The whole story

The band today
  • Anders Fridén, lead vocals
  • Björn Gelotte, drum set, guitar
  • Daniel Svensson, drum set
  • Niclas Engelin, guitar
  • Joe Rickard, drum set
  • Bryce Paul Newman, electric bass guitar
  • Tanner Wayne, drum set
    • Anders Iwers joins · guitar
    • Jesper Strömblad joins · drum set, guitar, keyboard
    • Johan Larsson joins · bass guitar

    The band in 1990: Anders Iwers, Jesper Strömblad, Johan Larsson

    • Anders Iwers leaves · guitar

    The band in 1992: Jesper Strömblad, Johan Larsson

    • Carl Näslund joins · electric guitar
    • Glenn Ljungström joins · guitar

    The band in 1993: Jesper Strömblad, Johan Larsson, Carl Näslund, Glenn Ljungström

    • Demo ’93 1993
    • Carl Näslund leaves · electric guitar

    The band in 1994: Jesper Strömblad, Johan Larsson, Glenn Ljungström

    • Album · 1 Apr 1994 Lunar Strain
    • Subterranean EP · 2 Nov 1994
    • Anders Fridén joins · lead vocals
    • Björn Gelotte joins · drum set, guitar

    The band in 1995: Jesper Strömblad, Johan Larsson, Glenn Ljungström, Anders Fridén, Björn Gelotte

    • Cover of The Jester Race Album · 20 Feb 1996 The Jester Race
    • Johan Larsson leaves · bass guitar
    • Glenn Ljungström leaves · guitar
    • Niclas Engelin joins · guitar
    • Peter Iwers joins · bass guitar

    The band in 1997: Jesper Strömblad, Anders Fridén, Björn Gelotte, Niclas Engelin, Peter Iwers

    • Black‐Ash Inheritance EP · 15 Aug 1997
    • Cover of Whoracle Album · 15 Oct 1997 Whoracle
    • Niclas Engelin leaves · guitar
    • Daniel Svensson joins · drum set

    The band in 1998: Jesper Strömblad, Anders Fridén, Björn Gelotte, Peter Iwers, Daniel Svensson

    • Graspop Metal Meeting 1998: Marquee Marquee, Dessel
    • Lunar Strain / Subterranean 1999
    • Cover of Colony Album · 21 May 1999 Colony
    • Album · 3 Jul 2000 Clayman
    • The Tokyo Showdown: Live in Japan 2000 Live · 6 Aug 2001
    • Rock Machina 2001 Campo de Fútbol, Moncofa, Spain
    • Cloud Connected Single · 12 Feb 2002
    • The Jester Race / Black‐Ash Inheritance 14 May 2002
    • Album · 2 Sep 2002 Reroute to Remain: Fourteen Songs of Conscious Insanity
    • Support act · Slipknot at London Arena London Arena, London
    • Furnace Fest 2002, Day 1 Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham
    • Trigger EP · 2 Jun 2003
    • Hellfest 2003, Day 1 NY State Fairgrounds, Syracuse
    • The Quiet Place Single · 1 Mar 2004
    • Cover of Soundtrack to Your Escape Album · 17 Mar 2004 Soundtrack to Your Escape
    • Used & Abused… In Live We Trust Live · 18 Jun 2005
    • Support act · Judas Priest at Hartwall Areena Veikkaus Arena, Helsinki
    • Album · 1 Feb 2006 Come Clarity
    • Graspop Metal Meeting 2006, Sunday: Main Stage Main Stage, Dessel
    • Unholy Alliance Tour at The Point Point Theatre, Dublin
    • Roskilde Festival 2007, day 6: Orange Orange, Roskilde
    • Wacken Open Air 2007, Day 3 Wacken Open Air Festival Grounds, Wacken
    • Wacken Open Air 2007, Day 3: Infield Infield, Wacken
    • The Mirror’s Truth EP · 5 Mar 2008
    • Album · 26 Mar 2008 A Sense of Purpose
    • Support act · Rock im Park 2008, Day 3 Zeppelinfeld, Nürnberg
    • Download Festival 2008, Day 3: Main Stage Main Stage, Castle Donington
    • Graspop Metal Meeting 2008, Day 3: Main Stage Main Stage, Dessel
    • Support act · Kaliakra Rock Fest 2008, Day 3 Стадион “Каварна”, Kavarna
    • Delight and Angers Single · 7 Apr 2009
    • Jesper Strömblad leaves · drum set, guitar, keyboard

