The Poodles

The Poodles were a glam metal/heavy metal band from Sweden, formed by singer Jakob Samuel (a.k.a. Jake Samuels), bassist Pontus Egberg, guitarist Pontus Norgren and drummer Christian Lundqvist.

The Poodles
Background information
OriginSweden
GenresHeavy metal, glam rock, symphonic rock
Years active2005–2018
LabelsFrontiers
Past membersPontus Norgren
Pontus Egberg
Emil Lindroth
Kristian Hermansson
Jakob Samuel
Christian Lundqvist
Henrik Bergqvist
Johan Flodqvist

Their songs include "Metal Will Stand Tall" and "Night of Passion", the latter of which was performed in 2006 in Melodifestivalen, the annual music competition to decide the Swedish entry to the Eurovision Song Contest. The Poodles performed in Melodifestivalen again in 2008, this time with E-Type. They also played at the Sweden Rock Festival in 2006 and 2008.

History

Prior to the formation of The Poodles, Norgren and Samuel were members of Talisman, and also played together in a The Lord of the Rings-themed power metal trio called The Ring. In 2006, Jakob Samuel was asked to sing the track "Night of Passion", and asked Christian Lundqvist to join him as drummer for the session. Bassist Pontus Egberg (formerly of Lion's Share) and Norgren subsequently joined them to perform the song as The Poodles.

The Poodles were one of ten finalists in Melodifestivalen 2006, and by the time of their performance had added Mats Levén, a friend of Samuel, on backing vocals. The band finished in fourth place in Melodifestivalen 2006, then released their debut album Metal Will Stand Tall in Sweden in May 2006. They signed a deal with Germany's AFM Records and then released the album in the rest of Europe on January 19, 2007.

The single "Night of Passion" was certified platinum and a follow-up single, "Metal Will Stand Tall", a duet with Therese Merkel from the Swedish dance band Alcazar, was certified gold. The song "Kingdom of Heaven" was co-written by Jakob Samuel and Marcel Jacob.

The band made an initial selection based on 35 songs to be used for their second album. They chose 12 tracks for this release, which was titled Sweet Trade, and was released on September 28, 2007, by AFM Records. "Seven Seas", produced by Matti Alfonzetti and Johan Lyander, was selected as the first single. The song was written by Jakob Samuel, Jonas Reingold and actor Peter Stormare.

On April 22, 2008, guitarist Pontus Norgren left the band to join HammerFall, and was replaced by Henrik Bergqvist.

On 22 October 2016, The Poodles appeared at the three-day Rockingham 2016 melodic/hard rock festival in Nottingham, United Kingdom.[1]

In 2017, Samuel and Egberg were reunited in the project band Kryptonite, also sporting drummer Robban Bäck (Mustasch, ex-Eclipse) and guitarist Mike Palace, recording an album for Frontier Records.

On December 20, 2018, the band announced that they would disband with immediate effect, due to other musical projects.

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    Jacob Samuel 2015

Band members

Final line-up
  • Jakob Samuel - vocals
  • Christian Lundqvist - drums
  • Henrik Bergqvist - guitar
  • Germain Leth - bass

Previous members
  • Pontus Norgren - guitar
  • Pontus Egberg - bass
  • Johan Flodquvist - bass
  • Emil Lindroth - keyboards, vocals
  • Kristian Hermansson - vocals

Discography

Albums
Studio albums
Year Album Peak positions Certification
SWE
[2]
2006 Metal Will Stand Tall 4
2007 Sweet Trade 8
2009 Clash of the Elements 5
2011 Performocracy 1
2013 Tour De Force 5
2015 Devil in the Details 27
2018 Prisma
Live albums
Year Album Peak positions Certification
SWE
[2]
2010 No Quarter 50

Singles
Year Album Peak positions Certification Album
SWE
[2]
2006 "Night of Passion" 2
"Metal Will Stand Tall"
(feat. Tess Merkel)		 2
"Song for You" 7
2007 "Seven Seas"
(feat. Peter Stormare)		 10
"Streets of Fire"  –
2008 "Line of Fire"
(E-Type & The Poodles)		 3
"Raise the Banner"
(Swedish official song for the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008)		 1
2009 "One Out of Ten" 1 Clash of the Elements
Other singles (non charting)
  • 2009: "I Rule the Night"
  • 2011: "Cuts Like a Knife"
  • 2011: "I Want It All"
  • 2013: "40 Days and 40 Nights"

Compilations
  • 2006: Various Artists - Melodifestivalen 2006

References
  1. "rockinghamlive.com/#lineup". rockinghamlive.com. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
  2. "The Poodles discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
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