Arise is a
Swedish
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death metal
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/
thrash metal
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-band from
Alingsås
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. Their name is taken from the
Sepultura
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album of the same name.
History
Arise was founded in 1996 in Alingsås (outside of
Gothenburg
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, Sweden) under another name, but got the name Arise in 1998 when their first demo was released. Their third demo, ''Abducted Intelligence'', was recorded in Los Angered Recordings 2000 by
Andy LaRoque, and became "demo recording of the month" in Swedish
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Magazine. In 2001 the band was signed by
Spinefarm Records
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History
Spinefarm Records was originally founded in 1990 by Riku Pääkkönen as a mail-order distrib ...
and released their first full-length record, ''The Godly Work of Art''. The same year, the band was nominated to the Swedish
Rockbjörnen
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In 2 ...
award. Their second studio album, ''Kings of the Cloned Generation'', was released in 2003, and Spinefarm Records were bought by
Universal Records
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during that time. Their third CD, ''The Beautiful New World'', was recorded and released in 2005.
In December 2005 Patrik Skoglöw and Erik Ljungqvist parted ways with Daniel Bugno and L-G Jonasson due to "musical differences." They were replaced by Patrik Johansson (vocals), Sternberg (guitars), and Kaj (bass guitar).
Members
Current members
* Patrik Johansson - vocals
* Sternberg - guitar
* L-G Hakamo (formerly Jonasson) - guitar
* Kai L - bass
* Daniel Bugno - Drums
Former members
* Patrik Skoglöw - bass
* Erik Ljungqvist - vocals, guitar
Discography
*''Abducted Intelligence'' (Demo, 2000)
*''The Godly Work of Art'' (CD, Spinefarm, 2001)
*''Kings of the Cloned Generation'' (CD, Spinefarm, 2003)
*''The Beautiful New World'' (CD, Universal, 2005)
*''The Reckoning'' (CD, Regain, 2009)
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