Loch Vostok

Last updated

Loch Vostok
Loch Vostok @ Turock Open Air 2015 13.jpg
Loch Vostok performing live at Turock Open Air, Essen 2015
Background information
Origin Uppsala, Sweden
Genres Progressive metal
Years active2001–present
Labels ViciSolum Productions, Nightmare Records, Escapi Music, Magnetism
Members Teddy Möller
Niklas Kupper
Jimmy Mattsson
Lawrence Dinamarca
Fredrik Klingwall
Past members Erik Grandin
Andreas Lindahl
Sebastian Okupski
Mattias Hagberg
Alvaro Svanerö
Tomas "Tym" Jonsson
Website lochvostok.com

Loch Vostok is a progressive metal band from Uppsala, Sweden. Named after a subterranean lake in Antarctica, it rose from the collapse of the progressive metal band Mayadome in 2001.

Contents

Biography

Loch Vostok was formed in 2001 by drummer Teddy Möller after the demise of his previous progressive metal band, Mayadome. Bringing along keyboardist Sebastian Okupski, bass player Erik Grandin, and new recruits guitarist Niklas Kupper and drummer Alvaro Svanerö, Möller switched roles from drums to lead singer and guitarist for the new band. However, Grandin couldn't relocate to the United States and was replaced by Tomas "Tym" Jonsson. Möller had played with him previously in Mellow Poetry.

Loch Vostok recorded a self-financed album with producer Daniel Bergstrand in 2002. The result was Dark Logic . An album where the lyrics were entirely based on infamous serial killers such as Henry Lee Lucas, Andrei Chikatilo and Ed Gein. The Russian distributor "CD-Maximum" was the first to pick up the album shortly after Magnetism Records released it officially worldwide in August 2004.

After the album's release, keyboard player Sebastian Okupski left Loch Vostok to focus on other projects. The vacancy was filled by Andreas Lindahl of Platitude. Due to the distance between Uppsala and Gothenburg, he left the band after recording the new album Destruction Time Again! .

In December 2005, keyboardist/composer Fredrik Klingwall of Flagellation, Anima Morte, etc., joined Loch Vostok. [1] With Destruction Time Again! on their new label, Escapi Music, they hit the road supporting King Diamond in the Scandinavian leg of his European 2006 tour. [2] With the album well received, Loch Vostok set out to do more gigs to support the album following the King Diamond tour in 2006 and 2007 with Pyramaze, Grave and Rotting Christ, [3] as well as playing the 5-year anniversary of Headway Festival (A festival which they had also played in 2003) in Amsterdam.

In 2007, they also began the recordings of the follow-up to 2006 years Destruction Time Again! in Teddy's own Blueflame Studio, an album that came to be Reveal No Secrets , which was released in the summer of 2009. After this release, the band entered a kind of hibernation era, with Möller being very busy with his other band, F.K.Ü. Current drummer Svanerö decided to leave and was replaced by Lawrence Dinamarca. In 2011, the band signed a three-album deal with Vicisolum Productions [4] and released the critically acclaimed Dystopium , shortly followed by a tour with Therion and Leprous. Tomas "Tym" Jonsson decided to leave the band before the tour due to complications with a herniated spine and was replaced on bass by Jimmy Mattsson of Planet Rain.

A year later, the fifth album, V - The Doctrine Decoded , was announced and furthermore released on 4 October 2012. [5]

Members

Current members

Former members

Discography

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Masterplan (band)</span> German power metal band

Masterplan is a German power metal band founded by guitarist Roland Grapow and drummer Uli Kusch upon leaving Helloween in 2001.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Derek Sherinian</span> American keyboardist (born 1966)

Derek Sherinian is an American keyboardist of Armenian descent who has toured and recorded for Alice Cooper, Billy Idol, and Joe Bonamassa, among others. He was also a member of Dream Theater from 1994 to 1999, is the founder of Planet X and also one of the founding members of Black Country Communion, Sons of Apollo, and Whom Gods Destroy. He has released nine solo albums that have featured a variety of prominent guest musicians, including guitarists Slash, Yngwie Malmsteen, Allan Holdsworth, Steve Lukather, Joe Bonamassa, Michael Schenker, Steve Vai and Al Di Meola, and extensively drummer Simon Phillips.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tracii Guns</span> American guitarist

Tracy Irving Richard Ulrich, known professionally as Tracii Guns, is an American guitarist best known as the co-founder of glam metal group L.A. Guns, as well as the supergroups Brides of Destruction and Contraband. He was also a founding member of Guns N' Roses, but left shortly afterwards and was replaced by guitarist Slash.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Akercocke</span> English extreme metal band

Akercocke are an English extreme metal band from London, formed in 1997 by Jason Mendonça and David Gray. The band also features Paul Scanlan and Nathanael Underwood.

