| Narnia | |
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| Origin | Jönköping, Sweden |
| Genre(s) | Heavy metal Power metal Neo-classical metal Progressive metal Christian Metal |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Label(s) | Massacre Records Attic Arcade Nuclear Blast Records Pony Canyon |
| Associated acts | Divinefire Saviour Machine Rob Rock Harmony Audiovision |
| Website | Official website |
| Members | |
| Carl Johan Grimmark Andreas Olsson Andreas Johansson |
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| Former members | |
| Christian Liljegren Jakob Persson Linus Kåse Martin Claésson Fredrik Junhammar |
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Narnia is a Christian neo-classical progressive power metal band founded by guitarist Carl Johan Grimmark and singer Christian Liljegren. Jönköping is a city in Småland in southern Sweden with 84423 inhabitants (2005 "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Power metal is a style of Heavy metal music combining characteristics of traditional metal with Thrash metal or Speed metal, often within For the historical original neoclassical music see Neoclassicism (music Neo-classical metal is a subgenre of Heavy metal music Progressive metal (often referred to simply as prog metal) is a sub-genre of Heavy metal music which blends the powerful guitar-driven sound of metal with the complex Christian metal is a form of Heavy metal music which as well as its many subgenres, contains Christian lyrics and themes In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Nuclear blast may refer to Nuclear explosion Nuclear Blast, a record label Divinefire is a Christian Symphonic Power metal group founded in the spring of 2004 by Finnish guitarist Jani Stefanovic and Swedish singer Saviour Machine is a neoclassical Christian gothic Symphonic metal band from California, USA, formed in 1989 Robert Rock is a Christian Heavy metal Singer and Songwriter. Harmony is a Swedish Christian Progressive Power metal band The group formed in 2000 and released their debut album Dreaming Awake Audiovision is a Swedish Christian heavy metal band that was formed in 2002 as a side project by Narnia frontman Christian Rivel Carl Johan Grimmark is a Christian guitarist born in Gothenburg, Sweden October 14, 1977. Andreas Olsson (born 1978-02-17) is a bassist He is best known for playing bass in such bands as Narnia, Divinefire, Harmony and Rob Christian Liljegren (born in 1971) is best known as the lead vocalist and primary lyricist for the Swedish Christian melodic power metal band Christian metal is a form of Heavy metal music which as well as its many subgenres, contains Christian lyrics and themes For the historical original neoclassical music see Neoclassicism (music Neo-classical metal is a subgenre of Heavy metal music Progressive metal (often referred to simply as prog metal) is a sub-genre of Heavy metal music which blends the powerful guitar-driven sound of metal with the complex Power metal is a style of Heavy metal music combining characteristics of traditional metal with Thrash metal or Speed metal, often within Carl Johan Grimmark is a Christian guitarist born in Gothenburg, Sweden October 14, 1977. Christian Liljegren (born in 1971) is best known as the lead vocalist and primary lyricist for the Swedish Christian melodic power metal band The band formed in Sweden in 1996. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation.
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History
Liljegren and Grimmark met for the first time in 1993 in Jönköping, a town in the south of Sweden. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Jönköping is a city in Småland in southern Sweden with 84423 inhabitants (2005 At this time Liljegren and his band Modest Attraction were just about to release their first album, The Truth in Your Face. Grimmark was a member of a band named Sentinel. They remained in contact over several years, during which both had trouble with their bands. Modest Attraction produced its second album Divine Luxury in 1996, at the same time as Grimmark decided to leave Sentinel. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Liljegren phoned Grimmark and asked him whether he was interested in working together on a project. Liljegren had a passion for melodic hard rock, which he was not able to explore in the band Modest Attraction. Grimmark was instantly interested in a project along those lines.
A few months later Liljegren called Grimmark again and told him that Modest Attraction would go on tour to Germany and the guitar player Stephan Mohlin could not accompany them. Thus Grimmark replaced Stephan. Stephan soon left the band all together, and Grimmark was asked whether he would like to become a full-time band member. Grimmark accepted, thus giving Liljegren and Grimmark time to plan their project. They took a few old songs from other bands and altered them to their own preferences. In September 1996 they went into the Top Recording Studio. Grimmark played all of the instruments and Liljegren sang. The recordings took several months. They had several guests on the album, including Jakob Persson, who later played bass in Narnia. Janne Stark (Overdrive, Locomotive Breath, Baltimoore) was responsible for a guitar solos and Mart Hallek played the violin. Janne Stark (born 1963 in Karlshamn, Sweden is a Swedish guitarist writer and author "Locomotive Breath" is a song by the English Progressive rock band Jethro Tull from their 1971 album Aqualung Baltimoore is a Swedish rock band lead by Swedish singer Björn Lodin.
