Ablaze My Sorrow was a melodic death metal

Melodic death metal

Melodic death metal is a heavy metal music style that combines elements from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal with elements of death metal. The style was developed during the early and mid-1990s, primarily in England and Scandinavia...

 band from Falkenberg

Falkenberg

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, Sweden

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. The group formed in 1993, released three full-length albums for No Fashion Records through several lineup changes, and received significant exposure among metal press outlets before disbanding in August 2006.

History

The group first came together in 1993, featuring original members Martin Quist on vocals and guitar, Magnus Carlsson on guitar, Anders Brorsson on bass, and Fredrik Wenzel on drums. The group recorded a demo before drummer Alex Bengtsson replaced Wenzel and guitarist Roger Johansson joined the group, both playing on their 1996 debut for No Fashion Records entitled If Emotion Still Burns. After the release of the record, Quist and Johansson left the group, and were replaced by Fredrik Arnesson on vocals and Dennie Linden on guitar in time for their follow-up effort, 1997's The Plague. After The Plague, the group went on a temporary hiatus, and replaced Fredrik Arnesson with new vocalist Kristian Lönnsjö. In 2001, they returned with their third album, Anger, Hate and Fury. The cover of the album featured artwork by Niklas Sundin

Niklas Sundin

Niklas Sundin , is a musician best known as the guitarist of bands Dark Tranquillity and Laethora. He also wrote some of the lyrics for the first three and recent two Dark Tranquillity albums and In Flames' album The Jester Race, and...

, a renowned album cover artist. In 2004, the group played the Swedish 2000 Decibel festival. On August 16, 2006, the group announced it was breaking up.

Last Line-up

• Magnus Carlsson - guitar (1993-)
• Anders Brorsson - bass (1993-)
• Alex Bengtsson - drums (1995-)
• Dennie Lindern - guitar (1997-)
• Kristian Lönnsjö - vocals (2000-)

Former

• Anders Lundin - guitar (1998–1999)
• Fredrik Arnesson - vocals (1997–2000)
• Roger Johansson - guitar (1996–1997)
• Fredrik Wenzel - drums (1993–1995)
• Martin Quist - vocals, guitar (1993–1997)

Discography

• If Emotion Still Burns (No Fashion, 1996)
• The Plague (No Fashion, 1997)
• Anger, Hate and Fury (No Fashion, 2001)