Amaranthe discography#Compilation albums
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{{Infobox artist discography
| Artist = Amaranthe
| Image = Tuska 20130630 - Amaranthe - 43.jpg
| alt = Amaranthe performing on stage. All six band members can be seen.
| Caption = Amaranthe performing in 2012
| Studio = 7
| Compilation = 1
| EP = 1
| Singles = 36
| Music videos = 33
}}
Amaranthe is a Swedish heavy metal band from Gothenburg, known for their combination of pop rock and death metal.{{cite web|last=Collar |first=Matt |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/amaranthe-mn0002642974/biography |title=Amaranthe Biography |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=May 23, 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513162042/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/amaranthe-mn0002642974/biography |archivedate=May 13, 2016 }} Their discography consists of seven studio albums, one compilation album, one extended play, thirty-six singles, and thirty-three music videos. To date, the band has sold 500,000 album copies worldwide.{{cite web|url=http://amaranthe.se/press/ |title=Press Release |publisher=amaranthe.se |accessdate=May 23, 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019180029/http://amaranthe.se/press/ |archivedate=October 19, 2016 }}
The band was formed in 2008, under the original name Avalanche.{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/avalanche-changes-name-to-amaranthe/ |title=Avalanche Changes Name To Amaranthe |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |date=May 20, 2009 |accessdate=May 23, 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603133324/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/avalanche-changes-name-to-amaranthe/ |archivedate=June 3, 2016 }} After signing a recording contract with Spinefarm Records, they changed their name to Amaranthe, and released the extended play Leave Everything Behind (2009). The band's debut studio album, Amaranthe (2011), achieved moderate chart success in Sweden, Finland, and Japan. Their second album, The Nexus (2013), peaked within the top ten in both Sweden and Finland, and sold 1,700 copies in its first week.{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/amaranthe-the-nexus-first-week-sales-revealed/ |title=Amaranthe: 'The Nexus' First Week Sales Revealed |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |date=April 3, 2013 |accessdate=May 23, 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050925/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/amaranthe-the-nexus-first-week-sales-revealed/ |archivedate=March 4, 2016 }}
Massive Addictive (2014), Amaranthe's third album, found chart success in new territories, including Germany and the United States. The album featured the single "Drop Dead Cynical", which reached number twenty-seven on the Mainstream Rock chart in the United States, their first and only single to do so. After the release of the compilation album Breaking Point: B-Sides 2011–2015 (2015), the band recorded their fourth album Maximalism (2016). Continuing on the success of Massive Addictive, it charted within the top ten in Sweden and Finland, and found commercial success in several other territories. The album was nominated for a Grammis award for Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal album.{{cite web|last=Hartmann |first=Graham |url=http://loudwire.com/ghost-third-swedish-grammis-award-popestar-ep/ |title=Ghost Capture Third Swedish Grammis Award for 'Popestar' EP |work=Loudwire |date=March 1, 2017 |accessdate=May 23, 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315073233/http://loudwire.com/ghost-third-swedish-grammis-award-popestar-ep/ |archivedate=March 15, 2017 }}
Albums
=Studio albums=
=Compilation albums=
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scope="row" | Breaking Point: B-Sides 2011–2015
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Extended plays
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scope="row" | Leave Everything Behind
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Singles
Music videos
Guest appearances
- "Army of the Night" (Powerwolf cover - originally from the album Blessed & Possessed (July 17, 2015), released on July 20, 2018 on the Communio Lupatum of Powerwolf's album The Sacrament of Sin)
Notes
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References
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External links
- [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/amaranthe-mn0002642974 Amaranthe] at AllMusic
- [https://www.discogs.com/artist/2345768-Amaranthe Amaranthe] at Discogs
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