nilsson. After writing material for half a year they entered Berno studio in Malmö and recorded their self-titled debut '' The Quill'' in three weeks. After signing a record deal with Megarock Records their debut was released in Europe in March 1995. A video for the track "Jet of water" was recorded. The album got an overwhelming reception by the critics and was later voted number 70 in Sweden's biggest newspaper "Aftonbladet" poll, Top 100 albums of the year. Other reviews that can be mentioned: 4 out of 5 in Raw, 81 out of 100 in ''Burrn!'' magazine. After a short promotion tour in Sweden with Abstrakt Algebra, The Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of , with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden has a nature dominated by forests and a large amount of lakes, including some of the largest in Europe. Many long rivers run from the Scandes range through the landscape, primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Quill (album)
''The Quill'' is the first album by Swedish rock band The Quill. Track listing Original 1995 release #"Jet of Water" – 4:13 #"Dry" – 5:03 #"Lodestar" – 4:00 #"Homespun" – 4:36 #"From Where I Am" – 7:46 #"The Flood" – 3:37 #"In My Shed" – 4:06 #"Gleam" – 3:55 #"Not a Single Soul" – 4:27 #"In The Sunlight I Drown" – 3:34 #"I Lost a World Today" – 7:35 #"Sweetly" - 3:32 2000 reissue #"Dry" – 5:03 #"Lodestar" – 4:00 #"Homespun" – 4:36 #"From Where I Am" – 7:46 #"The Flood" – 3:37 #"In My Shed" – 4:06 #"A Sinner's Fame" – 6:21 #"Not a Single Soul" – 4:27 #"In The Sunlight I Drown" – 3:34 #"I Lost a World Today" – 7:35 #"Sweetly" - 3:32 #"I Lost a World Today (Live)" - Hidden Bonus Track Personnel * Magnus Ekwall - Vocals * Christian Carlsson - Guitar * Anders Haglund - Hammond B3 & Fender Rhodes * Roger Nilsson - Bass * George "Jolle" Atlagic - Drums References External links Quill''at Encyclopaedia Metallum Quill''at Discogs ... [...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] |
Michael Amott
Michael Amott (born 28 July 1969) is a Swedish guitarist, founding member of the metal bands Arch Enemy, Spiritual Beggars and Carnage, as well as a former member of Carcass. He is the older brother of Christopher Amott. Amott was ranked No. 74 out of 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time by Guitar World. Biography Amott was born in Halmstad, Sweden, to a British father and Swedish mother. Soon after his birth the family moved to England where Amott lived the first five years of his life, after which they moved back to Sweden. Amott began playing guitar as a young teenager, learning to play by copying hardcore punk and heavy metal out of his record collection. Amott soon went to a new level with his playing and became influenced by players such as Tony Iommi, Frank Marino, Michael Schenker, Kerry King, Dave Mustaine, Ritchie Blackmore, Glenn Tipton, Adrian Smith, and Uli Jon Roth. He has stated in guitar magazines that he has a preference for pentatonics. Amo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
November (band)
November was a Swedish rock band formed in Stockholm, Sweden in 1969 by Christer Stålbrandt, Richard Rolf and Björn Inge. According to svt.se, November has been called "Sweden's first hard rock/heavy metal band." History November were popular for playing "as fast as they could" and with many guitar solos, although their style did not have much in common with Speed Metal, their music was instead partly inspired by American acid rock, but also heavy and blues based as a mixture of some early Uriah Heep hits like "Bird of Prey" and "Easy Livin", Cream and Led Zeppelin. November started in 1968 at Tegelhögen, a youth club in Vällingby (a Stockholm suburb). Here, Christer Stålbrandt and Björn Inge played with two friends as The Imps. After a few months, Stålbrandt left the group to form a new group called Train. Björn Inge joined shortly after. The Train also included Snowy White on guitar. In the early autumn of 1969, Snowy made a decision to his native homeland, Engla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Beyond
Captain Beyond is an American rock supergroup formed in Los Angeles in 1971. at Consisting of former singer , former drummer , former |
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. While fluid in the early years of the band, the lineup for most of the band's history has consisted of Harris, lead vocalist Bruce Dickinson, drummer Nicko McBrain, and guitarists Dave Murray, Adrian Smith and Janick Gers. The band have released 41 albums, including 17 studio albums, 13 live albums, four EPs and seven compilations. They have also released 47 singles and 20 video albums. Two electronic games have been released with Iron Maiden soundtracks, and the band's music is featured in a number of other video games. As pioneers of the new wave of British heavy metal movement, Iron Maiden achieved initial success during the early 1980s. After several lineup changes, the band went on to release a series of UK and US Platinum and Gold albums, including 1980's eponymous debut album, 1981's '' Killers'', 1982's '' The Number of the Beast' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evermore (The Quill Album)
Evermore may refer to: Books * ''Evermore'' (anthology), an anthology of short stories about or in honor of Edgar Allan Poe * ''Evermore'' (novel), a 2009 novel in The Immortals series by Alyson Noël * ''Evermore'', a short story by Julian Barnes in his 1996 collection '' Cross Channel'' Music * Evermore (band), a New Zealand pop-rock band Albums * '' Evermore: The Art of Duality'', a studio album by American hip hop duo The Underachievers * ''Evermore'' (Evermore album), a greatest hits album from Evermore * ''Evermore'', a 2005 album by Planetshakers * ''Evermore'' (Taylor Swift album), a 2020 album by Taylor Swift * ''Evermore Darkly'', an EP by the British extreme metal band Cradle of Filth Songs * "Evermore" (song), a song from the 2017 film ''Beauty and the Beast'' * "Evermore", a song by Edenbridge from '' The Grand Design'' * "Evermore", a song by the American indie rock band Grandaddy from their 2017 album Last Place * "Evermore", a song by Hillsong Church from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trouble (band)
Trouble is an American doom metal band from Aurora, Illinois, formed in 1979. They are often considered one of the pioneers of doom metal, and have been referred to as one of the genre's "big four" alongside Candlemass, Pentagram and Saint Vitus. The band created a distinct style, taking influences of the British heavy metal bands Black Sabbath and Judas Priest,Leif Edling, Trouble interview, ''Trouble Live In Stockholm'' DVD. and psychedelic rock of the 1970s. Trouble's first two albums, ''Psalm 9'' and ''The Skull'', are cited as landmarks of doom metal. To date, they have released eight studio albums. Although never officially disbanded, they went inactive after original singer Eric Wagner left in 1997. He rejoined in 2000 and left again eight years later; he was first replaced by Kory Clarke and then by current vocalist Kyle Thomas, who had also filled in for Wagner during his initial absence from Trouble. Wagner died in 2021. Core members include Wagner, guitarists Rick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
