EVERGREY parts ways with longtime guitarist HENRIK DANHAGE
08-04-2026
Swedish metallers EVERGREY have parted ways with longtime guitarist Henrik Danhage.
The band released the following message via social media: “EVERGREY and Henrik have mutually decided to part ways after working together on and off for 21 years. It is now time for a new chapter for both parties. We wish each other all the best for the future and look forward to new music from both EVERGREY and Henrik. Stay tuned.”
Danhage previously took a break from touring with EVERGREY last fall. Stepping in for the band’s fall 2025 tour with KATATONIA was Stephen Platt of SCAR SYMMETRY.
Danhage began playing the guitar around the age of 9, inspired by the KISS 1975 live album “Alive!”, which he received as a gift from his grandfather.
“I was in front of the mirror pretending I was Ace Frehley, and some of the best guitar playing I ever did was during those two years,” Henrik told Charvel a few years ago.
By the time he was 12, Danhage had some chops, enough so that he was called to join a local band called PENICILLIN that had access to a rehearsal studio for two hours a week.
Eventually, Danhage got a call from EVERGREY frontman Tom S. Englund in 2001. There was a need for a new axeman, and Englund thought Danhage was the man for the job.
Danhage‘s first EVERGREY record, 2001’s “In Search Of Truth”, is generally regarded as one of the best progressive albums of all time, thanks in large part to his singular approach to riffs and rhythms.
While he took a break from EVERGREY in 2008 to focus on other projects, Danhage found his way back to the band in 2014 and was a main contributor to metal standouts “Hymns For The Broken” through 2022’s “A Heartless Portrait (The Orphean Treatment)”.
Watch “Architects Of The New Weave” below.
EVERGREY frontman Tom Englund about the animation video:
“We went bold: a stunning, immersive introduction to Mattias Norén’s absolute magnum opus of album artwork. Every tiny, intricate detail comes alive on screen, with the track thundering as the perfect dark soundtrack.
– It’s hypnotic, lets the art breathe, and pulls you deeper into our world –
We could’ve chosen any track from the album as the lead, but this one’s the perfect explosive opener to our new era of beautiful darkness. I’ve never been more fired up. Crank it loud, join the weave, and let’s build something unstoppable together”.
Tom Englund states about “Architects Of The New Weave”: “‘Architects Of The New Weave’ — it’s a blistering first single from our 15th studio album, ‘Architects Of A New Weave’, (or the second ferocious strike, if you’re counting our standalone powerhouse ‘Oxygen!’ as its own beast)!
“I am not afraid to claim this is a no-brainer, sing-along-friendly, straight-up great metal song! It came ignited from Rikard Zander‘s killer keyboard riff, which we hammered into a short, but massive headbanger!
“When crafting that chorus keyboard line, (DIO‘s) ‘Rainbow In The Dark’ was blasting in my head — pure epic inspiration, giving it that timeless, fist-pumping edge. There are dual guitar solos, trading fire in classic old-school style, melodic and memorable. We can’t wait to let this rip live!
“I’m torn on music videos sometimes — I adore them as an art form, but too often the visuals steal focus from the music itself.”
Architects Of A New Weave will be available in the following formats:
2-LP Gatefold Deluxe Edition (incl. Bonus LP, LP-Sized 16p Booklet) – Napalm Records Mailorder Exclusive (strictly limited)
2-LP Gatefold White Label Edition (incl. Bonus LP/White Packaging, Hand-Numbered/Signed Covercard, Hand-Numbered Certificate, LP-Sized 16p Booklet) – Napalm Records Mailorder Exclusive (strictly limited) – SOLD OUT!
2-CD Digipack 24p (incl. 6 Tracks Bonus Album)
1-CD Jewel Case
1-LP Gatefold
Digital Album Deluxe (incl. 6 Tracks Bonus Album)
Digital Album
Among other exclusive formats, Architects Of A New Weave comes with a bonus album, containing bonus tracks “Heights” and “One Heart”, as well as an album mix of the previously released standalone single “OXYGEN!” (2025). Additionally, it features a demo version of “Longing”, instrumental tracks of “Leaving The Emptiness”, both new songs, as well as a live version of “Falling From The Sun”, the hit single off the previous record, Theories of Emptiness (2024) and continuation of “Ominous” off of A Heartless Portrait (The Orphean Testament) (2022).
Architects Of A New Weave tracklist:
1 Welcome To The Pattern
2 The Shadow Self
3 Architects Of The New Weave
4 The World Is On Fire
5 Heaven
6 The Script
7 Leaving The Emptiness
8 Longing
9 A Burning Flame
10 Call Off Your Lions
11 Chains Of Shame
12 The Prophecy
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