ACT
| ACT | |
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| General information | |
| origin | Malmo , Sweden |
| Genre (s) | Progressive rock |
| founding | 1994 as Fairyland |
| Current occupation | |
| Herman Saming | |
| Ola Andersson | |
| Peter Asp | |
| Jerry Sahlin | |
| Thomas Lejon | |
| former members | |
Drums |
Tomas Erlandsson |
singing |
Jens Appelgren |
ACT is a Swedish progressive rock band from Malmö that was founded in 1994 under the name Fairyland .
history
The band was founded in 1994 under the name Fairyland by guitarist Ola Andersson, drummer Tomas Erlandsson and singer Jens Appelgren. A short time later, keyboardist Jerry Sahlin was added. The band began rehearsing without a bass player until Simon Niklasson joined the band as bass player and the first performance followed. In 1995 Appelgren left the band and was replaced by Herman Saming. A short time later, Peter Asp joined the band as the new bass player. The group then changed its name to ACT. Then they took part in the music competition Musik Direkt and reached the final there. Two songs that were recorded during the competition were later included on a compilation . Another demo was recorded in Svedala towards the end of the year , but was never released. In 1996, the band recorded another demo and released 200 copies of this sound carrier. Then the band took part in the Musik Direkt again and won the competition, which allowed the band to attract additional attention. This was followed by various appearances, with the group also appearing as the opening act for Yngwie Malmsteen . In 1999 the band released their debut album Today's Report on MTM Music . After the album Imaginary Friends was released on the same label in 2001 , the band appeared on ProgPower Europe in 2002 . In 2003, the next album, Last Epic, followed on Atenzia Records , followed by Silence in 2006, released through InsideOut Music .
style
The band plays melodic progressive rock, with occasional elements from metal being audible.
Discography
- 1996: Early Recordings (demo, self-release)
- 1999: Today's Report (Album, MTM Music )
- 2001: Imaginary Friends (Album, MTM Music)
- 2003: Last Epic (album, Atenzia Records )
- 2006: Silence (Album, InsideOut Music )
- 2014: Circus Pandemonium (Album, Marquee Avalon )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Interview: ACT , accessed on October 13, 2012.
- ^ ACT , accessed October 13, 2012.
- ^ ACT Today's Report , accessed October 13, 2012.
- ^ ACT Imaginary Friends , accessed October 13, 2012.
- ↑ PROGPOWER EUROPE 2002: with ACT and DEAD SOUL TRIBE , accessed on October 13, 2012.
- ^ ACT Last Epic , accessed October 13, 2012.
- ^ ACT Silence , accessed October 13, 2012.
- ↑ Sebastian Mack: CD Review: ACT - Silence ( memento of October 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on February 5, 2019.