Hearse is a Swedish

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....

 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,
founded by vocalist Johan Liiva

Johan Liiva

Johan Patrik Mattias Liiva is a Swedish extreme metal vocalist, most widely recognized as the founding vocalist of popular melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, as well as a former member of Carnage, Furbowl, and NonExist...

 (ex-Arch Enemy) and drummer Max Thornell

Max Thornell

Max Thornell is a Swedish musician, most widely recognized as the drummer of Swedish death metal band Hearse. Also with Johan Liiva from Hearse, he played drums, keyboards and performed some backing vocals in early 90s death metal band Furbowl...

 in 2001. The band have released five albums to date.

History

Following Johan Liiva

Johan Liiva

Johan Patrik Mattias Liiva is a Swedish extreme metal vocalist, most widely recognized as the founding vocalist of popular melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, as well as a former member of Carnage, Furbowl, and NonExist...

's departure from NonExist

NonExist

NonExist was a Swedish death metal group formed by former Arch Enemy vocalist, Johan Liiva. Liiva, guitarist/bassist Johan Reinholdz , and drummer Matte Modin began playing together as NonExist in 2000; in May 2002, they released their debut album, Deus Deceptor, on New Hawen Records in Europe...

, he decided to team up with one time Furbowl bandmate Max Thornell

Max Thornell

Max Thornell is a Swedish musician, most widely recognized as the drummer of Swedish death metal band Hearse. Also with Johan Liiva from Hearse, he played drums, keyboards and performed some backing vocals in early 90s death metal band Furbowl...

 to form a new project. The duo soon recruited guitarist Mattias Ljung, who had not actually played any metal for several years, and recorded a demo in 2001. The band's first recording was sent to select metal press and labels, and attracted interest from Hammerheart Records. After signing a contract, the first single Torch was released in 2002, and the debut album Dominion Reptilian

Dominion Reptilian

Dominion Reptilian is the first album by the Swedish melodic death metal band Hearse.-Track listing:# "Dominion Reptilian" - 03:50# "Torch" - 04:43# "Cosmic Daughter" - 04:14# "Contemplation" - 04:43# "Rapture In Twilight" - 04:53...

followed in March 2003. In the summer of 2003 Hearse started recording their second album titled Armageddon, Mon Amour

Armageddon, Mon Amour

Armageddon, Mon Amour is the second album by the Swedish melodic death metal band Hearse.-Track listing:...

. It was finally released in April 2004 on Karmageddon Media (formerly Hammerheart Records). Their third album, The Last Ordeal, was released in 2005, and their fourth release, In These Veins

In These Veins

In These Veins is the 4th album by the Swedish melodic death metal band Hearse.-Track listing:# "House of Love" - 06:07# "Corroding Armor" - 05:07# "Intoxication" - 03:28# "Naked Truth" - 04:04# "Crusade" - 02:56# "Among The Forlorn" - 04:24...

, was released in 2006 on Cold Records. In 2009, Hearse released their fifth album, Single Ticket To Paradise. A music video for the song "Sundown" was produced.

Full-lengths

• Dominion Reptilian
  Dominion Reptilian
  Dominion Reptilian is the first album by the Swedish melodic death metal band Hearse.-Track listing:# "Dominion Reptilian" - 03:50# "Torch" - 04:43# "Cosmic Daughter" - 04:14# "Contemplation" - 04:43# "Rapture In Twilight" - 04:53...
  
  (2003)
• Armageddon, Mon Amour
  Armageddon, Mon Amour
  Armageddon, Mon Amour is the second album by the Swedish melodic death metal band Hearse.-Track listing:...
  
  (2004)
• The Last Ordeal (2005)
• In These Veins
  In These Veins
  In These Veins is the 4th album by the Swedish melodic death metal band Hearse.-Track listing:# "House of Love" - 06:07# "Corroding Armor" - 05:07# "Intoxication" - 03:28# "Naked Truth" - 04:04# "Crusade" - 02:56# "Among The Forlorn" - 04:24...
  
  (2006)
• Single Ticket To Paradise (2009)

Current members

• Johan Liiva
  Johan Liiva
  Johan Patrik Mattias Liiva is a Swedish extreme metal vocalist, most widely recognized as the founding vocalist of popular melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, as well as a former member of Carnage, Furbowl, and NonExist...
  
   - vocals
  Singing
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• Max Thornell
  Max Thornell
  Max Thornell is a Swedish musician, most widely recognized as the drummer of Swedish death metal band Hearse. Also with Johan Liiva from Hearse, he played drums, keyboards and performed some backing vocals in early 90s death metal band Furbowl...
  
   - drums
  Drum kit
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• Mattias Ljung - guitar
  Guitar
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  s
• Jocke "Skägget" Knutsson - bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  (sessional/live member)