Nightrage
Nightrage is a Greek/Swedish melodic death metal band originally from Thess… Read Full Bio ↴Nightrage is a Greek/Swedish melodic death metal band originally from Thessaloniki. They later re-located to Gothenburg, Sweden.
History
Formation and Sweet Vengeance (2000–2003)
Nightrage was founded by Marios Iliopoulos and his close friend Gus G in June 2000. They made three demos from 2001 to 2002.
Their debut album, Sweet Vengeance, was released in 2003 and featured drummer Per Möller Jensen (The Haunted), and bassist Brice Leclercq. They also managed to acquire the services of legendary vocalist Tomas Lindberg (ex At the Gates). Sweet Vengeance also featured guest clean vocals on a few tracks by Tom S. Englund of Evergrey fame. The album is proceeded by their first video for the track "Gloomy Daydreams" on an earlier edit, with Gus G. on vocals.
Descent into Chaos and departure of Lindberg & Gus G (2004–2006)
Their second release, Descent into Chaos, was released in 2005 and had a change of line up, with the addition of a more permanent rhythm section. Fotis Benardo (Septic Flesh, ex-Innerwish) took over on drums and Henric Carlsson, who also plays in the band Cipher System, on bass. Mikael Stanne, of Dark Tranquillity, provided a clean vocal section on the track "Frozen." Tomas Lindberg left the band so that a more full-time vocalist could accompany them on tours and studio albums.
When Gus G was performing with Arch Enemy at Ozzfest 2005, he was replaced by Pierre Lysell for Nightrage's touring activities. For some of Nightrage's tour in support of Bolt Thrower, Gus G was again unavailable and his place was taken by Christian Muenzer, of Necrophagist. In March 2006, Gus G. permanently left Nightrage to focus completely on Firewind (later in 2009 becoming the guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne). At this time, Fotis Benardo decided also to leave Nightrage and focus on the reunited Septic Flesh. He was replaced by Alex Svenningson.
A New Disease Is Born (2007–2008)
Their third release, A New Disease Is Born, was released in 2007. Gus G. was replaced by Dragonland/Amaranthe guitar virtuoso Olof Mörck. The song "Scathing" was chosen for the band's second video, and was directed by Bob Katsionis.
After the release of A New Disease Is Born, Alex Svenningson and Jimmie Strimell left the band to form the melodic metalcore band Dead by April. Longtime bassist Henric Karlsson also left the band due to his family obligations.
Wearing a Martyr's Crown and Vengeance Descending (2009–2010)
Vocalist Antony Hämäläinen, bassist Anders Hammer, and drummer Johan Nunez joined the band in the summer of 2007. Their fourth album, Wearing a Martyr's Crown, was recorded, produced, and mixed by Fredrik Nordström at Studio Fredman for a 2009 release date.
On 18 February 2010, Nightrage released their third music video for the song "Wearing a Martyr's Crown." The video was again directed by Bob Katsionis.
"A Grim Struggle", "Collision of Fate", "Shed the Blood", and "Wearing a Martyr's Crown" were made available as downloadable content for the Rock Band video game series on Xbox. On 30 June 2011, "A Grim Struggle" was made available for download on the PlayStation 3 console.
Vengeance Descending is a double CD reissue of albums Sweet Vengeance and Descent into Chaos. The first disc features a bonus track called "Gloomy Daydreams", and the second one features "Black Skies", which was also a bonus track. Both tracks were previously only available in Japanese releases.
Insidious and World Tour (2011–2012)
It was announced via Blabbermouth.net that former At the Gates and Nightrage vocalist Tomas Lindberg will be performing guest vocals for the new album entitled Insidious. A short video clip of the session was added to YouTube. Other guests set to appear on the new album are Gus G, Tom Englund, Apollo Papathanasio and John K. Insidious was the first album since Sweet Vengeance to feature the original line up.
Antony Hämäläinen spoke briefly about the album's direction in a recent interview with Deathmetalbaboon.com "It sounds really heavy. Stripped down and in your face. The songs are a bit shorter and with fewer acoustic guitars than Wearing a Martyr's Crown. It's a very pissed off sound, so it's going to be a really heavy record. Lots of guitar solos and melodies there too of course." The album release dates were 26 September 2011 in Europe and 11 October 2011 in North America.
On 23 March the title track "Insidious" was made available as downloadable content for the Rock Band video game series on Xbox.
On 21 May the band released a new video for the track Delirium of the Fallen. The video was shot on 28 April at the Eightball Club in Thessaloniki, Greece. Directing of the clip was handled by Gabriel Psaltakis.
