Dead by april band biography

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Stratovarius — Visions of Europe [Live]. He was the founding member, vocalist and main songwriter of the metal band Dead by April until March Strimell rejoined Dead by April in April shortly after Christoffer Andersson's departure from the band. In March , he was released from the band for a second time due to his ongoing drug and alcohol addiction.

After being released from Dead by April for the second time, Strimell went out to form a new band called Vindicta. Vindicta released their first single called "Slice It" on 1 October On 30 June Strimell rejoined Nightrage after their long time vocalist Ronnie Nyman left the band but left shortly after joining due to "personal problems". This article about a Swedish singer is a stub.

You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This article about a Swedish composer is a stub. This article on a heavy metal musician or group is a stub. Ekdahl will remain as a session drummer for the coming 3 to 5 months. On 19 April , Dead by April confirmed the mixing was complete for their newest album via their Facebook page. This was released digitally on 16 May and included two more songs - a new song called "Two Faced" and a re-recorded version of "Unhateable".

Later, it was confirmed that the band would perform at the Sonisphere Festival in Sweden on 9 July. Dead by April began mixing their new album in the second quarter of and concluded on 19 April On 4 July, the band announced the title of the new album to be Incomparable , and it was announced on 11 July that it would be released on 21 September, [ 12 ] though it was rumored to be delayed in early August to a possible 7 November release date.

The center shows a Japanese girl with blood and a black substance coming out of her mouth, similar to scenes from The Grudge. The album is said to be heavier and more dynamic than their self-titled album. Metal fans might not handle it properly. Similarly to the band's debut album, Incomparable debuted at number two on the national Swedish album charts, the band's homeland.

Dead by April performed in Melodifestivalen in early and went into the finals. The band placed 7th, using the song "Mystery". They have also announced that they are currently working on a new album, and that Pontus Hjelm had rejoined officially. The band re-recorded an old demo song of theirs called "Found Myself in You" for pledgers on their PledgeMusic site.

They have also announced that they will release a compilation album early next year. Unfortunately, after much delay due to subsequent filming problems, the band later scrapped the release and refunded the funds. On 18 March , it was confirmed by the band that Strimell was no longer part of the band and had been replaced by Christoffer Andersson, current member of What Tomorrow Brings.

The statement also stated that a new album, EP and tour was under way. It was announced in November that the band's new album, Let the World Know , was scheduled for release in mid-February , and would be published by Spinefarm Records. The band released a new single on 6 December titled " As a Butterfly ". Shortly after the release of Let the World Know , Alexander Svenningson announced he had left the band and had been quickly replaced by Marcus Rosell, current member of Ends with a Bullet.

On 3 November , the band announced that Zandro Santiago had left to pursue a solo career of his own, and that Hjelm would take his place as the vocalist, returning to the role he had left in Dead by April announced in July on their Facebook page that they were recording their fourth studio album.

Dead by april band biography

In August , the band announced that the upcoming album is officially completed. On 7 April , they released their fourth album Worlds Collide. On 19 April , Andersson announced he parted ways with the band. In April the band confirmed Andersson's departure for personal reasons. On 15 September , the band released a cover of the Linkin Park song " Numb " as a tribute to the late Chester Bennington , this is the first newly recorded material released since Strimell rejoined the band.

On 26 December , they released their first Christmas and instrumental cover of Franz Schubert's song "Marche Militaire". On 29 January , Hjelm posted on his Facebook profile that he has started writing new songs for the band. On 9 February , the band posted on their Facebook page a picture of Strimell recording in the Studio PH Sweden having the description "Working on new songs deadbyapril ".

On 13 January , Dead by April launched the April Army Platform, a subscription service that allows access to exclusive content such as the band's video diary, free band merch and remastered songs recorded with their current vocalist line-up. On 6 March , Hjelm released a statement via the band's Facebook and website citing that Jimmie Strimell had been dismissed from the band for a second time; due to his continued drug and alcohol abuse, in spite of his own vows to stay sober.

They also recorded a cover of "Let It Go" from the film Frozen. Since then, the band has produced five new original songs with Kristensen on scream vocals; "Memory", [ 27 ] "Bulletproof" both released in , "Heartbeat Failing", "Collapsing", and "Anything At All" in In , they released three more singles, "Wasteland feat. These singles are part of the band's new album The Affliction , released on 26 January On 7 April drummer Marcus Rosell decided to leave the band.

Often called the "Swedish metal Backstreet Boys ", [ 29 ] Dead by April has mainly been considered metalcore [ 30 ] and post-hardcore. Dead by April is also known for using elements of music genres such as orchestral rock , techno , nu metal , melodic death metal , and emo.