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Cryoshell is a Danish rock band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2006. The line-up currently consists of vocalist Christine Lorentzen, guitarist Kasper Søderlund, keyboardist/bassist Mikkel Maltha, and unofficial drummer Jakob Gundel. In the band's early years they recorded several songs that were used as themes in the BIONICLE toy line. They eventually entered the studio and recorded their first full-length self-titled album, Cryoshell, which was released on June 7th, 2010 in Denmark, and in March of 2011 in the United States and Canada.

History
The band was first created in late 2006 when an employee of 'Advance' (a creative agency located in Copenhagen) named Christine Lorentzen was asked to sing vocals for a one-off recording project at Hansen Studios. She worked alongside guitarist Kasper Søderlund and keyboardist Søren Bendz and recorded a song called "Creeping in my Soul", which was produced by Eddie Simonsen. It was used to help promote the 2007 BIONICLE toy line, and made available for a free MP3 download on the official BIONICLE website. The song rose to popularity very quickly.

Due to the success of "Creeping in my Soul", Søderlund went on to record a new song with Danish singer Niels Brinck, and with Søren Bendz being replaced by Mikkel Maltha on keyboard, bass and backing vocals. Eddie Simonsen was again the producer. The song was called "Face Me", and was again used as the theme for the 2007 BIONICLE set line, this time for the summer sets. The same line-up returned in early 2008 to record "Gravity Hurts" which was again used to promote the BIONICLE sets. A music video was also produced for the song, featuring shots of the band performing as well as footage from the BIONICLE commercials.

Niels Brinck left the band in the summer of 2008. Christine Lorentzen, the singer of "Creeping in my Soul", returned to the band as the vocalist and recorded "Closer to the Truth" for the BIONICLE 2008 summer set line. As with "Gravity Hurts", this song also hat a music video created for it, again featuring footage from the commercials. At the same time the song was recorded was the time they decided on their band name, "Cryoshell".

Shortly after the release of "Closer to the Truth", the newly formed began work on their first album, recording at Hansen Studios with producer Jacob Hansen. Originally planned for release in 2008, the album's release date was delayed several times. In 2009, the band found drummer Jakob Gundel, who is the current unofficial drummer for the band. The band later released their debut single, "Bye Bye Babylon", which was the band's biggest hit at the time. An alternate version of the song was also used in the end credits of the direct-to-DVD film Bionicle: The Legend Reborn, and its music video was featured in the DVD's bonus features.

In early 2010, the band finished work on the album and released their second single, which was a re-recorded version of "Creeping in my Soul". They then released an EP on January 5th called Creeping in my Soul EP, featuring 5 tracks from the recently completed album, including both singles and a re-recorded version of "Closer to the Truth", which appeared on the EP under the title "Closer to the Truth (Take Me Home)". On April 19th, a music video for "Creeping in my Soul" was released.

Cryoshell's debut album, Cryoshell, was released in Denmark on June 7th, 2010 under the East-European record label Voices & Music Entertainment. The album was not released anywhere else until March of 2011, when it was released in both the United States and Canada.

It is currently unknown if the band plans on setting up a tour or when it will happen.

Current

 * Christine Lorentzen - vocals (2006-2007, since 2008)
 * Kasper Søderlund - guitar (since 2006)
 * Mikkel Maltha - keyboard, bass, backing vocals (since 2007)

Unofficial
 * Jakob Gundel - drums (since 2009)

Former

 * Niels Brinck - vocals (2007-2008)
 * Søren Bendz - keyboard (2006-2007)

Marcus Busborg also performed drums on the single version of "Bye Bye Babylon", which was slightly shorter than the regular version. It is unknown who performed bass in 2006-2007, or who performed drums on the band's early recordings for the BIONICLE set lines.

Nicknames
The three current members of the band all have nicknames deriving from sounds in their real names. The nicknames are as follows:
 * Christine Lorentzen (Lore)
 * Kasper Søderlund (Asp)
 * Mikkel Maltha (Kal)