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| Sunday, May 9, 2010 - Evergrey - Time for some changes | News from the official Evergrey website:
As promised here is the first part of news regarding Evergrey as a band.
At first it might seem devastating and frightening as it did to us when making this decision. People change, evolve and grow, sometimes in different ways and in different directions. This happens to everyone and it has certainly happened to Evergrey as a band throughout the years.
Me and Rikard have together with Henrik and Jonas made the mutual decision that it was best for us all that they leave Evergrey. They wanted to and we wanted them to.
The last tours, recordings and just hanging with each other has not been as fun and giving as earlier AND before it would go too far, resulting in a collision in between friends, which could ruin everything we have built up during the years, we decided to call it quits.
It's sometimes both smart and foreseeing to end situations before they get out of hand and create something that is totally unnecessary and irreparable. To be in a band must be experienced as fun, giving and fulfilling. There is SO much time during a life as a touring musician that is boring that if you don't even enjoy yourself while playing then it's better to do something else.
Henrik and Jonas also got "DeathDestruction" that ALSO has evolved and became more and more serious during the years and now they even recorded a debut album and naturally it felt fresh and reviving for them to enter something new and unexplored as opposed to Evergrey where they more or less experienced the same things over and over.
It is VERY important for us to tell you that we are still great friends and most likely always will be since we have shared 10 years of our lives and dedicated it to the progress and evolvement of Evergrey. The friendship is what we value the most and nothing could be more important than that, at least for the four of us.
So please take some time to digest and understand. That is what we have done and I am glad to say that all of us are happier than in a long time. This is something I think you can feel when watching the video version of the statement.
BUT that is not the end of it. Jari ALSO decided to leave the band, and the reason was that he would rather play with a band called "Killing machine" as they could offer him a salary we couldn't and that was the sole reason of his decision. We were REALLY sad to see Jari leave as he is a tremendous bass-player and person.
I know what you all are thinking. ENOUGH WITH depressing news.
So to something brighter:
With all these new situations we were facing, me and Rikard had to sit down to think. First thought was of course "Fuck this. let's get a day job" but after a couple of weeks of contemplating and silence we realized something:
Should we quit what we are doing, something that we still love as much as ten years ago, if not more, because of someone else disappearing, I mean it's not like it's the first time it happens and it never made Evergrey stagnate or lose its edge, quite the contrary.
So should we continue to make the music that we and YOU enjoy deeply?
As you understand we have chosen to continue.
We have a full album written and half-way recorded. Last recording/mixing day will be June 30th. And a release BEFORE or at the latest on the 14th of October is set. We will soon (as we use to) start feeding you snippets.
We ALSO have a European Tour coming up - starting NEXT SUNDAY in Hamburg. And to be able to do that tour we must have new members, and we do! So please be open-minded and welcome:
Marcus Jidell (Royal Hunt) on Guitars
Johan Niemann (ex-Therion, Mind's Eye) on Bass
Hannes Van Dahl on Drums
So be sure to bring your CDs of the above mentioned bands to the shows to have them signed
These are the guys we have been working hard with to rehearse the old songs and writing the new ones. And today was our last rehearsal for the tour and I must say it sounds great in a way I didn't expect after such a short time. There is not a chance in HELL you will be disappointed in the performance of these guys.
So that's why we do this tour. to bring and present the new guys to you and also at the same time get the chance to play the cities we didn't do on the November tour of course.
As with ANY change, when you give it time you realize that it's turned out for the better. So far in this EVER-LASTING changing of members in Evergrey, it's always turned out great and brought fresh blood and motivation into the band, and the level of wanting to prove ourselves as a band is higher than EVER before.
We do have some other great news that surely will bring this band to another level but as of yet we are restricted to speak about it.
So don't give up on us, you never have, and we love you for it!
Tom
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| Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - News From Evergrey | News from Evergrey:
Hey friends,
As promised there will be a whole lot of news coming your way in the coming weeks and days.
We have and still are undergoing some BIG changes in Evergrey at the moment. This involves everything you can possibly imagine, and can't imagine. BUT we are also very determined and focused on making the best album we have ever accomplished! We have NEVER spent so much time on detail as we are doing on this album. Everything from sounds to song-structures is under the magnifying glass and nothing will be left to chance.
