Hearse is a Swedish
melodic death metal
Melodic death metal (also referred to as melodeath) is a subgenre of death metal that employs highly melodic guitar riffs, often borrowing from traditional heavy metal (including New Wave of British Heavy Metal). The genre features the heavines ...
band formed by vocalist
Johan Liiva
Johan Patrik Mattias Liiva (born 18 November 1970) is a Swedish extreme metal vocalist, most widely recognized as the founding vocalist of melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, as well as a former member of Carnage, Furbowl and NonExist. He is ...
(ex-
Arch Enemy
Arch Enemy is a Swedish melodic death metal band, originally a supergroup from Halmstad, formed in 1995. Its members were in bands such as Carcass, Armageddon, Carnage, Mercyful Fate, Spiritual Beggars, The Agonist, Nevermore, and Eucharist. ...
) and drummer
Max Thornell in 2001. The band have released five albums to date.
History
Following
Johan Liiva
Johan Patrik Mattias Liiva (born 18 November 1970) is a Swedish extreme metal vocalist, most widely recognized as the founding vocalist of melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, as well as a former member of Carnage, Furbowl and NonExist. He is ...
's departure from
NonExist, he decided to team up with one time Furbowl bandmate
Max Thornell to form a new project. The duo soon recruited guitarist Mattias Ljung, who had not actually played any metal for several years, and recorded a demo in 2001. The band's first recording was sent to select metal press and labels, and attracted interest from
Hammerheart Records
Hammerheart Records (known as Karmageddon Media between 2004 and 2010) is a Dutch independent record label specializing in death metal, black metal, doom metal and folk metal bands from around the world. The label was founded in 1995 and is current ...
. After signing a contract, the first single ''Torch'' was released in 2002, and the debut album ''
Dominion Reptilian'' followed in March 2003. In the summer of 2003 Hearse started recording their second album titled ''
Armageddon, Mon Amour
''Armageddon, Mon Amour'' is the second album by the Swedish melodic death metal band Hearse
A hearse is a large vehicle, originally a horse carriage but later with the introduction of motor vehicles, a car, used to carry the body of a deceas ...
''. It was finally released in April 2004 on Karmageddon Media (formerly Hammerheart Records). Their third album, ''
The Last Ordeal
''The Last Ordeal'' is the third album by the Swedish melodic death metal band Hearse
A hearse is a large vehicle, originally a horse carriage but later with the introduction of motor vehicles, a car, used to carry the body of a deceased perso ...
'', was released in 2005, and their fourth release, ''
In These Veins
''In These Veins'' is the 4th album by the Swedish melodic death metal band Hearse.
Track listing
# "House of Love" - 06:07
# "Corroding Armor" - 05:07
# "Intoxication" - 03:28
# "Naked Truth" - 04:04
# "Crusade" - 02:56
# "Among The Forlorn" ...
'', was released in 2006 on Cold Records. In 2009, Hearse released their fifth album, Single Ticket To Paradise. A music video for the song "Sundown" was produced.
Discography
Full-length
* ''
Dominion Reptilian'' (2003)
* ''
Armageddon, Mon Amour
''Armageddon, Mon Amour'' is the second album by the Swedish melodic death metal band Hearse
A hearse is a large vehicle, originally a horse carriage but later with the introduction of motor vehicles, a car, used to carry the body of a deceas ...
'' (2004)
* ''
The Last Ordeal
''The Last Ordeal'' is the third album by the Swedish melodic death metal band Hearse
A hearse is a large vehicle, originally a horse carriage but later with the introduction of motor vehicles, a car, used to carry the body of a deceased perso ...
'' (2005)
* ''
In These Veins
''In These Veins'' is the 4th album by the Swedish melodic death metal band Hearse.
Track listing
# "House of Love" - 06:07
# "Corroding Armor" - 05:07
# "Intoxication" - 03:28
# "Naked Truth" - 04:04
# "Crusade" - 02:56
# "Among The Forlorn" ...
'' (2006)
* ''Single Ticket to Paradise'' (2009)
Demos
* ''Hearse'' (2002)
EPs
* ''Torch'' (2002)
* ''Cambodia'' (2005)
Members
Current members
*
Johan Liiva
Johan Patrik Mattias Liiva (born 18 November 1970) is a Swedish extreme metal vocalist, most widely recognized as the founding vocalist of melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, as well as a former member of Carnage, Furbowl and NonExist. He is ...
– vocals
*
Max Thornell – drums
* Mattias Ljung – guitars
* Jocke "Skägget" Knutsson – bass (sessional/live member)
See also
*
Arch Enemy
Arch Enemy is a Swedish melodic death metal band, originally a supergroup from Halmstad, formed in 1995. Its members were in bands such as Carcass, Armageddon, Carnage, Mercyful Fate, Spiritual Beggars, The Agonist, Nevermore, and Eucharist. ...
*
Johan Liiva
Johan Patrik Mattias Liiva (born 18 November 1970) is a Swedish extreme metal vocalist, most widely recognized as the founding vocalist of melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, as well as a former member of Carnage, Furbowl and NonExist. He is ...
External links
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Swedish melodic death metal musical groups
Musical groups established in 2001