The Quill

One of the pioneering bands in the Swedish stoner rock movement in the mid-90’s the band had a unique sound, much thanks to Magnus Ekwall powerhouse vocals, making them somewhat of an outcast in the scene. The two first albums, The Quill (1995) and Silver Haze (1999), were released on small independent labels but pretty soon the band started to gain attraction from bigger labels. This led to the band signing with SPV/Steamhammer in 2001 and while there releasing three albums. Voodoo Caravan (2002), Hooray! It’s a deathrip (2003) and In Triumph (2005).

Call it midlife crises, touring fatigue och just “time to try something different” bass player Roger Nilsson left the band in 2005 and vocalist Magnus Ekwall two years later. Wasting no time Christian and Jolle continued the band with new members and signed a deal with Metalville releasing Full Circle (2011). A year later bass player Roger returned for the Tiger Blood album (2012) and in 2016 it was time for vocalist Magnus Ekwall to get back onboard. Their first album together in 14 years Born From Fire (2017) were released to huge critical acclaim and entered the national Swedish vinyl charts at # 8

Wasting no time the band then released Earthrise (2021) followed by a compilation of outtakes and rare tracks called Live, New, Borrowed, Blue (2022). In 2024 the band announced their 10th studio-album Wheel Of Illusion again on the Metalville label.