    The band in 2010: Anders Fridén, Björn Gelotte, Peter Iwers, Daniel Svensson

    • Niclas Engelin joins · guitar

    The band in 2011: Anders Fridén, Björn Gelotte, Peter Iwers, Daniel Svensson, Niclas Engelin

    • Deliver Us Single · 6 May 2011
    • Album · 15 Jun 2011 Sounds of a Playground Fading
    • Where the Dead Ships Dwell Single · 14 Nov 2011
    • Rock am Ring 2011, Saturday: Alternastage Alternastage, Nürburg
    • Sonisphere Turkey 2011 KüçükÇiftlik Park, Istanbul
    • Sonisphere Switzerland 2011, Day 2: Saturn Stage Saturn Stage, Basel
    • Norway Rock Festival 2011, Day 1 Norway Rock Festival Grounds, Kvinesdal
    • + 1 date
      • Heavy MTL 2011, Day 1: Heavy Stage Heavy Stage, Île Sainte-Hélène
    • Wacken Open Air 2012, Friday: True Metal Stage True Metal Stage, Wacken
    • 70000 Tons of Metal Majesty of the Oceans, [at sea]
    • With Full Force 2013 - Saturday Flugplatz Roitzschjora, Löbnitz
    • Graspop Metal Meeting 2013, Day 3: Mainstage
    • Vainstream Rockfest 2013 Vainstream Rockfest Festival Grounds, Münster
    • + 2 dates
      • Deichbrand Festival 2013, Friday: Fire Stage Fire Stage, Nordholz
      • Storsjöyran 2013, Day 3 Stortorget Östersund, Östersund Municipality
    • Rusted Nail Single · 6 Jun 2014
    • Through Oblivion Single · 11 Jul 2014
    • Filtered Truth Single · 15 Aug 2014
    • Album · 5 Sep 2014 Siren Charms
    • + 1 single
      • Everything’s Gone Single · 19 Aug 2014
    • In Flames at Scandinavium Scandinavium, Gothenburg
    • Nova Rock Festival 2015, Day 2: Red Stage Red Stage, Nickelsdorf
    • Download Festival 2015, Day 3: Zippo Encore Stage Zippo Encore Stage, Castle Donington
    • Graspop Metal Meeting 2015, Day 2: Mainstage 2 Mainstage 2, Dessel
    • Hellfest 2015, Day 3: Main Stage 02 Mainstage 2, Clisson
    • + 3 dates
      • Tuska Open Air Metal Festival 2015, Day 2: Radio Rock Stage Radio Rock Stage, Helsinki
      • Wacken Open Air 2015, Day 2: True Metal Stage True Metal Stage, Wacken
      • Pukkelpop 2015, Saturday: The Shelter The Shelter, Limburg
    • Peter Iwers leaves · bass guitar
    • Joe Rickard joins · drum set

    The band in 2016: Anders Fridén, Björn Gelotte, Daniel Svensson, Niclas Engelin, Joe Rickard

    • The End / The Truth Single · 26 Aug 2016
    • The Truth Single · 26 Aug 2016
    • The End Single · 26 Aug 2016
    • Sounds From the Heart of Gothenburg Live · 23 Sep 2016
    • Album · 11 Nov 2016 Battles
    • 1993 - 2011 9 Dec 2016
    • + 2 singles
      • Through My Eyes Single · 14 Oct 2016
      • Save Me Single · 4 Nov 2016
    • Bryce Paul Newman joins · electric bass guitar

    The band in 2017: Anders Fridén, Björn Gelotte, Daniel Svensson, Niclas Engelin, Joe Rickard, Bryce Paul Newman

    • Down, Wicked & No Good EP · 17 Nov 2017
    • Welcome to Rockville 2017, Day 1: River Stage River Stage, Jacksonville
    • Fort Rock 2017, Day 2: Black Stage Black Stage, Fort Myers
    • Carolina Rebellion 2017, Day 2: Gold Stage Gold Stage, Concord
    • Rocklahoma 2017, Day 1: River Spirit Casino Resort Stage River Spirit Casino Resort Stage, Pryor Creek
    • + 6 dates
      • Bud Light River City Rockfest 2017: AA Best Bail Bonds Stage AA Best Bail Bonds Stage, San Antonio
      • Rock am Ring 2017, Friday: Volcano Stage Centerstage, Nürburg
      • Sweden Rock Festival 2017, Day 4: Festival Stage Festival Stage, Sölvesborg
      • Download Festival 2017, Day 3: Main Stage Main Stage, Castle Donington
      • Hellfest 2017, Day 1: Main Stage 2 Mainstage 2, Clisson
      • Northside Rock Park Meeting Fest 2017 Parque Fundidora, Monterrey
    • Tanner Wayne joins · drum set

