Tad Morose is a Swedish power metal band. Formed in Bollnäs in 1991, they are led by guitarist Christer "Krunt" Andersson. Their style has been described as "a power/classic heavy metal hybrid with slight

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tendencies".

History

Tad Morose's original lineup consisted of Christer Andersson, Per-Ola Olsson, and Dan-Erik Eriksson. Their full-length debut was ''Leaving the Past Behind'', released in 1993. In the subsequent decade the band went through numerous lineup changes, with Andersson as the only consistent member, and released a total of seven albums. A relative success came to the band with the arrival of lead singer Urban Breed, who appears on four albums, including highlights ''Undead'' (2000) and ''Matters of the Dark'' (2002). The band released ''

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'' in 2004, signaling a shift away from symphonic and progressive metal toward a more traditional metal sound. In late 2004 Urban Breed departed. The band toured for several years after the release of ''Modus Vivendi'', with several more lineup changes including a stint by singer Joe Comeau, but they were unable to return to the recording studio. Tad Morose reformed in 2013 with a new lineup featuring singer Ronny Hemlin, formerly of

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. The reformed band released the albums ''Revenant'' in 2013 and ''St. Demonius'' in 2015, which renewed the band's European power metal sound. Tad Morose then signed with GMR Music. Their ninth album, ''Chapter X'', was released in June 2018. Their tenth album, ''March of the Obsequious'', was released on August 26, 2022.

Band members

Current

*Christer Andersson – guitar, keyboards, arrangements (1991–present) *Ronny Hemlin – vocals, vocoder (2008–present) *Tommi Karppanen – bass (2008–2018, 2022–present) *Markus Albertson – guitar (2008–2011, 2022–present) *Peter Morén – drums (1994–present)

Former

*Anton Pärlenskog – guitar (2019–2020) *Kenneth Jonsson – guitar (2012–2019) * Joe Comeau – vocals (2005–2008) *Anders Modd –

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(1995–2008) *Daniel Olsson – guitar, bass, Keyboards (1998–2007) * Urban Breed – vocals (1996–2005) *Fredrik 'Frippe' Eriksson –

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(1993–1998) *Kristian 'Krille' Andrén – vocals (1993–1996) *Per-Ola 'Rossi' Olsson –

(1991–1995) *Dan-Erik 'Danne' Eriksson –

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(1991–1994) *Anders 'Wispen' Westlund – vocals (1991–1992) *Andreas Silén – guitar (2020–2022) *Johan Lofgren – bass (2018–2022)

Timeline

Discography

*''Leaving the Past Behind'' (1993) *''Sender of Thoughts'' (1995) *''Paradigma'' (EP) (1996) *''A Mended Rhyme'' (1997) *''Reflections'' (2000,

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) *''Undead'' (2000) *''Matters of the Dark'' (2002) *''

'' (2003) *''Revenant'' (2013) *''St. Demonius'' (2015) *''Chapter X'' (2018) *''March of the Obsequious'' (2022)

References

External links

Official websiteOfficial forum
* {{Authority control Musical groups established in 1991 Swedish progressive metal musical groups Swedish power metal musical groups Century Media Records artists 1991 establishments in Sweden