Assailant

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Assailant
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General information
Genre (s) Power metal , progressive metal
founding 2001 (as Sacra Via)
Website www.assailant.se
Founding members
Oskar Norberg
Peder Sandström (until 2009)
Joakim Jonsson
Patrik Larsson
Current occupation
singing
 Peder Sundqvist (since 2004)
guitar
 Oskar Norberg
guitar
 Marcus Sundbom (since 2004)
bass
 Joakim Jonsson
Drums
 Patrik Larsson
former members
singing
 Markus Granberg (from 2001 to 2004)
guitar
 Kristofer Eriksson (from 2001 to 2004)

Assailant is a power metal band from Sweden founded in 2001 . In 2001 they played under the name Sacra Via and until 2004 they were called Ecliptica.

Band history

The band was founded in 2001, then still under the name Sacra Via, by Oskar Norberg, Peder Sandström, Joakim Jonsson and Patrik Larsson in Umeå . In search of a singer, they met Markus Granberg and thus finished working on their first demo . Later, Kristofer Eriksson, a childhood friend of Patrik Larsson and Peder Sandström, joined them as the second guitarist. Another demo was also recorded.

Shortly afterwards Kristofer went to Stockholm to study music and Markus got a job in Spain as an entertainer and left Sweden.

In May 2004 Ecliptica came into contact with Peder Sundqvist ( Dead Street Journal and Lesra ). Together they recorded their first song Lies and Markus soon became the new singer. Since the band urgently needed a second guitarist, Marcus Sundbom, who also played with Peder Sundqvist on Dead Street and Journal, joined the band in August of that year. Shortly afterwards they decided to drop the old band name Ecliptica and renamed themselves Assailant.

In 2005 their first demo came out with eight different songs. In August / September of the same year they signed a record deal with the German record label Dockyard 1 . In 2006 their debut album Nemesis Within was released , which was mixed with very aggressive parts. After two years of hard work, Assailants' second album Wicked Dream was released in 2008, also under Dockyard 1 , on which, like the previous album, more aggressive parts could be heard. In addition, they started filming their first video, A Day Tomorrow , in the winter .

In August 2009, keyboardist Peder Sandström surprisingly left the band.

At the end of December of the same year, Assailant and Dockyard 1 parted ways. The band justified this as follows:

“We would like to thank Dockyard 1 for everything and wish them the best. We, Assailant, have decided to leave Dockyard 1 because we have both benefited from each other, but we are looking for a new label because we want to start all over again. Now we would like to continue our work on our third studio album and see what the future holds in our hands. Thanks again to Dockyard 1. You guys are really nice! Thank you!"

- Assailant

Assailant is currently looking for a new label . The third album is still being worked on; a release date and a name are not yet known.

Discography

Albums

  • 2006: Nemesis Within (Dockyard 1)
  • 2008: Wicked Dream (Dockyard 1)

Demos and EPs

  • 2005: Mental State (demo)

Music videos

  • 2008: A Day Tomorrow

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d biography on MySpace; Retrieved August 17, 2010
  2. ↑ Biography. Retrieved June 19, 2010
  3. ^ Assailant - Part Ways With Label. Retrieved June 19, 2010
  4. ^ Record label - Looking for a label. Retrieved June 19, 2010
  5. ^ Third album. Retrieved June 19, 2010