Eclipse (band)

Eclipse is a Swedish hard rock band from Stockholm, formed in 1999. The band's current lineup consists of vocalist Erik Mårtensson, guitarist Magnus Henriksson, drummer Philip Crusner, and bassist Victor Crusner.

Eclipse
Eclipse in 2021
Eclipse in 2021
Background information
OriginStockholm, Sweden
Genres
Years active1999–present
Labels
  • Z Records
  • Frontiers
Members
  • Erik Mårtensson
  • Magnus Henriksson
  • Philip Crusner
  • Victor Crusner
Past members
  • Anders Berlin
  • Fredrik Folkare
  • Johannes Kagelind
  • Peter Hallgren
  • Johan Berlin
  • Robban Bäck
  • Magnus Ulfstedt
Websiteeclipsemania.com

History

The band was formed in 1999 in Stockholm by singer/guitarist/bassist Erik Mårtensson and drummer/keyboardist Anders Berlin. Together with guitarist Magnus Henriksson they received a record deal with English label Z Records. The band's debut album, The Truth and a Little More was released in 2001.

Eclipse later received a contract with the Italian label Frontiers Records and released the album Second To None in April 2004. In 2008, they released the album Are You Ready to Rock. Erik Mårtensson then wrote most of the song material for the side project WET which consisted of members from Work of Art (W), Eclipse (E) and Talisman (T). Their self-titled debut was released in 2009 and became famous in the genre of melodic hard rock and the AOR radio format.[1]

In 2012, they released the album Bleed & Scream. The title track was released as a single and also became the band's first official video. The album entered Sverigetopplistan at number-44.[2]

The band released their fifth album Armageddonize in February 2015, which debuted at number-49 on Sverigetopplistan. On 30, November 2015, SVT announced that Eclipse would participate in Melodifestivalen 2016 with the song "Runaways".[3] The song was written by Erik Mårtensson, and competed in the fourth semi-final which took place 27 February in Gävle. Eclipse finished in fifth place and were eliminated from the competition.[4]

The band released their sixth album Monumentum in March 2017 and then appeared on day 1 of the Frontiers Rock Festival IV held in Trezzo (Milano), Italy, 29–30 March 2017.[5] In support of the album release, the band started a nine-country 18-date tour on 31 March 2017.[6]

Members
The band in 2017

Current
  • Erik Mårtensson – vocals, guitar, bass (1999–present)
  • Magnus Henriksson – guitar (1999–present)
  • Philip Crusner – drums (2015–present)
  • Victor Crusner – bass (2019–present)

Former
  • Robban Bäck – drums (2006–2015)
  • Magnus Ulfstedt – bass (2014–2019), drums (2000–2006)
  • Anders Berlin – drums, keyboard, percussion (1999–2004)
  • Fredrik Folkare – bass (2003–2008)
  • Johannes Kagelind – bass
  • Peter Hallgren – bass
  • Johan Berlin – keyboard (2006–2014)

Guest performances in the studio
  • Mats Olausson – keyboard
  • Kee Marcello – guitar
  • Annelie Pandora Magnusson - vocals
  • Madeleine Johansson – cello
  • Johan Fahlberg - background vocals
  • David Wallin - background vocals

Discography

Studio albums
  • The Truth and a Little More (2001)
  • Second to None (2004)
  • Are You Ready to Rock (2008)
  • Bleed & Scream (2012)
  • Are You Ready to Rock MMXIV (2014)
  • Armageddonize (2015)
  • Monumentum (2017)
  • Paradigm[7] (2019)
  • Wired (2021)
  • Megalomanium (2023)

Live albums
  • Viva La VicTOURia (Live) (2020)

Single
  • "Bleed & Scream" / "Come Hell or High Water" / "Into the Fire" (2012)
  • "Stand on Your Feet" (2015)
  • "Runaways" (2016)
  • "Vertigo" (2017) [released 12 January 2017; 1st single from Momentum][8][9]
  • "Never Look Back" (2017) [released 31 January 2017; 2nd single from Momentum][9]

References
  1. "100 Percent Rock: INTERVIEW – Erik Martensson, W.E.T. – February 2013". Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  2. "Bleed & Scream" på Sverigetopplistan
  3. Escudero, Victor M. (30 November 2015). "Sweden: Who will compete in Melodifestivalen 2016?". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  4. Petersson, Emma (27 February 2016). "Molly Sandén och Frans är i final i Melodifestivalen 2016". svt.se (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  5. "Frontiers Rock Festival IV". Frontiers Music Srl. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  6. "Eclipse Monumentum 2017 tour dates". Eclipse. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  7. "Paradigm by Eclipse on Apple Music". Retrieved 17 October 2019 – via iTunes.
  8. "Eclipse Monumentum Vertigo - single". frontiers.it. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  9. "Eclipse Monumentum Never Look Back - single". Eclipse Facebook. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
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