MOONLIGHT AGONY BAND PAGE
 MOONLIGHT AGONY
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CURRENT NAME
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Moonlight Agony |
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FORMER NAMES
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ORIGIN
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Sweden |
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STATUS
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Active |
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FORMED IN
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LABEL
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Massacre Records |
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GENRE
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Power metal |
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STYLE
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LYRICAL THEME
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BAND ADDED
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2005-11-04, 00:00 |
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LAST UPDATE
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2008-12-21, 15:34 |
Moonlight Agony, [M'uw'n:layt Aeg'ahn'iy] formed 1999,
is a Kungsbacka based, Swedish metal band. The music can be described
as dark symphonic powermetal with a touch of progressiveness.
It all started in 1999. Guitarist Kalle Landin and drummer Robert
Willstedt decided to start a metal band. They teamed up Christofer
Starnefalk and began rehearsing some Helloween and Blind Guardian songs.
The band started a search for a second guitarist and they finally ended
up with Andreas Lindvall in2000.
By chance the band got in touch with the keyboardplayer Martin
Mellström. The first Moonlight Agony gig ever was performed autumn 2000.
Realizing that a singer who would give 100% attention to the vocals was
needed, the band started a search for a new lead singer. Late 2000,
Christian Karlzon was found and another gig was performed.
With a stable line-up, the band started to feel wind under their wings
in 2001. Tired of playing covers the band started working with some own
material and it all ended up in their very first demo. The songs were
very basic powermetal but nevertheless quite amusing here and there.
Performing some gigs early 2001 the band felt a seemingly neverending
source of inspiration. Moonlight Agony recorded a second demo which ment a
huge leap towards a more interesting and progressive style.
May 2001 was the last gig with this line-up. Robert began his military
service in June 2001 and Kalle went to Oskarshamn to study music.
Andreas Lindvall decided to leave the band in October 2001. Due to long
distances Moonlight were not able to rehearse a lot together, however, the
members improved individually on their instruments.
When Robert left the military in May 2002 and Kalle ended his music
studies in Oskarshamn, the band got together for rehearsing new material.
In the summer 2002 the band rehearsed intense and in the autumn, the
third demo could be recorded. However, early autumn, Moonlight Agony and
Christian Karlzon went separate ways. The studio session went on as
planned. Kalle, being a trained classical singer, performed the vocals on
the demo. Moonlight Agony began the search for a new lead singer and
another guitarplayer and after trying out a bunch, Rikard Petersson,
guitars, and Simon Hermansson, vocals, became members of the band. Late
2002 the vocals were re-recorded with Simon and the demo was sent out to a
few labels.
Moonlight Agony went separate ways with Simon Hermansson in May 2003.
Intromental Management showed interest for the band and a deal was made
in July. Moonlight Agony was working intensively with new material and
by the end of the summer they started the recording of their first
full-length album. Intromental helped the band getting in touch with
Chitral Somapala (FIREWIND, FARO, ex. AVALON etc.). This excellent singer had
agreed to do the vocal duties for the band and during the autumn and
winter, Chitral came to Sweden a few times for studio sessions. The band
went to Division One studio outside Gothenburg for the vocal recording
and mixing of the album. Producer in the studio was Tom Englund, singer
and guitarist of Evergrey.
In 2004 the first full-length album titled "Echoes of a Nightmare" is
completed and Moonlight Agony signs a multi-album deal with MASSACRE
RECORDS, KING RECORDS, & NIGHTMARE RECORDS for distribution of the album
in different geographical areas.
| Session musicians Add - Fetch |
| Unknown / none |
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