Nightrage

Nightrage, a Pan-European death metal supergroup, assembled in 2000 through the efforts of legendary Swedish vocalist Tomas Lindberg of At the Gates, the Crown, Disfear, and others, Greek guitar hero Gus G. from Dream Evil, Exhumation, Mystic Prophecy, and additional projects, rhythm guitarist Marios Iliopoulos of Dies Irae and Exhumation, French bassist Brice Leclercq formerly of Dissection, and Danish drummer Per M. Jensen associated with Artillery, the Haunted, and related bands. The striking web of prior affiliations produced several lineup shifts after the group’s Century Media debut, 2003’s Sweet Vengeance. Swedish bassist Henric Carlsson, also of Cipher System, and Greek drummer Fotis “Benardo” Giannakopoulos of Cradle of Filth, Septic Flesh, and other outfits entered as the new rhythm section before recording of the sophomore album Descent Into Chaos. Issued by Lifeforce Records in 2007, A New Disease Is Born presented an almost completely refreshed roster, retaining only Marios Iliopoulos on guitar and Henric Carlsson on bass. Nightrage maintained the same personnel for its well-received fifth studio album, 2010’s Insidious, yet rebuilt the lineup again for 2015’s The Puritan and 2017’s The Venomous, both released by the Stockholm, Sweden-based independent label Despotz.