AMARANTHE

Amaranthe (originally Avalanche) is a Swedish heavy metal band notable for having three lead vocalists: Elize Ryd, Jake E, and Henrik Englund Wilhemsson, each presenting a different vocal style (Ryd and Jake E employ standard singing while Englund performs death growls).

Formed by Joacim "Jake E" Lundberg (Dreamland, Dream Evil) and Olof Mörck (Dragonland, Nightrage) in 2008, the project began taking shape when singers Elize Ryd (toured with Kamelot) and Andreas Solveström (Cipher System, Within Y) signed on, as did drummer Morten Løwe Sørensen (The Cleansing, Koldborn, Mercenary). Bassist Johan Andreassen (Engel) joined after the photoshoot for the Leave Everything Behind demo but before the recording of the first album Amaranthe.

The band was originally called "Avalanche", until May 2009, when the band was forced to change their name, due to legal issues. The members chose to rename the band "Amaranthe". They later released their first demo, Leave Everything Behind.

The band's debut album, Amaranthe, was released in April 2011 and reached a peak position of 35th on Swedish charts and 16th on Finnish Charts.

Their second album, The Nexus, was released in March 2013. Guitarist Olof Mörck described the album as having greater contrasts, a more controversial mix of genres, and featuring more creative freedoms than Amaranthe. According to Olof, the band "took everything [up] to eleven" in the new album. The album reached 6th on Swedish charts, 4th on Finnish charts, and reached a peak of 12th on the US Heatseekers charts.

In October 2013, unclean vocalist Solveström left the band and was replaced by Henrik Englund Wilhemsson (Scarpoint).

Their third album, Massive Addictive, was released on the 21st October 2014.

A special compilation Breaking Point - B-sides 2011-2015 was released on 30th October 2015. It consists of the best b-sides and bonus tracks in Amaranthe's career.

Their fourth album, Maximalism, was released on October 21st, 2016.