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Despite - Biography


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Biography

Despite is a metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden.

The band was formed in 1998. The debut album "In Your Despite" was released in Sweden in March 2009. The album features
guest vocals by Knut Agnred on the song called "MindPlague", a renowned Swedish singer and member of the very popular comedy group "Galenskaparna och After Shave".

In October 2010 the band released their sophomore album "Clenched" on Dozer Records. This time the famous producer Andreas Kleerup helped out on the track "Commander of Hate". Later
the band parted ways with their singer Alex, and Peter Tuthill (also in Godsic) joined as their new lead singer in Dec 2012.

During spring of 2013 Despite recorded their third album titled "EPic" which was released in February 2014. On July 4th 2014 the music video for the song "As You Bleed" was released.

After the release of "EPic "Despite has been busy in the studio writing new material.
On November 10th 2014 the new standalone single "Chaos Trigger" was released.

In November 2014 Mathias Dagerhed decided to leave Despite. The band is now actively searching for a replacement bassist.

Source: official website, 2014-12-14