Magna Carta Cartel
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Magna Carta Cartel | |
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 MCC in 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | MCC |
| Origin | Linköping, Sweden |
| Genres | Alternative rock |
| Years active | 2006–2010, 2017–present |
| Labels | Sounds Of Zilence, Lövely Records |
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| Past members |
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| Website | mcc-official.com |
Magna Carta Cartel (MCC) is a Swedish alternative rock band, formed in Linköping in 2006.[1]
The band's first EP Valiant Visions Dawn was released in 2008.[2] In the fall of 2009 Magna Carta Cartel released their debut album Goodmorning Restrained.[3]
In March 2017, Martin Persner revealed that for seven years he participated in the band Ghost (whose primary songwriter was Tobias Forge, a former member of MCC) under the name "Omega". Persner stated that he was retiring from Ghost and would be reviving his former band, Magna Carta Cartel.[4] In May 2017, the band made a comeback with the release of the EP The Demon King.[5]
In September 2018, they released the single "The Sun & The Rain".[6][7]
Their second studio album The Dying Option was released on 10 June 2022.[8][9] The Swedish singer Karolina Engdahl is featured on the closing track "The Dying Option" and Tobias Forge is co-writer on the tracks "Savantgarde" and "Valkyria".
Band members
Members
- Martin Persner – lead vocals, guitars
- Pär Glendor – guitars, keyboards
- Arvid Persner – drums, guitars
- Niels Nielsen – guitars, keyboards
Former members
- Simon Söderberg – guitars, vocals
- Tobias Forge – guitars, bass[10][11]