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Evergrey is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Pain of Salvation, Sabaton, Therion and Andy LaRocque. Those roots explain a lot about how Evergrey arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Threshold, Symphony X, Soen, Kamelot and Firewind, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Mercenary, Avatar, In Flames, Nevermore and Throwdown, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around Evergrey, reaching back through Pain of Salvation and forward to Mercenary. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Evergrey is a Swedish progressive metal band from Gothenburg, formed in 1993 by guitarist and vocalist Tom S. Englund and guitarist Dan Bronell. The band is known for combining progressive metal and power metal with dark lyrical themes and imagery.
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Evergrey connections
Evergrey grew out of Pain of Salvation, Sabaton, Therion and Andy LaRocque, shares an orbit with Threshold, Symphony X, Soen and Kamelot, went on to shape Mercenary, Avatar, In Flames and Nevermore. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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