Christian Liljegren | |
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 Liljegren in 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 3 February 1971 |
| Origin | Sweden |
| Genres | Christian metal, power metal |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Per Christian Liljegren (born 3 February 1971) [1] is a Swedish musician.
Christian Liljegren | |
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| Liljegren in 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 3 February 1971 |
| Origin | Sweden |
| Genres | Christian metal, power metal |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Per Christian Liljegren (born 3 February 1971) [1] is a Swedish musician.
Liljegren is best known as the lead vocalist and primary lyricist for the Christian melodic power metal band Narnia. He is also the frontman of the metal bands Audiovision, Divinefire, Flagship and Wisdom Call.
Liljegren owns the Liljegren Records label which features bands such as Divinefire, Crimson Moonlight, Sanctifica, Grimmark, Harmony, Veni Domine and Majestic Vanguard.
In April 2008, Christian announced his departure from Narnia. There was no controversy among the band members; Liljegren said he had to give his body rest. [2] In 2014, he returned to Narnia.
Liljegren is the lead vocalist of the power metal project Golden Resurrection with ReinXeed's lead guitarist Tommy Johansson (now in Sabaton). Their debut album was released in November 2010.
He changed his last name to Rivel by choosing to take his wife's last name when they were married. After their divorce in 2008, he changed his name back to Liljegren.
Lilijegren is brothers with Hubertus Lilijegren, guitarist and vocalist for bands such as Crimson Moonlight, Pantokrator and Sanctifica. [3]
Bengt Mikael Stanne is a Swedish musician, best known as the vocalist, primary lyricist and a former rhythm guitarist for the melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity. Since the departure of original drummer Anders Jivarp in 2021, Stanne is the only remaining original member of the band. Stanne is also the vocalist for bands Grand Cadaver, The Halo Effect and Cemetery Skyline, which formed in 2020, 2021 and 2023, respectively. He was also an ex-vocalist for HammerFall and In Flames.
Crimson Moonlight is a Swedish black metal band. The band was formed in the summer of 1997 with the mere intention of recording a primitive old school black metal demo and playing one show before breaking up. However, the breakup never happened, and they have since recorded two EPs and three full-length albums. They were previously signed to Rivel Records, currently to Endtime Productions. They have toured US twice, and have been featured in two metal documentary films.
Unblack metal is a religious philosophy and subgenre within black metal, inheriting several characteristics of it, such as the melody, the lyrics and the aesthetics, whose artists either directly oppose the Satanism prevalent in most black metal, or promote Christianity in their lyrics and imagery. Unblack metal artists are controversial within the black metal subculture, because black metal's pioneers, especially those of the Second Wave, were anti-Christian. It is also suggested that Christianity contradicts black metal's dark nature and the individualistic and misanthropic ideals of many bands.
Divinefire is a Christian metal group founded in the spring of 2004 by Finnish guitarist Jani Stefanovic, and Swedish singer Christian Liljegren. Liljegren is the current frontman of the band Narnia.
Carl Johan Grimmark is a Swedish guitarist. He has appeared with several influential Christian metal bands including Narnia, Saviour Machine, and Rob Rock. He joined the band Beautiful Sin in 2006. He has also played with Jerusalem on several occasions including Sweden rock in 2015. He's been a special guest guitarist on fellow Narnia bandmate Christian Liljegren's side projects Divinefire and Audiovision. He recorded his debut solo album titled Grimmark, where he also handles the lead vocals. Grimmark's style of playing, especially on Narnia's earlier work, is often compared to the neo-classical metal stylings of Yngwie Malmsteen, or under a more broad genre, neo-classicism.
Veni Domine was a Christian progressive doom metal band founded in Sollentuna, Sweden in 1987. The band split up on 20 September 2014.
Audiovision was a Swedish metal band that produced two albums, the second in 2010.
Deuteronomium is a Christian death metal band formed in 1993, Jyväskylä, Finland, one of Finland's earliest and most influential groups in that genre.
Jani Stefanovic is a Swedish multi-instrumentalist who primarily plays Swedish death metal. He started playing around the age of 13–14 years old.
The Covenant Progress is the first full-length album by the Swedish group Crimson Moonlight. The album was released in 2003 on Rivel Records. In 2010, HM Magazine ranked it #52 on the Top 100 Christian metal albums of all time list with Beck stating that it is "Well-produced symphonic black metal that rivals the best any other band in this subgenre can offer."
In Depths of Dreams Unconscious is an EP by the Swedish death/black metal group Crimson Moonlight, released in 2007 on Endtime Productions.
Sanctifica was a Swedish unblack metal band, formed in 1996, and disbanded in 2003. After releasing their EP, In the Bleak Midwinter, in 1997, they were considered to be one of the leading modern Christian black metal bands in the early 2000s with their album Spirit of Purity. Signed to Swedish Rivel Records and Finnish Little Rose Productions, the band played progressive death metal on their second and last album Negative B. They did a tour through Scandinavia to support that album, performing at some of the best known rock clubs in big cities. Hubertus Liljegren went to join Crimson Moonlight, while the rest formed a rock group called As a Reminder.
Negative B is the second and last album by the Swedish band Sanctifica, released on Rivel Records in 2002. This album saw the band abandoning their previous black metal style for a more alternative, electronic, avantgarde, experimental, progressive death metal sound. The album received mixed reviews: some found the album too bizarre, unfocused and unbalanced, while others praised it for its unique style. Many fans of Sanctifica's old style were disappointed on the drastic style change, but Negative B brought the band a new group of fans from the progressive metal crowd.
Christian Älvestam is a vocalist, lyricist, guitarist, bassist and drummer for several bands from Sweden. He is, however, best known as the former vocalist for the Swedish melodic death metal band Scar Symmetry. He currently performs with several bands, including Solution .45, Miseration, Cipher System, Svavelvinter, Ill-Wisher, Pre-Human Vaults and has made several guest appearances for other music bands. He is most known in the metal community for possessing both an extreme clean singing range and an ability to make powerful growls.
Liljegren Records / CMSweden is a Swedish heavy metal music record label founded by Christian Liljegren in 1997. The label was originally titled C.L. Music and Distribution but was changed later. Notable current and former groups on the labels roster include Divinefire, Majestic Vanguard, Veni Domine, Crimson Moonlight, ReinXeed, Sanctifica and Pantokrator.
Solution .45 was a melodic death metal supergroup from Sweden, formed by guitarist Jani Stefanovic. Their final lineup consisted of vocalist Christian Älvestam, guitarists Stefanovic and Patrik Gardberg, drummer Rolf Pilve, and bassist Henric Liljesand.
Miseration is a Swedish death metal band formed in 2006. Their lyrics primarily deal with themes of inner struggles and religious conflict. The band is one out of a collection of collaborations with both former Crimson Moonlight guitarist Jani Stefanovic and former Scar Symmetry vocalist Christian Älvestam; for example, both also play with Solution .45.
Narnia is a Swedish metal band founded by guitarist Carl Johan Grimmark and singer Christian Liljegren. The band formed in Sweden in 1996, disbanded in 2010, and reformed in 2014. Their music references The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis.
Pantokrator is a Swedish Christian metal band that was formed in 1996. The band's name means "Lord Almighty" in Ancient Greek. Several members have been in Crimson Moonlight and Sanctifica.
Tommy "ReinXeed" Johansson is a Swedish guitarist and singer. He is known for his work as a guitarist for the power metal band Sabaton and as lead vocalist and guitarist of the power metal band Majestica. He is a tenor.
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