CIVIL WAR - SWEDEN

The Killer Angels - 2013 - Despotz
Gods And Generals - 2015 - Napalm
The Last Full Measure - 2016 - Napalm
Invaders - 2022 - Napalm

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Members
Vocals
Astral Doors, Wuthering Heights, Lion's Share, Richard Andersson's Space Odyssey>>Nils Patrik Johansson>>Astral Doors, Wuthering Heights, Lion's Share, Solo, Rifforia - Inner Sanctum, Outworld, Beyond Twilight, Darkology, Iron Mask, Zierler, Adagio>>Kelly Sundown Carpenter>>Zierler, Adagio

Guitar
Winterlong, Star Queen, Solo, Rex Demonus, Raubtier, Sabaton>>THOBBE ENGLUND>>Solo, Rex Demonus, Sabaton - Aeon, Sabaton, Deals Death>>Rikard Sundén [Björn Rikard Sundén/Johan Andersson] - Aeon, Sabaton>>Oskar Montelius - Brother Tuck, Tuck From Hell, Rifforia>>PETRUS GRANAR>>Rifforia Of Time


Bass
Ectomia, Hell Patrol, Magog, Evangeli, Contortion, Cryonic Temple, Volturyon>>Stefan Eriksson>>Nation Död - PETRUS GRANAR

Drum
Aeon, Sabaton>>DANIEL MULLBACK


Keyboard
Sabaton, Oceans Of Time>>DANIEL MŸHR [KARL JOHAN DANIEL MYHR]>>Oceans




History & Biography
Civil War broke out when Björn Rikard Sundén/Johan Andersson, Oskar Montelius, Daniel Mÿhr and Daniel Mullback left the band Sabaton in March 2012. They founded Civil War. Singer Nils Patrik Johansson and bassist Stefan Eriksson would join them. An EP, simply called Civil War, was released in Q4 of that year through Despotz Records. War was a motif with the band, but the EP contained a Nelly Furtado cover version. In any case, the band had a keyboardist.

The Killer Angels was the full-length and also came through Despotz Records. The first three album titles were determined when the band found a trilogy of novels about the American civil war written by Michael and Jeff Shaara. Petrus Granar joined on guitar in 2014 and then there were seven. Petrus switched to bass quickly as Stefan Eriksson was asked to leave in 2015. Petrus would also remain on guitar. Gods And Generals was on Napalm Records. Founding member Oskar Montelius also left in 2015. This was attributed to “personal reasons.” He was not replaced. Singer Nils Patrik Johansson subsequently left in 2016.

The band’s line-up whittled down and stabilised. Singer Kelly Sundown Carpenter joined in 2017. The band toured with Gloryhammer (for whom Stanton was a roadie while Ashley jumped on the mike for Gloryhammer towards the end) and Dendera in January 2018. Thobbe announced he would rejoin Sabaton, but remain in Civil War. He called the two bands, “one big happy family.” The act appeared at Masters Of Rock. Civil War announced the departure of Singer Kelly Sundown Carpenter in 2024. Therés Enström had already had a live guest slot as the band’s singer in 2023.


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