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Twilight Force
Twilight Force is a Swedish symphonic power metal band known for their highly fantastical lyrics and LARP-style outfits which the band performs onstage in. The band's main lyrical themes are based on the lore of a fictional world known as The Twilight Kingdoms, created by keyboardist Daniel Beckman. The band has released four studio albums to date. The band members play under the use of nicknames, and wear costumes on stage that mirror the band's lyrical themes. The group describes themselves as "adventure metal," in part due to the use of costumes, props, and demeanor onstage. The band has cited early role-playing games like '' Heroes of Might & Magic'' and table-top role-playing games like ''Dungeons & Dragons'' as inspiration for their appearance. History The idea behind Twilight Force was conceived in the mid-2000s by guitarist Philip Lindh and keyboardist Daniel Beckman. Although the project at the time was mostly conceptual, the two would go on to write much of the mater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falun
Falun () is a city and the seat of Falun Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 37,291 inhabitants in 2010. It is also the capital of Dalarna County. Falun forms, together with Borlänge, a metropolitan area with just over 100,000 inhabitants. Falun was originally famous for its copper mine, and is today an important service and industrial city even though the mine is closed (since 1992). Faluån is a river, flowing through the city, separating it into two sides. Falu copper mine is located on one of the sides which during many centuries was one of Sweden's main business. This side of the river was usually called "the mining side", where not many plants grew due to the toxic smoke which contaminated the soil. On the other side of the river, where the smoke did not reach, set many large villas, which made this side to be called "the delightful side". The centre of Falun consists of classical pedestrian streets with small shops. In 1998, the city reclaimed the award of "the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joakim Brodén
Joakim "Jocke" Brodén (born 5 October 1980) is a Swedish-Czech musician who is the lead vocalist, keyboardist and occasional third guitarist of the Swedish heavy metal band Sabaton. He and bassist Pär Sundström formed the band in 1999. Early life Brodén's father, Ulf Olof Brodén, is from Sweden and his mother, Anna, is from former Czechoslovakia. He holds dual citizenship in Sweden and the Czech Republic. He has said that he became a metalhead when he was three or four years old because of the music video for Twisted Sister's "We're Not Gonna Take It". He was a competitive swimmer in his youth. Musical career Brodén once joined Stormwind for a tour as a keyboard player. Brodén founded Sabaton in 1999 with bassist Pär Sundström; he is the lead vocalist and keyboardist and an occasional third guitarist. He is also the one who came up with the name "Sabaton" for the band. Brodén is known for wearing an unusual vest with metal plates when performing with Sabaton; it has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Majestica
Majestica (formerly ReinXeed) is a symphonic/power metal band from Boden, Sweden. They were formed in 2000 by vocalist Tommy Johansson. They are influenced by soundtrack focused films such as ''The Lord of the Rings'' and bands like Helloween with Michael Kiske, and Rhapsody of Fire. In 2008, Majestica released their first studio album ''The Light'' with Rivel Records. This helped the band land an appearance in Japan where they gained fans. They have released seven full studio albums. History Majestica (originally known as ReinXeed) was created by Tommy Johansson in Boden, Sweden. ReinXeed was originally Johansson's solo project and on the debut album, The Light, he played every instrument. Daniel Eskilsson, the drummer, and band leader of the Swedish melodic power metal band Majestic Vanguard, heard early versions of the songs Johansson posted to his MySpace page and put him in touch with Christian Liljegren of Rivel Records / CM Sweden. Jani Stefanovic co-produced and mix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Johansson (musician)
