Angel (band)
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General information | |
origin | Gothenburg , Sweden |
Genre (s) | Melodic Death Metal |
founding | 2004 |
Website | www.engelnation.com |
Founding members | |
Magnus "Mangan" Klavborn (until 2012) | |
Niclas Engelin | |
guitar |
Marcus Sunesson |
Michael Håkansson (until 2008) | |
Daniel "Mojjo" Moilanen (until 2010) | |
Current occupation | |
singing |
Mikael Sehlin (since 2013) |
Electric guitar |
Niclas Engelin |
Electric guitar |
Marcus Sunesson |
bass |
Steve Drennan (since 2008) |
Drums |
Oscar Nilsson (since 2014) |
former members | |
bass |
Robert Hakemo (2005-2006) |
bass |
Johan Andreassen (2006) |
Drums |
Jimmy Olausson (2010-2014) |
Engel is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Gothenburg .
history
The band was founded by guitarist Niclas Engelin, who previously played with Gardenian and Passenger and has been a permanent member of In Flames since 2010 . Their first demo was voted demo of the year 2005 by the readers of the German “ Rock Hard ” magazine. As a reward, Engel was allowed to open the Rock Hard Festival 2006. The debut album Absolute Design was released on November 2, 2007. In August 2008, bassist Michael Håkansson left the band and was replaced by Steve Drennan. Drummer Daniel "Mojjo" Moilanen left the band in 2010 and was replaced by Jimmy Olausson. The second album with the name Threnody was released on July 4, 2010 initially only in Japan, it was produced by Tue Madsen. The band was signed to the rock label Season of Mist in September 2010. In Europe, Threnody was released on November 12, 2010. The third album Blood Of Saints was released on May 18, 2012.
On November 9, 2012, the band announced that Magnus Klavborn would leave the band. The ex-Twelvestep singer Lennart Nilsson, who already helped out Klavborn once due to an illness, represented Magnus on the rest of the tour. On January 4, 2013, the band announced on their Facebook page that Mikael Sehlin (of Degradead ) would be the band's new singer.
The band is currently working on their fourth studio album, Raven Kings .
Discography
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- 2005: Demo 2005 (Independent)
- 2005: Engel (Independent)
- 2006: Demo 2006 (Independent)
- 2007: Absolute Design (SPV GmbH / Steamhammer Records)
- 2010: Threnody
- 2012: Songs of the Dead (EP, Seasons of Mist)
- 2012: Blood of Saints (Seasons of Mist)
- 2014: Raven Kings (Sony Music)
- 2018: Abandon All Hope (Gain / Sony)
Web links
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Announcement. facebook.com
- ↑ image, July 12, 2014 facebook.com; Retrieved July 13, 2013
- ↑ September 29, 2014. monstersandcritics.de; Retrieved September 29, 2014
- ↑ Chart sources: SE