Platitude (band)
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Platitude was a Swedish progressive
power metal
band formed in 1995, however a permanent line-up was not established until 1997. After three demos, they signed a deal with the Italian
label Scarlet Records
in the spring of 2002. They released three albums before disbanding in 2008.
In late October 2005, new deals were signed with the German
Metal Heaven
and Japan
ese King Records for distribution in Europe
and Japan
respectively.
In May 2003, Platitude joined the Danish
heavy metal band Manticora
on a European tour and later the same year supported the British
progressive metal
band Threshold
. They have played gigs all over Europe including openening for Finnish
power metal
band Sonata Arctica
in 2004 at a show in Copenhagen
.
Since their dissolution in 2008, several band members have been involved in other projects.
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
power metal
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...
band formed in 1995, however a permanent line-up was not established until 1997. After three demos, they signed a deal with the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
label Scarlet Records
Scarlet Records
Scarlet Records is an Italian independent record label based in Milan. It is most notable for featuring two side projects from Soilwork front-man Björn "Speed" Strid, as well as band like Agent Steel, Royal Hunt, Skyclad, Eldritch, Hatesphere, Primevil, Labyrinth, Dark Moor and more. Born in 1998,...
in the spring of 2002. They released three albums before disbanding in 2008.
In late October 2005, new deals were signed with the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Metal Heaven
Metal Heaven
Metal Heaven is an independent record label based in Altheim, Germany, established in 2004 as a sub-label of AOR Heaven. Its president is Georg Siegl.-Artists:*Altaria*Audiovision*Biss*Bloodbound*Blue Tears*Burning Point*Chris Caffery...
and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese King Records for distribution in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
respectively.
In May 2003, Platitude joined the Danish
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...
heavy metal band Manticora
Manticora
Manticora is a Heavy metal band from Hvidovre, Denmark formed in 1996 by Lars and Kristian Larsen. Their current label is Locomotive Music. Their lyrical content typically consists of literature, fantasy, and science fiction. Although they are considered to be a progressive power metal band, they...
on a European tour and later the same year supported the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
progressive metal
Progressive metal
Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...
band Threshold
Threshold
-Film and television:* Threshold * Threshold , an adaptation of the 1958 science fiction film It! The Terror from Beyond Space* Threshold , an American science fiction drama series...
. They have played gigs all over Europe including openening for Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
power metal
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...
band Sonata Arctica
Sonata Arctica
Sonata Arctica are a Finnish power metal band from the town of Kemi, originally assembled in 1995. Their later works contain several elements typical of progressive metal.....
in 2004 at a show in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
.
Since their dissolution in 2008, several band members have been involved in other projects.
Last line-up
- Erik "EZ" Blomkvist (Seven ThornsSeven ThornsSeven Thorns is a Danish power metal band formed in 1998. The group has released two singles and one studio album to date. Their debut album, Return to the Past, was released in November 2010 through Nightmare Records. Musically, Seven Thorns is influenced by bands such as Gamma Ray,...
, DreamscapeDreamscapeDreamscape may refer to:In music:* "Dreamscape", a 2006 song by 009 Sound System, a project by Alexander Perls*Dreamscape, a 1995 Jamaaladeen Tacuma album* Dreamscape, a 2009 album by Gil Mantera's Party Dream...
) - vocals - Gustav Köllerström - guitars
- Kristofer von Wachenfeldt (Seven Tears) - keyboards
- Patrik Janson - bass
- Erik Wigelius - drums
Former members
- Daniel Hall (Rob RockRob RockRobert Rock is a heavy metal singer and songwriter. He is best known for being the lead singer of the band Impellitteri from 1992 to 2000, and now in 2008. He has also released four albums as a solo artist.-Biography:...
) - guitars - Johan Randén (Freak KitchenFreak KitchenFreak Kitchen is a heavy metal/hard rock band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 1992. Because of the high technical level of their compositions people sometimes refer to their style as progressive metal or progressive rock.-History:...
) - stand-in guitars - Tommie Lundgren - keyboards
- Andreas Lindahl (ZooLZooLZooL is a defunct Swedish band that was created by guitarist Henrik Flyman as a platform for classic hard rock. ZooL released one album 2002 and has not been heard of since, though it was never officially declared extinct. Flyman himself is today active in Evil Masquerade...
, Loch VostokLoch VostokLoch Vostok is a progressive metal band from Uppsala, Sweden. Named after a subterranean lake in Antarctica, rose out of the collapse of progressive metal band Mayadome in 2001.-Biography:...
) - keyboards - Marcus Höher - drums
- Andreas Brobjer (Space Odyssey) - session drums