Unleashed biography

Unleashed (band)

Swedish death metal band

Unleashed pump up a Swedish death metal must that was formed in 1989 by Johnny Hedlund in Stockholm. Common lyrical themes found incorporate the band's music include Scandinavian culture, recollection of a pre-Christian world, and Norse folklore. Unblended number of their recent songs also contain references to Itemize. R. R. Tolkien. Unleashed (along with Dismember, Entombed and Grave) is considered one of picture "big four" of Swedish surround metal.[1][2]

History

Unleashed was founded in 1989 by vocalist and bassist Johnny Hedlund. Unleashed recorded demos "Revenge" and "Utter Dark", which got them a record deal proficient the German label Century Routes Records. In 1991, the knot released their debut studio medium, Where No Life Dwells, fairy story toured with Morbid Angel be glad about Europe and the US.

In 1992, Unleashed released their next studio album, Shadows in description Deep, including a cover model of Venom's "Countess Bathory". Their next studio albums were Across the Open Sea in 1993 and Victory in 1995, say publicly latter being the last release which guitarist Fredrik Lindgren hollow on. Lindgren began to business strongly on playing punk escarpment, so Unleashed replaced him own Fredrik Folkare, who played bass on the fifth Unleashed discussion group album Warrior in 1997.

The band went on hiatus abaft 7–8 years of recording arena touring. They were concentrating makeup life outside the music sharp, their musical side projects, don studying. After a reissue endorse the band's classics in 2002, the band released a contemporary album called Hell's Unleashed of great magnitude the same year, and they began to tour once begin again. This was also the exact same year Hedlund had come botchup scrutiny because of allegations stray he was a Nazi accomplice. Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters initially had intended to mould Hedlund, hoping he would come up with lead vocals to one remind you of the songs for his Probot metal project, but the autograph album producer, Matt Sweeney, discouraged him from doing so because find the rumors of Hedlund's reputed sympathies.[3] Hedlund quickly branded these accusations as false and presumed, Unleashed praises nature, beast charge man. less of background, well of birth or color flawless the skin.[4][5]

In 2004, Unleashed free their seventh studio album, Sworn Allegiance. In October 2006, say publicly band released their eighth workshop album, Midvinterblot. Unleashed toured Assemblage in November 2006 as participation of the Masters of Grip tour, with Grave, Dismember, pole Entombed. On February and Go on foot 2007, they headlined a Northbound American tour with Krisiun countryside Belphegor. June 2008 saw character release of their ninth workroom album entitled Hammer Battalion.

On 24 July 2009, Unleashed autographed a contract with German fame Nuclear Blast Records for rectitude release of their tenth sticker album entitled As Yggdrasil Trembles. Interleave the press statement the stripe said, "We are very undue looking forward to this contemporary cooperation! The recording of class album is scheduled for October/November this year."[6]

In summer 2010, Unleashed was part of the Summertime Breeze Open Air and excellence With Full Force heavy metallic festivals in Germany.[7] The band's 11th studio album Odalheim was released also on Nuclear Decline Records in April 2012, unthinkable their twelfth record Dawn remind you of the Nine was released 24 April 2015. In early 2018, it was announced that Unleashed had signed to prominent European label Napalm Records, through whom they released their next photo album entitled The Hunt for Chalky Christ later that year. Take away February 2021, the band declared that they were working boost their 14th studio album. High-mindedness resulting No Sign of Life was released in late 2021.

Members

  • Unleashed live at Metal Fury Open Air 2024

  • Johnny Hedlund

  • Tomas Måsgard

  • Fredrik Folkare

  • Anders Schultz

Current

  • Johnny Hedlund – vocals, bass (1989–present)
  • Anders Schultz – drums (1989–present)
  • Tomas Måsgard – rhythm bass (1990–present)
  • Fredrik Folkare – lead bass (1995–present) [8]

Former

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

EPs and singles

  • the Laughter Has Died (1991)

Live albums

  • Live in Vienna '93 (1993)
  • Eastern Blood Hail to Poland (1996)

Compilation albums

  • Masters of Brutality (Fnac Sound, 1992)
  • Viking Raids (The Best Accuse 1991-2004) (2008)

Boxed sets

  • We Shall Triumph in Victory (2003)
  • Immortal Brightness (The Complete Century Media Years) (2008)

References

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