Magna Carta Cartel
{{Short description|Swedish alternative rock band}}
{{more citations needed|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Magna Carta Cartel
| background =
| image = MCC band in Linköping 2010.jpg
| landscape = yes
| caption = MCC in 2010
| alias = MCC
| origin = Linköping, Sweden
| genre = Alternative rock
| years_active = 2006–2010, 2017–present
| label = Sounds Of Zilence, Lövely Records
| associated_acts =
| website = [https://www.mcc-official.com/ mcc-official.com]
| current_members =
- Martin Persner
- Arvid Persner
- Pär Glendor
- Niels Nielsen
| past_members =
- Simon Söderberg
- Tobias Forge
}}
Magna Carta Cartel (MCC) is a Swedish alternative rock band, formed in Linköping in 2006.[https://gaffa.se/artiklar/2022/artiklar_juni/martin-persner-fran-magna-carta-cartel-mcc-man-blir-en-vampyr-till-slut/ Från Magna Carta Cartel, vidare in i Ghost-cirkusen och tillbaka igen. Martin Persner kan berätta om en svindlande rockkarusell som nu har resulterat i att det gamla musikprojektet står med nytt album – 13 år senare.] Gaffa
History
The band's first EP Valiant Visions Dawn was released in 2008.[http://www.groove.se/eng/artikel.asp?artId=599 Magna Carta Cartel, dramatic pop with hard roots] Groove.se In the fall of 2009 Magna Carta Cartel released their debut album Goodmorning Restrained.[https://gaffa.se/nyheter/2017/mars/ghost-medlem-tar-av-sig-masken-atervander-till-sitt-gamla-band/ Ghost-medlem tar av sig masken – återvänder till sitt gamla band] Gaffa
In March 2017, Martin Persner revealed that for seven years he has participated in the band Ghost (whose primary songwriter was Tobias Forge, a former member of MCC) under the name "Omega" and will now instead shake up his former band, Magna Carta Cartel.[https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/koQLL/tidigare-ghost-gitarrist-avslojar-namn Tidigare Ghost-gitarrist avslöjar namn] Aftonbladet In May 2017, the band made a comeback with the release of the EP The Demon King.[https://gaffa.se/recensioner/2017/maj/releases/spoklik-alternativrock-eller-tvartom/ Spöklik alternativrock (eller tvärtom)] Gaffa
In September 2018, they released the single "The Sun & The Rain".[https://blabbermouth.net/news/former-ghost-guitarist-martin-persner-returns-with-new-magna-carta-cartel-single-the-sun-the-rain Former Ghost Guitarist Martin Persner Returns With New Magna Carta Cartel Single, 'The Sun & The Rain'] Blabbermouth[https://www.metalsucks.net/2018/09/21/ghost-frontmans-former-band-magna-carta-cartel-releases-new-track-the-sun-the-rain/ Ghost Frontman’s Former Band Magna Carta Cartel Releases New Track “The Sun & The Rain”] Metalsucks.net
Their second studio album The Dying Option was released on 10 June 2022.[https://www.metal.de/reviews/mcc-magna-carta-cartel-the-dying-option-467286/ MCC (Magna Carta Cartel) - The Dying Option] Metal.de[https://mcc-official.bandcamp.com/album/the-dying-option The Dying Option by MCC Magna Carta Cartel] Bandcamp 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[https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/ghost_unmasked_nameless_ghoul_known_as_omega_reveals_his_identity_his_name_is_martin_persner.html Ghost Unmasked: Nameless Ghoul Known as Omega Reveals His Identity, His Name Is Martin Persner] Ultimate-guitar.com[https://www.facebook.com/MCCmagnacartacartel/photos/a.150205408336114/150205935002728/?type=3&ref=embed_post Photo by Claudio Marino] facebook.com/MCCmagnacartacartel
Discography
=Albums=
- Goodmorning Restrained (2009)
- THE DYING OPTION (2022)
=EPs=
- Valiant Visions Dawn EP (2008)
- The Demon King EP (2017)
References
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External links
- [https://www.mcc-official.com/ Official website]
- {{Discogs artist|Magna Carta Cartel}}