Amaranth
| Amaranth | |
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 Amaranthe at the Rockharz Open Air 2018 |
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| General information | |
| origin | Gothenburg , Sweden |
| Genre (s) | Metalcore , Melodic Death Metal |
| founding | 2008 as Avalanche |
| Website | www.amaranthe.se |
| Current occupation | |
singing |
Elize Ryd |
singing |
Henrik Englund Wilhelmsson (since 2013) |
| Olof Mörck | |
| Johan Andreassen | |
| Morten Løwe Sørensen | |
singing |
Nils Molin (since 2017) |
| former members | |
singing |
Andreas "Andy" Solveström (until 2013) |
singing |
Jake E. Lundberg (until 2017) |
Amaranthe is a Founded in 2008, Swedish - Danish melodic death metal - band .
history
Foundation and debut album (2008–2012)
Amaranthe was founded in 2008 by Jake E. Lundberg and Olof Mörck as Avalanche . Shortly afterwards they were joined by Elize Ryd , Andy Solveström and Morten Løwe Sørensen. In the same year the band released their first demo Leave Everything Behind with Johan Andreassen on the electric bass , but had to change their name to Amaranthe in 2009 due to copyright claims.
The debut album Amaranthe was released in 2011 via Spinefarm Records , a subsidiary of the Universal Music Group . In autumn, Amaranthe supported Hammerfall on their European tour. A festival tour for 2012 was then announced, including a performance at the Wacken Open Air .
The Nexus and Massive Addictive (since 2012)
In 2012 Amaranthe worked together with producer Jacob Hansen in the Hansen Studios in Ribe on their second studio album The Nexus , which was released in Germany on March 22, 2013. The video for the single of the same name was released on January 25th. In addition, a European tour in March and April 2013 was announced together with Stratovarius as a co-headliner.
On October 18, 2013 it was announced that Andy Solveström had left Amaranthe for personal reasons. The previous live member Henrik Englund has been added as the new singer.
In spring 2014 the band began recording their third studio album, Massive Addictive , which was released in Germany on October 17, 2014. The first single, Drop Dead Cynical , was released on September 9, 2014.
The fourth studio album, Maximalism , was released on October 21, 2016 .
In November 2016, Jake E. Lundberg took a break from the band. At the beginning of February 2017, he finally announced his final exit.
style
Amaranthe's musical style is composed of many typical elements of different metal genres, which are combined with pop- like choruses. On the one hand, the band draws on elements of Melodic Death Metal , such as the change between guttural and clear vocals or the combination of hard guitar riffs with keyboard melodies or elements from electronic music , on the other hand they use fast tempo and high vocals for the power Metal common components. Another characteristic of the band are the three singers that can be heard alternately. The music style was compared to a mix of In Flames , Freedom Call , Children of Bodom , Blood Stain Child and Roxette .
