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= Chains of Winter =

Chains of Winter is a Swedish metal band that formed in early 2016 in Gothenburg, Sweden. It was founded by Dreadlord session guitarist Arve Forseth, who recruited Rewind musicians Tomas and Lukas Blomqvist. Hannes Axelson was brought on not long after as bassist.

Even though Chains of Winter is from a country highly saturated with metal artists, their self-titled debut album, Chains of Winter, sold better than any other EP, Album, or Single released in 2017 in Europe.

Biography
Formed in early 2016 by Arve Forseth, Chains of Winter was Forseth's first time striking out on his own as a professional musician out from the shadow of his father, Dreadlord 's lead vocalist and lead guitarist, Edmund Forseth. Arve Forseth is quoted as saying that he felt "stifled by his presence, his command of the creative process." Forseth had met Rewind 's drummer and rhythm guitarist, Tomas and Lukas Blomqvist respectively, at a metal festival he'd attended while touring with Dreadlord. "We met, we talked, and almost right away we all thought it'd be awesome to make our own band someday," Arve Forseth said in a 2017 interview with MetalHammer.com.

Not long after, the three created Chains of Winter. Not long after the band's inception, Hannes Axelson, one of Arve Forseth's old childhood friends, was brought on as bassist. The four then began the creative process for their first album, Chains of Winter. This first album received its financial backing from Insomnia Records, the record company owned by Arve Forseth's father, Edmund. Edmund is quoted as saying "I'm proud my son is out striking new ground. From what I've heard of the album, I couldn't be happier to be supporting my son's endeavors." Despite the widespread view in the metal community that Chains of Winter was nothing but nepotism at its finest, the album still ended up decimating competition from the likes of Judas Priest in 2017, at least in Europe. Chains of Winter's unique sound, engaging lyrics, and hard-hitting sound won over even the most stubborn of fans of the genre.

Despite the resounding success of their first album, as of January 2018, following their European tour in support of the release, Chains of Winter has not announced what their next plans are.

Members
Arve Forseth - lead vocals, rhythm guitarist ( 2016-Present)

Lukas Blomqvist - lead guitarist ( 2016-Present)

Tomas Blomqvist - drums, percussion, flute ( 2016-Present0

Hannes Axelson - bass ( 2016-Present)

Discography
To date, Chains of Winter has only released one full album which was preceded by the single, "The Fall of Mankind."