Morgana Lefay

Morgana Lefay
Origin	Sweden
Genres	Progressive metal, heavy metal, thrash metal, power metal
Years active	1989–1997, 1999–2001, 2004–2007, 2012-
Labels	Black Mark Records Noise Records

Morgana Lefay (known as Damage from 1986 until 1989) is a power^[1]/thrash metal band from Bollnäs in Sweden. It is named after Morgan Le Fay of the Arthurian cycle. They independently released their first album, Symphony of the Damned, in 1990. The success of Damned allowed the band to tour and eventually landed them with Black Mark records.^[2] In May 2006, drummer Robin Engström left the band because of 'personal differences'. Later that month, Pelle Åkerlind became the new permanent drummer. In late August 2006 the band went into Studio Soundcreation to record a new album (titled Aberrations of the Mind), it was released on March 19, 2007. It was the first album with Åkerlind on drums.

In 1997, Morgana Lefay split up. Persson, Heder and Söderlind kept the name. Meantime, Rytkönen and Eriksson were joined by drummer Robin Engström (formerly of M.I.D., Dark Tranquillity, and Fantasmagoria), and continued under the name Lefay, changing their record label to Noise Records. After releasing three albums, they got back the name Morgana Lefay when they returned to Black Mark Records. The albums The Seventh Seal, Symphony Of The Damned, re-symphonised and S.O.S were made when the band was called Lefay. In 1999, a self-titled album was made with Thomas Persson on guitar.

Current line-up

Charles Rytkönen - Vocals (1989 -)
Tony Eriksson - Guitars (1989 -)
Peter Grehn - Guitars & Backing vocals (1998 -)
Fredrik Lundberg - Bass & Backing vocals (2003 -)
Pelle Åkerlind - Drums & Backing vocals (2006 -)

Former members

Stefan Jonsson - Guitars (1986–1989)
Tommi Karppanen - Guitars (1989–1994)
Daniel Persson - Guitars (1994–1997)
Joakim Lundberg - Bass (1986–1991)
Joakim Heder - Bass (1991–1997)
Micke Åsentorp - Bass [The Lefay-years] (1997–2003)
Jonas Söderlind - Drums (1986–1997)
Robin Engström - Drums (1998–2006)

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Released	Label
Symphony of the Damned	1990	Self Released
Knowing Just as I	1993	Black Mark Records
The Secret Doctrine	1993	Black Mark Records
Sanctified	1995	Black Mark Records
Maleficium	1996	Black Mark Records
The Seventh Seal	1999	Noise Records
Symphony of the Damned, re-symphonised	1999	Noise Records
S.O.S.	2000	Noise Records
Grand Materia	2005	Black Mark Records
Aberrations of the Mind	2007	Black Mark Records

Singles and demos

Title	Released	Label
Rumors of Rain (Demo)	1992	Self Released
Over and Over Again	2007	Black Mark Records

Compilations

Title	Released	Label
Past, Present, Future	1995	Black Mark Records
Fata Morgana	1998	Black Mark Records

References

↑ "Morgana Lefay New Album Title Song Titles Clips Available". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
↑ Torreano, Bradley. "Biography: Morgana Lefay". Allmusic. Retrieved 12 June 2010.

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