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Categories: Doom

Biography

A renowned Stockholm Doom band founded during 1994 by guitarist Peter Furulid and bass player Johnny Hagel. SORCERER, who also had a track inclusion on a 'Rockbox' compilation album, issued two of the most in demand demos in the annals Swedish Metal. The SORCERER American album release is actually a combination of two demos from 1989 and 1992's 'The Inquizition'. The second demo features drummer Tommy Karlsson. The Brain Ticket label was the creation of John Perez of Texan Doomsters, SOLITUDE AETURNUS who wanted to establish doom acts in North America. SORCERER had the honour of being the first release on the Perez label. The re-issue of the demo's included a remixing of the second demo, and three unreleased tracks entitled 'Wisdom', 'Northern Seas', and 'At Dawn'. The second demo also had a cover of the RAINBOW tune, 'Stargazer'.

With the departure of vocalist Anders Engberg in 1993 SORCERER folded. Naturally the various members of SORCERER went on to greater things. Engberg fronted the highly regarded Pomp Power Metal act LION'S SHARE as well as APHASIA and Danish outfit TWILIGHT, bassist Johnny Hagel carved a reputation with TIAMAT before joining SUNDOWN and busying himself with his solo venture CINNAMON SPIRAL, whilst drummer Rickard 'Richard' Evensand went to a succession of high profile and diverse acts including Funksters IT'S ALIVE, SOUTHPAW, EYEBALL, Death Metal band EBONY TEARS and DOG FACED GODS.

Interestingly, SORCERER reformed. However, Engberg was then to front DREAMS FALL, a 2003 studio unit assembled to record a three track demo billed 'Freedom's Calling'. The group involved a quite illustrious cast, comprising guitarist PONTUS NORGREN of TALISMAN, HUMANIMAL, GREAT KING RAT and JEKYLL & HYDE, bass player Chris Goldsmith, of GLORY, DAMAGE DONE and FULL STRIKE, keyboard player Tobias Marberger and the SEVENTH ONE, TEARS OF SAHARA and LOST HORIZON credited drummer Mats Karlsson. That same year Engberg fronted SECTION A for their 'The Seventh Sign' debut.

In June 2003 Evansand was announced as new drummer for the swiftly rising SOILWORK. Before the year was out he had joined US outfit CHIMAIRA. Eat Metal Records compiled early SORCERER recordings for a 2004 compilation album 'Heathens From The North', this release limited to 700 copies.

Andy Engberg guested on the 2004 BOOK OF REFLECTIONS debut, a mainly Scandinavian "All star" symphonic, neo-classical Power Metal project assembled by former ETERNITY guitarist LARS ERIC MATTSON.

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