Purely business related we are also undergoing changes, both big and small and the only thing we can and are allowed to say right now is that being us is very exciting for the moment.
Of course you will all be informed about this as soon as we know for certain that the plans are going to take place.
BUT we DO have some new tour-dates as well as quite a few to still be added on other continents than Europe so for our fans outside of Europe don't give up hope we will try to please everyone as soon as possible, probably sooner than you think
And for our Euro fans, be sure you get tickets for these shows as they will be something none of you have seen from Evergrey before. Hmmmm what else might there be to tell.?
Yeah, back to the album! 11 songs are written and we will keep on writing and recording as long as time allows us. We are very pleased with the result and the direction we are heading right now. Maybe there is bit more weight put on melody and the orchestration of some songs. As said before, the sounds have become VERY important for us, every song has its own unique trademark as far as the sounds go. There are short songs (meaning 3 - 3.30 minutes) There are long songs (meaning up to 6.40) for the moment. There are slow, heavy, fast and atmospheric songs and of course most important of all - it sounds more Evergrey than ever!
So please stay tuned, visit our pages to catch the latest news and we will be there to serve them.
Thanks for sticking by us!
"The band"
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| Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - Evergrey news update | News from Evergrey:
Hi friends!
Been a long time since the last update but we are currently extremely deep into the songwriting and recording of the new album which should be released during the fall 2010. Do we need to tell you that it sounds good, great, fantastic.... like always right.
At the same time we are working with a lot of new people to ensure the best possibilities for a successful work for the new album. There will be more news about this soon. But there are some MAJOR changes in the world of Evergrey, and we are confident it will all be for the better.
At the moment we are booking a short tour for EUROPE in May. Tour of South America in June and some dates for the USA in connection with that. Festivals on top of that and so far we have a couple we can't go official with until we get the word, so be sure to visit us to stay on top of where you can catch us soon.
Below are 2 dates that are CONFIRMED and more will pop up during the coming weeks.
25th of June: Graspop (main stage), Dessel (BE)
3rd of July: Unirock, Istanbul (TR)
All the best,
The band
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| Saturday, October 11, 2008 - New Evergrey video online | News from Evergrey:
Hey all,
We're proud to announce that the brand-new Evergrey video for 'Broken Wings' is now online at the MTV Headbangers Blog. If it's not too much to ask, please help us out by getting it more airtime on MTV by leaving your comments on the Headbangers Blog and also the MTV messageboards.. thanks for the support in advance once again!
Check out the video here.
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| Thursday, September 25, 2008 - Update from Evergrey | News update from Evergrey:
Hey guys !! First of all, we just wanted to take the oppurtunity to thank all of you for your loyalty, especially everyone who pre-ordered the album through either our homepage or any recordstore in the world. You already, even before the releasedates, made the 20000 Ltd Ed copies go out of stock ! So thanks a million, from all of us!
In other news we are currently booking off shows for Europe , places where we usually dont pass on a european tour so be on the look out for that at our homepage.The premiere for the new video "Broken Wings" will be held at MTV and Headbangers Ball USA! We will let you know as soon as we know when.The video turned out awesome and we are extremely happy about it . We just hope that all of you will get to see the uncensored version. I mean of course you will in one way or another ; ).
We are also going to be opening for Whitesnake in our hometown at Scandinavium and at Hovet in Stockholm! Just playing these venues are something we have been growing up dreaming about, so for us it is a great feeling. Then to be opening for one of the greatest Hard Rock bands ever doesn't decrease that feeling. So for the ones who have the possibility, please come and take the chance to see us on a big stage.
We are adding new items to the webshop today so for those interested check that out. The release-party went great. We had all of our friends there and of course a good chunk of our Swedish fans were there as well.The new songs are coming together nicely and feel awesome to play live and people seemed to enjoy it as well.
We are currently promoting the hell out of this disc, making a million interviews and as you might have seen the reviews are fantastic pretty much everywhere so it seems we did something right!
What else. well just be sure to do your best at helping us promote evergrey all over the world and we hope to see you on tour soon.
