Amaranthe
Encyclopedia
Amaranthe is a power metal
/melodic death metal
band that originates from Sweden
and Denmark
. Formed by Jake E(Dreamland, Dream Evil
) and Olof Mörck
(Dragonland
, Nightrage
), the project began taking shape when singers Elize Ryd (Toured: Kamelot
) and Andreas Solvestrom (Cipher System, Within Y), signed on, as did drummer Morten Løwe Sørensen (The Cleansing, Koldborn, Mercenary
). Johan Andreassen (Engel
) joined after the photoshoot for Leave Everything Behind
but before the recording of Amaranthe
.
In May 2009, the band was forced to change their name from Avalanche due to legal issues. They later released their first demo, Leave Everything Behind
.
The band's debut album, Amaranthe
, charted in Sweden and Finland.
Session members
Power metal
Power metal is a style of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a...
/melodic death metal
Melodic death metal
Melodic death metal is a heavy metal music style that combines elements from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal with elements of death metal. The style was developed during the early and mid-1990s, primarily in England and Scandinavia...
band that originates from Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
and Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. Formed by Jake E(Dreamland, Dream Evil
Dream Evil
Dream Evil is a heavy metal band from Sweden, assembled and integrated by renowned musical producer Fredrik Nordström in 1999.-Biography:Producer Fredrik Nordström had the ambition of creating a power metal band of his own for a long time, but had difficulty finding anyone with musical ideals...
) and Olof Mörck
Olof Mörck
Olof Mörck is a guitarist in the melodic death metal band Nightrage and guitarist of the power metal band Dragonland. Besides Marios, Olof is the longest running member of Nightrage...
(Dragonland
Dragonland
Dragonland is a power metal musical group from Sweden. The group is most notable for basing their two first albums upon the self-produced The Dragonland Chronicles fantasy saga and for the original symphonic/electronic parts by Elias Holmlid...
, Nightrage
Nightrage
Nightrage is a Greek/Swedish melodic death metal band formed by guitarist Marios Iliopoulos and his close friend Gus G. who later re-located to Gothenburg, Sweden.-Sweet Vengeance:...
), the project began taking shape when singers Elize Ryd (Toured: Kamelot
Kamelot
Kamelot is an American symphonic power metal band from Tampa, Florida. The band was formed by Thomas Youngblood and Richard Warner in 1991. Norwegian vocalist Roy Khan joined for the album Siége Perilous, and shared song-writing duties with Youngblood until his departure in April 2011.As of 2010,...
) and Andreas Solvestrom (Cipher System, Within Y), signed on, as did drummer Morten Løwe Sørensen (The Cleansing, Koldborn, Mercenary
Mercenary (band)
Mercenary is a metal band from Denmark that was formed in 1991. Although they are usually labelled as a melodic death metal band, they use aspects of power metal in their music, as well as thrash metal in their earlier work.-Biography:...
). Johan Andreassen (Engel
Engel
Engel means angel in some non-English languages and may refer to:* "Engel" , performed by Rammstein* Engel , a 2002 role-playing game* Engel , Swedish industrial/melodic death metal band* Engel group, in mathematics...
) joined after the photoshoot for Leave Everything Behind
Leave Everything Behind
Leave Everything Behind is the first track release by the Swedish power/melodic metal band Amaranthe. The EP was released on February 18, 2009.-Personnel:*Elize Ryd - female vocals*Jake E. Lundberg - clean vocals*Andreas Solveström - harsh vocals...
but before the recording of Amaranthe
Amaranthe (album)
-Album:-Release history:...
.
In May 2009, the band was forced to change their name from Avalanche due to legal issues. They later released their first demo, Leave Everything Behind
Leave Everything Behind
Leave Everything Behind is the first track release by the Swedish power/melodic metal band Amaranthe. The EP was released on February 18, 2009.-Personnel:*Elize Ryd - female vocals*Jake E. Lundberg - clean vocals*Andreas Solveström - harsh vocals...
.
The band's debut album, Amaranthe
Amaranthe (album)
-Album:-Release history:...
, charted in Sweden and Finland.
Band members
- Elize Ryd - female vocals
- Jake E - clean vocals
- Andreas Solveström - harsh vocals
- Olof MörckOlof MörckOlof Mörck is a guitarist in the melodic death metal band Nightrage and guitarist of the power metal band Dragonland. Besides Marios, Olof is the longest running member of Nightrage...
- guitar & keys - Morten Løwe Sørensen - drums
- Johan Andreassen - bass
Session members
- Richard Sjunnesson (The UnguidedThe UnguidedThe Unguided is a five-piece melodic death metal band from Sweden, formed by Richard Sjunnesson, after his departure from Sonic Syndicate. Later, he was joined by Roland Johansson, and current Sonic Syndicate guitarist Roger Sjunnesson and drummer John Bengtsson and current Cipher System bassist...
, ex-Sonic SyndicateSonic SyndicateSonic Syndicate is a melodic death metal band from Falkenberg, Sweden. They are influenced by Swedish melodic death metal bands such as In Flames, Soilwork and metalcore bands like Killswitch Engage.....
) – harsh vocals, live November-December 2011