Tommy Karevik
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Tommy Karevik singing with Kamelot at the 2012 Bang Your Head!!! Festival.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Tommy Karevik |
| Born |
November 1, 1981 , Sweden |
| Genres | Power metal, progressive metal, symphonic metal |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Associated acts | Seventh Wonder, Kamelot, Ayreon, Firecracker, Pellek |
| Website | MySpace |
Tommy Karevik (born November 1, 1981) is a Swedish metal vocalist, best known as the singer for metal bands Seventh Wonder and Kamelot.
He also appeared Ayreon's 2013 album The Theory of Everything, in which he portrayed the main character. He appeared once again on the next album, The Source.
Karevik was born in 1981 in Botkyrka, Sweden. He began singing at a young age, and was a member of his elementary school's choir.
At college, Karevik studied nature and science.
In 2004, Tommy Karevik recorded a few songs with Vindictiv. Shortly after, he left the band for progressive metal band Seventh Wonder, prior to the release of their debut album Become in 2005. Despite the warm reception of the album at the time of its release, the band members have stated that they were generally unhappy with the album due to its poor mixing. Once Karevik joined the band, they toured briefly to promote the album.
The band then returned to the studio, eager to produce fresh material with their new vocalist. The resulting album was Waiting in the Wings, released in 2006. The album was met with very positive reviews.
In 2008, Seventh Wonder released the critically acclaimed concept album Mercy Falls, and in 2010, they released, The Great Escape.
Studio footage from The Great Escape recording sessions were posted on the band's official forum and YouTube channel. In these videos, it is explained that Karevik was experiencing problems with his voice during the recording of the album, and had to regularly apply a special spray to his throat in order to continue recording his vocals.
In 2011, Karevik performed as a guest vocalist for the American symphonic metal band Kamelot. Kamelot was forced to tour without their longtime vocalist Roy Khan, who was unable to perform due to personal problems and health issues. Khan was replaced on tour by Italian singer Fabio Lione of Rhapsody of Fire and during the tour Kamelot announced that Khan had left the band. During Kamelot's tour of Europe, Karevik joined the crew, singing mostly backing vocals, but also performing solo on the songs EdenEcho and Center of the Universe.
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