Marcel Karl Jacob (30 January 1964 – 21 July 2009), professionally known as Marcel Jacob, was a Swedish musician, best known as the founder, chief songwriter, and bassist of the

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band

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. For a brief period, he also played in the band

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and with

Yngwie Malmsteen Yngwie Johan Malmsteen ( ; born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, 30 June 1963) is a Swedish guitarist. He first became known in the 1980s for his neoclassical playing style in heavy metal, and has released 22 studio albums in a career spanning ov ...

. Jacob was also a skilled lead guitarist, occasionally playing guitar solos on albums where he felt the guitarist didn't perform to his standards. It has been reported that Jacob's birth name was Marcus Jacobsson, something he dismissed in an interview. This is supported by the fact that his sister Emeli also uses the last name Jacob and not Jacobsson.

Biography

In 1978, Jacob formed the band Rising Force together with guitarist

. Three years later Jacob joined the band Force, which later changed its name to

, replacing

John Levén John Gunnar Levén (born 25 October 1963 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish bassist in the Swedish rock band Europe. Levén and vocalist Joey Tempest are the only band members who have performed on all of Europe's studio albums. Career When Lev� ...

, who took Jacob's place in Rising Force. During his time in Force, Jacob wrote the song "Black Journey Through My Soul" together with vocalist

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. The song was eventually included on Europe's second album ''

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'', retitled "Scream of Anger". After spending three months in Force, Jacob traded places with John Levén again, who apparently had issues with Malmsteen. In 1985, Jacob returned to Malmsteen's band to play on the album ''

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. Jacob also re-used demo tracks from his pre-Yngwie band Power for several of the songs included on that album, including the Swedish hit single "Let Me Love You". Two years later he formed the band

together with vocalist

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. Throughout the years Talisman was Jacob's major effort and the band released several studio and live albums until 2007. In 1989 Jacob was back in the USA, auditioned for Dio and played on Jeff Scott Soto's other band

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's debut. In 1992, Jacob played on a song with Lion's Share, "Nothing's Free", which was included on a Belgian compilation and in 1993 he was guest musician on ex- Candlemass singer Thomas Vikström's solo album ''If I Could Fly''. Vikström and Jacob had played together with guitar player

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(

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) and drummer Jake Samuel (

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) in the cover band Horny Strings and Vikström also was a touring member of Talisman along with

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from

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. Later Vikström ( Therion) took the lead singer role. The same year Jacob was guest musician on the album ''Something Wicked Comes'' by Billionaires Boys Club, a band featuring ex-

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guitarist

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and Jacob's former Yngwie Malmsteen bandmates

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and Anders Johansson. In 1994, he played on The Johansson Brothers' self-titled album. Another band Jacob formed was

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, together with Jeff Scott Soto. They recorded two albums. In 1996, Jacob played on '' Inspiration'', a cover album recorded by Yngwie J. Malmsteen. In the early 2000s, Jacob studied psychology at

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for a few years. In 2005 Jacob was one of three new players to participate in the Swedish/German hard rock band

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for its second studio album, along with drummer

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and keyboarder Thomas Lassar. They were hired to replace John Levén,

Ian Haugland Jan-Håkan "Ian" Haugland (born 13 August 1964) is the drummer in the Swedish rock band Europe. When he was eight months old, he and his family moved to the Stockholm suburb of Märsta, Sweden. He joined Europe in the summer of 1984, replacing ...

and

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, who played on the debut album, but who could not make it this time due to taking part in the Europe reunion. Jacob also recorded with Last Autumn's Dream for five further studio albums, the latest being ''

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'', which was released on 26 January 2009. Jacob made his last appearance on record with the Swedish studio band Impulsia, on the album ''Expressions'' which was released on 24 September 2009 via Impulsia Music and under Riverside Records.

