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Bulletrain is a Swedish hard rock band formed in the suburbs of Helsingborg in 2006 by drummer Jonas Tillheden and guitarist Mattias Persson, together with singer Robert Lindell, bassist Tim Svalo and later guitarist Robin Bengtsson. The band is influenced by bands like Mötley Crüe, Guns N' Roses, Skid Row and Pantera.
BuLLETRAiN | |
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 Bulletrain live at "The Tivoli" in Helsingborg | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Helsingborg, Sweden |
| Genres | Sleaze rock, hard rock, glam metal |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Metal Heaven |
| Members | Jonas Tillheden Mattias Persson Robin Bengtsson Sebastian Sundberg Niklas Mansson |
| Past members | Robert Lindell Tim Svalo Mike Palace Emil Lundberg |
| Website | bulletrain |
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History
editIn 2007, the band released their first EP Johnny GoneBad, produced by Klas Ideberg from Helsingborgs band Darkane. It was well received and led to the band getting gigs locally as the opening act for bands such as: Crashdïet, Bullet and Crazy Lixx. In the fall of 2009 the band released in their second EP "Turn It Up" again produced by Klas Ideberg.
In the autumn of 2009, the band had its first setback when bassist Tim Svalo quit. He was replaced by Emil Lundberg. The first real milestone for the band came in the spring of 2010 when they were involved in the "Rest In Sleaze" festival, dedicated to the former lead singer from Crashdïet: Dave Lepard, who had died. That show resulted in a minor tour of Italy and also in an offer from musician/producer Chris Laney (Crashdïet, Crazy Lixx) to record a single for the band. On 16 July 2010, they recorded the songs "Even with My Eyes Closed" and "Take Me to the Sun" in Polar Studios in Stockholm. Bass was played by Therion's bassist Nalle Pahlsson because bassist Emil Lundberg had decided to leave the band the day before the recording in Stockholm.
The single "Even with My Eyes Closed" gained the attention of Georg Siegl of Metal Heaven, but then singer Robert Lindell quit the band and everything fell apart.
A couple of tough years awaited the band. Mike Palace from Stockholm took over as vocalist. However, it didn't last because of the distance. Bassist Tim Svalo also returned to the band during this period but parted way with Bulletrain after Mike Palace left the band.
But the remaining members of the band Jonas, Mattias and Robin refused to give up, and decided to begin recording their debut album on their own. During the summer of 2013, the band found the Växjö native Sebastian Sundberg and the bassist Niklas Mansson. In the winter of that year, Bulletrain returned to Stockholm. Now for a collaboration with the duo RamPac (Johan Ramstrom and Patrik Magnusson) who had produced Crashdïet's album Generation Wild where the vocals on the upcoming debut was recorded. The results exceeded the bands expectations and after Buster Odeholm from the band "Humanity's Last Breath" mixed the material, debut was a fact.
In the summer of 2014 also resolved in that Georg Siegl gave the band a second chance and offered to release their debut album Start Talking on his label Metal Heaven.
The winter of 2015 Bulletrain once again teamed up with the producers of RamPac and went to Riga, Latvia to record their follow-up album What You Fear the Most. The album was mixed by Tobias Lindell (Hardcore Superstar, Europe and H.E.A.T) and mastered by Vlado Meller (Slipknot, Metallica, Michael Jackson, Pink Floyd).
Band members
edit- Current members
- Jonas Tillheden – drums (2006–present)
- Mattias Persson – lead guitar (2006–present)
- Robin Bengsston – rhythm guitar (2006/2007–present)
- Sebestian Sundberg – vocals (2013–present)
- Niklas Mansson – bass (2013–present)
- Former members
- Robert Lindell – vocals (2006–2011)
- Tim Svalo – bass (2006–2009, 2011–2012)
- Emil Lundberg – bass (2009–2010)
- Mike Palace – vocals (2011–2012)
Discography
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- Recordings
| Title | Album details |
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| Johnny Gonebad (EP)[1] |
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| Turn it Up! (EP)[2] |
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| Even With My Eyes Closed (Single)[3] |
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- Albums
| Title | Album details |
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| Start Talking[4] |
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| What You Fear The Most[5] |
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References
edit- ^ Johnny GoneBad
- ^ Turn it Up! Archived 29 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Even With My Eyes Closed Archived 31 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Start Talking
- ^ What You Fear The Most
External links
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