Audiovision was a Swedish metal band that produced two albums, the second in 2010.

History

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(Treat, At Vance, Krux, Yngwie Malmsteen) and Sampo Axelsson (Crawley, Glenn Hughes, Lion's Share, Road to Ruin) In 2009, Christian formed a touring and recording band and ended Audiovision as a studio project. During 2009, the first shows were played in Sweden, Norway and Germany, and, in the summer, Audiovision started to record their second album ''Focus'' with producer Erik Mårtensson (W.E.T., Eclipse) overseeing the work. In January 2010, Audiovision joined

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on the European leg of their 25th anniversary tour, and played shows in both Germany and Sweden.

Members

;Current members *

– vocals * Torbjörn Weinesjö – guitars * Olov Andersson – keyboards * Simeon Liljegren – bass * Thomas Weinesjö – drums

Discography

* ''The Calling'' (2005 Rivel Records) * ''Focus'' (23 April 2010 Ulterium Records) ** Track listing: "Invitation", "Keep the fire burning", "We are not alone", "The son will come", "You are the reason", "Fruit of love", "We will go", "I will belong to you", "The way", "The gate", "Focus" ** Videos were released for the tracks "Invitation", "Keep the fire burning" and "Fruit of love"

References

External links

Official website
(archived)
Audiovision
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Rivel Records Liljegren Records / CMSweden is a Swedish heavy metal music record label founded by Christian Liljegren (formerly of Narnia (band), Narnia) in 1997. The label was originally titled C.L. Music and Distribution but was changed later. Notable curre ...

(archived) Swedish power metal musical groups Swedish Christian metal musical groups Musical groups established in 2002 Swedish musical quintets 2002 establishments in Sweden {{Sweden-band-stub