A hard-hitting power metal outfit based out of Karlstad, Sweden, Lancer employ a lethal blend of technical prowess and melody-driven songwriting that invokes names like Blind Guardian, Rhapsody of Fire, Hammerfall, and Edguy. Founded in 2009 around the talents of Ingesund Music Academy graduates Isak Stenvall (vocals), Peter Ellstrom (guitar), Fredrik Kelemen (guitar), Emil Oberg (bass), and Sebastian Pedernera (drums), the group released their eponymous debut album in 2013. The critically acclaimed Second Storm arrived two years later, and in 2017 they inked a deal with Nuclear Blast and released their third studio long-player, Mastery. ~ James Christopher Monger