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Outshine

OutshineAfter 5 appreciated US Tours and the last one in April 2012, with +100 gigs in Scandinavia and the US, airtime in Swedish Radio and various endorsements deals OUTSHINE now release their new album “Prelude To Descent” with new singer Micke Holm. The addition of a new singer, that has a darker and heavier approach to the OUTSHINE songs and vibe, has taken the band to the next level and the essence of the band and album is really finally coming out.
A video for the song "I Was Nothing" will be released March 15th and can then be found here: www.youtube.com/theoutshine
“OUTSHINE, with a melancholy and dark approach to their music, is heading in a darker and heavier direction, more straight up and with bulldozer-heavy sound. The band has influences from the gothic metal to melodic rock always with a twist. OUTSHINE´s sound has been recognized as unique and with a “live” feeling. Beautiful and honest, dark and evil, tough and hard...OUTSHINE “Prelude To Descent”.”
“With their heaviness, their groove & fat riffs, Outshine has all the ingredients needed to scare the hell out of a poodle rocker in the dark back streets in their hometown Gothenburg” - 7/10 CLOSE-UP Magazine
“Outshine finds a way to express their music with such a vital & independent touch that they very well could be the "next hope in rock n roll music" - SLITZ Magazine
-Biography- Outshine from Gothenburg, Sweden, is a hardrock/metal band with some grunge and gothic vibes. The band, or the concept of the band, was formed in the south of Sweden by guitarist Jimmy Norberg.
The band started off more as a studio project and they recorded a few demos before the debut EP "Memories" recorded in '05. It received great reviews and airtime in radio (USA, Sweden, France, Spain). The first full length album "Bad Things Always End Bad" was released in May '07. Outshine now consists of founder Jimmy Norberg (guitar), Micke Holm (vocals), Fredrik Kretz (drums) and Reine Svensson (bass). Between '04-'09 the bass has been handled by Thomas Josefsson (Evocation), Simon Andersson (ex-Pain Of Salvation), Richard Martos (Urbandux), Fredrik Carlsson, David Malm and Per Stenbeck (Shifter). Other members that has played with Outshine: Anders Carlberg (drums '98-'02, guitar '02-'07), Erlend Jegstad (vocals '05-'12).
Between 2006 and 2012 Outshine toured the US five times, creating a huge fan base, getting a lot of radio airtime and making ground for the upcoming tours. Their 2nd album "Until We Are Dead" was released in Europe April 16th 2010. The album got great reviews in Swedish as well as European press. The 3rd album "Addiction" was released June 6th 2012 through Dead Tree Music/Rambo Music but was taken down again fall 2012 due to the departure of Erlend (vocals '04-'12). A new version named "Prelude to Descent" will be released spring 2013 followed by a new US and Swedish tour.
"Until We Are Dead" 2009, “Addiction” 2012 and the new album “Prelude To Descent” 2013 was recorded by Svein Jensen at Grand Recordings (M.A.N, Transport League, Hide The Knives, Sister Sin, Troublemakers) and mastered by Göran Finnberg (The Haunted, Opeth, Dark Tranquillity, In Flames).