Jimmie Strimell
Swedish singer (born 1980)
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Jimmie Strimell (born 3 December 1980) is a Swedish death metal singer. Strimell is known for being a founding member, vocalist and songwriter of metal band Dead by April, as well as serving as frontman for Nightrage.
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| Background information | |
| Born | 3 December 1980 |
| Genres | |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Member of | Vindicta |
| Formerly of | Dead by April, Nightrage, Ends With a Bullet, My Collapse, The End of Grace |
Career
In 2006, Strimell founded Dead by April with Pontus Hjelm, where he would serve as the band's vocalist and as a songwriter.[1] Strimell became known for his growls, which were inspired by Pantera.[2] Strimell's vocals caught the attention of other metal acts. After the departure of Tomas Lindberg, Greek-Swedish metal group Nightrage recruited Strimell to sing vocals on their 2007 album, A New Disease is Born.[3] In 2009, Strimell joined Swedish metal supergroup, Death Destruction.[4]
Dead by April
Dead by April released their first eponymous album, Dead by April in May 2009.[1] The group released their follow up, Incomparable, in September 2011. Concurrently, Strimell toured and released and album with Death Destruction.[5] In February 2012, Dead by April performed at Melodifestivalen, where they were named finalists in the competition to represent Sweden at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest.[6] Later that year, Strimell left Death Destruction to focus on Dead by April full time.[7]
Departure
In March 2013, Strimell left Dead by April due to personal reasons.[8] At the time, his bandmates released an open letter to their fans thanking Strimell for his contributions to the band, but citing Strimell's personal issues had created a "bad environment" that they could not continue with him.[8] After leaving the band, Strimell was announced as returning to join Nightrage's Japanese tour,[9] but ultimately did not appear due to "unforeseen circumstances".[10] Strimell would later join the Swedish hard rock band, Ends With a Bullet. In October 2013, the band released their first album.[11]
In 2015, Strimell was falsely announced as the new frontman of Asking Alexandria when he was impersonated on Twitter.[12][13] At the time, Strimell was in the band My Collapse.[12]
Return to April
In April 2017, Strimell rejoined Dead by April as a vocalist. At the time, Strimell claimed he had overcome his addiction issues.[14] In March 2020, Strimell was released from the band for a second time due to his ongoing drug and alcohol addiction.[15] After being released from Dead by April for the second time, Strimell formed a new band, Vindicta. Vindicta released their first single called "Slice It" on 1 October 2021.[citation needed]
On 30 June 2023 Strimell rejoined Nightrage after their long time vocalist Ronnie Nyman left the band,[16] but left shortly after joining due to "personal problems".[citation needed]
Discography
with Nightrage
- 2007 — A New Disease Is Born
with Dead by April
- 2009 — Dead by April
- 2011 — Incomparable
- 2017 — Worlds Collide (Jimmie Strimell Sessions)
- 2019 — As A Butterfly (Re-recorded)
- 2019 — Hold On (Re-recorded)
- 2019 — Beautiful Nightmare (Re-recorded)
- 2019 — Empathy (Re-recorded)
with Death Destruction
- 2011 — Death Destruction
- 2011 — Fuck Yeah (Live EP)
with Ends With a Bullet
- 2013 — Ends With a Bullet (EP)
with My Collapse
- 2015 — Ghosts (Single)
with Splittrad
- 2018 — Djofull (Single)
- 2018 — Jörmungandr (Single)
- 2021 — Cold Light (Music video)
- 2022 — Cold Light (Single)
with Vindicta
- 2021 — Slice It (Single)
- 2023 — Vindicta (EP)