Brides of Destruction was an American hard rock supergroup from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2002. The band's last lineup consisted of singer London LeGrand (vocals), Tracii Guns and Scot Coogan. Previous members of the band were Nikki Sixx (bass), Kris Kohls (drums), Adam Hamilton (keyboard), John Corabi, Scott Sorry (bass) and Ginger.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grave Digger (band)</span> German heavy metal band

Grave Digger is a German heavy metal band that was first formed in 1980 by Chris Boltendahl and Peter Masson. Emerging from the early-to-mid 1980s heavy metal scene of their native country, Grave Digger has been referred to as one of the so-called "big four" of German power metal, along with Helloween, Rage and Running Wild.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Suidakra</span> German band

Suidakra is a German melodic death metal band from Düsseldorf, Germany. During their thirty-year career, they have performed over 200 live shows for several European and Russian tours, as well as a North American tour. They are known for their use of traditional instruments to augment their sound, such as the bagpipe, banjo, and tin whistle.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pete Way</span> British bassist (1950–2020)

Peter Frederick Way was an English bassist. He was the co-founder and original bassist of the rock band UFO from 1968 to 1982; he briefly rejoined the band in 1988–1989 and full-time from 1991 to 2008. He was also a founding member of Waysted and Fastway and notably played with Michael Schenker Group and Ozzy Osbourne.

Hughes Turner Project (HTP) was a musical project formed in the 2001 by bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes and vocalist Joe Lynn Turner. They released two albums, a live album and one joint project with Mikhail Men.

Vesperian Sorrow is an American symphonic black metal band from Austin, Texas, United States, founded in 1994. They were known as Unholy Descent until they changed their name to Vesperian Sorrow in early 1999. Their lyrics tend to be less extreme than most black metal bands that cover themes of Satanism and Anti-Christianity. They cover instead the cosmos, sorrow, sadness and darkness. Their name, Vesperian Sorrow, directly references this and translates to "sadness or sorrow in the evening hours."

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Iron Mask (band)</span> Belgian power metal band

Iron Mask is a power metal band formed in 2002 by Belgian guitarist Dushan Petrossi, also known from Magic Kingdom.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leprous</span> Norwegian progressive metal band

Leprous is a Norwegian progressive metal band from Notodden, formed in 2001. The group was founded by singer and keyboardist Einar Solberg and guitarist Tor Oddmund Suhrke.

<i>Dystopium</i> 2011 studio album by Loch Vostok

Dystopium is the fourth studio album released by the Swedish progressive metal band, Loch Vostok. The album was released worldwide on 23 September 2011. This album was produced by Teddy Möller, co-produced by Fredrik Klingwall and Lawrence Mackrory, recorded at Blueflame Productions, and mixed and mastered by Lawrence Mackrory at Great Scot! Audio.

<i>V - The Doctrine Decoded</i> 2012 studio album by Loch Vostok

V: The Doctrine Decoded is the fifth studio album released by the Swedish progressive metal band, Loch Vostok. The album was released worldwide on 4 October 2012, which coincided with the "European Progressive Assault" tour where the band opened for Leprous, together with Persefone, and Ørkenkjøtt.

<i>From These Waters</i> 2015 studio album by Loch Vostok

From These Waters is the sixth studio album released by the Swedish progressive metal band, Loch Vostok. The album was released worldwide on 27 March 2015. This album was recorded and mixed at Blueflame Productions in Sweden.

<i>Aathma</i> 2017 studio album by Persefone

Aathma is the fifth studio album by Andorran metal band Persefone. It was released on 24 February 2017 by label ViciSolum Productions.

Opiate for the Masses was an American rock band from Los Angeles, California in 1999.

References

  1. ↑ "LOCH VOSTOK Part Ways With Keyboardist, Announce Replacement". Blabbermouth. Archived from the original on 15 April 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
  2. ↑ "KING DIAMOND: More European Tour Dates Announced". Blabbermouth. Archived from the original on 15 April 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
  3. ↑ "LOCH VOSTOK To Support ROTTING CHRIST in Iceland". Blabbermouth. Archived from the original on 15 April 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
  4. ↑ "LOCH VOSTOK Signs With VICISOLUM PRODUCTIONS". Blabbermouth. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "LOCH VOSTOK To Release 'V – The Doctrine Decoded' In October". Blabbermouth. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.