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Mats Levén


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1985-1990 Swedish Erotica - vocals  
1992-1993 Treat - vocals  
1995-1997 Abstrakt Algebra - vocals  
1996- Southpaw - vocals, keyboards  
1997-1998 Yngwie Malmsteen - vocals  
2002- Krux - vocals  
2003-2007 At Vance - vocals  
2004 Sabbtail - voclas  
2005- Fatal Force - vocals  
2006 Candlemass - vocals  
2010-2011 Adagio - vocals  
2011- Cem Köksal - vocals  
2012- Ludor - bass, guitars, vocals  
2013-2018 Candlemass - vocals  
2014- Aeonsgate - vocals  
2018- Skyblood - vocals, all instruments  
2020- Denner's Inferno - vocals  
2021- Vandenberg - vocals  

Studio musician

2007-2008 Amaseffer - vocals  
2010 Radiance (FIN) - vocals  
2013 Everdome - vocals  
2013 Assignment - vocals  
2014-2015 Hollow Haze - vocals  
2023 Seven Ravens - vocals  

Live musician

2004-2007 Therion - vocals  
2011 Firewind - vocals  
2012-2013 Candlemass - vocals  
2015 Tristana - vocals  
2016-2018 Trans-Siberian Orchestra - vocals  

Guest musician

1994 Lion's Share - backing vocals  
1996 Lion's Share - backing vocals  
2004-2007 Therion - vocals  
2005 Audiovision - vocals  
2006 Essence Of Sorrow - vocals  
2006 Narnia - backing vocals  
2007 Lion's Share - vocals  
2007 The Poodles - keyboards  
2007 Nuclear Blast Allstars - vocals  
2007-2008 Apocalyptica - backing vocals  
2008 Divinefire - backing vocals  
2008 Jupiter Society - vocals, guitars, drums  
2009 Crucified Barbara - vocals  
2009 Crash The System - vocals  
2009-2013 Jupiter Society - vocals  
2011 Malison Rogue - keyboards, backing vocals  
2011 Wisdom - vocals  
2011 Sylvain Rouvière's Kaktus Project - vocals  
2011-2012 Crownless - vocals  
2011-2012 Snowy Shaw - vocals  
2012 Opera Diabolicus - vocals  
2012 Mustasch - backing vocals  
2012 Tommy Vitaly - vocals  
2012-2019 Candlemass - backing vocals  
2013 Silent Voices - vocals  
2014 Dawn Of Destiny - vocals  
2014-2015 Gus G. - vocals  
2014-2016 HammerFall - backing vocals  
2016 Evil Masquerade - vocals  
2017 Reflection - vocals  
2018 Estate - vocals  
2019 HammerFall - backing vocals  
2020 Wolfpakk - vocals  
2020-2022 Royal Hunt - vocals  
2021 Opera Diabolicus - vocals  
2021 Therion - vocals  
2023 Therion - vocals  

Personal information

Born on: 11.09.1964

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Mats Levén (born in Gothenburg, Sweden) is a prolific singer who has worked during the years with big names of the Swedish musical industry. His most notable recent collaborations have been with symphonic metallers Therion and doom metallers Krux. He is preparing a solo album that should be released some time in the next couple of years.

Mats Levén started his career back in 1986 with a small band of friends, called Capricorn. Three years later, he joined chart-toppers Swedish Erotica, releasing an album and several singles.

The year 1992, found him collaborating with another Swedish well-known band, Treat with which he also released an album as lead vocalist and a single. In the mid 1990's he worked with Abstrakt Algebra (project band of Candlemass' bassist and composer Leif Edling) and did backing vocals for the band Lion's Share. He also joined an AC/DC cover band, called AB/CD, with which he keeps performing up to the present. In 1997, he teamed up with Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, recording the album Facing the Animal and doing the promotional world tour for the named album, world tour which led to the release in 1998 of the album and DVD Live!!, featuring recordings from the shows. 1998 also found Levén collaborating with the project band Southpaw.

In 1999 came out yet another collaboration, this time with Pontus Norgren. A year later followed another project band called Dogface with which he released two albums. 2002 teamed him up again with Edling for a doom metal project entitled Krux. Another prominent collaboration came the following year when German guitarist Olaf Lenk asked Levén to join his band At Vance, as lead vocalist. He released two successful albums with At Vance, The Evil in You (2003) and Chained (2005). He also found time for recording an album with yet another project band, Sabbtail. The end of 2003 brought Mats Levén his most challenging offer ever, when Europe's biggest symphonic metal act, Therion, asked him to join them for the recording of their double album, Lemuria / Sirius B and also the one-year-and-a-half world tour to follow. Due to the successful collaboration between him and Therion the band has asked him to do lead vocals on their next album and world tour as well. The second half of 2005 has seen Levén working on a collaboration with drummer Snowy Shaw (Dream Evil, King Diamond, Mercyful Fate, Notre Dame) entitled S&M, which is most likely to be released sometime in 2008, and doing backing vocals for the new album of Swedish neo-classical metallers Narnia.

The first months of 2006 brought new perspectives for Levén: a special 5-song appearance on the Reflections of the Obscure album by Essence of Sorrow (new project band of guitarist Jani Stefanovic of Divinefire), lead vocals in another new project entitled Fatal Force (featuring Danish guitarist Torben Enevoldsen and drummer Daniel Flores) with whom he released a self-titled album in April 2006, and backing vocals for Swedish hard rock band The Poodles on their "Night of Passion" song, with which they won 4th place in the Swedish final qualifying round for the Eurovision song contest. He has also finished recording for the new Krux album which was released on October 18th 2006 and the new Therion album, entitled Gothic Kabbalah which was released on January 12th 2007. On December 9th 2006, Levén joined Therion in a special concert in Bucharest, Romania. It featured a full orchestra and choir as well as classical stars from Europe. The setlist included both Therion songs and famous classical pieces in Therion manner.

Starting from 2007, Mats shared vocal duties in Therion with Snowy Shaw and two female vocalists. One of them is Katarina Lilja who has also done vocals for the new album. The other one is Lori Lewis, vocalist of American band Aesma Daeva. After Graspop and Hellfest in June 2007, Mats ceased his collaboration with Therion to focus on his new projects. His place in the band was taken by Thomas Vikström. Mats recorded backing vocals for Apocalyptica's Worlds Collide album. He also appears on the Nuclear Blast 20-year anniversary compilation Into the Light, singing on the track Death is Alive. Currently Levén has involved himself in other projects: lead vocals for the trilogy album based on the Holy Book by Israeli metal band Amaseffer and collaborations with Carl Westholm's band, Jupiter Society. He is also producing the upcoming Crucified Barbara album. Next comes another album with Fatal Force.