Spiritual Beggars
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| Spiritual Beggars | |
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| Origin | Halmstad, Sweden |
| Genre(s) | Stoner metal[1] |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Label(s) | Music for Nations |
| Associated acts | Arch Enemy, Carcass, Carnage, Aeon, Candlemass, Armageddon, Grand Magus, Mercyful Fate, Opeth, Firebird, The Mushroom River Band, Kayser, Spice and the RJ Band |
| Website | Spiritual Beggars at MySpace |
| Members | |
| Michael Amott Janne "JB" Christoffersson Sharlee D'Angelo Per Wiberg Ludwig Witt |
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| Former members | |
| Christian "Spice" Sjöstrand Johnny Dordevic Roger Nilsson Håkan Ljungberg |
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Spiritual Beggars is a stoner metal band from Halmstad, Sweden, formed by Michael Amott, who is known from Arch Enemy, Carcass and Carnage.
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[edit] Biography
Spiritual Beggars was formed in 1994 by Michael Amott, the band was started as a side project after Michael left the British death metal band Carcass. Spiritual Beggars debuted with the self titled Spiritual Beggars in 1994, and have since released albums as Michael's schedule permits (who is also the founder and full time member of the melodic death metal band Arch Enemy), including 1996s Another Way to Shine, 1998s Mantra III, 2000s Ad Astra, and 2002s On Fire.
A new album called Demons was released in Japan in March 2005 and in Europe on June 20. Demons was released in two versions – a single CD version and a two-CD version, which includes live material recorded in Japan during 2003.
[edit] Members
- Michael Amott – guitar
- Janne "JB" Christoffersson – vocals
- Sharlee D'Angelo – bass
- Per Wiberg – keyboards
- Ludwig Witt – drums
[edit] Former members
- Christian "Spice" Sjöstrand – vocals, bass
- Roger Nilsson – bass
[edit] Touring members
- Stefan Isebring – percussion, hurdy gurdy[2] (1998, also appeared on Mantra III[3])
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Spiritual Beggars CD (1994, Wrong Again Records)
- Another Way to Shine CD (1996, Music for Nations)
- Mantra III CD (1998, Music for Nations)
- Ad Astra CD/2LP (2000, Music for Nations)
- On Fire CD (2002, Music for Nations)
- Demons CD (2005, SPV GmbH/Inside Out Records)
[edit] Singles/EPs
- "Violet Karma" 10" (Purple Vinyl) (1998 Froghouse Records)
- "It's Over" split 7" with Grand Magus (2001, Southern Lord Records)
[edit] Live/Reissue
- Spiritual Beggars CD/LP (2002, Regain Records)
- Live Fire DVD (2005, SPV)
- Another Way to Shine CD (2007, Metal Mind Productions)
- Mantra III CD (2007, Metal Mind Productions)
- Ad Astra CD (2007, Metal Mind Productions)
[edit] Compilation appearances
- "Magic Spell" on Stahlmaster: Volume One (1996, Cream/Rough Trade Records)
- "Monster Astronauts" on Burn One Up (1997, Attic Records Limited/Roadrunner Records)
- "Redwood Blues" on Stoned Revolution: The Ultimate Trip (1998, Drunken Maria Records/Rough Trade Records)
- "Mr. White" on Bastards Will Pay: A Tribute to Trouble (1999, Freedom Records)
[edit] References
- ^ Huey, Steve. "Spiritual Beggars > Biography". Allmusic. Macrovision. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0bfuxqthldhe~t10. Retrieved on 19 June 2009.
- ^ Metal Storm Stefan Isebring
- ^ Discogs Stefan Isebring
[edit] External links
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