Olof Mörck (born 12 December 1981) is a Swedish musician who is the guitarist and one of the songwriters of the
heavy metal band
Amaranthe
Amaranthe is a Swedish heavy metal band originally known as Avalanche. The band is notable for their blend of various metal genres and having three lead vocalists.
History Formation, self-titled debut album and ''The Nexus'' (2008–2013 ...
, as well as guitarist of the
power metal
Power metal is a subgenre of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional heavy metal with speed metal, often within a symphonic context. Generally, power metal is characterized by a faster, lighter, and more uplifting sound, in co ...
band
Dragonland. He was also a member of
Nightrage between 2006 and 2011 as a guitarist. Notably, he has provided two guitar solos for the 2009 album ''
The Isolation Game'' by the Italian melodic death metal band
Disarmonia Mundi.
In 2010, My Darling Dismay released a video of a song with the same title. The song is more of a rock style than his previous metal projects.
Mörck appears on the 2010 album ''The History of Saints'' by the North Carolina band Vanisher, performing the solo for the song "Oceans."
Mörck provided a guest solo for Australian melodic death metal band
Universum on the track, "Sum of the Universe," from their 2011 release ''
Mortuus Machina''.
Mörck also provides a guest solo for Australian power metal band
Lord
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on an instrumental song from their 2009 release ''
Set in Stone''.
Mörck is married to Cătălina Popa from the German symphonic metal band
Haggard. Their Transylvanian marriage was documented into a music video for Amaranthe's track "Endlessly", which was released on 5 March 2020.
Gear/Endorsements
;Guitars
*
Caparison Dellinger II FX-WM Charcoal Black with
EMG 81/
85 pickups
* Custom Caparison Horus 27 frets
* Custom Caparison Dellinger II FX with EMG 81/85 pickups
* Caparison Horus Snow Cloud 27 frets
;Amplification
*
Randall V2
* Randall XL cabinet RS412XLT
;Others
* Elixir and Di Marzio straps
*
Korg
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DT-10
stage tuner
* Providence cables S-102
* BBE Green screamer
overdrive
*
Elixir Strings (0.10-0.64)
* Dunlop and Caparison picks (2.00 mm)
Discography
Dragonland
* ''Storming Across Heaven (Demo)'' (2000)
* ''
The Battle of the Ivory Plains'' (2001)
* ''
Holy War'' (2002)
* ''
Starfall'' (2004)
* ''
Astronomy
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'' (2006)
* ''
Under the Grey Banner'' (2011)
* ''The Power of the Nightstar'' (2022)
Nightrage
* ''
Wearing a Martyr's Crown'' (2009)
* ''
Insidious'' (2011)
Disarmonia Mundi
* ''
The Isolation Game'' (2009)
Amaranthe
*''
Amaranthe
Amaranthe is a Swedish heavy metal band originally known as Avalanche. The band is notable for their blend of various metal genres and having three lead vocalists.
History Formation, self-titled debut album and ''The Nexus'' (2008–2013 ...
'' (2011)
*''
The Nexus'' (2013)
*''
Massive Addictive'' (2014)
*''
Maximalism
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'' (2016)
*''
Helix
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'' (2018)
*''
Manifest
Manifest may refer to:
Computing
* Manifest file, a metadata file that enumerates files in a program or package
* Manifest (CLI), a metadata text file for CLI assemblies
Events
* Manifest (convention), a defunct anime festival in Melbourne, Au ...
'' (2020)
*''
The Catalyst'' (2024)
EPs
*''
Leave Everything Behind'' (2009)
References
External links
Dragonland's MySpace profileCentury Media's websiteOfficial Nightrage page
1981 births
Living people
Swedish heavy metal guitarists
Nightrage members
21st-century Swedish guitarists
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