Morgana Lefay (known as Damage from 1986 until 1989) is a power[1]/thrash metal band from Bollnäs in Sweden. It is named after Morgan Le Fay of the Arthurian cycle. They independently released their first album, Symphony of the Damned, in 1990. The success of Damned allowed the band to tour and eventually landed them with Black Mark records.[2
In 1997, Morgana Lefay split up. Persson, Heder and Söderlind kept the name. Meantime, Rytkönen and Eriksson were joined by drummer Robin Engström (formerly of M.I.D., Dark Tranquillity, and Fantasmagoria), and continued under the name Lefay, changing their record label to Noise Records. After releasing three albums, they got back the name Morgana Lefay when they returned to Black Mark Records. The albums The Seventh Seal, Symphony Of The Damned, re-symphonised and S.O.S were made when the band was called Lefay. In 1999, a self-titled album was made with Thomas Persson on guitar.
In May 2006, drummer Robin Engström left the band because of ‘personal differences’. Later that month, Pelle Åkerlind became the new permanent drummer. In late August 2006 the band went into Studio Soundcreation to record a new album (titled Aberrations of the Mind), it was released on March 19, 2007. It was the first album with Åkerlind on drums.
Discography:
| Symphony of the Damned | Full-length | 1990 | |
| Rumours of Rain | Demo | 1992 | |
| Knowing Just as I | Full-length | 1993 | |
| The Secret Doctrine | Full-length | 1993 | |
| Sculptures of Pain | Single | 1995 | |
| Welcome to the Black Mark Festivals ’95 | Split | 1995 | |
| Past Present Future | Compilation | 1995 | |
| Sanctified | Full-length | 1995 | |
| Maleficium | Full-length | 1996 | |
| Fata Morgana | Compilation | 1998 | |
| Morgana Lefay | Full-length | 1999 | |
| Grand Materia | Full-length | 2005 | |
| Over and Over Again | Single | 2007 | |
| Aberrations of the Mind | Full-length | 2007 |
Guitars (1989-1997, 2004-present)
See also: ex-Diavox, ex-Helvetica, ex-Lefay, ex-Arizona, ex-Damage, ex-Ice Force
Charles Rytkönen
Vocals (1989-1997, 2004-present)
See also: Our Dark Domains, ex-Lefay, Cibola Junction, Fasttrack, Manifest (Swe), Sepher Jezirah, ex-Inmoria
Peter Grehn
Guitars (1994, 2004-present)
See also: ex-Fantasmagoria, ex-Lefay, ex-Autopsy, ex-Desecrator, ex-Holocaust, ex-Insanity, ex-M.I.D., ex-O.G.3, ex-Sepher Jezirah
Fredrik Lundberg
Bass (2004-present)
See also: ex-Fantasmagoria, ex-Incarnated, ex-Divine Sin, ex-Helvetica, ex-Lefay, Holocaust (Swe), O.G.3, ex-Korp, ex-Moribund
Pelle Åkerlind
Drums (2006-present)
See also: Trail of Murder, ex-Bloodbound, ex-Lednote, ex-Rock Tools
Past Members:
| Joakim Lundberg | Bass (1989-1991) |
| See also: ex-Damage | |
| Jonas Söderlind | Drums (1989-1999) |
| See also: ex-God Awful Machine, ex-Damage, ex-Lucy Seven | |
| Stefan Jonsson | Guitars (1989) |
| See also: Gormathon, Overload, ex-Damage | |
| Tommi Karppanen | Guitars (1989-1994) |
| See also: Inmoria, ex-God Awful Machine, ex-Tad Morose, ex-Sepher Jezirah | |
| Joakim Heder | Bass (1991-1999) |
| Daniel Persson | Guitars (1994-1999), Vocals (1997-1999) |
| See also: ex-Babylon Bombs, ex-Shotgun Alley | |
| Thomas Persson | Guitars (1999) |
| Robin Engström | Drums (2004-2006) |
| See also: ex-Fantasmagoria, ex-Lefay, ex-Dark Tranquillity (live), ex-Autopsy, ex-Desecrator, ex-Holocaust, ex-Insanity, ex-M.I.D., ex-Nasty Crew, ex-O.G.3 |
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