User:Superprokop/Demotional

dEMOTIONAL is a Swedish metal band that was formed in June 2009 by the guitarist Sebastian Fjordevik who, in connection with his university studies to become a music producer, created an EP as his degree project. He enlisted his then roommate Nils-Petter Nilsson and Christopher Kristensen to add vocals and screams to the songs. On the recorded songs it was Tommy Magnusson (later a permanent band member) who played drums.

During the fall, a music video for the song "When She Cries" was recorded, even though the band only consisted of three members. Behind the camera was Kristofer Kiggs Carlsson, who laid the foundation for the band's early visual style.

Guitarist Johan Olofsson and drummer Mattias Öbom joined in the spring of 2010, and shortly afterwards the first live performances took place. In 2011 Kristoffer Lind joined on bass guitar, and at the same time Mattias Öbom was replaced by Tommy Magnusson on drums.

dEMOTIONAL began to attract attention on radio stations , music magazines  and via their energetic live performances, [ source needed ] despite no debut record being released yet.

This led to the first of a long series of sponsorship collaborations (Frank Q, Iceman and Casual Friday), [ source needed ] and further recording of music videos. It was also at this time that the band was offered a record deal by Roasting House Records / Dead End Exit, and recording of the debut album began.

In May 2013, the debut album State: In Denial was released, which was mixed and mastered by Fredrik Nordström and Henrik Udd in Studio Fredman. The rest of the year was spent writing songs and concerts with e.g. Arch Enemy, Entombed , Adept and The Unguided , as well as a Spain tour.

Pretty much the entire next year was spent writing and recording the follow-up album Tarassis. For his help, dEMOTIONAL now took Pontus Hjelm ( Dead By April ) who was responsible for recording, mixing and mastering. This also resulted in a joint European tour that was marred by some tumult in Russia. In the fall of 2015, dEMOTIONAL did their first tour as a headline band in Russia.

In 2016, the band separated from their record company and chose to try to stand on their own two feet, shortly after that work began on a third full-length album. Pontus Hjelm was once again helped, and this time he also got to act as producer.

The album Discovery was released in May 2017, and was followed by release parties and a 14-date tour in Spain and Portugal.

Members

 * Current Members


 * Christopher Kristensen – vocals
 * Nils-Petter Nilsson – vocals
 * Sebastian Fjordevik – guitar
 * Johan Olofsson – guitar
 * Kristoffer Lindh – bass guitar


 * Former Members


 * Mattias Öbom – drums
 * Tommy Magnusson – drums

Discography

 * Studio Album


 * State: In Denial (2013)
 * Tarassis (2014)
 * Discovery (2017)
 * Scandinavian Aftermath (2021)


 * Singles


 * Rush (2012)
 * Alive (2013)
 * Rush (2013)
 * Illusions (2014)
 * Neverland (2014)
 * Brother (2016)
 * All That It Takes (2017)
 * Ashes (2017)
 * Invincible (2018)
 * Dreamers Light (2018)
 * Cornered (2020)
 * Don't Wake Me Up (2020)
 * Bärsärk (2020)
 * Boiling Point (2021)


 * EP


 * dEMOTIONAL (2011)
 * Are you feeling alive? (2011)

Exernal links

 * Official website
 * dEMOTIONAL på facebook
 * "Great success för Aleband" - Alekuriren