Eclipse (band)

Eclipse
Origin	Stockholm, Sweden
Genres	Rock hair metal hard rock
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Z Records Frontiers Records
Members	Erik MÃ¥rtensson Magnus Henriksson Magnus Ulfstedt Philip Crusner

Eclipse is a Swedish rock band. The group is composed of frontman Erik MÃ¥rtensson, guitarist Magnus Henriksson, bassist Magnus Ulfstedt, and drummer Philip Crusner. They participated in Melodifestivalen 2016 with the song "Runaways", where they placed fifth in the fourth semi-final, not progressing to the final.^[1][2]

History

The band was formed in 1999 in Stockholm by singer/guitarist/bassist Erik MÃ¥rtensson and drummer/keyboardist Anders Berlin. Together with guitarist Magnus Henriksson they received a record deal with English label Z Records. The band's debut album, The Truth and A Little More was released in 2001.

Eclipse later received a contract with the Italian label Frontiers Records in April 2004 released the album Second To None. In 2008, they released the album Are You Ready to Rock. Erik MÃ¥rtensson then wrote most of the song material for the side project WET which consisted of members from Work of Art (W), Eclipse (E) and Talisman (T). Their self-titled debut was released in 2009 and became famous in the genre of melodic hard rock and AOR.^[3]

In 2012, they released the album Bleed & Scream. The title track was released as a single and also became the band's first official video. The album entered Sverigetopplistan at number-44.^[4]

The band released their fifth album Armageddonize in February 2015, which debuted at number-49 on Sverigetopplistan. On 30, November 2015, SVT announced that Eclipse would participate in Melodifestivalen 2016 with the song "Runaways".^[5] The song was written by Erik Mårtensson, and competed in the fourth semi-final which took place February 27 in Gävle. Eclipse finished in fifth place and were eliminated from the competition.^[6]

Members

Current

• Erik MÃ¥rtensson – vocals, guitar, bass (1999–present)
• Magnus Henriksson – guitar (1999–present)
• Magnus Ulfstedt – drums (2000–2006), bass (2014–present)
• Philip Crusner – drums (2015–present)

Former

• Anders Berlin – drums, keyboard, percussion (1999–2004)
• Fredrik Folkare – bass (2003–2008)
• Johannes Kagelind – bass
• Peter Hallgren – bass
• Johan Berlin – keyboard (2006–?)
• Robban Bäck – drums (2006–2015)

Studio

• Madeleine Johansson – cello
• Mats Olausson – keyboard
• Kee Marcello – guitar
• Andreas Passmark – bass

Discography

Studio albums

• The Truth And a Little More (2001)
• Second to None (2004)
• Are You Ready to Rock (2008)
• Bleed & Scream (2012)
• Are You Ready to Rock MMXIV (2014)
• Armageddonize (2015)

Singles

• "Bleed & Scream" / "Come Hell or High Water" / "Into the Fire" (2012)
• "Stand On Your Feet" (2015)
• "Runaways" (2016)

References

1. "Femteplats räckte inte för Eclipse". VLT. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
2. "Eclipse – Runaways". svt.se. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
3. 100 Percent Rock: INTERVIEW – Erik Martensson, W.E.T. – February 2013
4. "Bleed & Scream" på Sverigetopplistan
5. Escudero, Victor M. (30 November 2015). "Sweden: Who will compete in Melodifestivalen 2016?". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
6. Petersson, Emma (27 February 2016). "Molly Sandén och Frans är i final i Melodifestivalen 2016". svt.se (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 27 February 2016.