Thanks Tom, Henrik, Rikard, Jonas, and Jari
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| Monday, May 12, 2008 - Evergrey sign with Steamhammer / SPV | Following intense and very constructive discussions, Steamhammer/SPV have announced their future collaboration with Swedish dark melodic metal act, Evergrey. The deal includes not only the group's brand-new studio album, Torn, which will arrive at the stores at the beginning of September, but also Evergrey's complete back catalogue. Evergrey mastermind Tom S. Englund is looking forward to a productive cooperation with Steamhammer, explaining: "After long and intense negotiations, we feel that we have arrived at optimum conditions for everybody involved. We are confident that Evergrey will continue to grow artistically under the terms of this contract, that SPV will enjoy our cooperation and - this is definitely the most important aspect - that our fans will thoroughly benefit from the new deal."
The first stage of this ambitious target will see the release of Evergrey's new studio album, Torn, at the beginning of September, featuring eleven compositions, described by Englund as a "modern mix of In Search Of Truth and Recreation Day". "The tracks are all guitar-oriented and very atmospheric. They have exactly the sound that our fans expect from us." According to Englund, the slightly more experimental direction of Evergrey's previous release, Monday Morning Apocalypse, has given way again to old strengths and virtues. "Two years ago we needed an album with a slightly different approach and an expensive producer, just to find out how that sort of thing works. It was the right album at the time, but now we have returned to our typical trademarks." This is one of the reasons why the tracks on Torn were self-produced by Englund together with drummer Jonas Ekdahl. In addition, the band has a new bassist, Fredrik Larsson having been replaced by former Stratovarius musician Jari Kainulainen.
Since the band arrived on the scene in 1998, Evergrey have brought out six studio albums and one live cut. All of them made the top 20 in their native Sweden and the last two made the top 10 (no. 6 and 3, respectively). On top of that, their DVD was number 1 for four weeks and nominated for a Grammy in Sweden. The band has toured around the globe several times, together with In Flames, Nevermore, Throwdown, Arch Enemy, Children of Bodom and Iced Earth, among others. Along with Torn, their new contract with Steamhammer/SPV includes the band's complete back catalogue, so top-quality reissues featuring a selection of bonus tracks are likely in future. "There is so much additional material for each album that we could theoretically re-release it on an extra DVD. Whatever we manage to do - premium reissues are certainly a possibility."
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| Sunday, March 2, 2008 - Evergrey news | Latest news from Evergrey:
Wassup!
After a couple of turbulent weeks we have now finally mastered our album.
When we listened to the finished product for the first time we all agreed that we were beyond satisfied with the result and can't wait for you to hear it! We have also decided to post video teasers for you to enjoy, there will be a new "trailer" every month up until we release the damn thing and oh, the title for it is " T O R N " !
Complete tracklisting will be presented here as soon as we have decided what songs will end up on special editions and / or bonus tracks for singles etc.
Other than that I am glad to read that all of you seem to love our new Evergrey "EY" logo. It will look pretty cool on a shirt that's for sure.
Tomorrow we play a show in Mariestad with our friends from All Ends so those of you who have the chance please stop by.
Summer festivals and tours for the fall are being booked as I write so be sure to check this area for all official confirmations. We will start rehearsing songs from TORN next week so MAYBE, and I mean maybe, we will play some of them in Finland in two weeks. Playing Finland is always a blast and it's nice to be with people that can keep up with us on the booze . Both me and Jari have lot's of relatives and friends coming out to the shows so that should be fun.
Tampere on the 19th and Helsinki on the 20th be sure to join in if you have the chance.
So enjoy the music combined with the fantastic photos courtesy of our friend René Asmussen http://www.reneasmussen.com/ - an award-winning Danish photgrapher who have graced us with his work which will be used in the booklet for " TORN " . That alone will be worth the money .
please let us know your feelings, ideas expectations after hearing what you now will hear.
Later
' t
Evergrey Trailer "Torn" March edition
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| Monday, November 12, 2007 - Evergrey cancel upcoming tour | A message from Evergrey:
Hello,
Unfortunately we must inform you that Evergrey not is able to do the planned tour with Brainstorm in March 2008. This is due to the fact that our next album not will be ready in time to be released before the tour. We feel it's not fair to the fans or to the promoters or to Brainstorm to do a tour without the new album out. If the circumstances aren't the best we shouldn't do a major tour like this. We are sorry for any problems this may cause but we will be back soon.
