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band formed in 2001. Their style resembles progressive rock bands from the 1970s, such as Yes and
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. The band's most prolific line-up consisted of founding members vocalist/keyboardist Rikard Sjöblom and guitarist David Zackrisson, along with longtime drummer Magnus Östgren and bassist Robert Hansen; who joined the band in 2001 and 2002 respectively; this line-up existed from 2003 (following the departure of keyboardist Stefan Aronsson) until the band's dissolution in 2016.


History

The initial lineup of Beardfish consisted of frontman Rikard Sjöblom, guitarist David Zackrisson, bassist Gabriel Olsson, and drummer Petter Diamant. Before the end of 2001, Diamant had been replaced by Magnus Östgren, and early in 2002 the band's lineup was augmented by keyboardist Stefan Aronsson. Later that year, Olsson was replaced by Robert Hansen, and it was this lineup that recorded the band's debut album, ''Från En Plats Du Ej Kan Se'', in 2003. Following the release of the album, Aronsson left the band, leaving Beardfish with the four-man lineup which existed for the rest of the duration of the band's existence. Following the release of the band's second album, ''The Sane Day'', in 2006, the band were signed by
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. They have remained on this label ever since, releasing six more albums to date, the latest of which is 2015's ''+4626-COMFORTZONE''. In 2008, Beardfish toured with fellow progressive rock band
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. The following year they were scheduled to tour North America during the summer as part of '' Progressive Nation'', a tour organized by Dream Theater's then-drummer
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; however, they were forced to withdraw from this event after InsideOut lost funding because its distributor, SPV, declared bankruptcy. In September 2012, Beardfish were the opening act for all European dates of the band Flying Colors, and in May 2013, were one of the opening acts (along with Sound of Contact) for all European dates of the band
Spock's Beard Spock's Beard is an American progressive rock band formed in Los Angeles. The band was formed in 1992 by brothers Neal (lead vocals, keyboards) and Alan Morse (vocals, guitars), John Ballard (bass) and Nick D'Virgilio (drums). Ballard was r ...
. The band followed this up by touring with Sound of Contact in support of Spock's Beard during 2013. In 2014 the band commenced work on their eighth studio album, with Sjöblom also joining the band
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in the capacity of touring guitarist. In October it was announced that Sjöblom would remain with Big Big Train in an official capacity. The following month Beardfish announced the completion of their eighth studio album, entitled *''+4626-COMFORTZONE'', scheduled for release in January 2015. For the tour dates commencing in early 2015 the band extended their touring line-up with the addition of keyboardist Martin Borgh. In July 2016, the band announced they had broken up.


Personnel


Members

;Classic line-up *Rikard Sjöblom - vocals, keyboards, guitars (2001–2016) *David Zackrisson - guitars (2001–2016) *Magnus Östgren - drums (2001–2016) *Robert Hansen - bass (2002–2016) ;Early members *Gabriel Olsson - bass (2001-2002) *Petter Diamant - drums (2001) *Stefan Aronsson - keyboards, guitars, flute (2002-2003) ;Touring musicians *Martin Borgh - keyboards (2015)


Lineups


Timeline

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Discography

*''Från en plats du ej kan se...'' (2003) *''The Sane Day'' (2005) *''Sleeping in Traffic: Part One'' (2007) *''Sleeping in Traffic: Part Two'' (2008) *''Destined Solitaire'' (2009) *''Mammoth'' (2011) *''The Void'' (2012) *''+4626-COMFORTZONE'' (2015)


References


External links


2010 interview with Rikard Sjöblom on Prog Sphere
{{Authority control Swedish progressive rock groups Musical groups established in 2001 2001 establishments in Sweden Inside Out Music artists