Andromeda is a

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band from

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formed in 1999. They are currently signed to Massacre Records, Replica Records and Avalon/Marquee. The style emphasizes on strong keyboards and technical drumming. The band is also well known for the vocals of David Fremberg. They have recorded five albums as of 2011, as well as a live DVD. There are two versions of their first album, ''

Extension of the Wish ''Extension of the Wish'' is the debut album by Andromeda. The album has been reviewed with 2/5 by Allmusic AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than ...

''. The original recording features their first vocalist Lawrence Mackrory. The second version has all of the original instrument tracks, but with their replacement vocalist David Fremberg. The most recent album ''Manifest Tyranny'' was released in 2011. In 2016 they released their second live DVD "Live in Vietnam", which was then made available to see on YouTube in 2020.

Line-up

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– guitar (also in Nonexist,

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, Skyfire, Dark Tranquillity) *David Fremberg – vocals (also in Bloom) *Thomas Lejon – drums (also in A.C.T, ex- Embraced, ex-Ominous) *Martin Hedin – keyboards *Linus "Mr. Gul" Abrahamson – bass

Former members

*Lawrence Mackrory – vocals (also in Seethings, ex-

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, Enemy Is Us) *Gert Daun – bass *Fabian Gustavsson – bass

Discography

*''

'' - (2001,

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) *''II=I (Two Is One)'' (2003, Century Media) *''Extension of the Wish - Final Extension'' (Compilation) (2004) *''

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'' (2006, Massacre Records) *''Playing Off the Board'' (Live DVD) (2007, Metal Mind Productions) *'' The Immunity Zone'' (2008, Nightmare Records) *'' Manifest Tyranny'' (2011, Inner Wound Recordings) *''Live in Vietnam'' (Live DVD) (2016, Andromeda Rec.)

References

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