Axenstar (formerly called Powerage) is a Swedish

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band from

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, founded in 1998 by Peppe Johansson and Magnus Ek. The band released its fourth studio album, ''The Final Requiem'', on September 8, 2006, via

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Band members

Current

*Magnus Winterwild - vocals, keyboards (1999–Present), bass (2008–Present), rhythm guitar (2005–2008) *Joakim Jonsson - lead guitar (2005–Present) - Jonsson also plays for Skyfire *Jens Klovegård - rhythm guitar (2008–Present) *Pelle Åkerlind - drums (2023-present)

Former

*Mr. Eddie -

vocals Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...

(1998–1999) *Johan Burman -

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s (1998–1999) *Magnus Söderman -

lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featur ...

(1998–1999) *Thomas Eriksson - lead guitar (1999–2005) *Peter "Peppe" Johansson - rhythm guitar (1998–2005) *Magnus Ek -

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(1998–2006) *Pontus Jansson - drums (1999–2006) *Thomas Ohlsson - drums (2006–2008) *Henrik Sedell - bass (2006–2008) *Adam Lindberg - drums (2008–2018) *Hampus Fasth - drums (2018–2023)

Timeline

As Powerage

Discography

Studio albums

*''Perpetual Twilight'' (2002) *''Far from Heaven'' (2003) *''The Inquisition'' (2005) *''The Final Requiem'' (2006) *''Aftermath'' (2011) *''Where Dreams Are Forgotten'' (2014) *''End Of All Hope'' (2019) *''Chapter VIII'' (2023)

EPs/demos

*''The Beginning'' (as Powerage) (2000) *''Promo 2001'' (2001)

References

External links

Official website
Swedish power metal musical groups Musical groups established in 1998 1998 establishments in Sweden Musical groups from Västmanland County Culture in Västerås 20th-century establishments in Västmanland County {{metal-music-stub