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| - Shadow Voyage is a Swedish Melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, formed in 1991 as a death metal band. The band have stated they are the same scene as pioneers of the melodeath genre In Flames, Dark Tranquility and At The Gates. On August 16th 2010 it was announced that both Erik and Niklas Sturgens, and Martin Vargeld had been fired from the band after the remaining band members, who had only been in the band for three years, fired Erik and brought in new singer Johan Rekse. Both Niklas and Martin left, deeply angry with the band. Lawsuits are underway for the use of the Shadow Voyage name. Erik, Niklas and Martin have claimed the rights of the Shadow Voyage name, along with all their albums and the allowing to play their songs live, while Johan Rekse, Peter Kardensi and Richard Gregsen have taken the name Voyage of the Shade and the rights over the latest recordings. Erik Sturgens commented at a press conference: "This whole thing could have been totally avoidable, and shouldn't have happened. Some guys and another singer we'd never even met stole our band, but we've managed to take it back from them. The Shadow Voyage name is under the rights of the Sturgens and Martin Vargeld, and they have re-entered the band while the others have left to form Voyage of the Shade along with the new material, which according to Niklas Sturgens is: "Fucking piracy of our own music, that Johan Rekse fuck never even sang on the record, they should not be allowed to have the rights. Those recordings were 98% Erik, Martin and I. We are just glad to have the Shadow Voyage name and our other works still with us".
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