Persuader (band)

For other uses, see Persuader (band) (disambiguation).

Persuader
Origin	Umeå, Sweden
Genres	Power metal, heavy metal
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Dockyard 1, Inner Wound Recordings
Members	Jens Carlsson Fredrik Hedström Emil Norberg Efraim Juntunen Daniel Sundbom
Past members	Pekka Kiviaho
Website	www.persuader.nu

Persuader is a Swedish power metal band from the city Umeå in the Swedish province of Västerbotten Norrland. The band was formed in 1997, and they have since released three full length albums: The Hunter, Evolution Purgatory, and When Eden Burns. They have a sound similar to bands including early Blind Guardian, Iron Savior, and Nocturnal Rites, although Persuader includes influences of thrash metal also.

Members Jens and Emil joined the band Savage Circus in 2005, started by Thomen Stauch after he left Blind Guardian.

A follow-up to the 2006 album When Eden Burns is set to be released in 2014.

Current line-up

• Jens Carlsson, vocals and guitar, bass and drums (also rhythm guitar until 2006)
• Emil Norberg, lead guitar
• Daniel Sundbom, rhythm guitar
• Fredrik Hedström, bass
• Efraim Juntunen, drums

Former members

• Pekka Kiviaho, guitars

Discography

• The Hunter (2000)
• Evolution Purgatory (2004)
• When Eden Burns (2006)
• The Fiction Maze (2014)

External links

• Official website
• Persuader facebook