Singer JAKE E Is 'Stepping Off The AMARANTHE Tour Bus' To Pursue Other Projects

February 8, 2017

Vocalist Joacim "Jake E" Lundberg has broken his silence regarding his departure from AMARANTHE, the successful Swedish melodic metal band he co-founded.

AMARANTHE has kept an active touring schedule in between recording and releasing four studio albums. Following AMARANTHE's tour of Japan with HELLOWEEN last September, Jake E, one of the band's three vocalists, announced he would "take a break" from the band to focus on other projects, with SMASH INTO PIECES vocalist Chris Adams stepping in for him at AMARANTHE's recent shows.

"I've had some fantastic seven years with AMARANTHE," Jake told Roppongi Rocks. "We have achieved success far beyond what I expected when we formed the band.

"I am very proud of what we have achieved with AMARANTHE: creatively and commercially, in the studio and on stage in front of our great fans. Now I am stepping off the AMARANTHE tour bus and will go on to do new things. I am involved with plenty of great things, both in the music space and in other creative areas."

Jake E, who will perform in March with his old band DREAMLAND, has spent time hosting a radio show, working on film projects and producing the debut album by Finnish band EMBER FALLS.

AMARANTHE's latest album, "Maximalism", was released in October via Spinefarm Records. The CD was once again produced by Jacob Hansen (VOLBEAT, EPICA, DELAIN) and mastered by Svante Forsbäck (RAMMSTEIN, APOCALYPTICA, DRAGONFORCE).

Find more on Amaranthe

Prev More News Next

Comments Disclaimer And Information

BLABBERMOUTH.NET uses the Facebook Comments plugin to let people comment on content on the site using their Facebook account. The comments reside on Facebook servers and are not stored on BLABBERMOUTH.NET. To comment on a BLABBERMOUTH.NET story or review, you must be logged in to an active personal account on Facebook. Once you're logged in, you will be able to comment. User comments or postings do not reflect the viewpoint of BLABBERMOUTH.NET and BLABBERMOUTH.NET does not endorse, or guarantee the accuracy of, any user comment. To report spam or any abusive, obscene, defamatory, racist, homophobic or threatening comments, or anything that may violate any applicable laws, use the "Report to Facebook" and "Mark as spam" links that appear next to the comments themselves. To do so, click the downward arrow on the top-right corner of the Facebook comment (the arrow is invisible until you roll over it) and select the appropriate action. You can also send an e-mail to blabbermouthinbox(@)gmail.com with pertinent details. BLABBERMOUTH.NET reserves the right to "hide" comments that may be considered offensive, illegal or inappropriate and to "ban" users that violate the site's Terms Of Service. Hidden comments will still appear to the user and to the user's Facebook friends. If a new comment is published from a "banned" user or contains a blacklisted word, this comment will automatically have limited visibility (the "banned" user's comments will only be visible to the user and the user's Facebook friends).