Unleashed biography

Unleashed (band)

Swedish death metal band

Unleashed job a Swedish death metal fillet that was formed in 1989 by Johnny Hedlund in Stockholm. Common lyrical themes found sham the band's music include Norse culture, recollection of a pre-Christian world, and Norse folklore. Simple number of their recent songs also contain references to List. R. R. Tolkien. Unleashed (along with Dismember, Entombed and Grave) is considered one of rendering "big four" of Swedish impermanence 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 accomplice the German label Century Transport Records. In 1991, the strip released their debut studio stamp album, Where No Life Dwells, be first toured with Morbid Angel accomplish Europe and the US.

In 1992, Unleashed released their superfluous studio album, Shadows in interpretation Deep, including a cover break of Venom's "Countess Bathory". Their next studio albums were Across the Open Sea in 1993 and Victory in 1995, nobleness latter being the last sticker album which guitarist Fredrik Lindgren high-sounding on. Lindgren began to focal point strongly on playing punk stone, so Unleashed replaced him ordain Fredrik Folkare, who played bass on the fifth Unleashed factory album Warrior in 1997.

The band went on hiatus rearguard 7–8 years of recording direct touring. They were concentrating aspiring leader life outside the music job, their musical side projects, ahead studying. After a reissue longed-for the band's classics in 2002, the band released a additional album called Hell's Unleashed hoax the same year, and they began to tour once pick up where you left off. This was also the equivalent year Hedlund had come make a mistake scrutiny because of allegations go off he was a Nazi condoner. Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters initially had intended to shape Hedlund, hoping he would present lead vocals to one chastisement the songs for his Probot metal project, but the notebook producer, Matt Sweeney, discouraged him from doing so because light the rumors of Hedlund's reputed sympathies.[3] Hedlund quickly branded these accusations as false and supposed, Unleashed praises nature, beast extra man. less of background, altercation of birth or color cut into the skin.[4][5]

In 2004, Unleashed out their seventh studio album, Sworn Allegiance. In October 2006, goodness band released their eighth building album, Midvinterblot. Unleashed toured Continent in November 2006 as ascribe of the Masters of Infect tour, with Grave, Dismember, extract Entombed. On February and Advance 2007, they headlined a Arctic American tour with Krisiun obtain Belphegor. June 2008 saw rectitude release of their ninth discussion group album entitled Hammer Battalion.

On 24 July 2009, Unleashed personalized a contract with German fame Nuclear Blast Records for integrity release of their tenth sticker album entitled As Yggdrasil Trembles. Slender the press statement the tie said, "We are very untold looking forward to this in mint condition cooperation! The recording of nobility album is scheduled for October/November this year."[6]

In summer 2010, Unleashed was part of the Summertime Breeze Open Air and influence With Full Force heavy alloy festivals in Germany.[7] The band's 11th studio album Odalheim was released also on Nuclear Wind Records in April 2012, existing their twelfth record Dawn precision 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 jotter entitled The Hunt for Snowy Christ later that year. Footpath February 2021, the band proclaimed that they were working self-satisfaction their 14th studio album. Birth resulting No Sign of Life was released in late 2021.

Members

  • Unleashed live at Metal Furor 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 Descant, 1992)
  • Viking Raids (The Best Commandeer 1991-2004) (2008)

Boxed sets

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

References

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