Starting on 9 October 2011, the band supported the new album on a tour of North America with Firewind and Arsis, titled "Frets of Fury".
In late April 2012, a tour of Europe alongside Demon Hunter and Deadlock was scheduled.
August 2012 was the first time the band played in Asia, headlining the Daejeon Metal Festival in South Korea.
Announced in April 2013, the band will headline a tour of Japan for the first time in their career. The tour is set to start on 5 November and will be titled "Extreme metal over Japan". Support for the six date trek will come from the Australian technical death metal band Psycroptic, American technical death band The Faceless and French deathcore act In Arkadia.
Olof Mörck has not been part of a live performance or band photography since 2011. It is assumed he has left the band to focus on his main project Amaranthe.
New members and releases (2013–present)
In 2013, Antony Hämäläinen officially left the band to pursue other musical ventures. Ronnie Nyman was recruited to replace Hämäläinen on vocals. With Nyman, the band released their sixth studio album, The Puritan, in 2015.
In July 2016, Magnus Söderman (guitars), Francisco Escalona (bass), and Lawrence Dinamarca (drums) were announced as the newest members of Nightrage. The band recorded and released their seventh studio album, The Venomous, in 2017. Their next album, Wolf to Man, was released on 29 March 2019. Their ninth studio album, Abyss Rising, was released on 22 February 2022.
On 30 June 2023, Nightrage announced on both their Facebook and Instagram page that their long time vocalist Ronnie Nyman would be leaving the band to focus on his other musical project "Offerblod" and that Jimmie Strimell would be rejoining the band as their vocalist. He was then replaced by Konstantinos Togas. The band began recording their upcoming tenth studio album on 28 October 2023.
On 8 March 2024, the band announced their upcoming album, Remains of a Dead World, would be released on 31 May.
History
Formation and Sweet Vengeance (2000–2003)
Nightrage was founded by Marios Iliopoulos and his close friend Gus G in June 2000. They made three demos from 2001 to 2002.
Their debut album, Sweet Vengeance, was released in 2003 and featured drummer Per Möller Jensen (The Haunted), and bassist Brice Leclercq. They also managed to acquire the services of legendary vocalist Tomas Lindberg (ex At the Gates). Sweet Vengeance also featured guest clean vocals on a few tracks by Tom S. Englund of Evergrey fame. The album is proceeded by their first video for the track "Gloomy Daydreams" on an earlier edit, with Gus G. on vocals.
Descent into Chaos and departure of Lindberg & Gus G (2004–2006)
Their second release, Descent into Chaos, was released in 2005 and had a change of line up, with the addition of a more permanent rhythm section. Fotis Benardo (Septic Flesh, ex-Innerwish) took over on drums and Henric Carlsson, who also plays in the band Cipher System, on bass. Mikael Stanne, of Dark Tranquillity, provided a clean vocal section on the track "Frozen." Tomas Lindberg left the band so that a more full-time vocalist could accompany them on tours and studio albums.
When Gus G was performing with Arch Enemy at Ozzfest 2005, he was replaced by Pierre Lysell for Nightrage's touring activities. For some of Nightrage's tour in support of Bolt Thrower, Gus G was again unavailable and his place was taken by Christian Muenzer, of Necrophagist. In March 2006, Gus G. permanently left Nightrage to focus completely on Firewind (later in 2009 becoming the guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne). At this time, Fotis Benardo decided also to leave Nightrage and focus on the reunited Septic Flesh. He was replaced by Alex Svenningson.
A New Disease Is Born (2007–2008)
Their third release, A New Disease Is Born, was released in 2007. Gus G. was replaced by Dragonland/Amaranthe guitar virtuoso Olof Mörck. The song "Scathing" was chosen for the band's second video, and was directed by Bob Katsionis.
After the release of A New Disease Is Born, Alex Svenningson and Jimmie Strimell left the band to form the melodic metalcore band Dead by April. Longtime bassist Henric Karlsson also left the band due to his family obligations.
Wearing a Martyr's Crown and Vengeance Descending (2009–2010)
Vocalist Antony Hämäläinen, bassist Anders Hammer, and drummer Johan Nunez joined the band in the summer of 2007. Their fourth album, Wearing a Martyr's Crown, was recorded, produced, and mixed by Fredrik Nordström at Studio Fredman for a 2009 release date.
On 18 February 2010, Nightrage released their third music video for the song "Wearing a Martyr's Crown." The video was again directed by Bob Katsionis.
"A Grim Struggle", "Collision of Fate", "Shed the Blood", and "Wearing a Martyr's Crown" were made available as downloadable content for the Rock Band video game series on Xbox. On 30 June 2011, "A Grim Struggle" was made available for download on the PlayStation 3 console.
