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TORCHBEARER BIOGRAPHY
Torchbearer is what many would call an "all-star" metal band originating from Sweden. Current members include veterans Christian Älvestam from Scar Symmetry, Patrik Gardberg, Michael Degerman and Pär Johansson from Satariel and Henrik Schönström from Unmoored.
Torchbearer plays melodic death metal with thrash and black metal influences - all in their own trademark style. The debut album "Yersinia Pestis" was released by Metal Blade under license from Cold Records throughout Europe and USA in 2004.
The latest album "Warnaments" is, like the debut album, a concept album lyricwise. While the debut dealt with the black plague and it's horrible effects through medieval Europe, "Warnaments" deals with two special occasions from World War I. Mainly it´s about the Battle of Jutland, which was a massive naval battle between the British and the Germans. Apart from that, two of the songs concern the sinking of a german submarine outside the coast of Great Britain in 1915.
Line Up:
Pär Johansson- Vocals
Christian Älvestam - Guitar
Mikael Degerman- Bass
Henrik Schönström- Drums
Patrik Gardberg- Guitar
TORCHBEARER GENRES
Melodic Thrash/Death/Black Metal
TORCHBEARER LYRICAL THEMES
Death, Disease, War, History
TORCHBEARER ORIGIN
Sweden, formed in 2003
TORCHBEARER CURRENT RECORD LABEL
Regain Records
TORCHBEARER STATUS
Active
TORCHBEARER CURRENT LINE-UP
Pär Johansson - Vocals (Satariel)
Christian Älvestam - Guitar (Incapacity, Solar Dawn, Scar Symmetry, Quest of Aidance, guest for Zonaria, Miseration, Syconaut, Angel Blake, Carnalized, Unmoored)
Mikael Degerman - Bass (Satariel)
Henrik Schönström - Drums (Unmoored, Solar Dawn, Incapacity, Traumatized (Swe), Quest of Aidance)
Patrik Gardberg - Guitar
TORCHBEARER PREVIOUS LINE-UP
Göran Johansson - Guitar (Setherial, Chaosdaemon)
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