Origin: Mönsterås, Sweden  
Genres: Stoner Rock
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Page online: August 31, 2004
Last update/review: April 9, 2024

The Quill

The interestingly-named The Quill emerged in the early nineties (some members previously played in a similarly-named band, Quil) and have made their mark on the Swedish metal scene with albums such as the also-strangely-titled Hooray! It's A Deathtrip. Musically, The Quill is often categorized as a stoner rock band, but this is slightly misleading; while they do have some similarities with that genre, but they aren't a Kyuss or Fu Manchu clone like many in that crowd. Vocalist Magnus Ekwall (since departed) is a dead ringer for Chris Cornell (Soundgarden, Audioslave), and mid-period Soundgarden is possibly the closest musical reference point as well, with perhaps a few Monster Magnet-isms thrown in as well. Hooray! It's a Deathtrip is an excellent heavy rock album, one that can be recommended to metal fans without hesitation.

Current Members

Magnus Ekwall

vocals

Christian Carlsson

guitars

Roger Nilsson

bass (ex-Firebird, ex-Spiritual Beggars)

Jolle Atlagic

drums (ex-Firebird)

Former Members/Guests

Magz Arnar

vocals

Robert Triches

bass

Anders Haglund

keyboards


Discography



The Quill  
1995 Megarock
  1. Jet of water
  2. Dry
  3. Lodestar
  4. Homespun
  5. From where I am
  6. The flood
  7. In my shed
  8. Gleam
  9. Not a single soul
  10. In the sunlight I drown
  11. I lost a world today
  12. Sweetly
  • Magnus Ekwall
  • Christian Carlsson
  • Roger Nilsson
  • Anders Haglund
  • Jolle Atlagic


Silver Haze  
1999
  1. Evermore
  2. Grand Canyon
  3. Freedom mountain
  4. Under a vow
  5. Stirring times ahead
  6. Mercury
  7. Into the volcano (I fly)
  8. Universal treehouse
  9. Who's crying
  10. Aeroplane
  11. Rockets collide
  • Magnus Ekwall
  • Christian Carlsson
  • Roger Nilsson
  • Jolle Atlagic


Evermore  EP
1999
  1. Evermore
  2. Fairies wear boots
  3. Sparrow
  4. Silver haze
  • Magnus Ekwall
  • Christian Carlsson
  • Roger Nilsson
  • Jolle Atlagic


The Quill (re-release)  
2000 MeteorCity
  1. Dry
  2. Homespun
  3. Lodestar
  4. From Where I Am
  5. The Flood
  6. In My Shed
  7. A Sinner's Fame
  8. Not A Single Soul
  9. In The Sunlight I Drown
  10. I Lost A World Today
  11. Sweetly
  • Magnus Ekwall
  • Christian Carlsson
  • Roger Nilsson
  • Anders Haglund
  • Jolle Atlagic


Voodoo Caravan  
2001 JVC Victor
  1. Voodoo caravan
  2. Sell No Soul
  3. Shapes Of Afterlife
  4. Until Earth Is Bitter Gone
  5. (Wade Across) The Mighty River
  6. Save Me
  7. Hole In My Head
  8. Overlord
  9. Travel Without Moving
  10. Drifting
  11. Virgo
  • Magnus Ekwall
  • Christian Carlsson
  • Roger Nilsson
  • Jolle Atlagic


Hooray! It's A Deathtrip  
2003 Steamhammer/SPV
  1. Spinning Around
  2. Nothing Ever Changes
  3. Come What May
  4. Too Close To The Sun
  5. Handful Of Flies
  6. American Powder
  7. Hammerhead
  8. Giver
  9. Man Posed
  10. Because I'm God
  11. Control
  • Magnus Ekwall
  • Christian Carlsson
  • Roger Nilsson
  • Jolle Atlagic


In Triumph  
2006 Steamhammer/SPV
  1. Keep The Circle Whole
  2. Yeah
  3. Slave/Master
  4. Broken Man
  5. Man In Mind
  6. Merciless Room
  7. Trespass
  8. Black
  9. No Light On The Dark Side
  10. Triumph is A Sea of Flame
  11. In The Shadows
  12. Down
  • Magnus Ekwall
  • Christian Carlsson
  • Roger Nilsson
  • Jolle Atlagic


Full Circle  
2011 Metalville
  1. Sleeping With Your Enemy
  2. Full Circle
  3. Black Star
  4. Medicine
  5. Bring it On
  6. River of Moonchild
  7. 24/7 Groove
  8. White Flag
  9. Pace That Kills
  10. No Easy Way Out
  11. Running
  12. More Alive
  13. Waiting For The Sun
  • Magz Arnar
  • Christian Carlsson
  • Robert Triches
  • Jolle Atlagic


Tiger Blood  
2013 Metalville
  1. Freak Parade
  2. Go Crazy
  3. Death Vally
  4. Getaway
  5. Greed Machine
  6. Purgatory Hill
  7. Land of Gold and Honey
  8. Darkest Moon
  9. Sweet Rush
  10. Storm Before the Calm
  11. Ballad of a Selfmade Gun (Bonus Track)
  • Magz Arnar
  • Christian Carlsson
  • Roger Nilsson
  • Jolle Atlagic


Born From Fire  
2017 Metalville
  1. Stone Believer
  2. Snake Charmer Woman
  3. Ghosthorse
  4. Keep It Together
  5. Spirit and the Spark
  6. Skull & Bones
  7. Set Free Black Crow
  8. Electrical Sons
  9. Hollow of Your Hand
  10. Unchain Yourself
  11. Revelation
  12. Metamorphosis
  • Magz Arnar
  • Christian Carlsson
  • Roger Nilsson
  • Jolle Atlagic


Earthrise  
2021 Metalville
  1. Hallucinate
  2. Keep On Moving
  3. Dwarf Planet
  4. Left Brain Blues
  5. Earthrise
  6. Evil Omen
  7. 21st Century Sky
  8. The Zone
  9. Dead River
  • Magnus Ekwall
  • Christian Carlsson
  • Roger Nilsson
  • Jolle Atlagic


Live, New, Borrowed, Blue  COMPILATION
2022 Metalville
  1. Keep On Moving (Extended Version)
  2. S.O.S. (Aerosmith cover)
  3. Children of the Sun
  4. Where Eagles Dare (Iron Maiden cover)
  5. Keep It Together (Live)
  6. Mount Everest (November cover)
  7. Burning Tree
  8. Frozen Over (Captain Beyond cover)
  9. Hole in My Head (Live)


Wheel Of Illusion  
2024 Metalville
  1. Wheel of Illusion
  2. We Burn
  3. Rainmaker
  4. Elephant Head
  5. Hawks & Hounds
  6. L.I.B.E.R.
  7. Sweet Mass Confusion (All Rise Now)
  8. The Last Thing You Remember
  9. Wild Mustang
  • Magnus Ekwall
  • Christian Carlsson
  • Roger Nilsson
  • Jolle Atlagic



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