Vengeance Descending is a double CD reissue of albums Sweet Vengeance and Descent into Chaos. The first disc features a bonus track called "Gloomy Daydreams", and the second one features "Black Skies", which was also a bonus track. Both tracks were previously only available in Japanese releases.
Insidious and World Tour (2011–2012)
It was announced via Blabbermouth.net that former At the Gates and Nightrage vocalist Tomas Lindberg will be performing guest vocals for the new album entitled Insidious. A short video clip of the session was added to YouTube. Other guests set to appear on the new album are Gus G, Tom Englund, Apollo Papathanasio and John K. Insidious was the first album since Sweet Vengeance to feature the original line up.
Antony Hämäläinen spoke briefly about the album's direction in a recent interview with Deathmetalbaboon.com "It sounds really heavy. Stripped down and in your face. The songs are a bit shorter and with fewer acoustic guitars than Wearing a Martyr's Crown. It's a very pissed off sound, so it's going to be a really heavy record. Lots of guitar solos and melodies there too of course." The album release dates were 26 September 2011 in Europe and 11 October 2011 in North America.
On 23 March the title track "Insidious" was made available as downloadable content for the Rock Band video game series on Xbox.
On 21 May the band released a new video for the track Delirium of the Fallen. The video was shot on 28 April at the Eightball Club in Thessaloniki, Greece. Directing of the clip was handled by Gabriel Psaltakis.
Starting on 9 October 2011, the band supported the new album on a tour of North America with Firewind and Arsis, titled "Frets of Fury".
In late April 2012, a tour of Europe alongside Demon Hunter and Deadlock was scheduled.
August 2012 was the first time the band played in Asia, headlining the Daejeon Metal Festival in South Korea.
Announced in April 2013, the band will headline a tour of Japan for the first time in their career. The tour is set to start on 5 November and will be titled "Extreme metal over Japan". Support for the six date trek will come from the Australian technical death metal band Psycroptic, American technical death band The Faceless and French deathcore act In Arkadia.
Olof Mörck has not been part of a live performance or band photography since 2011. It is assumed he has left the band to focus on his main project Amaranthe.
New members and releases (2013–present)
In 2013, Antony Hämäläinen officially left the band to pursue other musical ventures. Ronnie Nyman was recruited to replace Hämäläinen on vocals. With Nyman, the band released their sixth studio album, The Puritan, in 2015.
In July 2016, Magnus Söderman (guitars), Francisco Escalona (bass), and Lawrence Dinamarca (drums) were announced as the newest members of Nightrage. The band recorded and released their seventh studio album, The Venomous, in 2017. Their next album, Wolf to Man, was released on 29 March 2019. Their ninth studio album, Abyss Rising, was released on 22 February 2022.
On 30 June 2023, Nightrage announced on both their Facebook and Instagram page that their long time vocalist Ronnie Nyman would be leaving the band to focus on his other musical project "Offerblod" and that Jimmie Strimell would be rejoining the band as their vocalist. He was then replaced by Konstantinos Togas. The band began recording their upcoming tenth studio album on 28 October 2023.
On 8 March 2024, the band announced their upcoming album, Remains of a Dead World, would be released on 31 May.