We wish our friends in Brainstorm all the best of luck with their re-scheduled dates.
Tom, Henrik, Rikard, Jonas and Jari
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| Monday, October 22, 2007 - Evergrey studio report | Here is the latest studio report from Evergrey:
"Today went fuckin great , 2 tracks with Drums AND Guitars completed. So in total 5 songs with drums 4 with bass and 2 with guitars. Jari is coming on Sunday and we will continue with him on Monday morning . Man, I can't wait until you here this guy playing Evergrey material. It at least blows me away : ) . I also think that Jonas has put down some REALLY amazing drum work, the new songs makes him shine as he makes everything so much more vivid and groovy . Rikard and Henrik are at home writing some more killer stuff so that we have more than enough to choose from whenever the time comes .
Also you can be sure that we put everything we have in us into this release as it feels like, not that it will be, our last album . Sort of feels like when we recorded the first album and we never really knew if we would be able to ever make one again. That kind of innocence, lust and urge to create something fantastic is somewhat overwhelming, something that I'd never thought we'd feel again.
Some song titles :
Nothing is erased, When kingdom's fall, These scars, Soaked.
Well that's it for this week
Read me on Monday...
't"
Check out the video report here. and the studio blog here.
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| Monday, August 6, 2007 - Evergrey announce new Bassist | News from Tom Englund, Evergrey:
"Our new bass player's name is Jari Kainulainen!
Some of you might know him as a former member of Stratovarius and we are extremely happy to have him in the band as we know he will improve our sound in a great way which he already proved when we rehearsed together.
Me and Henrik (Danhage) talked after the rehearsal and both said we had goosebumps and this coming from a a guy playing bass. Before it's always been like - hey whatever it's only bass - but now we really feel that Jari will bring our sound up to a new level.
We got along great and it of course also helps a lot that Jari is a very experienced player when it comes to playing live with his several world tours together with Stratovarius as proof.
This was one of the main things we were looking for in a bass player except for the playing of course, so that we wouldn't end up with a person who after 100 gigs finds out that this was not what he was meant for, cause this is, whether you believe so or not, a very weird and demanding life that let's you experience the greatest things in the world as well as the sickest, most draining moments of utter insecurity - that of course immediately vanishes as soon as we get to play for you guys!
We are so much looking forward to the coming months of recording and playing and it honestly feels like a fresh start and an injection I think we needed.
I'm going to leave you with a few words from Jari himself."
Says Jari, "What can I say? When I heard that Evergrey was searching for a new bass player, I immediately contacted Tom to let him know that I was extremely interested! Then they asked me to come and audition for them. I can't even start to explain how nervous I was! But everything just matched, and sounded great! And before we knew it we were all shit faced and celebrating the Scandinavian way! See you on the gigs!"
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| Wednesday, June 20, 2007 - Evergrey album news | News from Evergrey:
"As you all know, Fredrik Larsson was the temporary bass player after Michael left. Fredrik has now re-joined Hammerfall. The Evergrey crew wish him all the best in the future. He is still a good friend of the band.
New songs have been and are being recorded. Tom and Henrik are doing all the bass playing in the studio at this moment, so bass is not an issue at this time. Jonas and Rikard are also participating in writing lyrics and music for the new album. The recording session is scheduled to be done by the end of the summer.
The new album will be launched before Christmas. For all Fans out there, this album is HEAVY! In my ears probably the heaviest they have ever done.
After releasing the new album Evergrey will start touring. By that time a bass player should be selected for the band (hired or permanent, future will tell...).
There are also some new endorsement contracts being negotiated at this time. It's still too early to announce as of yet.
A new label is being sought after...more to come on that later.
Kind regards
Z.P.
Evergrey Business Cordinator"
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| Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - Bassist Michael Håkansson leaves Evergrey | Michael Håkansson has decided to part ways with Evergrey. The new bass player will be the band's long-time friend Fredrik Larsson.
