Firespawn has formally introduced their long-awaited return, marking a strong new chapter within the wake of former vocalist L-G Petrov’s passing in 2021. The band has enlisted legendary Swedish dying steel veteran Jörgen Sandström (ex-Grave, Torture Division, Entombed) as their new frontman, calling the reunion a residing tribute to Petrov’s legacy following his battle with bile duct most cancers.
“We’re again!” stated founding Firespawn guitarist Victor Brandt (ex-Entombed, ex-Aeon). “This band has all the time been a couple of deep connection between us as musicians, with the music itself and with the scene that has supported us from day one.
“We’re doing this with love and respect for LG, and his spirit continues to be very a lot current in the whole lot we do. Having Jörgen becoming a member of us feels just like the pure subsequent step, he is household. He brings each the hearth and the spirit we’d like. We’ve missed this band and we’ve missed all of you. We will not wait to share this subsequent chapter collectively. Demise steel is in our blood! Let’s do that!”
Jörgen acknowledged: “I imagine that LG would have wished Firespawn to maintain on going. He beloved the band and he beloved dying steel. I’m on no account right here as a alternative for our late pal however merely right here to honor the legacy of our brother – have enjoyable, play dying steel, drink beer and headbang!”
“We hope to see all of you loopy headbangers on the market very quickly! There’s loads happening down the pipeline, so we’re trying ahead to sharing the way forward for Firespawn with you all!”
Firespawn is a Swedish dying steel supergroup shaped in 2015 in Stockholm. Initially conceived as a extra aggressive and darker outlet in comparison with its members’ different initiatives, Firespawn rapidly earned a popularity for his or her brutal, old-school-meets-modern dying steel assault.
The band was based by 5 veterans of the intense steel scene: Petrov, Brandt, guitarist Fredrik Folkare (Unleashed, Necrophobic), bassist Alex Impaler (Necrophobic), and drummer Matte Modin (Raised Fist, ex-Darkish Funeral, ex-Defleshed). Firespawn launched three albums with that lineup – Shadow Realms in 2015, The Reprobate in 2017, and Abominate in 2019 – earlier than Petrov‘s dying in 2021 put an finish to the band.
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