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Former IN FLAMES And AMARANTHE Members Announce New Band CYHRA

Posted by aliblackdiamond on March 13, 2017
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Ex-AMARANTHE frontman, Jake E. has announced the birth of a brand new band, CYHRA. The full line up features ex-IN FLAMES personnel Jesper Strömblad and Peter Iwers, as well as Luca Turilli’s RHAPSODY and 21Octayne‘s Alex Landenburg:

Jesper Strömblad – guitars Jesper Strömblad Official
Jake E – vocals JAKE E
Alex Landenburg – drums Alex Landenburg
Peter Iwers – bass Peter Iwers

Jake states:

“I am so proud to finally tell you that today is the birth of a brand new BAND!
I have the honor to present to you; CyHra

In the beginning of 2016 me and Jesper sat down over a cup of coffee and decided to write some songs together.
Peter and Alex heard about it and we welcomed them in what then came to be a band with open arms!

CyHra has signed a worldwide deal with Spinefarm/Universal and we are actually entering the studio TODAY!
Album is set to be released in the autumn and we are gonna make sure you can follow the whole journey on or FB/Insta/twitter and Youtube Channels“:

twitter.com/Cyhra_official
www.youtube.com/channel/UCL3nKNnh8J6tCmyKxeCNMlA
instagram.com/cyhra_official/
CYHRA.com
Official Facebook page

Jesper stated:

“So at last it happens:). What we are working on the past year will now become reality as we enter the studio today with 15 crushing tunes with us. Follow us here, instagram and youtube. More details to come. I…am…STOKED”

 

 

Tarja Virmakari’s Audio Interview With Jesper Strömblad From THE RESISTANCE For Louder Than Hell

Posted by tarjavirmakari on May 14, 2013
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Jesper Strömblad is maybe best known as the founder and former guitarist/drummer/keyboardist of the Swedish melodic death metal band In Flames, which he left permanently in 2010 due to personal problems and health issues. But today he’s back with his new band THE RESISTANCE, playing straight in-your-face Swedish old-school death metal hardcore. Their debut album “Scars” came out on May 10th in Europe via earMusic.

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Just before the release, Metal Shock Finland‘s CEO Tarja Virmakari interviewed Jesper for Louder Than Hell. Before discussing his new band album, he was asked about the death of  SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman. This was his response:

“I was really, really shock and I was sad.  Usually, I don’t react like that when people die.  He’s been quite the inspiration for me.  When I was a kid, I picked up Hell Awaits, Haunting the Chapel and all of those albums.  I always thought of Jeff as the coolest guy.  He did the best songs.  I was even an L.A. Kings fan because he always had that shirt on.  … I was waiting and waiting for him to come back to the band because they are touring with another drummer.  It’s not the same.  It’s like another band.  We lost a legend today. “

… Jesper spoke also about his influences in the songwriting process, about the studio sessions and about the feedback the album has received so far. Jesper also pointed out the importance of the support of his faithful fans, throughout the good and hard times. To the question, if he thinks that one day he could share the stage again with In Flames, he replied shortly and directly: No!

Please, find out this and much more joining the conversation below:

 

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THE RESISTANCE Members Talk About Scars In New Video Interview

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 28, 2013
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Source: Bravewords.com

THE RESISTANCE – the Swedish metal band featuring guitarists Jesper Strömblad and Glenn Ljungström (both ex-IN FLAMES), vocalist Marco Aro (ex-THE HAUNTED, FACEDOWN), drummer Chris Barkensjö (ex-KAAMOS, ex-GRAVE) and MINORA guitarist Claudio Oyarzo – will release their debut album, Scars, on May 10th in Europe, May 13th in the UK via earMusic and the 14th in North America by Eagle Rock imprint Armoury Records.

Check out a new video interview with Marco Aro and Chris Barkensjö talking about the new album below:

The 12-track album Scars is a pure reminiscence to the good old days of Swedish death metal back in the 1980s/1990s when berserk bands like ENTOMBED, GRAVE or DISMEMBER proved how insanely brutal and relentless, yet immensely captivating and technically adept extreme music can be. Well, apparently some established Swedish musicians did miss them, so they put things right: They brought back the old Swedish Death Metal.