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Nightrage Lyrics
9th Circle of Hell When violent acts of righteousness So firmly guides our han…
A Condemned Club I walk with a surrounding of dust. The reapers following. …
A Grim Struggle This grim reality casts a gloom in our hearts A grim…
Abandon [Music: Iliopoulos/Mörck, Lyrics: Iliopoulos/Hämäläinen] …
Abyss Rising The ground shatters Cracks open like a sore This time aroun…
Affliction As our lives are forged in battle We're in search for…
Among Wolves Here is the truth that's lying Deep within your grasp My h…
At The Ends Of The Earth Full of superficial words, Anxious to find the real essence …
Being Nothing Bring of the darkness, the mutiny Strike down upon the insa…
Bemoan We should have always known Our biggest enemy is within ours…
Black Skies ""Crawling across the sea of time Fear and pain it's…
By Darkness Drawn All that what makes us humans, is that what will bring…
Catharsis Too many words unspoken So many thoughts untouched Fed up wi…
Circle Of Pain I thought you were my friend, I was trying to…
Collision Of Fate [Music: Iliopoulos / Mörck, Lyrics: Iliopoulos / Hämäläinen]…
Cursed by the Gift of Sight Life flashes before me My mind inside out In this…
Dance of Cerberus Foul rain falling Wallow in the stench In the filth…
De-Fame All I knew all I realize A scornful look, That seemed like…
Death-Like Silence This is the real news. Old animosities that have surfaced o…
Delirium of the Fallen The lowest getting lower I can't forgive you for what you've…
Descent Into Chaos Revenge will strike hard without any mercy. Invoking dark c…
Desolation and Dismay Along these roads That we have paved with misery Degradation…
Desperate Vows As this life is passing by Recollecting all the dark times A…
Disturbia You live in denial Decieved by your fears You've perfected t…
Drone There is another machinery taking all the hit. Spreading ou…
Drug All our mysteries remain unsolved. Now when my blindfold is…
Elusive Emotion A tortured soul, this fear preyed upon my mind, how I…
Encircle Let me go, Let me break this wall, Let me build…
Ethereal With borrowed smiles and masks, Selling values and frighteni…
Failure Of All Human Emotions Lost in the depths of my heart Through the years All those…
False Gods A vulgar display of power …
Falsifying Life Fragile structures of empty human values The red tape the on…
From Ashes into Stone My broken bones They heal to grow stronger From ashes I rise…
Frozen Maybe you don't know, what is joy of sorrow You…
frózen Maybe you don't know. What is joy or sorrow. You feel…
Frozen Halflight Atmosphere Maybe you don't know what is joy or sorrow. You…
Futile Tears I'm sick of this fight I'm sick of these lies Entering int…
Gallant Deeds Every time up in the skies I'm wondering if this turns…
Gloomy Daydreams Destroyed monuments and strange sounds, A frightening sunbea…
Hate Turns Black The approach of the things we have forgotten An episode of…
Hero Hoping for a vision, think of all the dreams you…
In Abhorrence The true intentions of all Acts ever performed All essence o…
In My Heart As we plunged into the inferno of life, this is the…
Insidious Indescribable pain with the healing obtained Can you spite t…
Jubilant Cry ""Beyond this grim reality. A flightning spirit followed his…
Kiss Of A Sycophant In the heart of a sycophant In the shade of our…
Macabre Apparition You think that this night will be the last, The loathsome…
Metamorphosis/Day of Wrath The screams of the undead Is cutting through the air As ligh…
Mocking Modesty Lost and cold in our dark cave Alas the reaper of…
Nauseating Oblivion When the human mind gets cast in chains And put in…
Omen Every day, every hour, every moment. Why don't you say some…
Pest Ridden Tide We're scorching the soil life into death Burning bridges …
Phantasma Perished are all doubts. Perished are all fears. Perished i…
Poems Without pain or sigh like the dead, The obliteration of the…
Poems Doomed To Oblivion Inside these empty rooms I wonder is there any hope in…
Poisoned Pawn The sweetness Of this dark friendship Dead and forgotten Ho…
Reality Versus Truth ""Ideas and visions cursed. In the dust of sorrow lost.…
Reality Vs. Truth Ideas and visions cursed. In the dust of sorrow lost. Old…
Reconcile Your ordinary life goes on. These memories of what happened…
Release Oh faithfull ones we are lost again. In this violent sea…
Scars Of The Past All my life I've been walking In the shade of your…
Scathing When the truth is revealed, when emotions are Frozen, a sky…
Shadows Embrace Me Pale shadows rising A death that took its toll Nothing…
Sham Piety If you could live forever what would you live for? A…
Shed The Blood Never turned like the slime that I always knew you…
Silent Solitude Empty dreams. Vacuous life. Where in lies the truth? Wher…
Spiral My screams of fear and fury collide, a desperate pattern I…
Spiritual Impulse There is no way I can escape. Barbwires around my wrist…
Surge Of Pity A lie hurts more than the truth. My favorite scary colour,…
Swallow Me Swallow me I greet your day with fire, By…
The Blood This hunger that lures inside It can never be ignored Unfail…
The Damned We are the damned Think twice Life cant go in reverse. You …
The Glow Of The Setting Sun Desperate into shadows of pain, you never believed, I've hea…
The Puritan Puritan looking back All these dark recollections The old ti…
The Tremor Nothing hurts like the truth, a piece of perfidy, a…
The Venomous Our destiny to stand apart Firmly written in stone from…
Trail of Ghosts As our world is trembling We're destined to self-destruct As…
Wake Up Dead Rudely awakened, torn out of lucid dreaming Distorted images…
Wearing a Martyr's Crown The crown of emptiness, As night descended slowly Maybe …
Wolf to Man The scent of fear still clinging to our tracks As darkness…
Wounded Angels Fatally I sleep with your sins And truthfully I lay in…
Wrapped in Deceitful Dreams Show them how it's meant to be a machine When you…