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Sweden (1991 – 1994, 2002 – 2003, 2008 – present)

Änglagård is a band from Sweden formed in 1991 by guitarist and vocalist Tord Lindman and bassist Johan Högberg. Their primary influences included bands such as King Crimson, Genesis, Trettioåriga Kriget, Schicke Führs Fröhling, Van der Graaf Generator, and other bands of the 1970s. They released two albums, Hybris (1992) and Epilog (1994), as well as a live album (Buried Alive (1994), taken from a 1992 festival appearance) before breaking up. Their first two studio albums are among the most highly regarded progressive works of the 1990s by fans of the genre. Their music is entirely instrumental (aside from some sparse vocals in songs such as “Vandringar i vilsenhet” and the bonus track “Gånglåt från Knapptibble”) and features gentle passages for flute, mellotron, and acoustic guitar contrasted with louder passages of complex rhythms, angular melodies, electric guitar and Hammond organ.

Änglagård split up in 1994. They played some reunion concerts in 2002 and 2003, but no new releases.

In 2009 Mattias Olsson confirmed that the band had been recording new material on his MySpace blog, though no release date or title for the new material was announced.

In 2010 Johan Brand annouced that the band has been working over the third album since 2008 on the official Facebook page and that the songs are set to be recorded.

The band’s third album, Viljans öga, will be released on July 31, 2012.

Full lineup:
Jonas Engdegård (Guitars)
Thomas Johnson (Keyboards, mellotron, Hammond organs and moogs)
Anna Holmgren (Flute)
Johan Brand (Bass)
Mattias Olsson (Drums and percussion)
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  • torge_d

    Hey fellow Änglagård listeners, my instrumental progressive rock band Ysma has just released their first album, Vagrant. It's fully streamable and two songs can be downloaded for free. Feel free to check it out and post what you think! :)

    1 May 3:03pm Reply

  • dalviodias

    hey guys, you're not in 1973.

    29 Apr 4:04pm Reply

  • CoryellsGhost

    Hugely underrated band in general. Both of the albums i've heard have been excellent.

    4 Apr 2:55pm Reply

  • Ranunculus

    AdrianLw, give a try to Wobbler and Sinkadus.

    29 Mar 4:54pm Reply

  • AdrianLw

    Can anybody recommend a similar band, with long instrumental songs, which makes extensive use of the flute?

    24 Mar 9:50pm Reply

  • BurningRemnant

    IMO Hybris is much better than Epilog. Got to check out the comeback record, too

    12 Mar 3:55pm Reply

  • BlackLodgeDwarf

    Band pic of the current line-up. Vote it up! http://www.lastfm.se/music/%C3%84nglag%C3%A5rd/+images/87009785

    19 Feb 4:18pm Reply

  • BurningRemnant

    Aside of Genesis and Yes they remind me a bit of Italian progressive rock like Banco del Mutuo Soccorso or PFM. Anybody to agree? I like this Swedish language thing, it's melodic and mystical. Very nice ortography, too :)

    4 Feb 4:44pm Reply

  • ProgShine

    The fourth episode of Podcast Progshine is now online! In this episode we have: Paatos, Klone, Mostly Autumn, Distorted Harmony, Antonius Rex, Imagery, Änglagård, Karcius, Alberto Rigoni, Majestic & Göran Edman in more than an hour and ten of music. Please take a look and share: http://www.progshine.net/2013/01/podcast-4-150113.html

    15 Jan 5:09pm Reply

  • annaholmgren

    www.facebook.com/anglagardrecords

    2 Jan 11:58pm Reply

  • Neue_regel_

    Best swedish band ever [2]

    29 Dec 2012 Reply

  • LucasLinoMota

    Best swedish band ever

    4 Dec 2012 Reply

  • prog73

    Snårdom is so unbelievable beautiful...

    17 Nov 2012 Reply

  • julian2qs

    Hello, if you like Anglagard you will probably like our music. BLUE MAMMOTH band official site http://www.bluemammothband.com/ - progressive rock

    17 Oct 2012 Reply

  • progtrance7

    Pretty good new album. Dense and structured; I bet these mayuns studied the mechanics of classical music well. All in all, business as usual. <3

    2 Oct 2012 Reply

  • gazad-jewerdin

    The new album is great but it's not up to par with their first two releases but then again, there are few albums that can match Hybris and Epilog.

    12 Sep 2012 Reply

  • Venusfly91

    Good stuff. Neat different directions they go to and I don't really enjoy randomness too much.

    30 Jul 2012 Reply

  • Cassandra-Leo

    The album sounds like it could have been recorded sixteen years ago, and as far as I'm concerned that's more than I could ever have hoped to ask for. They sound like they were never broken up, and the album is easily up to the standard of Epilog and probably even surpasses it. It may even rival Hybris. As far as I am concerned they didn't need to change up their style - they had already mastered it by their first album, and the new album shows that they are still masters of it. The album's compositions have gotten under a way in my skin that very little other recent prog (apart from Magma and a selected few works by other bands) has. The pieces already feel like old friends that I've known for years (even though I had only heard the one they'd performed at NEARfest, and that only a couple of times). I really couldn't have asked for more.

    25 Jul 2012 Reply

  • JBThazard

    I agree the album doesn't do anything new or change up their style but its harmonies and melodies seems much better than anything Akerfeldt or Wilson have put out despite their attempts at trying to explore new boundaries.

    25 Jul 2012 Reply

  • Catata

    I must say that I love what these guys did in the early 90's, that was really beautiful and unexpected. But this new album, well, yes, it's ok, well produced, nice elements in some points, but it didn't go any further, it's just more Änglagård music, but now in 2012. They are make references to 20 years ago again, but the difference is that the source is themselves now. Some tracks could easily be just bonus for Epilog or Hybris.

    24 Jul 2012 Reply
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