Evergrey

Infobox musical artist
Name = Evergrey

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Img_capt = Evergrey live in Nosturi, 2008
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Background = group_or_band
Origin = Gothenburg, Sweden
Genre = Progressive metal
Years_active = 1996-present
Label = Steamhammer/SPV
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URL = [http://www.evergrey.net evergrey.net]
Current_members = Tom S. Englund
Rikard Zander
Henrik Danhage
Jonas Ekdahl
Jari Kainulainen
Past_members = Will Chandra
Daniel Nöjd
Dan Bronell
Patrick Carlsson
Sven Karlsson
Christian Rehn
Michael Håkansson
Fredrik Larsson

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 "Torn", released in 2008.

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"). "Unforgivable" 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.Fact|date=February 2007 Tom S. Englund said, regarding the collaboration: "We feel honoured to work with such amazing producers. We are sure that they will succeed in making us sound better than ever before".Fact|date=February 2007 The album debuted at #6 in Sweden. [cite web|url=http://www.evergrey.net/news.php?action=fullnews&id=56|title=#6 debut on the Swedish charts!|publisher=Evergrey.net|date=2006-03-31|accessdate=2006-10-24]

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.cite web|url=http://www.evergrey.net/tour-archive.php|title=Evergrey tour dates archive|publisher=Evergrey.net|date=2006-10-06|accessdate=2006-10-24]

On October 24, 2006, Evergrey started a new European tour. They were supported by fellow Swedish death metal band Avatar, [cite web|url=http://www.evergrey.net/news.php?action=fullnews&id=59|title=Evergrey European tour announced|publisher=Evergrey.net|date=2006-09-28|accessdate=2006-10-24] and they visited Germany, Italy, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Denmark and Sweden. [cite web|url=http://www.evergrey.net/tour.php|title=Evergrey European tour dates|publisher=Evergrey.net|date=2006-09-28|accessdate=2006-10-24]

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. [cite web|url=http://evergrey.net/blog/2007/08/06/so-here-he-is/|title=So, here he is!|publisher=Evergrey.net|date=2007-08-06|accessdate=2007-08-06]

On May 08, 2008, Evergrey announced that they have 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 [cite web|url=http://www.evergrey.net/news.php?action=fullnews&id=72|title=Evergrey.net - The Official Home of Evergrey|publisher=Evergrey.net|date=2008-05-08|accessdate=2009-05-11] . As the deal includes the bands entire back catalog, there is the possibility of re-releases of previous Evergrey albums with the inclusion of added bonus material.

Lineup

* Tom S. Englund - vocals, guitar
* Henrik Danhage - guitar, backing vocals
* Rikard Zander - keyboard, backing vocals
* Jonas Ekdahl - drums
* Jari Kainulainen - bass

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)

References

External links

* [http://www.evergrey.net/ Official website]
* [http://www.komodorock.com/interviews/interviews/komodo-rock-talks-with-tom-englund-of-evergrey-200809047351/ Interview With Tom Englund]