Rave the Reqviem, sometimes referred to as RTR or the Chvrch of RTR, is a Swedish
industrial metal band from
Borgholm
Borgholm () is a city and the seat of Borgholm Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 4,401 inhabitants in 2020. It is located on the island of Öland in the Baltic Sea, at the Kalmar Strait-side of Öland, north of Färjestaden.
Borgholm is on ...
and currently based in
Kalmar
Kalmar (, , ) is a city in the southeast of Sweden, situated by the Baltic Sea. It had 36,392 inhabitants in 2010 and is the seat of Kalmar Municipality. It is also the capital of Kalmar County, which comprises 12 municipalities with a total of ...
.
They were formed by Filip Lönnqvist in late 2011,. They are currently signed to the German independent record label
Out of Line Music
Out Of Line Music is an independent record label located in Berlin, Germany. Out of Line is distributed by Rough Trade (Believe Digital) and exclusive partner to publishing giant BMG Rights Management, through sister company Edition Layer Cake ...
.
History
Filip Lönnqvist formed the band in the fall of 2011, along with his mother Carola.
In late 2017, Carola Lönnqvist left the band and was replaced by Jenny Fagerstrandh.
[https://www.facebook.com/ravethereqviem/photos/jenny-fagerstrandh-ovr-new-lead-vocalist-has-many-years-of-experience-shes-been-/10155103707248262/] Before joining Rave the Reqviem, Fagerstrandh was in a band named Rockaholic with fellow RTR member Frank Petersson.
In 2019, pianist Erik Cederberg left the band,
[https://www.facebook.com/ravethereqviem/posts/pfbid0qux9EyytdTGJrUgjegezCE3o47kRY3aUVfPjejmasVJQ9ugWjwKaHnDJcLFV1KJzl] and was later replaced by Rickard Lindgren.
[https://www.facebook.com/ravethereqviem/photos/a.10151153785163262/10156581749443262]
Rave the Reqviem appeared at
Infest 2019, on Saturday August 24.
Fagerstrandh left the band in 2020,
[https://www.facebook.com/ravethereqviem/photos/a.10151153785163262/10157362152918262] and was later replaced by Jennie Nord.
[https://www.facebook.com/ravethereqviem/posts/pfbid0KcKix1dwcJxeFCqcY7D2VCHHQSWbjFjrFsFGvntgNP7RXmcwNE7oFXJ5mXaSBZXpl]
On April 27, 2023, Rave the Reqviem released the fourth single from their upcoming album EX-EDEN, "How to Hate Again", featuring Joacim "Jake E" Lundberg of
Cyhra
Cyhra is a Swedish heavy metal supergroup formed in 2017. The band is made up of lead vocalist Joacim "Jake E" Keelyn (ex-Amaranthe), rhythm guitarist Jesper Strömblad (ex-In Flames), the German drummer Alex Landenburg ( Kamelot, ex- Annihil ...
.
Style and influence
The band notably incorporates religious (especially
New Testament
The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Chri ...
) themes into their monikers, album titles, song titles, and lyrics. In a 2017 interview with Inferno Sound Diaries, founder Filip Lönnqvist cites the Bible as his "favorite source of inspiration", but describes music as being "
isreligion".
As with their name, Rave the Reqviem notably replaces all instances of the letter "u" in their album titles, song titles, and social media posts, with a "v", a
common practice
In European art music, the common-practice period is the era of the tonal system. Most of its features persisted from the mid-Baroque period through the Classical and Romantic periods, roughly from 1650 to 1900. There was much stylistic evoluti ...
in the written English language before the 16th century.
Members
Each member of Rave the Reqviem uses a religious-themed pseudonym.
*Filip Lönnqvist, "The Prophet" - Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Synthesizer (2011 - present)
*Jennie Nord, "The Sister Svperior" - Vocals (2020 - present)
*Rickard Lindgren, "The Cantor" - Vocals, Percussion, Keyboards (2019 - present)
*Petter Perseius, "The Archbishop" - Bass (2011 - present)
*Frank Petersson, "The Deacon" - Drums (2011 - present)
Former members
*Carola Lönnqvist, "The Holy Mother" - Vocals (2011 - 2017)
*Erik Cederberg, "The High Priest" - Keyboards, Backing Vocals (2011 - 2019)
*Jenny Fagerstrandh, "The Seraph" - Vocals (2017 - 2020)
Discography
*''Rave the Reqviem'' (November 2014)
*''The Gospel of Nil'' (October 2016)
*''FVNERAL
ic' (October 2018)
*''Stigmata Itch'' (December 2020)
*''EX-EDEN'' (October 2023)
References
{{Reflist
Swedish industrial metal musical groups
Swedish musical quintets
Musical groups established in 2011