Tommy "ReinXeed" Johansson (born October 26, 1987), is a Swedish vocalist and guitarist known for his work as a guitarist for Swedish metal band Sabaton (band), Sabaton and as lead vocalist and guitarist of the band Majestica (formerly ReinXeed), a power metal band from Boden, Sweden. In 2009 he was Karaoke Music Champion in Sweden.Linda Kask''Tommy svensk mästare i karaoke'' in: ''Norbottens kuriren'', retrieved March 17, 2021. In 2016 he joined Sabaton (band), Sabaton as a guitarist, replacing Thobbe Englund. He is a tenor. Johansson has recorded three albums with Christian Melodic Neoclassical Power Metal band Golden Resurrection alongside singer Christian Liljegren of Narnia (Swedish band), Narnia. Discography With Sabaton (band), Sabaton: * ''The Great War (Sabaton album), The Great War'' (2019) * ''The War to End All Wars (album), The War to End All Wars'' (2022) With Majestica, Reinxeed/Majestica: * ''The Light'' (2008) * ''Higher'' (2009) * ''Majestic'' (2010) * ''19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mustasch
Mustasch is a rock band from Sweden. They were formed in the fall of 1998 by Ralf Gyllenhammar, Hannes Hansson, Mats Hansson and Stam Johansson in Gothenburg. Band history Mustasch was formed in Gothenburg in 1998, and recorded demos at "The Mustasch Farm" on the island Orust which were released through different record labels around the world in small numbers. In 2001 they released their first EP '' The True Sound of the New West'', embarked on a tour, and started to make a name for themselves in the Swedish metal scene. They chose the name Mustasch because many of their musical heroes had moustaches; such as Freddie Mercury from Queen and Tony Iommi from Black Sabbath. The band went on to release '' Above All'' in 2002 and '' Ratsafari'' in 2003, both of which were nominated for Swedish Grammies and helped the band to build their reputation. The band continued to tour hard, and released '' Powerhouse'' in 2005 before switching record labels. The switch to Regain Records wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabaton (band)
Sabaton is a Swedish heavy metal music, heavy metal band from Falun, Sweden. The vast majority of their albums are written about historical events, mainly wars and significant battles. Sabaton has been referred to as one of the "big four" power metal bands, along with Helloween, Blind Guardian and DragonForce. They are one of the most successful metal bands in Swedish history, with their album ''Carolus Rex (album), Carolus Rex'' being the best-selling Swedish heavy metal album of all time. History Formation and first albums (1999–2009) Sabaton was formed in December 1999. After the first songs were recorded in Peter Tägtgren's studio, The Abyss (recording studio), The Abyss, Sabaton was contacted by a couple of record labels. The band signed with the Italian label Underground Symphony, which then released, internationally, the promo CD ''Fist for Fight''. The disc, distilled from two demo tapes recorded between 1999 and 2000, was intended to promote forthcoming Sabaton releas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloodbound
Bloodbound is a Swedish power metal band formed in 2004 in Bollnäs. History They released their first studio album, ''Nosferatu'', in 2005 and their second, ''Book of the Dead'', in May 2007. The brainchild of former Street Talk members Fredrik Bergh and Tomas Olsson, the band has also included Michael Bormann (Jaded Heart), Urban Breed ( Tad Morose) and Pelle Åkerlind (Morgana Lefay). Their debut album ''Nosferatu'' featured former Tad Morose singer Urban Breed on vocals. Released on 16 December 2005 (in Japan; European release date 24 February 2006), ''Nosferatu'' features artwork by Mark Wilkinson (Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Marillion) and received an early rave review from the Swedish rock magazine ''Power Play''. Based solely on the strength of their debut album, the band opened for Evergrey and headlined day one of the Gothenburg Metal Festival. After Urban Breed announced his departure from Bloodbound in fall 2006, former Tad Morose singer Kristian Andrèn briefly j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ReinXeed
Majestica (formerly ReinXeed) is a Symphonic metal, symphonic/power metal band from Boden, Sweden. They were formed in 2000 by vocalist Tommy Johansson (musician), Tommy Johansson. They are influenced by soundtrack focused films such as ''The Lord of the Rings (film series), The Lord of the Rings'' and bands like Helloween with Michael Kiske, and Rhapsody of Fire. In 2008, Majestica released their first studio album ''The Light'' with Rivel Records. This helped the band land an appearance in Japan where they gained fans. They have released seven full studio albums. History Majestica (originally known as ReinXeed) was created by Tommy Johansson (musician), Tommy Johansson in Boden, Sweden. ReinXeed was originally Johansson's solo project and on the debut album, The Light, he played every instrument. Daniel Eskilsson, the drummer, and band leader of the Swedish melodic power metal band Majestic Vanguard, heard early versions of the songs Johansson posted to his MySpace page and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles
''Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles'' (''BW&BK'') is a Canadian heavy metal magazine. Although based in Toronto, Canada, ''BW&BK'' features writers from the US, Germany and the UK, allowing the magazine to represent metal music from an international prospective. Covering many facets of extreme music, ''BW&BK'' features a reviews section which reports on current records circulating through the underground metal world, a Metal Forecast section which tracks the release date of upcoming recordings, and a website (named just BraveWords) which reports current metal news. ''Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles'' was founded by former ''M.E.A.T.'' magazine staffer Tim Henderson and author Martin Popoff in 1994. History Early 1990s Henderson, who had published several photocopied issues of a newsletter called ''Metal Tim Bits'' (the title a play on the Tim Bit donut served at the popular Canadian coffee chain Tim Hortons), encountered Popoff in the Toronto HMV's metal section and Popoff began dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawn Of The Dragonstar
''Dawn of the Dragonstar'' is the third studio album by the Swedish power metal band Twilight Force. It was released on August 16, 2019. It is the band's second album with Nuclear Blast Records, the first to feature vocalist Allyon, and the last to feature drummer De'Azsh. On June 7, 2019, the band revealed the first single from the album, "Night of Winterlight". Recording and production Most guitar solos on the album were recorded with a Fender Stratocaster tuned in fourths, which guitarist Lynd states "opened up a whole new world of possibilities for my playing". Compared to the previous albums released by the band, the recording process was slightly different: with Chrileon, all members of the band were in close proximity in Sweden. With Allyon, a native Italian, the band had to work around this. In a 2018 interview, the band gave an in-character response that "the dragons are swift and reliable. Distance is of little concern in this day and age. Dragons and Town Portal Scrolls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luca Turilli's Rhapsody
Luca Turilli's Rhapsody (often simply referred by itself as Rhapsody, LT's Rhapsody or Turilli's Rhapsody) was an Italian symphonic power metal band created and led by Luca Turilli after his split from Rhapsody of Fire, also including German, French and Finnish members. The band members referred their style as "Cinematic metal" to underline Luca Turilli's passion for the world of cinema and the soundtracks, yet the main influence of his new artistic proposal. In 2011, Rhapsody of Fire announced its friendly split into two Rhapsody bands: Alex Staropoli and Fabio Lione decided to go on as Rhapsody of Fire while Turilli, along with bassist Patrice Guers and session guitarist Dominique Leurquin decided to move on as Luca Turilli's Rhapsody. The band's first line-up also included singer Alessandro Conti and Rhapsody of Fire drummer Alex Holzwarth, who was then a member of both bands. However, in 2012 Holzwarth left due to the impossibility to be fully in both bands, and was replac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trick Or Treat (band)
Trick or Treat is an Italian power metal band formed in 2002 in Modena. The group's line-up has been mostly the same since its inception, except for the drummer position, which underwent changes in 2006 and 2011, and in 2014 guitarist and founding member Luca Cabri left the band and was replaced by Luca Venturelli. So far, they have released seven studio albums. History The band started in 2002 as a Helloween tribute band. After some years performing in clubs around Italy, they recorded a four-track demo (''Like Donald Duck'') and signed a deal with Valery Records, through which they have released their debut album in 2005, ''Evil Needs Candy Too''. A subsequent tour was started, with shows in Europe and USA. In the meanwhile, Mirko Virdis substituted Luca Tomei at the drums. In 2008 Trick or Treat recorded their second album, ''Tin Soldiers'', featuring former Helloween singer Michael Kiske and former Vision Divine vocalist Michele Luppi. The album reached the 260th positio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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