Spiritual Beggars is a

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band from Halmstad, Sweden, formed by

Michael Amott Michael Amott (born 28 July 1969) is a Swedish guitarist, founding member of the metal bands Arch Enemy, Spiritual Beggars and Carnage, as well as a former member of Carcass. He is the older brother of Christopher Amott. Amott was ranked No ...

, who is known from

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and Carnage. The band is heavily influenced by 1970s hard rock and incorporates elements of

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into its music. Spiritual Beggars Rockharz 2016 12

History

Spice era

Spiritual Beggars was formed in 1993 by

. Amott started the band after he left

. Spiritual Beggars debuted with the self-titled ''Spiritual Beggars'' in 1994 and have subsequently released albums as Michael's schedule, which also includes being a full-time member of

, permits. The second album, ''Another Way to Shine'' (1996) was nominated for a Swedish Grammy. The album featured artwork by the legendary artist

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, depicting the members of the band in a fairytale world. The third album, ''Mantra III'', saw the band adding Per Wiberg on keyboards. Spiritual Beggars toured Europe with

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and made several festival appearances in support of the album. The fourth album, ''Ad Astra'', was released in 2000 and enjoyed strong sales across Europe and in Japan. The band toured heavily on their ''Chasing The Stars'' tour that followed, supporting bands such as

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, and

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, as well as playing festivals and headlining shows in Europe and Japan.

JB era

2002 saw the release of the band's fifth studio recording, ''On Fire''. This album featured a new line-up following the departure of original singer Christian "Spice" Sjöstrand. The replacements were Janne "JB" Christoffersson of

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, who had been recommended to Amott by a mutual friend, while Roger Nilsson joined to handle the bass. ''On Fire'' album was musically and vocally more melodic and saw the band delving deeper into 1970s hard rock for inspiration. A 2003 European tour featured Spiritual Beggars alongside Clutch, Spiritu and Dozer was completed in support of the album, which was followed by a tour of Japan with Clutch as the opening act. Spiritual Beggars' sixth album, '' Demons'', was released in Japan in March 2005 and in Europe on 20 June 2005. ''Demons'' was released in two versions – a single CD version and a two-CD version, which includes live material recorded in Japan during 2003. The touring on this record was limited to a three-date Japanese tour with Dio and a headline performance in London.

Apollo era

In early March 2010, it was announced that Spiritual Beggars had entered the studio to record their first studio album in five years. The album featured new singer Apollo Papathanasio of

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and

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. This album, ''Return to Zero'', was released in Europe on 30 August 2010, in Japan on 25 August 2010 and in North America on 12 October 2010. Following the release the band played shows in Greece, Japan, Belgium, France and Finland. Their performance at

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in Japan on 17 October 2010 was recorded and released as the ''Return to Live: Loud Park 2010''. Apollo's second album with Spiritual Beggars, ''Earth Blues'', was released on 15 April 2013. The album has been noted for drawing influence from Deep Purple.

Members

– guitars (1992–present, founding member) * Ludwig Witt – drums (1993–present) * Per Wiberg – keyboards (1998–present) *

Sharlee D'Angelo Sharlee D'Angelo (born Charles Petter Andreason, 27 April 1973) is the Swedish bassist for the melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, as well as the classic rock/AOR band the Night Flight Orchestra and the stoner metal band Spiritual Beggars. D ...

– bass (2005–present) * Apollo Papathanasio – vocals (2010–present)

Former members

* Christian "Spice" Sjöstrand – vocals, bass (1992–2001) * Roger Nilsson – bass (2002–2004) * Janne "JB" Christoffersson – vocals (2002–2010)

Touring/session members

* Stefan Isebring – percussion,

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(1998, also appeared on Mantra III)

Timeline

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Discography

Albums

*''Spiritual Beggars'' (1994) *''Another Way to Shine'' (1996) *''Mantra III'' (1998) *''Ad Astra'' (2000) *'' On Fire'' (2002) *'' Demons'' (2005) *'' Return to Zero'' (2010) *''Earth Blues'' (2013) *''Sunrise to Sundown'' (2016)

Singles/EPs

* "Violet Karma" 10-inch (Purple Vinyl) (1998, Froghouse Records) * "It's Over" split 7-inch with

(2001,

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)

Live

* ''Live Fire!'' DVD (2005, SPV) *''Return to Live: Loud Park 2010'' (2011, Trooper Entertainment)

Compilation appearances

* "Magic Spell" on ''Stahlmaster: Volume One'' (1996, Cream/ Rough Trade Records) * "Monster Astronauts" on ''Burn One Up'' (1997, Attic Records Limited/ Roadrunner Records) * "Redwood Blues" on ''Stoned Revolution: The Ultimate Trip'' (1998, Drunken Maria Records/ Rough Trade Records) * "Mr. White" on ''Bastards Will Pay: A Tribute to

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'' (1999, Freedoom Records)

References

External links

Band website
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