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“If you listen to Entombed’s ‘Left Hand Path’ today, it still blows everything away. And it’s over 20 years old,“ says Jesper Strömblad, main musical force behind Stockholm/Gothenburg based squad The Resistance, about an album classic that still gives him the shivers after all those years. He adds: “Just awesome death metal!”

Scars will be released on CD (as an elaborated digi-pack), on classic vinyl as well as a download. Scars is featuring brand new, never before released songs only.

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Scars tracklist:
‘Clearing The Slate’
‘Your Demise’
‘To The Death’
‘Expand To Expire’
‘Imperfected’
‘I Bend – You Break’
‘The Serpent King’
‘Eye For An Eye’
‘My Madness’
‘Warmonger’
‘Scars’
‘(I Will) Die Alone’

For more details on The Resistance visit Facebook.

The band recently unveiled the official lyric video for the new song ‘The Serpent King’ below:

THE RESISTANCE Guitarist Jesper Strömblad Says New Album Is Inspired By ENTOMBED: “If You Listen To Left Hand Path Today, It Still Blows Everything Away”

Posted by tarjavirmakari on March 20, 2013
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Source: Bravewords.com

THE RESISTANCE – the Swedish metal band featuring guitarists Jesper Strömblad and Glenn Ljungström (both ex-IN FLAMES), vocalist Marco Aro (ex-THE HAUNTED, FACEDOWN), drummer Chris Barkensjö (ex-KAAMOS, ex-GRAVE) and MINORA guitarist Claudio Oyarzo – will release their debut album, Scars, on May 10th in Europe, May 13th in the UK via earMusic and the 14th in North America by Eagle Rock imprint Armoury Records.

Stromblad comments: “If you listen to ENTOMBED’s Left Hand Path today, it still blows everything away. And it’s over 20 years old. It’s (Scars) just awesome death metal.”

Check out the artwork and tracklisting below:

TheResistanceScars

Scars tracklist:
‘Clearing The Slate’
‘Your Demise’
‘To The Death’
‘Expand To Expire’
‘Imperfected’
‘I Bend – You Break’
‘The Serpent King’
‘Eye For An Eye’
‘My Madness’
‘Warmonger’
‘Scars’
‘(I Will) Die Alone’

For more details visit Facebook.

MINORA Collaborating With Former IN FLAMES Guitarist

Posted by tarjavirmakari on March 20, 2012
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Swedish progressive/doom metallers MINORA are collaborating with former IN FLAMES and current THE RESISTANCE guitarist Jesper Strömblad on a few songs that MINORA is planning to release later this year.

MINORA‘s debut album, “Imago”, was released about a year ago. The Gothenburg, Sweden-based band “adds unique aspects to their metal sound with a mix of alternative post-rock and progressive elements,” according to a pres release. “The result has been turning the ears of many in the metal/rock scene after countless shows and re-invention.”

“Imago” was recorded at Svenska Grammofonstudion (DARK TRANQUILLITY, THE HAUNTED) in Gothenburg and was mixed and mastered by David Castillo (KATATONIA, BLOODBATH, OPETH) at Ghost Ward in Stockholm during 2010. The album is full of dynamic, heavy, guitar-driven songs and even includes a cover of BJÖRK‘s “Jóga”. The band also employed the design skills of Shelby Cinca, who has done work for THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN and DARKEST HOUR. Source: Blabbermouth.net

In Flames To Enter Studio Next Week

Posted by tarjavirmakari on October 6, 2010
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Swedish metallers In Flames will enter their own IF studios in Gothenburg, Sweden next week to begin pre-production on their next album. According to the band, “The plan is to spend the remaining part of 2010 and the beginning of 2011 creating and recording the follow-up to ‘A Sense Of Purpose’.”

Guitarist Jesper Strömblad quit In Flames in February in order to continue receiving treatment for his alcohol addiction. The band spent the last few months touring the world with Strömblad’s temporary replacement, Niclas Engelin from the Swedish band Engel.

For more info: http://www.myspace.com/inflames