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Biography : Moorgate

Biography

Moorgate released their first and self recorded demo “I Am the Abyss When you Fall” in spring 2004.

The lineup then consisted of Joakim Holst on vocals, Magnus Åberg and Johannes Edvardsson on guitars, Simon Lundh on bass and Erland Olsson on drums.

The music at that time could be described as mid tempo, melodic death/thrash metal.

The band made some changes in the lineup during spring of 2004. Johannes Edvardsson left and Fredrik Svensson joined the band.

A few months later they released their second demo “Drawn From Life”. The sound now had moved a bit further down the road towards more extreme types of metal.

But once again Moorgate was forced to face changes in the lineup as guitar player Fredrik Svensson had to leave to pursue his education.

And during 2005 there really wasn't much going on in the band except for trying out new band members, rehearsals and song writing.

As 2006 appeared at the horizon Moorgate was still looking for a new guitar player. At the same time they were approached by independent record label Cutting Edge Records.

They were offered a contract to record their debut album and instantly took the opening. At the same time Fredrik Svensson had the opportunity to rejoin the band.

In November 2006 the debut album “Close Your Eyes And Fade Away” was released, but the year ended somewhat in tragedy,

Drummer and forming member Erland Olsson had to leave the band due to illness.

It left the band in a state of shock for quite some time but they turned it around and managed to start over again. A short while after Jerker Wennström was recruited to fill the drummer's position.

2007 shaped up to be yet another “normal” Moorgate year. The record deal with Cutting Edge Records expired and since the band had no desire to renew it the hunt for a new one has begun.

Magnus Åberg and Fredrik Svensson both left the band which made singer and the band's main song writer, Joakim Holst, take over the guitar duty.

New material was written and the recording of the new EP, “Sodomite Land of the Damned”, started in august.

The sound continued to evolve and with help from Wennströms energetic drumming a breed of more complex and well written songs was born.

2008 has so far been about finishing the mixing of the EP and trying to make Moorgate work as a trio.

Also, a new bunch of songs have been written and the band is working hard to be ready to hit the stages this coming fall.


Source : http://www.moorgate.se/Biografi.htm