THE RESISTANCE and Jesper Strömblad end collaboration

3rd March 2016 Thomas Nielsen News 0

Less than two months after the release of the band’s second album, ‘Coup de Grace’, THE RESISTANCE have announced that former In Flames guitarist and founder Jesper Strömblad will no longer be part of the line-up. Strömblad was one of the founding memebers of The Resistance in 2011.

According to the press release from Playground Music, singer Marco Aro (The Haunted), guitarist Daniel Antonsson, bassist Rob Hakemo and drummer Chris Barkensjö will continue the band, a number of summer festivals having already been scheduled along with tours in both the US and in Europe.

There is no offcial statement as to why Strömblad leaves The Resistance.

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When my old buddy Kenn Jensen asked me if I wanted to contribute to the new site he had created, then called powermetal.dk, I didn't hesitate. My love for metal music was and is great. I wrote my first review during the summer of 2004 (Moonspell's 'Antidote' album). In 2015, I took over the editor-in-chief role.