{{Short description|Swedish power metal band}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Morifade | background = group_or_band | image = Morifade.jpg | origin = Linköping, Sweden | genre = Power metal | years_active = 1992–2015 | label = Loud N' Proud Records<br>Hammerheart Records<br>Karmageddon Media<br>IceWarrior Records/Alive<br>Candlelight Records | associated_acts = Hypocrisy, Pain, Tad Morose | website = [http://www.morifade.com morifade.com] | current_members = | past_members = Kristian Wallin<br>Robin Arnell<br>Mathias Kamijo<br>Henrik Weimedal<br>Kim Arnell<br>Fredrik Eriksson<br>Stefan Petersson<br>Jesper Johansson<br>Fredrik Johansson<br>Adrian Kanebäck<br>Christian Stinga-Borg }}

'''Morifade''' was a power metal band formed in 1992 in Linköping, Sweden.<ref>{{cite web |last1=B. |first1=Peter |title=Morifade: Interview |url=http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/en/interviews/view/id/497 |publisher=Lords of Metal |accessdate=9 May 2019}}</ref>

==Biography==

The band was first formed under the name Gothic by Jesper Johansson (lead vocals and guitar), Fredrik Johansson (guitar) and Kim Arnell (drums). Soon after, they were joined by Henrik Weimedal (bass). In late 1996, Christian Stinga-Borg joined the band as lead vocalist and Johansson became a full-time guitarist.<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web |last1=Henderson |first1=Alex |title=Morifade: Biography |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/morifade-mn0000929952 |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=9 May 2019}}</ref> In 1998, they issued the EP Across the Starlit Sky under the new moniker Morifade.<ref>{{cite web |title=Across the Starlit Sky |url=https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Morifade/Across_the_Starlit_Sky/12380 |publisher=Encyclopedia Metallum |accessdate=9 May 2019}}</ref>

Shortly after the EP was released, Stinga-Borg departed and was replaced by Stefan Petersson. This lineup released the full-length album ''Possession of Power'' in 1999.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dragonchaser |first1=Bruce |title=Possession of Power: Review |url=https://www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review.php?revid=4290 |publisher=The Metal Crypt |accessdate=9 May 2019 |date=21 November 2008}}</ref> Later that year, Fredrik Johansson departed and was replaced by ex-Nephenzy guitarist Adrian Kanebäck, and the band added keyboardist Fredrik Eriksson.<ref name="AllMusic"/> The EP ''Cast a Spell'' was released in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cast a Spell: Review |url=https://www.metalreviews.com/reviews/album/774 |publisher=Metal Reviews |accessdate=9 May 2019}}</ref> Kanebäck then left the band and was replaced by Robin Arnell (Kim Arnell's younger brother).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lindgren |first1=Peter |title=Robin Arnell - Morifade |url=https://www.metalcentral.net/intervjuer/826-robin-arnell-morifade |publisher=Metal Central |accessdate=9 May 2019 |date=30 January 2004}}</ref>

Morifade signed to Hammerheart Records and released the album ''Imagainarium'' in 2002.<ref>{{cite web |title=Imaginarium: Review |url=https://www.metalreviews.com/reviews/album/1041 |publisher=Metal Reviews |accessdate=9 May 2019}}</ref> The band then moved to Candlelight Records and released ''Domi<>Nation'' in 2004. This was a loose concept album based on ''Brave New World'' and ''1984''. AllMusic called the album "the sort of grandiose, overblown power metal offering that most rock critics -- not all, but most -- loved to hate back in the '70s and '80s."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Henderson |first1=Alex |title=Domi<>Nation: Review |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/domination-mw0000333436 |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=9 May 2019}}</ref>

In 2004, Petersson left and was replaced by Kristian Wallin. Jesper Johansson also quit the band and was replaced by former Pain and Hypocrisy guitarist Mathias Kamijo.<ref>{{cite web |title=MORIFADE - Jesper Johansson Explains Departure from Band |url=http://bravewords.com/news/morifade-jesper-johansson-explains-departure-from-band |publisher=Brave Words |accessdate=9 May 2019 |date=11 October 2005}}</ref> After a seven-year hiatus, Morifade released the album ''Empire of Souls'' in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Morifade: 'Empire Of Souls' Details Revealed |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/morifade-empire-of-souls-details-revealed/ |publisher=Blabbernouth |accessdate=9 May 2019 |date=28 July 2011}}</ref> The band broke up in 2015, with Robin Arnell, Mathias Kamijo, and Kim Arnell forming the new band Prime Creation in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Prime Creation Featuring Former MORIFADE Members Release "War Is Coming" Music Video |url=http://bravewords.com/news/prime-creation-featuring-former-morifade-members-release-war-is-coming-music-video |publisher=Brave Words |accessdate=9 May 2019 |date=7 July 2017}}</ref>

==Discography==

*''The Hourglass'' (1995) *''Across the Starlit Sky'' (1998) *''Possession of Power'' (1999) *''Cast a Spell'' (2000) *''Imaginarium'' (2002) *''Domi<>Nation'' (2004) *''Empire of Souls'' (2011)

==Members==

*Kim Arnell, drums (1992–2015) *Henrik Weimedal, bass (1992–2015) *Fredrik "Frippe" Eriksson, keyboards (1999–2015) *Robin Arnell, guitars (2001–2015) *Kristian Wallin, vocals (2004–2015) *Mathias Kamijo, guitars (2005–2015)

'''Former members''' *Christian Stinga-Borg, vocals (1992–1998) *Fredrik Johansson, vocals, guitars (1992–1999) *Jesper Johansson, guitars (1992–2005) *Adrian Kanebäck, guitars (1999–2001) *Stefan Petersson, vocals (1998–2004)

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==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070812010513/http://www.morifade.com/ Morifade's Official Site]

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Category:Swedish power metal musical groups Category:Musical groups established in 1992 Category:Musical groups from Linköping