Stormrider was formed in Stockholm, Sweden in February 1999 by YX and Mikael
Strandberg. The first steps in recording activity were taken soon after and before the
year ended the first demo “Born Of Chaos†was released. This was followed by
“God Is Dead†in summer of 2000 and “Into Battle†at the end of 2001.
In early 2003 Stormrider signed a deal with Destructive Records from france and
entered Abyss Studio in February 2003 to record “First Battle Wonâ€. Destructive
Records could not live up to the agreement and so it was written over to New Aeon
Media, a sub-division to Karmageddon Media, adding a bonus-track and a video-clip
to the release.
In the summer of 2005 Stormrider decided to enter Necromorbus Studios to record
their second album “Lucifer Risingâ€. Karmageddon Media was put “on ice†for
unknown time, and the vocal-parts had not been fully recorded. The album was
finished in October 2005, but no label to release it on.
In May 2006 a deal was negotiated with Soundspheric Records, but due to a tragic
event at the label in late 2006 the album was once again “put on iceâ€. A former
employee at Soundspheric Records decided to start up his old label and all parts
agreed to transfer the contract over to Infernal Waves Records in December 2006.
And this is where we stand today, with “Lucifer Rising†being released by Infernal
Waves Records/Aural Offerings in June 2007.