Everything about Evergrey totally explained
Evergrey is a
progressive metal band from
Gothenburg,
Sweden. The band was founded in 1996 and released its debut album
The Dark Discovery in 1998. Their most recent album is
Monday Morning Apocalypse, released in 2006.
Lyrical themes
Evergrey's lyrics have always been of the darker sort. The same can be said of the band's imagery. While
The Dark Discovery dealt with a variety of ideas, later albums have been
concept albums, dealing with issues like self-reformation (
Recreation Day),
paranoia,
alien abduction (
In Search of Truth),
child abuse,
cults and
religion (
The Inner Circle).
Recreation Day is an album that covers many issues, ranging from
death and
mourning to general
fear and
sorrow, all of which contribute to a greater concept of re-creation of oneself. These ideas are explored from many different points of view, such as someone contemplating
suicide ("As I Lie Bleeding"), mourners after a
funeral ("I'm Sorry," a cover of
Dilba Demirbag's hit), and dying people's looking back on their "unforgivable"
sins ("Unforgivable Sin"). "Unforgivable Sin" also acted as a catalyst for the next album, (
The Inner Circle), which dealt with the same two issues described in the song:
religion and
child abuse.
Recent events
On
April 4,
2006, Evergrey released their sixth studio album,
Monday Morning Apocalypse. The album was produced and mixed by
Sanken Sandquist and
Stefan Glauman, former producers of
Rammstein,
Bon Jovi and
Def Leppard, among others. Tom S. Englund said, regarding the collaboration: "We feel honoured to work with such amazing producers. We are sure that that'll succeed in making us sound better than ever before". The album debuted at #6 in
Sweden.
During summer 2006, Evergrey played at many festivals throughout
Europe: among others,
Sweden Rock Festival,
Download Festival,
Arvika Festival,
Masters of Rock,
Storsjöyran and
Sziget Festival. From
May 5 to
May 30, the band toured the
United States with
In Flames,
Nevermore and
Throwdown. On
September 15 they headlined
Prog Power VII in
Atlanta, Georgia.
On
October 24,
2006, Evergrey started a new
European tour. They were supported by fellow Swedish
death metal band
Avatar, and they visited
Germany,
Italy,
Spain,
France, the
Netherlands,
Belgium, the
United Kingdom,
Denmark and
Sweden.
Evergrey have recently returned to their rehearsal studios to prepare their next studio album. The new album is currently being recorded and is expected to be released before Christmas 2008. The bass guitar was being recorded by Tom and Henrik in the absence of a bassist, but as of August 6, 2007,
Jari Kainulainen will permanently fill the role.
On
May 08,
2008, Evergrey anounced that they've signed a deal with Steamhammer/SPV. This includes the release of their new album and the entire back catalogue. It also was announced that the new album, TORN, will be released early in September. As the deal includes the bands entire back catalog, there's the possibility of re-releases of previous Evergrey albums with the inclusion of added bonus material.
Lineup
Guest musicians
Carina Kjellberg-Englund - female vocals (1996-Present)
The Gothenburg Symphonic Orchestra - string quartet (2004-2005)
Mercury Choir (of the Swedish Catholic Church) - choir (2003)
Former members
Will Chandra (1996-1998) - keyboard
Daniel Nöjd (1996-1999) - bass/vocals
Dan Bronell (1996-2000) - guitar
Patrick Carlsson (1996-2003) - drums
Sven Karlsson (1999-2001) - keyboard
Christian Rehn (2001-2002) - keyboard
Michael Håkansson (1999-2006) - bass
Fredrik Larsson - (2007) bass
Discography
The Dark Discovery (1998)
Solitude, Dominance, Tragedy (1999)
In Search of Truth (2001)
Recreation Day (2003)
The Inner Circle (2004)
A Night to Remember (Gothenburg Concert CD&DVD) (2005)
Monday Morning Apocalypse (2006)
Torn (2008)Further Information
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