| Dead by April | |
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 Dead by April at Gröna Lund, 2009. From left to right: Pontus Hjelm, Alexander Svenningson, Jimmie Strimell and Johan Olsson. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Genres | Melodic Death Metal[1], Alternative metal, metalcore |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Universal Spinefarm |
| Associated acts | Nightrage By Night Cipher System DeathDestruction |
| Website | www.deadbyapril.com |
| Members | |
| Jimmie Strimell Zandro Santiago Marcus Wesslén Alex Svenningsson | |
| Past members | |
| Pontus Hjelm Johan Olsson Henric Carlsson | |
Dead by April is a Swedish metal band from Gothenburg, formed in February 2007. The band consists of Jimmie Strimell, Zandro Santiago, Marcus Wesslén and Alex Svenningsson. They released their self-titled debut album in May 2009. In 2010 the two guitarists, Pontus Hjelm and Johan Olsson, left the band. Pontus, however, will still be the songwriter for the band and will be acting as a "session" player on their new album and on upcoming tours.
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Background
Early days and debut album (2007-2010)
The band was formed in early 2007, when Jimmie Strimell, then lead singer of Nightrage, decided to collaborate with songwriter Pontus Hjelm to form Dead by April. During the band's early days in 2007 and 2008, the band never released any physical media, though most of the songs that they gave to friends were fast leaked out to several peer-to-peer-sites, with the first songs being "Lost" and "Stronger".[2] During this time, they also played in local venues around Gothenburg. Without having released any merchandise, the band still spawned one radio single, "Falling Behind". In 2008, the band received two awards, both for Best Newcomer, on "Swedish Metal Awards" and "Bandit Rock Awards"[3] on August 3, 2009 through Spinefarm. Thereby, on July 21, 2009, while touring in the UK tour with Skindred, Dead by April announced that the track "Angels of Clarity" would be their next UK single.[2] The band also announced a second Swedish single, "What Can I Say".[4]
March 27, 2010 Dead by April headlined the Norwegian festival 'Rock mot Rus' together with several Norwegian acts such as Turdus Musicus, Moddi, Cyaneed, Jodski, Purified in Blood etc.[5] The band continued touring with Purified in Blood until early May.[6]
New line-up, Stronger and second studio album (2010-present)
On April 23, 2010, it was announced on the band's official MySpace page that Pontus Hjelm (guitarist, songwriter and singer) had officially left Dead by April. The reason for his departure was because he didn't want to continue as a band member, he wanted to focus on being a songwriter. Although Pontus would no longer be an official band member, he wanted to continue writing music for Dead by April, telling the fans that "nothing is different in the songwriting department". The replacement for Pontus Hjelm became Zandro Santiago. Although Zandro only provides vocals, the band felt that it did not change much of the sound to continue with only one guitarist.[7]
On May 17, the band released the fourth single of their debut album. Unlike any other Dead by April-single release, this single was a double A-Side entitled "Love Like Blood/Promise Me". Besides that "Love Like Blood" is a Killing Joke cover, it marks the very first track recorded by Dead by April with their new singer, Zandro Santiago. "Promise Me", however, already appeared on the album.[6]
On October 22, 2010, it was announced that Johan would be leaving the band, citing "personal issues", as well as focusing on his clothing range.[8] The band is now searching for a new guitarist via FaceBook and YouTube.[9] However, they later revealed on their FaceBook page that Pontus would be acting as a "session" player on their upcoming album and whilst on tour.
During Dead by April's UK tour with My Passion guitarist Joel Nilsson was replacing Johan before Johan left the band.
In August, 2010, they released a teaser for a new song called "Within My Heart", which will be released, along with the new album, in early 2011, though no title or track list has been released yet. The album is said to be heavier and more dynamic than their self-titled album.[10] The song "More Than Yesterday" has been played live on tour in the UK and Sweden and will feature on the new album, as well as the compilation album, "Stronger". Jimmie released a demo recording of it on his YouTube channel.[11]
On the soundtrack for Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, Dead by April made an appearance as featured artist on the song "Stronger" by Lazee, not to be confused with their song with the same name. On December 7, it was announced that a new compilation album called "Stronger" will be released on January 25, 2011. It contains a demo version of "More Than Yesterday", 3 heavier versions of their songs and some tracks that have already been released.
During shows in Russia, DeathDestruction drummer Jonas Ekdahl, was replacing Alexander while he is resting his ears. Jonas will remain as a session drummer for the coming 3 to 5 months.[12][13]
While on tour in Russia, Dead by April has been playing another unheard song that will feature on the new album called, "You Should Know."
On January 24, 2011, Dead by April released the compilation album Stronger.[14]
Members
Current members
- Jimmie Strimell – vocals (2007 - present)
- Zandro Santiago - vocals (2010 - present)
- Marcus Wesslén – bass guitar (2007 - present)
- Alexander Svenningson – drums (2007 - present) (Currently on hiatus to rest ears)
Session/touring members
- Pontus Hjelm - guitars (2010 - 2011) composer (2007 - present)
- Joel Nilsson - guitars (2010)
- Jonas Ekdahl - drums (2010 - 2011)
Former members
- Johan Olsson – guitars, backing vocals (2007 - 2010)
- Pontus Hjelm - guitars, vocals (2007 - 2010) (Pontus still writes songs for the band)
- Henric Carlsson - bass (2007)
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Release date | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Dead by April | May 13, 2009 | Universal Music Group |
Compilations
| Title | Release date | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Stronger | January 24, 2011 | Universal Music Group |
Singles
| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "Falling Behind (Demo)" | Dead by April |
| 2009 | "Losing You" | |
| "What Can I Say" | ||
| "Angels of Clarity" | ||
| 2010 | "Love Like Blood"/"Promise Me" |
Music videos
| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Losing You[15] | Dead by April |
| Angels of Clarity[16] | ||
| 2010 | Stronger[17] |
References
- ^ http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=52706125348
- ^ a b BLABBERMOUTH.NET - DEAD BY APRIL: Berlin Interview, Pro-Shot Performance Footage Available
- ^ Thank you for voting! - MySpace-blog | van Dead By April
- ^ Blabbermouth.Net - Dead By April To Support Skindred In U.K
- ^ http://rockmotrus.no/headliners/
- ^ a b Dead By April Love Like Blood, Purified In Blood UK Tour - Female First
- ^ Pontus leaves Dead by April - MySpace-blog | van Dead By April
- ^ http://www.myspace.com/dbaswe/blog/540092224
- ^ http://de-de.facebook.com/deadbyapril/posts/165515336814914
- ^ Eniotna (October 1, 2010). "Dead By April: Nouvel album pour 2011!" (in French). Spirit of Metal. http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/read_news-id-24628-l-cn.html. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfr-eLK4QUc
- ^ http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=183144421698174&id=712837212
- ^ http://www.facebook.com/marcus.jehrlander/posts/466260936785
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLqTOpl1XnA
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AQknSzA1AU
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NWdRchzEzg
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cObJjKdWlKo
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