Månegarm
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| Månegarm | |
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| Origin | Norrtälje, Sweden |
| Genre(s) | Viking metal Folk metal Black metal |
| Years active | 1995 – present |
| Label(s) | Black Lodge Displeased Records |
| Associated acts | Två Fisk Och En Fläsk |
| Website | Manegarm |
| Members | |
| Erik Grawsiö - Vocals/Drums Markus Andé - Guitar Jonas Almquist - Guitar Pierre Wilhelmsson - Bass Janne Liljeqvist - Violin |
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| Former members | |
| Svenne Rosendal Mårten Matsson Jonny Wranning Viktor Hemgren |
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Månegarm is a Swedish Viking/Black metal band from Norrtälje. The band's name comes from Mánagarmr, a wolf in Norse mythology.[1]
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[edit] History
The band started from the ideas of Svenne Rosendal, Jonas Almquist, and Pierre Wilhelmsson in 1995. After securing another guitarist in Mårten Matsson and a drummer in Erik Grawsiö, they began rehearsing as "Antikrist". By 1996, they had changed their name to Månegarm and early that year, they began recording Vargaresa. Afterward Svenne and Mårten would leave the band and be replaced by Markus Andé and Jonny Wranning. With this line up, in February 1997, they went into Sunlight studios to record their next demo tape, Ur Nattvindar, which included violins and female vocals for the first time. This demo got the attention of Displeased Records, with whom they then signed. Soon afterwards, Jonny left the band and was replaced by Viktor Hemgren. At the end of the year, they went back into Sunlight studios to record their first full-length album, Nordstjärnans Tidsålder. [2]
In the summer of 1999, they began recording their next album, Havets Vargar. Because of some difficulty with the recording studio, they took some time off from recording the album. During this time off, Viktor Hemgren was fired, but instead of finding a new vocalist, Erik assumed the duties along with his drumming. Also during this time, Janne Liljekvist was added as a full member. With the line up now solidified, they finished recording the album and released it in 2000. [2]
2004 saw the re-release of the early demos and the recording of a new album, Vredens Tid (Age of Wrath), which was released in 2005.[2]
In 2006, the band recorded a completely-acoustic folk music EP, Urminnes Hävd (The Forest Sessions). During this year, they left Displeased records and signed with Black Lodge. Towards the end of 2006, they recorded their latest album, Vargstenen, which was released in early 2007.[2]
[edit] Members
[edit] Current members
- Erik Grawsiö – Vocals, Drums
- Markus Andé – Guitar
- Jonas Almquist – Guitar
- Pierre Wilhelmsson – Bass
- Janne Liljeqvist – Violin
[edit] Former members
- Svenne Rosendal – Vocals
- Mårten Matsson – Guitars
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Album name | Release | No. of tracks |
Length |
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| Nordstjärnans Tidsålder | 1998 | 11 | 43:02 |
| Havets Vargar | 2000 | 12 | 40:01 |
| Dödsfärd | 2003 | 11 | 32:17 |
| Vredens Tid (Age of Wrath) | 2005 | 11 | 50:04 |
| Vargstenen | 2007 | 12 | 51:12 |
[edit] Compilations
| Album name | Release | No. of tracks |
Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vargaresa - The Beginning | 2004 | 9 | 39:53 |
[edit] Singles/EPs
[edit] Demos
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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