gallery
- Amaranthe, line-up at Rockharz 2018
Singer Elize Ryd
Singer Henrik Englund Wilhelmsson
Guitarist Olof Mörck
Bass player Johan Andreassen
Drummer Morten Løwe Sørensen
Singer Nils Molin
Discography
Albums
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Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 2011 |
Amaranthe Spinefarm Records |
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SE35 (4 weeks) SE |
First published: April 13, 2011
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| 2013 |
The Nexus Spinefarm Records |
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CH90 (1 week) CH |
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SE6 (7 weeks) SE |
First published: March 20, 2013
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| 2014 | Massive Addictive Spinefarm Records |
DE89 (1 week) DE |
CH53 (1 week) CH |
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US105 (1 week) US |
SE18 (2 weeks) SE |
First published: October 17, 2014
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| 2016 | Maximalism Spinefarm Records |
DE84 (1 week) DE |
CH44 (1 week) CH |
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US169 (1 week) US |
SE4 (2 weeks) SE |
First published: October 21, 2016
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| 2018 | Helix Spinefarm Records |
DE29 (1 week) DE |
CH21 (1 week) CH |
AT47 (1 week) AT |
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SE19 (1 week) SE |
First published: October 19, 2018
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Singles
- 2011: hunger
- 2011: Rain
- 2011: amaranthine
- 2012: 1,000,000 lightyears
- 2013: The Nexus
- 2013: Burn with Me
- 2013: Invincible
- 2014: Drop Dead Cynical
- 2014: Trinity
- 2015: Digital World
- 2016: That Song
- 2016: Fury
- 2018: 365
- 2018: countdown
- 2018: Inferno
- 2020: 82nd All the Way (Cover version, Original: Sabaton )
- 2020: Thu or Die
- 2020: Viral
- 2020: Strong (feat.Noora Louhimo)
Demos
- 2008: Leave Everything Behind
Music videos
- 2011: hunger
- 2011: amaranthine
- 2012: 1,000,000 lightyears
- 2013: The Nexus
- 2013: Burn with Me
- 2013: Invincible
- 2014: Drop Dead Cynical
- 2015: Trinity
- 2015: Digital World
- 2015: True
- 2016: That Song
- 2017: Boomerang
- 2017: Maximize
- 2018: 365
- 2018: countdown
- 2018: Helix
- 2018: Army of the Night (Cover Version, Original: Powerwolf )
- 2020: 82nd all the Way (cover version, original: Sabaton)
- 2020: Thu or Die
- 2020: Viral
swell
- ^ Avalanche changes name to Amaranthe. In: blabbermouth.net. Retrieved January 30, 2014 .
- ↑ Amaranthe supports Hammerfall. In: powermetal.de. Retrieved January 30, 2014 .
- ↑ Amaranthe to record new album! (August 13 2012). In: amaranthe.se. Retrieved August 13, 2012 .
- ↑ New Amaranthe album "The Nexus" out in March! (January 27 2013). In: amaranthe.se. Retrieved January 27, 2013 .
- ↑ Amaranthe 'The Nexus' video ( February 8, 2013 memento in the Internet Archive ) In: metalhammer.co.uk , accessed January 30, 2014
- ↑ Amaranthe + Stratovarius double headlining tour in spring 2013! (October 15 2012). In: amaranthe.se. Retrieved October 15, 2012 .
- ↑ Andy steps down as screamer in Amaranthe, replacement Henrik Englund announced! (October 18 2013). (No longer available online.) In: amaranthe.se. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016 ; Retrieved October 18, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Photo announcement album 3. In: facebook.com. Retrieved September 3, 2014 .
- ↑ Amaranthe to release 'Massive Addictive' in October. In: blabbermouth.net. Retrieved September 3, 2014 .
- ↑ Amaranthe to release first single from "Massive Addictive", "Drop Dead Cynical" on September 9th! In: facebook.com. Retrieved September 3, 2014 .
- ↑ Amaranthe Singer Jake E. Taking Break From Band. Retrieved March 17, 2017 (American English).
- ↑ Exclusive: AMARANTHE vocalist JAKE E. Makes Departure Official - "I Can't Stand On Stage Not Believing In What I'm Doing". In: bravewords.com. Retrieved March 17, 2017 .
- ^ Power Metal Definition. (No longer available online.) In: metalcharts.de. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013 ; accessed on January 30, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Amaranthe Review. In: musikreviews.de. Retrieved January 30, 2014 .
- ↑ Melodic Death Metal bombast with terrific melody overkill! In: powermetal.de. Retrieved January 30, 2014 .
- ↑ AMARANTHE - 82nd All The Way (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO). Accessed January 7, 2020 (German).
- ↑ a b AMARANTHE - 'Do Or Die' Feat. Angela Gossow (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO). Retrieved on February 14, 2020 (German).
Web links
- Website (English)
- Myspace profile
- last.fm profile
- Chart sources: DE / AT / CH / SE