Amaranthe Amaranthe is a Swedish metal band originally known as Avalanche. The band is notable for their blend of various metal genres and having three lead vocalists. History Formed by Olof Mörck (Dragonland, Nightrage) and Joacim "Jake E" Lundb ...

is a Swedish heavy metal band from

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, known for their unique combination of

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and

death metal Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, fe ...

. Their

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consists of five

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s, one

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, one

extended play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.

, fourteen

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, and eleven

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s. To date, the band has sold 500,000 album copies worldwide. The band was formed in 2008, under the original name Avalanche. After signing a

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with

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, they changed their name to Amaranthe, and released the extended play '' Leave Everything Behind'' (2009). The band's debut studio album, ''

'' (2011), achieved moderate chart success in Sweden, Finland, and Japan. Their second album, '' The Nexus'' (2013), peaked within the top ten in both Sweden and Finland, and sold 1,700 copies in its first week. '' Massive Addictive'' (2014), Amaranthe's third album, found chart success in new territories, including Germany and the United States. The album featured the single "Drop Dead Cynical", which reached number twenty-seven on the

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chart in the United States, their first and only single to do so. After the release of the compilation album ''Breaking Point: B-Sides 2011–2015'' (2015), the band recorded their fourth album '' Maximalism'' (2016). Continuing on the success of ''Massive Addictive'', it charted within the top ten in Sweden and Finland, and found commercial success in several other territories. The album was nominated for a

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award for Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal album.

Albums

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Extended plays

Singles

Music videos

Guest appearances

*"Army of the Night" (

Powerwolf Powerwolf, often stylized as POWERWOLF, is a German power metal band founded in 2003 in Saarbrücken by members of Red Aim. The band consists of vocalist Karsten Brill as " Attila Dorn", lead guitarist Benjamin Buss as " Matthew Greywolf", bassi ...

cover - originally from the album ''

Blessed & Possessed ''Blessed & Possessed'' is the sixth studio album by the German power metal band Powerwolf, released on 17 July 2015 by Napalm Records. The band wrote it during 2014 and began recording it in January 2015 at the Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Swed ...

'' (July 17, 2015), released on July 20, 2018 on the Communio Lupatum of Powerwolf's album ''

The Sacrament of Sin ''The Sacrament of Sin'' is the seventh studio album by German power metal band Powerwolf, released on 20 July 2018 by Napalm Records. The band wrote it during 2017 and began recording it in January 2018 at the Fascination Street Studios in Örebr ...

'')

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References

External links

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