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Burning Saviours were a Swedish doom metal band founded in 2003 and active until 2008.
History
Burning Saviours came together in 2003 when Mikael Marjanen (guitar) and Martin Wijkström (drums) discussed starting a heavy rock/doom metal band. They named the band after a Pentagram song from the album Day of Reckoning. They teamed up with bassist Fredrik Evertsson and vocalist Andrei Amartinesei to record their first demo entitled Dayterrors in 2004. Amartinesei picked up guitar in addition to vocals for their second demo, The Crusade of Evil, also recorded in 2004.
The band soon discarded their previous songs and recorded a new demo, Into the Abyss in late 2004. This demo generated enough buzz to get the band added to the annual German "Doom Shall Rise III" festival in 2005 as well as a record contract with I Hate Records.[ Their self-titled debut was released in May 2005. Hundus, their second album, was released in June 2006 on I Hate Records. A single was released on Rise Above Records in December 2006. ]
In late 2006, vocalist/guitarist Andrei Amartinesei parted ways with the band and was replaced by Fredrik Andersson on vocals and Henry Pyykkö on guitar. In October 2007 their third album, Nymphs and Weavers, was released by Transubstans Records. Andersson then parted ways with the band which prompted Mikael Marjanen to move from guitar to vocal duties. To fill the second guitar slot the band recruited Andreas Eriksson. In early 2008 the band suffered further personnel problems and decided to break up.
Members
* Mikael Marjanen - vocals & acoustic guitar 2007-2008 (no recordings); guitar 2003-2007 (all recordings)
* Fredrik Evertsson - bass 2003-2008 (all recordings)
* Martin Wijkström - drums 2003-2008 (all recordings)
* Henry Pyykkö - guitar 2007-2008 (on Nymphs and Weavers)
* Andreas Eriksson - guitar 2007-2008 (no recordings)
* Andrei Amartinesei - vocals & guitar 2003-2006 (all recordings except Nymphs and Weavers)
* Fredrik Andersson - vocals 2006-2007 (on Nymphs and Weavers)
Discography
Studio albums
* Burning Saviours CD (I Hate Records 2005)
* Hundus CD (I Hate Records 2006)
* Nymphs and Weavers CD (Transubstans Records 2007)
Singles
* "The Giant" 7" (Rise Above Records 2006)
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