In January 1997, the recordings was finally finished. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar After hard work the album Awakening was mixed. Awakening is the debut album of progressive metal band Narnia.
Thanks to their manager Magnus Söderkvist their album was taken up by ten Japanese labels. Nine of these labels wanted to take Narnia under contract, finally Narnia decided for Pony Canyon. is a large Japanese company established on October 1 1966, which publishes Music, DVD and VHS videos movies and In May, Liljegren and Grimmark went on their last tour with Modest Attraction. They met Matthias Mittelstädt, who possessed an enterprise named MCM Music. Mittelstädt, along with his brother, Rainer Matthias, loved the album and Mittelstädt became their manager.
With a demo in hand and new management, they began to search for talented new members and finally Narnia was born.
Subsequently the group signed with Nuclear Blast Records, and would release the albums Long Live the King (1999), Desert Land (2001), and The Great Fall (2003) on that label. Nuclear blast may refer to Nuclear explosion Nuclear Blast, a record label Long Live The King is the second album by the Power metal band Narnia. This article is about the album by the band Narnia. For the Super Mario Bros The Great Fall is the fourth album by the Power metal band Narnia. They opened for once Stratovarius during this time. Stratovarius is a Finnish Power metal band that formed in 1983
A live-DVD and live album was released of their concert in Germany, both titled At Short Notice... Live in Germany (2006). At Short Notice Live in Germany is the first Live album by the Power metal band Narnia. The following album, Enter the Gate (2006), was released on MCM Music, as was the compilation album Decade of Confession (2007). Enter the Gate is a 2006 album by the Swedish Christian melodic metal band Narnia. Decade of Confession is a compilation album by the Swedish Christian power metal band Narnia.
On April 9, 2008, Narnia began recording their latest album. On April 29th, Liljegren announced his departure from the band. [1]
Members
Current
- Carl Johan Grimmark - Guitar, Vocals
- Andreas Olsson - Bass
- Andreas Johansson - Drums
Former
- Jakob Persson - Bass
- Linus Kåse - Keyboards
- Martin Claésson (now Härenstam) - Keyboards
- Fredrik Junhammar - Drums
Original
Discography
- Awakening (1998)
- Long Live the King (1999)
- Desert Land (2001)
- The Great Fall (2003) (Not released in Japan)
- At Short Notice... Live in Germany (2006)
- Enter the Gate (2006)
- Decade of Confession (2007)
Videography
- At Short Notice. Carl Johan Grimmark is a Christian guitarist born in Gothenburg, Sweden October 14, 1977. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. Andreas Olsson (born 1978-02-17) is a bassist He is best known for playing bass in such bands as Narnia, Divinefire, Harmony and Rob The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells Christian Liljegren (born in 1971) is best known as the lead vocalist and primary lyricist for the Swedish Christian melodic power metal band Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. Carl Johan Grimmark is a Christian guitarist born in Gothenburg, Sweden October 14, 1977. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. The drum is a member of the percussion group technically classified as a Membranophone. Awakening is the debut album of progressive metal band Narnia. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998 Long Live The King is the second album by the Power metal band Narnia. See also 1999 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1999 Record This article is about the album by the band Narnia. For the Super Mario Bros See also 2001 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2001 Record labels The Great Fall is the fourth album by the Power metal band Narnia. See also 2003 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2003 Record labels For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. At Short Notice Live in Germany is the first Live album by the Power metal band Narnia. This is a list of notable events in Music that took place in the year 2006. Enter the Gate is a 2006 album by the Swedish Christian melodic metal band Narnia. This is a list of notable events in Music that took place in the year 2006. Decade of Confession is a compilation album by the Swedish Christian power metal band Narnia. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007 . . . Live in Germany (2004)
References
External links
- Official Narnia Homepage
- Official Narnia Myspace
- Narnia at Metal Archives
- Narnia at nolifetilmetal.com
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