Engel (band)
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Engel is a melodic death metal
band with alternative
influences from Gothenburg
, Sweden
. They are currently signed to French label Season of Mist
, but released their debut album Absolute Design
via SPV GmbH
/Steamhammer on October 31, 2007. The album was released in North America
on May 20, 2008.
Their second album, Threnody
, was finished by the end of 2008, but due to issues with their former label, SPV GmbH, the release was delayed. On April 7, 2010, Threnody was released in Japan through Trooper Entertainment. The album was released on the music streaming service Spotify
on November 8, 2010. It was released in Europe
on the same date. The North American release occurred on January 11, 2011. Season of Mist released Threnody in both Europe and North America.
The band has shared the stage with Still Remains
, and toured Europe
with Amon Amarth
and Dimmu Borgir
. They were also part of Paradise Lost's
"Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us" tour, along with Katatonia
and Samael
.
Former bass player Michael Håkansson left the band on August 14, 2008 to pursue other opportunities. Steve Drennan (Amon Amarth) took over playing bass during November 2008. During 2010, the band replaced their drummer, Daniel "Mojjo" Moilanen with Jimmy Olausson, who also plays drums for Marionette.
Former
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 with alternative
Alternative metal
Alternative metal is a genre of alternative rock and heavy metal that gained popularity in the early 1990s. Most notably, alternative metal bands are characterized by heavy guitar riffs and experimental approaches to heavy music.-Origins:...
influences from Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. They are currently signed to French label Season of Mist
Season of Mist
Season of Mist is a record label and record distributor with subsidiaries in France and the United States. The record label was founded in 1996 by Michael S. Berberian in Marseille, France. From the start releasing black metal, pagan metal and death metal records, the label moved on to releasing...
, but released their debut album Absolute Design
Absolute Design
Absolute Design is the debut album from Swedish melodic death metal/industrial band Engel. The album was released in Europe on October 31, 2007, while the North American release date was May 20, 2008.- Track listing :# “In Splendour” – 3:42...
via SPV GmbH
SPV GmbH
SPV GmbH is an independent German record label.Founded on January 1, 1984, it has slowly grown to be one of the largest independent distributors and record labels worldwide....
/Steamhammer on October 31, 2007. The album was released in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
on May 20, 2008.
Their second album, Threnody
Threnody (Engel album)
-Release history:-Personnel:* Magnus "Mangan" Klavborn – vocals* Niclas Engelin – guitars* Marcus Sunesson – guitars* Steve Drennan – bass* Daniel "Mojjo" Moilanen – drums...
, was finished by the end of 2008, but due to issues with their former label, SPV GmbH, the release was delayed. On April 7, 2010, Threnody was released in Japan through Trooper Entertainment. The album was released on the music streaming service Spotify
Spotify
Spotify is a Swedish-founded, UK-headquartered DRM-based music streaming service offering streaming of selected music from a range of major and independent record labels, including Sony, EMI, Warner Music Group, and Universal. Launched in October 2008 by Swedish startup Spotify AB, the service had...
on November 8, 2010. It was released in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
on the same date. The North American release occurred on January 11, 2011. Season of Mist released Threnody in both Europe and North America.
The band has shared the stage with Still Remains
Still Remains
Still Remains is a metalcore band from Grand Rapids, Michigan. They formed out of previous local bands Shades of Amber and Unition. They released two studio albums, Of Love and Lunacy and The Serpent, both to positive reviews, and had minor UK chart success with the single "Dancing with the Enemy"....
, and toured Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
with Amon Amarth
Amon Amarth
Amon Amarth is a Swedish viking metal band from Tumba, Sweden founded in 1992, and takes its name from the Sindarin translation of Mount Doom, a location in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. The band comprises vocalist Johan Hegg, guitarists Olavi Mikkonen and Johan Söderberg, bassist Ted Lundström...
and Dimmu Borgir
Dimmu Borgir
Dimmu Borgir is a Norwegian black metal band from Oslo, Norway, formed in 1993. Dimmu borgir means "dark cities" or "dark castles/fortresses" in Icelandic, Faroese and Old Norse. The name is derived from a volcanic formation in Iceland, Dimmuborgir...
. They were also part of Paradise Lost's
Paradise Lost (band)
Paradise Lost are a heavy metal band that formed in 1988 in Halifax, England.-History:Their first three full-length albums are examples of the death/doom style, although the latter two incorporated some melodic and gothic elements...
"Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us" tour, along with Katatonia
Katatonia
Katatonia is a Swedish metal band formed in Stockholm in 1991 by Jonas Renkse and Anders Nyström .-1991-1993:The early Katatonia releases, such as the EP Jhva Elohim Meth.....
and Samael
Samael (band)
Samael is a industrial black metal band formed in 1987 in Sion, Switzerland.-Biography:Although much of their music from the mid-1990s onwards has incorporated electronic sounds which would best define their genre as industrial metal, they are an early 2nd Wave black metal band and an innovator for...
.
Former bass player Michael Håkansson left the band on August 14, 2008 to pursue other opportunities. Steve Drennan (Amon Amarth) took over playing bass during November 2008. During 2010, the band replaced their drummer, Daniel "Mojjo" Moilanen with Jimmy Olausson, who also plays drums for Marionette.
Band members
Current- Magnus "Mangan" Klavborn – vocals (2002–present)
- Niclas EngelinNiclas EngelinNiclas Engelin is a Swedish heavy metal guitarist for In Flames, Passenger & Engel. Engelin was the lead guitarist for Gardenian, and has been in and out of In Flames on five different occasions....
– guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
(2002–present) - Marcus Sunesson – guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
(2002–present) - Steve Drennan – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(2008–present) - Jimmy Olausson – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
(2010–present)
Former
- Robert Hakemo – bass guitar
- Johan Andreassen – bass guitar
- Michael Håkansson – bass guitar
- Daniel "Mojjo" Moilanen – drums (2002–2010)
Discography
| Title | Release date | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Demo 2005 | 2005 | Independent |
| Engel | 2005 | Independent |
| Demo 2006 | 2006 | Independent |
| Absolute Design Absolute Design Absolute Design is the debut album from Swedish melodic death metal/industrial band Engel. The album was released in Europe on October 31, 2007, while the North American release date was May 20, 2008.- Track listing :# “In Splendour” – 3:42... |
2007 | SPV GmbH/Steamhammer Records |
| Threnody Threnody (Engel album) -Release history:-Personnel:* Magnus "Mangan" Klavborn – vocals* Niclas Engelin – guitars* Marcus Sunesson – guitars* Steve Drennan – bass* Daniel "Mojjo" Moilanen – drums... |
2010 | Trooper Entertainment (Japan) |
| Blood of Saints | 2012 | TBA |