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Narnia biography
 Narnia is: Christian Liljegren - vocals / Carljohan Grimmark - guitar vocals / Andreas Olsson - bass / Andreas Johansson - drums / Martin Claeson - keyboards 1993 In the limit of the year 1993 Christian Liljegren and I met for the real earliest period. The residence was a no longer existing recordstore in our hometown J.k.ing. J.k.ing is a tiny community in the south of sweden with a property of harmonic action going on. At that period Christian and his circle Shy Interest was fair about to delivery their appearance holder "The reality in Your front". I was in a circle called Sentinel. We had a abridged dialogue swapped phonenumbers and kept in contact following that earliest gathering. 1996 The Old age went by and we kept struggling with our bands. Shy Interest released their subordinate CD "Perfect Indulgence" at the alike period as I certain to permission Sentinel. At that period Christian gave me a phone-statement. He asked me if I was concerned in existence a piece of his expected solo-undertaking. He had a emotion for melodic hardrock a good of harmony that he wasn't capable or flat allowed to perform in his circle Shy Interest. I said: "Yes I'm in..." A not many months after Christian called me again and said that Shy Interest was going on journey to Germany and their guitar-sporting person Stephan Mohlin wasn't capable to spirit with them for dissimilar reasons. I was asked to capacity the guitar mark for him which I did. Then Stephan Mohlin quit the circle and I was asked to be their lasting guitarist. At the alike period as Christian and I was in Shy Interest we kept planning the "undertaking" that Christian had a perception of. We had some aged songs from prior bands that we tried to form up as healthy as likely. We entered the "Topz Recording" studio in september that year. "Topz Recording" was a tiny analog studio far down below under earth. (We eventually "named" it "Netherworld studio" because of the abundant stairs below under the path.) So it was fair me and Christian then. I played the instruments Christian did the vocals. The recordings went on and on for months because of the real abridged recording sessions. 4-5 hours a light was the regular that was decided by our two engineers. There were a not many company on this holder. Individual of them was Jakob Persson who after on turned gone to be Narnia's lasting bass-sporting person. Janne Absolute also did a company-solo on guitar and Mart Hallek played violin. 1997 In January we were finally capable to see the illuminated and the limit of this low-sounding dull recording. As we were going to mix the holder I caught a flue nastier than ever before. I was singular there for two songs so Christian had to be responible for this by himself. Following a week of rocklike labor by Christian and our engineers the "Rousing" holder was combined. Following the mastering at Starec Studio we handed accomplished a CDR to our representative at that period Magnus S.erkvist. He went to the MIDEM celebration in France and introduced our account to 10 Japanese labels. 9 of them were anxious to indication a agreement with Narnia. A command between the companies started and we eventually certain to pole with Pony Gulf. Additional creator on Pony Gulf are: Marillion Jens & Anders Johansson Yngwie Malmsteen John Paul Jones (ex Led Zeppelin) Joe Lynn Turner (ex Rainbow) and abundant additional. In May Christian and I went on our final abridged journey with Shy Interest. We headed for Germany and Switzerland and during that journey we met Matthias Mittelst.t. Matthias had a managment people called MCM Harmony composed with his sibling Rainer. Matthias loved our holder and offered himself to become our organizer. We felt that the chemistry was fair and ended up on MCM. Additional bands on MCM are Saviour Device Rob Stone etc. Now we wanted to theater piece existent of progress. We gathered some talented friends and Narnia Blemish I was innate. The lineup of Narnia blemish I: Jakob Persson - Bass Martin Cla.son - Keyboards Fredrik Junhammar - Drums Christian Liljegren - Vocals Carl Johan Grimmark - Guitars This lineup did it's earliest and final performance in Huskvarna Sweden at the "Ung Kraft" celebration on March 24 -97. Fair following that Fredrik quit the circle because of deficiency of period. On July 18 "Rousing" was released in Japan. The delivery was a tiny accomplishment for us and we gained a property of fans accomplished there. We needed a recent drummer and we found Andreas Johansson who auditioned and joined us in Dignified. Since then Blemish II is calm composed. European account labels got additional and additional concerned in Narnia. We signed with the German metal-brand Nuclear Sound. Composed with swedish Hammerfall we were individual of the earliest melodic bands on Nuclear Sound. 1998 Nuclear Sound released the "Rousing" in February. We did shows in Sweden and Germany and in April we got the chance to unfastened up for Stratovarius in Turku and Helsinki Finland. We also appeared on Finnish TV. Additional and additional humans heard of Narnia whole accomplished Europe. A large illusion came true when we were asked to do a performance at the fictitious "Monsters of Stone" celebration in Milano Italy. Of progress we were overwhelmed. We were going to theater piece with bands similar Far down Blue and red Van Halen Illusion Stage and abundant additional. Two weeks before the celebration we got the unhappy information that the celebration was moved to a smaller stadium and a property of bands were refused to theater piece. That illusion crashed and burned as dreams do sometimes but that alike light we were asked to spirit on journey to Germany/Switzerland with Ronnie James Dio. That helped us to touch our wounds. During the season of 98 we used up a not many feverish months in the studio recording our subordinate holder "Extended Existent the Ruler". The residence this period was "Berghem Studio" external J.k.ing sweden. A real likable studio on the countryside. The "Rousing" holder had a hard undertaking sky because of the restraint of fair two persons performing. This period we worked rocklike to make a circle-account. The entire circle was in the studio. As You strength hear Christian tried a slightly dissimilar spoken fashion. He brought the spoken lines below a piece to a under record. As the producer of this holder I tried to make