AMARANTHE Parts Ways With Singer HENRIK ENGLUND WILHELMSON » JustOnlyNews

Swedish modern metallers AMARANTHE have parted strategies with longtime singer Henrik “GG6” Englund Wilhelmson.

Henrik launched his exit from AMARANTHE in a social media put up earlier proper this second (Wednesday, June 8). He wrote: “I’m sorry to say that I purchased some sad data for ya’ll! I’ll not be a part of AMARANTHE.

“After 2 years at dwelling introduced on by corona, one factor hit me. I freakin preferred being at dwelling with my family and commenced to dream about doing one factor else. One factor further needed and along with NOT spend further time away from my children. For lots of causes I moreover slowly stopped having enjoyable with life on the road with AMARANTHE. It turned further of a job and one factor i pushed myself to do. Not like once more throughout the days as soon as I had some extreme fulfilling frequently!

“I want to thank all my followers in your assist over time and I promise I can be once more with killer ‘GG6‘ stuff ultimately when the mood and creativity finds it strategy once more to me!

“Cheers n love and good luck to AMARANTHE ultimately.”

The remaining members of AMARANTHE mentioned: “We completely respect and understand Henrik‘s willpower, and we wish him all the simplest on his future adventures. Henrik is absolutely one among many world’s foremost growlers, as anyone who’ve seen him rip by the use of our songs reside is conscious of, and we received’t wait to see what he comes up with subsequent! Maintain your eyes peeled to his socials to stay up to date with forthcoming GG6 madness!”

AMARANTHE added: “This summer season season’s reveals may be carried out by two explicit guests, preserve tuned!”

Last December, AMARANTHE dropped a music video for its latest single “PvP” (gamer speech for “Participant Versus Participant”). The monitor, which was launched in November, was the official anthem for the Swedish workers on the worldwide e-sports world championship. The clip was directed by Poland’s Grupa13, which beforehand labored with AMARANTHE on the “Archangel” and “BOOM!1” films.

AMARANTHE has spent the ultimate decade establishing itself as a formidable, optimistic and fervently melodic strain for metallic good. From their explosive self-titled debut in 2011 to the additional delicate, streamlined likes of 2014’s “Massive Addictive” and its immaculate follow-up “Maximalism” (2016),AMARANTHE has masterfully blurred the strains between melodic metallic, crushing brutality, cinematic sweep and futuristic sparkle. Led by the endlessly ingenious songwriting of guitarist Olof Mörck and powerhouse vocalist Elize Ryd, their rise to prominence has been a pleasure to behold.

Extensively acclaimed as a blinding reside act, the Swedes reached a model new peak of creativity on 2018’s vastly worthwhile “Helix”: an album that pushed the band’s imaginative and prescient to new heights, breadths and depths, whereas showcasing the brilliance of Elize and her co-vocalists, Wilhelmsson and updated recruit Nils Molin.