LANCER met at the Music Academy Of Ingesund in Arvika, Sweden, the common passion for heavy metal forged them together and LANCER was born. They invaded the metal scene in the spring of 2012 with their debut EP »Purple Sky« and received a warm welcome from music labels and fans all around the world.
In early 2013 LANCER released their self-titled debut album, which was produced by Tommy Reinxeed and Ronny Milianowicz (previous collaborations with HAMMERFALL, Michael Kiske and Timo Tolkki to name a few!), worldwide.
The follow up of the first EP, their second album »Second Storm«, concentrated on melodic metal and followed a long tradition of outstanding Swedish metal bands like HAMMERFALL, SABATON and many more! Classical acts like IRON MAIDEN, HELLOWEEN or GAMMA RAY inspired LANCER’s sound, but the Swedish melodic metal band adds a personal and modern touch to the sound to land a new modern heavy metal sound that was strongly needed.
This year they signed a new record deal with the renowned German metal label Nuclear Blast Records and in May 2016, LANCER started the recording process of their third album.
The band entered Leon Music Studios once more with producer Gustav Ydenius. This time the band chose to let the world famous mastering engineer Miro (AVANTASIA, RHAPSODY, KAMELOT) of Gate Studio, Wolfsburg, master the album. Consequently, it has a different sound again.
»Mastery« is scheduled to be released on January 13th via Nuclear Blast.
The new album "Tempest" will follow in 2023.

Band image from Promotional Kit (Credit Erik Hansen)