Twelvestep

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Name = Twelvestep


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Origin = Halmstad, Sweden
Genre = Metalcore, nu metal
Years_active = 2004–present
Label = Pure Rock Records
Associated_acts = Korn Chimaira In Flames Slipknot
URL = [http://www.twelvestep.se Twelvestep.se]
Current_members = Lennart Nilsson Marco Kuru Jonas Prahl Jimmy Paulsson Kristoffer Andersson
Past_members = Fredrik Svensson

Twelvestep is a Swedish nu metal/metalcore band, formed in 2004 by members of other lesser known Swedish metal and punk rock bands. The band have released two EPs, been featured on one Compilation album, and their debut album "Worst Case Scenario", produced by well renowned heavy metal producer Rickard Bengtsson, is scheduled for release in March, 2008.

History

The beginning

Twelvestep was originally formed as a side project in 2004. Members Marco Kuru, Lennart Nilsson, Jonas Prahl and Kristoffer Anderson (who did not join Twelvestep until later) were all in the band "Spine", who played the demo stage at well known Swedish music festival Hultsfredsfestivalen. Finding that they liked Twelvestep more than any of the other projects they were working on, their long time friend Jimmy Paulsson was asked to join in on bass, and the band was not a side project any more. The band's first drummer was Melker Bengtsson, who was replaced with Kristoffer Anderson for the recording of their first EP, called "Roots of Anger". It was self-released in 2005 and distributed by the band. The EP drew the interest of NLP Records, who decided to release one of their tracks on the compilation album "Revolver: Hard rock and Metal edition vol. 2"

The first EP received great international reviews, which spurred the band to record a second one while starting to look for a label and management. The second EP was called "No Tomorrow" and featured four brand new tracks, and was also self-released and distributed by the band.

igning with a label

Jimmy Paulsson found out that Sami Rusani (owner of Pure Rock Entertainment) lived in the same apartment building as himself, and decided to give him their two EPs and ask if he was interested in doing something with them. This resulted in the band being signed to sub-division Pure Rock Records and put in the studio with world famous producer Rickard Bengtsson (Arch Enemy, Mortis, Opeth, Spiritual Beggars). The debut album "Worst Case Scenario" is scheduled for release in March 2008.

Touring and Bullet for my Valentine

Twelvestep quickly gained a buzz for their energetic live shows. After being invited to play at a club called "The Rock" in Copenhagen, Denmark, the band came up with the idea to bring their own fanbuses instead of just inviting over fans to the neighboring country. On their first gig in Denmark, they brought a full sized bus with more than 50 fans, which impressed the clubowners to the point that they were immediately booked for another gig a couple of months later, where they repeated the process.

It was also at "The Rock" that they caught the attention of a band promoter from The Agency Group, who decided to put them on tour with U.K. based Bullet for my Valentine, opening for them on all their Scandinavian gigs in December 2006.

Recent Events

Keyboardist Fredrik Svensson recently left the band because of relocating for work. He finished all his tracks on the album, and will perform with the band on a couple of local shows. He will not go on tour with them.

The band has put up six full songs from the upcoming album on their MySpace page, and it has been well received by fans.

The album release date has been rescheduled a couple of times because of delays in the mixing and mastering process, but the master is now completed and the expected release date is March 2008, according to the band's MySpace page.

Line-up

*Lennart Nilsson - vocals (2004-)
*Marco Kuru - guitar (2004-)
*Jonas Prahl - guitar, (2004-)
*Jimmy Paulsson - bass (2004-)
*Kristoffer Andersson - drums (2005-)

Former members

*Melker Bengtsson - drums (2004-2005)
*Fredrik Svensson - Sampling/Keyboard (2004-2007)

Discography

Videos

* Obstinate, Internet, 2006

External links

* [http://www.twelvestep.se Twelvestep's Official Site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/twelvestep Twelvestep's Official MySpace]
* [http://www.purerockentertainment.com Pure Rock Entertainment]
* [http://www.hallandsposten.se/artikel.asp?oid=105702 Interview with the band in Swedish newspaper "Hallandsposten"]
* [http://www.heavymetal.dk/reviews_demo_view.php?id=1603&parentnavlink=reviews_demo_intro.php/ Review of Roots of anger at heavymetal.dk]
* [http://www.metal-inside.de/review.php?id=5027 Review of Roots of Anger at metal-inside.de]
* [http://www.metalfanatix.com/album/twelvestep2.html Review of Roots of Anger at metalfanatix.com]
* [http://www.hallandsposten.se/artikel.asp?oid=123854 Review of sold out live concert in Swedish newspaper "Hallandsposten"]

References

* [http://www.twelvestep.se/ Twelvestep's Official Site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/twelvestep Twelvestep's Official MySpace]
* [http://www.hallandsposten.se/artikel.asp?oid=105702 Interview with the band in Swedish newspaper "Hallandsposten"]