it large inspired by the healthy of Dark Sabbath's "Tyr". The guests on this holder was once again Mart Hallek but also Sonny Larsson who did some circumstances vocals. On the 22nd of septemberthe real light following the holder was cultivated we were on a level to Germany where were going to spend the next three weeks in busses hotels clubs and halls. The journey was called "To Skeleton and end" and it was a three circle bundle. The continuous arrangement each darkness was: Dark Symphony (fr USA with Jeff Martin - Badlands Racer X) Narnia Dio We did 15 shows in Germany/Switzerland and it was Large. There were between 500-2000 humans showing up each darkness. Abundant of the clubs and halls were sold gone and full. As soon as we got domestic Christian and I was invited to Japan to promote the upcoming "LLTK" holder. It was four frantic days of interviews with TV Radio and magazines. (Luckily we also had individual light gone to see Van Halen at the notable Budokan stadium.) During our Tokyo visit I met Caparison guitars that I'm now endorsed by. When we got domestic from Japan we did a not many additional shows on our belonging pure that year. We headed end to Germany where we played the "Christmas Stone Darkness" Ennepetal with Saviour Device and Ken Tamplin etc. 1999 1999 started gone pleasant with the delivery of the recent Narnia holder "Extended Existent The Ruler". We had a releaseparty in our hometown J.k.ing that were totally sold gone and there were hundreds of humans external. Christian worked rocklike doing interviews with radio magazines and e-zines whole accomplished the planet. We had pleasant reviews everywhere excellent than the "Rousing" but saleswise "LLTK" never undoubtedly reached to the alike balanced as "Rousing". We did concerts in Sweden Finland and Germany. General this year wasn't as frantic as the prior year. There was period for us to do some dissimilar things. Sometimes I was flat fearful that Narnia was failing. Christian put his belonging circle Insight Statement composed. "LLTK" was good of a "unhurried" account and Christian's interest for speedy harmony and the want to rehearse additional often to keep his expression trained made him put this circle composed. Composed with a confidant of supply the chanter P. Hagstr. I recorded a wrapping-account of Yngwie Malmsteen's "Not light ages". It was released as a testimonial to Yngwie Malmsteen on the account "A guitar odyssey". I started to write recent harmony for Narnia as healthy. 2000 In the start of this year we had plenty songs to beginning recording a recent holder. In March we started. Once again we were in "Berghem Studio". We recorded the drums and beat guitars there and then we moved in to my belonging "Illusion Industry" studio to account the inactivity. I had fair started to form this studio and we ran into some humorless machine problems for a interval. There were some drives that were extraordinary. It's almost embaressing to admit now but for dissimilar reasons it was undoubtedly rocklike to discovery the real difficulty. I bought some recent drives and we were prepared to progress on. We were looking end at the "LLTK" holder and what we saw was entity that were pleased of but this period we wanted to do entity dissimilar. We wanted to make our recent CD additional existent elementary and not cooked than any of the prior ones. Once again I was producing it myself. I tried to form up an belligerent class of healthy influenced by records from the '70s. Additional guitars smaller keyboards distorted bass and "basement drums". Christian's lyrics on this holder are additional individual than ever and Andreas Jakob and Martin did their excellent and greatest relaxed performances to time. The singular company on this holder was P. Hagstr. who did backgound vocals and on extra supremacy-piece. We recorded a wrapping of Uriah Heep's "Morning". This was made for a Uriah Heep testimonial account. The delivery was decided to the year 2001. We did a property of likable touring this year. We played in Sweden Norway Finland Holland England and Germany. In Holland Andreas was temporarily replaced by previous Shy Interest drummer Mick Norstr.. We were totally blown distant by the crowds in our "earliest period countries" Holland and England. We fair stood there with irresponsible looks on our faces receiving a great welcoming from the audiences in Rotterdam Holland and Sheltenham UK. The demonstration in Sheltenham was at the aged notable Greenbelt celebration. We famous christmas-period with the Japenese delivery of our recent CD "Barren Earth" on December 20 and Recent Old age eve with a large performance in Sein.oki Finland. 2001 We started this year with elevation activities for the "Barren Earth" delivery in Europe Top & South America and Australia. Christian went to Germany and the headquarter of Nuclear Sound to fitting the media and to do phone-interviews whole accomplished the planet. The reviews of "Barren Earth" was excellent than any of the prior records. The holder was released on February 14 and once again we had a releaseparty in J.k.ing. We did two concerts this darkness to get everybody in. We've accomplished concerts in Finland and Sweden this year so remote and there are plans to spirit to Brazil and Germany etc. We're whole working with whole kinds of things as I'm typing this: Christian has fair released his appearance with Insight Statement. He's also continuous his account brand CL Harmony Publishing. Martin fair signed a agreement with the swedish publishing people Jimmy Happy Harmony owned by Per Gessle of Roxette. Andreas works a property (as always) as a meeting drummer for dissimilar notable swedish artists and has also started his belonging publishing people called Popmate. Jakob's got a circle called Northern Enjoyment, playing depression-influenced harmony. I'm doing some dissimilar things as healthy. Recording harmony with additional bands composing harmony for my recent circle Whole Collapse etc. That's the abridged account of the account so remote now we're looking in to the expected. Additional concerts a existent holder recent countries and places and the continual desire to make humans joyous with harmony and the communication of our trust... Yours Sincerely Carl Johan Grimmark J.k.ing - 01/05/10 Real Distinguished thanx to Ronnie Jaldemark for never letting us below (except for that alone demonstration in Norway...) and to our families and friends. |