AMARANTHE
Background Information
- Origin: - Gothenburg, Sweden
- Nationality: - Swedish
- Genre(s) - Metalcore • Melodic Death Metal • Power Metal • Symphonic Metal • Pop Metal
- Years Active: - 2008 – Present
- Label(s): - Spinefarm • Universal • Nuclear Blast
- Other Project(s): -
- Website: - amaranthe.se
Band Information
Band Members
Olof Mörck
Elize Ryd
Morten Løwe Sørensen
Johan Andreassen
Nils Molin
Mikael Sehlin
Band Biography
Amaranthe is a Swedish heavy metal band originally known as Avalanche. The band blends various genres and has three lead vocalists. History Formation, self-titled debut album and The Nexus (2008–2013)
Formed by Olof Mörck (Dragonland, Nightrage) and Joacim "Jake E" Lundberg (Dreamland, Dream Evil) in 2008, they recruited singers Elize Ryd (toured with Kamelot) and Andreas Solveström (Cipher System, Within Y), and drummer Morten Løwe Sørensen (The Cleansing, Koldborn, Mercenary). Bassist Johan Andreassen (Engel) joined after the photoshoot for the Leave Everything Behind demo but before recording the first album, Amaranthe. The band was called Avalanche until May 2009, when they changed their name for legal reasons. The members renamed the band to Amaranthe. They later released their first demo, Leave Everything Behind.
The band's debut album, Amaranthe, was released in April 2011, and peaked at 35th on Swedish charts and 16th on Finnish Charts. Their second album, The Nexus, was released in March 2013. Mörck said the album had greater contrasts, mixed more genres, and featured more creative freedom than Amaranthe. According to Mörck, the band "took everything [up] to eleven" in the album. The album reached 6th on Swedish charts, 4th on Finnish charts, and peaked at 12th on the US Heatseekers charts.
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