Beardfish is a Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 progressive rock

Progressive rock

Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...

 band formed in 2001. Their style resembles progressive rock bands from the 1970s, such as Yes

Yes (band)

Yes are an English rock band who achieved worldwide success with their progressive, art, and symphonic style of rock music. Regarded as one of the pioneers of the progressive genre, Yes are known for their lengthy songs, mystical lyrics, elaborate album art, and live stage sets...

 and Genesis

Genesis (band)

Genesis are an English rock band that formed in 1967. The band currently comprises the longest-tenured members Tony Banks , Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins . Past members Peter Gabriel , Steve Hackett and Anthony Phillips , also played major roles in the band in its early years...

. The band was signed by InsideOut Music

InsideOut Music

Inside Out Music is a German independent record label based in Kleve, in the North Rhine-Westphalia region, and dedicated to the publication of progressive rock, progressive metal and related styles music albums.-History:...

 after releasing two albums independently; they have since released three more albums.

In 2008, the band toured with a fellow progressive rock band The Tangent

The Tangent

-Formation:Originally formed by keyboardists Andy Tillison and Sam Baine of Parallel or 90 Degrees and The Flower Kings guitarist Roine Stolt, bassist Jonas Reingold, and drummer Zoltan Csörsz. The septet was completed by renowned saxophonist David Jackson of Van der Graaf Generator and...

. They were scheduled to tour North America in the summer of 2009 as part of Progressive Nation, a tour organized by Dream Theater's then-drummer Mike Portnoy

Mike Portnoy

Michael Stephen "Mike" Portnoy is an American drummer primarily known as the former drummer, backing vocalist, and a co-founder of the progressive metal band Dream Theater, as well as the temporary drummer for the hard rock band Avenged Sevenfold. Known for his drumming prowess and technical...

; however, they were forced to withdraw when InsideOut lost funding after its distributor, SPV

SPV GmbH

SPV GmbH is an independent German record label.Founded on January 1, 1984, it has slowly grown to be one of the largest independent distributors and record labels worldwide....

, declared bankruptcy.

Beardfish have recently released their sixth album, Mammoth, on March 28, 2011 in Europe and March 29, 2011 in North America.

Members

• Rikard Sjöblom - vocals, keyboards (2001-present)
• David Zackrisson - guitars (2001-present)
• Magnus Östgren - drums (2001-present)
• Robert Hansen - bass (2002-present)

Former members

• Gabriel Olsson - bass (2001-2002)
• Petter Diamant - drums (2001)
• Stefan Aronsson - keyboards, flute (2002-2003)

Discography

Studio albums

• 2003 Från En Plats Du Ej Kan Se
• 2006 The Sane Day
• 2007 Sleeping in Traffic: Part One
• 2008 Sleeping in Traffic: Part Two
• 2009 Destined Solitaire
• 2011 Mammoth

External links

• Official Beardfish Website
• 2010 interview with Rikard Sjöblom on Prog Sphere