    The band in 2018: Anders Fridén, Björn Gelotte, Daniel Svensson, Niclas Engelin, Joe Rickard, Bryce Paul Newman, Tanner Wayne

    • I Am Above Single · 14 Dec 2018
    • (This Is Our) House Single · 14 Dec 2018
    • I, the Mask Single · 11 Jan 2019
    • Burn Single · 8 Feb 2019
    • Album · 1 Mar 2019 I, the Mask
    • Rockfest 2019, Day 2: Radio City Stage Radio City Stage, Hyvinkää
    • Graspop Metal Meeting 2019, Day 3: Main Stage 2 Mainstage 2, Dessel
    • Trondheim Rocks 2019, Day 1: Main Stage Green Stage, Trondheim
    • Tons of Rock 2019, Day 3: Main Stage Main Stage, Halden
    • I, the Mask (arcade version) 6 Mar 2020
    • Clayman 2020 EP · 24 Jul 2020
    • State of Slow Decay Single · 13 Jun 2022
    • The Great Deceiver Single · 1 Aug 2022
    • Foregone, Pt. 1 Single · 15 Sep 2022
    • + 1 single
      • Foregone, Pt. 2 Single · 7 Nov 2022
    • Welcome to Rockville 2022, Day 3: Rockvillain Stage Rockvillain Stage, Daytona Beach
    • Louder Than Life 2022, Day 2: Space Zebra Stage Space Zebra Stage, Louisville
    • Furnace Fest 2022, Day 3 Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham
    • Aftershock 2022, Day 2: Coors Light Stage Coors Light Stage, Sacramento
    • Meet Your Maker Single · 16 Jan 2023
    • Album · 10 Feb 2023 Foregone
    • Hellfest 2023, Day 1: Mainstage 02 Mainstage 2, Clisson
    • Rockharz Open Air 2023, Day 2: Rock Stage Rock Stage, Ballenstedt
    • Metaldays 2023
    • Reload Festival 2023, Day 2: EMP Stage EMP Stage, Sulingen
    • + 1 date
      • Summer Breeze Open Air 2023, Day 5: Main Stage Main Stage, Dinkelsbühl
    • Sonic Temple 2024, Day 3: Sanctuary Stage Sanctuary Stage, Columbus
    • In Flames Hovet, Johanneshov
    • Rock im Park 2025, Day 1: Mandora Stage Mandora Stage, Nürnberg
    • Rock am Ring 2025, Day 2: Mandora Stage Mandora Stage, Nürburg
    • Greenfield Festival 2025 Flugplatz Interlaken, Interlaken
    • Nova Rock 2025, Day 2: Red Stage Red Stage, Nickelsdorf
    • + 5 dates
      • Rock for People 2025, Day 3: KB Stage KB Stage, Hradec Králové
      • Graspop Metal Meeting 2025, Sunday: North Stage North Stage, Dessel
      • Provinssi 2025: 1. päivä
      • Tuska 2025 Suvilahti, Helsinki
      • Festival d’été de Québec 2025, Day 5: Loto‐Québec Stage Loto‐Québec Stage, Québec
    • Masters of Rock 2026, Friday: Ronnie James Dio Stage Ronnie James Dio Stage, Vizovice
    • Wacken Open Air 2026 Wacken Open Air Festival Grounds, Wacken
    • Full Rewind 2026 Flugplatz Roitzschjora, Löbnitz
    • Wacken Open Air 2026, Friday: Faster Faster, Wacken
    • + 4 dates
      • Summer Breeze Open Air 2026, Wednesday: Main Stage Main Stage, Dinkelsbühl
      • Rock the Lakes 2026 Rock the Lakes Festival Grounds, Cudrefin
      • Reload Festival 2026, Saturday: Impericon Mainstage Impericon Mainstage, Sulingen
      • Göteborg Brinner Frihamnen, Gothenburg