History
Formation (2009-2010)
Before The Unguided was formed, all of the core members played in the Swedish metal band''Nightmareland'' (2010-2011)
On December 22, 2010, Richard revealed on his blog that the band would be releasing two brand-new songs in January. On January 9, 2011 the band revealed the artwork and title for their upcoming EP, ''Nightmareland''. The artwork was done by Kuang Hong. The layout and booklet design was made by Gustavo Sazes, the same person who made the artwork for the Sonic Syndicate EP '' Burn This City''. An alternative version of the artwork for later re-issues of the EP was made by Jose A. Aranguren, the same person who made the artwork for the Sonic Syndicate album '' Eden Fire''. On the same day, it was also announced that the release date of ''Nightmareland'' would be delayed until February due to the band re-recording it in a professional studio and not in Richard's home studio. On January 18, 2011, the band announced the title of the two new songs for the ''Nightmareland'' EP: "Green Eyed Demon" and "Pathfinder". On the same day, it was revealed that the recording took place in''Hell Frost'' (2011-2012)
On April 28, 2011, the band announced that pre-production of their debut album had officially begun. They also revealed that Jonas Kjellgren also would be producing the album and that The Unguided had signed a deal with Despotz Records to release and distribute it. On June 6, 2011 it was revealed that the second The Unguided concert would be on July 26, 2011 at the annual Grand Rock event at their hometown Falkenberg, Sweden. Richard had already hinted that fans needed to keep their eyes out for June 16, 2011 without revealing anything more than that it would be a special day. On June 16, 2011, without any official announcement, The Unguided released their debut single " Betrayer of the Code". "Betrayer of the Code" was originally written by Roger and Richard when they still played in Fallen Angels. The artwork for the single was made by Jose A. Aranguren, the same person who made the artwork for the Sonic Syndicate album '' Eden Fire'' and the alternative version of ''Nightmareland''. With the release of the first single, The Unguided had officially begun recording their debut album. Although the recording session had already been going on for a while, it wasn't announced until June 16. On June 25, 2011, Richard announced that The Unguided would not be able to perform any songs from Sonic Syndicate due to contractual reasons. After Johansson departed the band in 2009 he signed a contract which prohibits him from playing Sonic Syndicate material (signing this contract was mistakenly assumed mandatory). A counter-contract signed by the other band members was required to lift the restriction but Robin Sjunnesson (cousin of Richard & Roger) refused to sign it, removing all possibility for The Unguided to play Sonic Syndicate material. Richard Sjunnesson included the following statement about the situation on his blog: On October 3, the artwork and title of their debut album ''Hell Frost'' was revealed at 616. The artwork was done by Kuang Hong, the same person who made the artwork for ''Nightmareland''. The layout and booklet design was made by Gustavo Sazes. On the same day Despotz Records announced that the recording, mixing and mastering of ''Hell Frost''. was completed and that it would be released on November 30, 2011. Richard had already announced on his blog that the album would include a cover song; on October 8, it was revealed to be "Tankens Mirakel" by the Swedish EBM duo Spark. The song has been translated into English and will appear on the album with the title "The Miracle of Mind". It will be the JakeBox exclusive bonus track for ''Hell Frost''. On October 11 the Swedish radio station Bandit Rock premiered the song "Inherit the Earth", a preview of the song had been played the day before as well. On October 25, it was announced that "Inherit the Earth" would be the lead single. "Phoenix Down" was originally intended as the lead single. The single was eventually released on October 26, 2011. The artwork for the single was made by Jose A. Aranguren. On January 13, 2012 the band released their second single "Phoenix Down" and its music video, directed by''InvaZion'' and ''Fragile Immortality'' (2012-2015)
On December 21, 2012, The Unguided independently released the two-track EP ''InvaZion'', featuring the tracks "Singularity" and "Eye of the Thylacine.". The release dates for ''Fragile Immortality'' were announced on November 21, 2013: January 31, 2014 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Finland, and Benelux; February 5 in Spain, Sweden, and Norway; February 3 for the "rest of Europe"; and February 11 for the U.S. and Canada. The new album was announced to be recorded with Napalm Records. ''Fragile Immortality'' takes on old Sonic Syndicate lyrical themes, such as the tracks "Unguided Entity" and "Only Human."''Lust and Loathing''; Roland Johansson's Departure and New Member (2015-present)
Between October 30, 2015 and November 27, 2015, The Unguided posted a three-part series of studio vlogs detailing the band's work on an upcoming album. On December 3, 2015, The Unguided officially announced the details of their upcoming album, which is to be titled "Lust and Loathing." The release date is scheduled for February 26, 2016 via Napalm Records, and pre-orders will be shipped out on week 8 of year 2016. Multiple pre-order bundles for Europe include combinations of the album, T-shirt, sleeved shirt, poster, guitar pick, and 2016 calendar. Two available pre-orders for U.S. are either the Digipack Limited Edition CD or the T-shirt - no bundles are available. After announcing the album, Richard Sjunnesson, the band's harsh vocalist, commented: "''Sitting on the new songs, for what felt like a lifetime, and finally get to shed some light on what’s to come from camp; The Unguided, is a sensation on its own. This is the last part of an album trilogy, that’s been in the making for 6 years, and what a climax it is indeed. Expect the unexpected! We poured everything and more into this one.''" An article on BraveWords website reports that tour dates to support the new album will be announced soon. Following recent shows without co-frontman and guitarist Roland Johansson, the band posted a new music video on YouTube titled ''Nighttaker'' which briefly showed Johansson but also a new vocalist, Jonathan Thorpenberg. The following day on December 10, 2016, the band released an official statement on Social media, announcing the departure of Roland Johansson who had been a member since the band's formation six years ago. He left because of increasingly growing commitments to touring and recording, which were having a negative impact on his personal life.Band members
Current members * Richard Sjunnesson – scream vocals (2010–present) * Jonathan Thorpenberg - clean vocals, lead guitar (2016–present) * Roger Sjunnesson – rhythm guitar, keyboards (2010–present) * Richard Schill – drums (2012–present) Former members *Discography
Studio albums
Compilations
Extended plays
Singles
Music videos
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