Scarlet is a Swedish heavy metal duo formed in 2018. The duo, who have chosen to keep their identities a secret, consists of Scarlet Hunts and Thirsty.[1] Scarlet Hunts is characterized by her skeleton-like face painting while Thirsty is painted as a bloody vampire.
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| Origin | Sweden |
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| Years active | 2018–present |
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History
editThe band members Scarlet and Thirsty are said to have met when both of them were admitted to an institution for problematic youth. They then started writing music and lyrics together based on their dark past, combined with present-day experiences, thoughts and feelings. Their lyrical themes are straight, honest and uncensored. The two also share a 13 December birthday. In their first year as an active duo, Scarlet performed at Sweden Rock Festival,[2] Gefle Metal Festival[3] and Knotfest.[4]
In 2018, Scarlet signed a contract with the record label ART:ERY Music Group,[5] where they released their first three singles, entitled "Age Of Seduction", "Hail the Apocalypse" and "Killer Quinn". Scarlet signed a contract in 2020 with the German record label Arising Empire and in November of that year, they released their debut album "Obey the Queen", which received positive reviews throughout the metal community.[6] In 2021, the duo began a collaboration with Held MGMT.[7]
On 1 December 2023, it was announced that Scarlet would participate in Melodifestivalen 2024 with the song "Circus X".[1][8][9] Having qualified for the runoff vote of 2 March 2024, they were ultimately eliminated from the contest.
Discography
editStudio albums
edit- Obey the Queen (2020)
Singles
edit- Age of Seduction (2018)
- Hail the Apocalypse (2018)
- Killer Quinn (2018)
- End in Blood (2019)
- Beauty & Beast (2020)
- #bossbitch (2020)
- Love Heroin (2020)
- Everybody Dies (2022)
- Circus X (2024)
Charting singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| "Circus X" | 2024 | 12 | Non-album single |
References
edit- ^ a b "Uppgifter: Uppsaladuon klara för Melodifestivalen". unt.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "ARTISTER GENOM ÅREN". Sweden Rock Festival (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Gefle Metal Festival 2019". Facebook. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ Kennelty, Greg (8 November 2020). "SLIPKNOT Launches Online Festival Focused Only On Up-And-Coming Bands". Metal Injection. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020.
- ^ "ART:ERY Main Page". ART:ERY Music Group. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023.
- ^ "SCARLET RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM »OBEY THE QUEEN«". Arising Empire. 13 November 2020.
- ^ "Held MGMT". Held MGMT. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022.
- ^ Van Waarden, Franciska (1 November 2023). "Sweden: Melodifestivalen 2024 Participants Revealed on December 1st". Eurovoix. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "The 30 artists competing in Sweden's Melodifestivalen 2024". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.