Michael has left the following message for all the Evergrey fans:
"Dear friends and fans of Evergrey.
After a long time of consideration and many, many hours of thinking I now, with sadness, announce my departure from the band.
I have been a part of the band for seven years and during that time I have experienced so much and I have seen more than I ever thought I would. But now it is time for me to say goodbye.
My reason for doing this is that I feel a strong urge to do something different in music. This is the one and only reason and it's 100% my own decision.
I want to thank the boys for all the good times we have had together thoughout the years. I wish them the best of all success, something they truly deserve and without doubt will achieve.
Take care everyone /Mikey"
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| Thursday, January 26, 2006 - Evergrey album news | Evergrey have set "Monday Morning Apocalypse" as the title of their sixth studio album, due late March/early April through InsideOut Music. The follow-up to 2004's "The Inner Circle" was recorded at Division One Studios in Gothenburg, Sweden by the experienced production team of Sanken Sandquist and Stefan Glaumann, who have previously worked with such artists as Rammstein, Bon Jovi, and Def Leppard. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Monday Morning Apocalypse", "Unspeakable" and "At a Loss for Words".
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| Friday, December 16, 2005 - New Evergrey studio album | Evergrey are currently working on a studio album whose release is planned for the end of March. The producers' team Sanken Sandquist and Stefan Glaumann (Rammstein) are going to let the band sound "better than ever", according to mastermind Tom Englund. There is talk about an Evergrey gig for the "Finnish Metal Expo" in mid of February, already confirmed is a concert at the German "Rock Hard" festival on Pentecost.
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| Wednesday, November 9, 2005 - Evergrey return to the studio | Evergrey recently returned to Division One Studios to record their as yet untitled fifth studio album. The producing and mixing will be handled by the experienced and extremely successful team Sanken Sandquist / Stefan Glauman. Their track record includes artists like Rammstein, Britney Spears, Bon Jovi and Def Leppard.
The band's vocalist/guitarist/mastermind Tom S. Englund had this to say regarding the new collaboration, "We feel honoured to work with such amazing producers. We are sure that they will succeed in making us sound better than ever before."
Evergrey have renewed their deal with InsideOut Music for one more album. The release is planned for April 2006.
In other news, Evergrey will perform at Sweden Rock Festival's kick-off party at Annexet in Stockholm on December 3rd.
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| Wednesday, March 3, 2004 - Evergrey news | Evergrey have posted the cover artwork for their fifth album, "The Inner Circle" at their website. It is a concept album with a theme surrounding the travials and pains endured by the loved ones of a member of a religious cult. The album is due on April 27 through InsideOut Music and has the following track listing:
01. A Touch Of Blessing
02. Ambassador
03. In The Wake Of The Weary
04. Harmless Wishes
05. Waking Up Blind
06. More Than Ever
07. The Essence Of Conviction
08. Where All Good Sleep
09. Faith Restored
10. When The Walls Go Down
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| Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - Evergrey news | The Evergrey clan are back in the studio working on songs for their fifth CD tentatively titled, "The Inner Circle." The new album will again be produced by singer Tom Englund and guitarist Henrik Danhage and engineered by Arnold Lindberg.
The new CD is currently slated for release on Inside Out Music later this spring. In the meantime look for the Evergrey's new video "I'm Sorry" to hit Headbanger's Ball and Uranium soon.
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| Saturday, January 11, 2003 - Evergrey news | The new Evergrey album Recreation Day will be released March 10'th in Europe and March 11'th in America. A single will be released in Sweden for the song I'm sorry. Two videos will also be made for the songs I'm sorry and Blinded.
A Limited Edition Ecobook with 24 pages with linernotes, lots of pics, and the Trilogy of the damned will also be available. Touring information will be up at www.evergrey.net soon.
Can't wait to hear this one.
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Album Review - Recreation Day
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Interview - Interview with Tom Englund
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Album Review - Recreation Day
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Event - Live At Aalborg Metal Festival - November 1st, 2003
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Event - Live At Train, Aarhus - March 25th, 2004
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Album Review - The Inner Circle
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Album Review - Monday Morning Apocalypse
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Album Review - Torn
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Now Playing - Glorious Collision
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