Death

Jacob was found dead from

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in his home in

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on 21 July 2009. He was 45 years old. Talisman vocalist Jeff Scott Soto issued the following statement: "It is with deep regret and remorse I, along with fellow members of Talisman, am announcing our brother, longtime colleague and overall greatest musician we've ever played with, Marcel Jacob, is no longer with us as of today, Tuesday July 21, 2009. Marcel took his own life after many years of personal and health issues he was battling.""TALISMAN Bassist Marcel Jacob Commits Suicide"
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''. July 21, 2009.

Discography

Yngwie Malmsteen

*''

Marching Out ''Marching Out'' is the second studio album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, released on 30 September 1985 through Polydor Records.Inspiration'' (1996) *''

Birth of the Sun ''Birth of the Sun'' is a 2002 album released by bassist Marcel Jacob credited as Rising Force. It consists of early recordings of Yngwie J. Malmsteen, and his band Rising Force. Shortly after Birth of the Sun was released, Yngwie released The G ...

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'' (2002), Recorded 1980 (Member)

John Norum

*'' Total Control'' (1987) (Member and songwriter) *'' Live in Stockholm EP'' (1988) (Member and songwriter)

Talisman

* ''

'' (1990) * ''

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'' (1993) * '' Humanimal'' (1994) * '' Humanimal Part II'' (1994) * '' Five out of Five'' (1994) * ''

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'' (1995) * ''BESTerious'' (compilation) (1996) * ''Best of...'' (compilation, different from above) (1996) * ''

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'' (1998) * ''

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'' (2001) * '' Cats and Dogs'' (2003) * ''

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'' (2005) * '' 7'' (2006)

Human Clay

* ''Human Clay'' (1996) * ''u4ia'' (1997) * ''Closing The Book'' (compilation, remaster) (2005, 2012)

Humanimal

* ''Humanimal'' (2002) * ''Find My Way Home'' E.P. (2002)

Last Autumn's Dream

* ''II'' (2005) * ''Winter in Paradise'' (2006) * ''Saturn Skyline'' (2007) * ''Impressions: The Very Best of LAD'' (Japanese market) (2007) * ''Hunting Shadows'' (2007) * ''Live in Germany 2007'' (2008) * ''Impressions: The Very Best of LAD'' (German market) (2008) * ''

'' (2009) * ''A Touch of Heaven'' (2010)

Various artists

* Eyes – ''Eyes'' (1990) * Bai Bang – ''Cop to Con'' (1991) * Lion Share – ''Nothing's Free'' (1991) * Thomas Vikstrom – ''If I Could Fly'' (1993) * Billionaires Boys Club – ''Something Wicked Comes'' (1993) * The Johansson Brothers – ''The Johansson Brothers'' (1994) * Misery Loves Co. – ''Misery Loves Co.'' (1995) *

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– ''

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'' (2001) * Richard Andersson Space Odyssey – ''Embrace The Galaxy'' (2003) * Radioactive: "Yeah'' (2003) * Jim Jidhed – ''Full Circle'' (2003) * Edge of Forever – ''Feeding the Fire'' (Additional lead guitar on "Prisoner") (2004) * Deacon Street Project – ''Deacon Street Project'' (2004) * Bai Bang – ''The Best Of'' (2005) * Sha Boom – ''The Race Is On'' (2005) * Various Artists – ''United: Where Is The Fire'' DVD (2005) * Locomotive Breath – ''Change of Track'' (2006) * Speedy Gonzales – ''Electric Stalker'' (2006) *

– ''

Metal Will Stand Tall ''Metal Will Stand Tall'' is a 2006 album by The Poodles. The list of guest musicians and co-songwriters are Holly Knight, Mats Levén, Tommy Denader, Jonas Reingold and Marcel Jacob. Track listing *"Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" is an Ul ...

'' (Co-wrote "Kingdom of Heaven" with Jake Samuel) (2006) * Impulsia – ''Expressions'' (2009) * W.E.T.- '' WET'' (2009)

As producer

* Edge of Forever – ''Feeding the Fire'' (2004)

References

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