Störtebeker>>BLAZON STONE - SWEDEN

Return To Port Royal - 2013 -Stormspell
No Sign Of Glory - 2015 - Stormspell
War Of The Roses - 2016 - Stormspell
Down In The Dark - 2017 - Stormspell
Hymns Of Triumph And Death - 2019 - Stormspell
Live In The Dark - 2019 - Stormspell
Damnation - 2021 - Stormspell

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Members
Vocals
Assaultery>>Erik Nordkvist>>Assaultery, Candle - The Outer Limits, Mosh-Pit Justice>>Georgy Peichev>>The Outer Limits, Mosh-Pit Justice, Runelord - Erik Forsberg>>Wildness - Disease, Merging Flame, Heavy Metal Perse, Kirwes, Domination Black, Night Crime, Guardians Of Mankind>>MATIAS PALM>>Heavy Metal Perse, Kirwes, Domination Black, Night Crime, Guardians Of Mankind

Guitar
Mortyr, Cloven Altar, Rocka Rollas, Runelord, The Storyteller, Breitenhold, Kramp, Bronze>>CEDERICK "CED" FORSBERG>>Mortyr, Cloven Altar, Rocka Rollas, Runelord, The Storyteller, Breitenhold, Kramp, Bronze - Rocka Rollas, Planet Rain, The Storyteller>>EMIL WESTIN SKOGH

Bass
Mortyr, Cloven Altar, Lector, Rocka Rollas, Palantír, Runelord, Breitenhold>>Cederick "Ced" Forsberg>>Mortyr, Cloven Altar, Lector, Rocka Rollas, Palantír, Runelord, Breitenhold - Crystal Viper, Jack Starr's Burning Starr, Börn Again, Moon Chamber, Solo>>Marta Gabriel>>Crystal Viper, Moon Chamber, Solo

Drum
Mortyr, Steelwing, Cloven Altar, Lector, Rocka Rollas, Runelord, Breitenhold, Marta Gabriel, Crystal Viper, Skyblazer>>Cederick "Ced" Forsberg>>Mortyr, Steelwing, Cloven Altar, Lector, Rocka Rollas, Runelord, Breitenhold, Marta Gabriel, Crystal Viper, Skyblazer - Follow The Cipher, Mary Fay, Bloodbound, Deaf Rat, Burn The Plague, Billion Dollar Babies, Bronze>>KARL LÖFGREN>>Bronze




History & Biography
As of 2011, Blazon Stone is named after Running Wild’s 1991 album, but the band had existed since 2008 as Störtebeker. The main man Ced had compositions for his other band Rocka Rollas and switched them over to a new band when the songs became too Running-Wildish (circa 1988 to 1998). Other Running Wild albums were not to fall behind however. Blazon Stone’s debut album was called Return To Port Royal (Running Wild - 1998: Port Royal) while the second one was entitled No Sign Of Glory (Running Wild - 1999: Death Or Glory). The debut featured singer Erik Nordkvist who left following its release. All instruments were handled by Cederick "Ced" Forsberg - as with his other project Cloven Altar - except keyboards which were handed to Jan Pawel. The singer’s replacement Georgy Peichev also stayed for No Sign Of Glory only. Singer Erik Forsberg stayed for two albums. Erik Nordkvist briefly returned and Philip Forsell fronted the band live until Matias Palm joined in 2021. Sample lyric from Palm’s song with his other band Merging Flare: “Ruling with power, the thrills in the night/Running wild on overdrive…”

The 2016 LP, War Of The Roses, was followed by an EP called Ready For Boarding, which was the title of a Running Wild album of course. The pirate-themed Down In The Dark came with a track called Captain Of The Wild. The pirates worked hard and had delivered Hymns Of Triumph And Death by 2019. The band went on a short hiatus in 2018 as no musicians were available to complete the formation. Yet, Ced quickly forgot his hiatus and began pumping out more music. The main man explained that he meant live work was on hold. In particular, schizophrenic style, the man then proceeded to officially disband the act in 2019 before reforming it in 2020. Live In The Dark was a live album. Like many bands the act marked the pandemic with some filler and did one of the trendy self-cover versions with 2020’s Return To Port Royal: Definitive Edition.

Damnation was a 2021 album. It was significant in that the band presented a full line-up. Singer Matias Palm, second guitarist Emil Westin Skogh, bassist Marta Gabriel and drummer Karl Löfgren had joined Mr. Forsberg to begin 2021. Female bassist Marta Gabriel joined in April 2021 and quickly left and in came Johannes Frykholm. The next two years after Damnation presented live recordings only. Live "Raiders Of Sandviken" 2022 was issued independently in 2022. The band was booked for the Up The Hammers festival in 2022 and 2023 in Greece. Return To Port Noselake was taped at Port Royal’s tenth anniversary concert. Former singer Erik Nordkvist was a guest. Cederick and drummer Löfgren also joined Bronze in 2023 and 2024 respectively. The band appeared at Headbangers Open Air 2024 with early Running Wild members Preacher and Hasche covering Running Wild. Two 2025 Swedish concerts were to be fronted by original singer Erik Nordkvist playing mostly material from the 2013 debut. The group was booked for Milagre Metaleiro Open Air 2025 in Portugal.


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