Evergrey
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Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Evergrey
- Musical artist.image
- Evergrey Nosturi 20032008 03.jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- Evergrey performing in 2008
- Musical artist.image_upright
- 1.25
- Musical artist.background
- group_or_band
- Musical artist.origin
- Gothenburg, Sweden
- Musical artist.genre
- Progressive metal, power metal
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1993–present
- Musical artist.label
- Napalm, AFM, Inside Out
- Musical artist.current_members
- Tom S. EnglundRikard ZanderJohan NiemannHenrik DanhageSimen Sandnes
- Musical artist.past_members
- Patrick CarlssonDan BronellDaniel NöjdWill ChandraSven KarlssonMichael HåkanssonChristian RehnFredrik LarssonJari KainulainenMarcus JidellHannes Van DahlJonas Ekdahl
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- evergrey.net
- Image
- Evergrey Nosturi 20032008 03.jpg
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- Commons category
- Evergrey
- Commons gallery
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- inception
- 1995-00-00
- social media followers
- 15800
- start of work period
- 1996-00-00
- native label
- Evergrey
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- Discography
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Evergrey is a Swedish progressive metal band from Gothenburg.
==History== Evergrey was formed in 1993 in Gothenburg by guitarist/vocalist Tom S. Englund and guitarist Dan Bronell as a progressive power metal band, in contrast to the melodic death metal that Gothenburg is known for. Since then, the band's lyrics have always been of the darker sort, and the same can be said of the band's imagery. After finding a stable lineup, The Dark Discovery was recorded in 1996 and released in 1998, and Solitude, Dominance, Tragedy was recorded and released in 1999. While those two albums dealt with a variety of ideas, In Search of Truth (2001) and Recreation Day (2003) are concept albums, the latter album dealing with issues such as contemplating suicide ("As I Lie Here Bleeding"), mourners after a funeral ("I'm Sorry", a cover of Dilba Demirbag's hit), and dying people looking back on their "unforgivable" sins ("Unforgivable"). "Unforgivable" also acted as a catalyst for the next album, The Inner Circle (2004), which expanded on the issues described in the song: cults, religion and child abuse.