Spiritual Beggars
Origin	Halmstad, Sweden
Genres	Stoner metal[1]
Years active	1994–present
Labels	Music for Nations
Associated acts	Arch Enemy, Carcass, Carnage, Aeon, Candlemass, Armageddon, Grand Magus, Mercyful Fate, Opeth, Firebird, The Mushroom River Band, Kayser, Spice and the RJ Band
Website	Spiritual Beggars at MySpace
Members
Michael Amott Janne "JB" Christoffersson Sharlee D'Angelo Per Wiberg Ludwig Witt
Former members
Christian "Spice" Sjöstrand Johnny Dordevic Roger Nilsson Håkan Ljungberg

Spiritual Beggars is a stoner metal band from Halmstad, Sweden, formed by Michael Amott, who is known from Arch Enemy, Carcass and Carnage.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Members 2.1 Former members 2.2 Touring members 3 Discography 3.1 Albums 3.2 Singles/EPs 3.3 Live/Reissue 4 Compilation appearances 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Biography

Spiritual Beggars was formed in 1994 by Michael Amott, the band was started as a side project after Michael left the British death metal band Carcass. Spiritual Beggars debuted with the self titled Spiritual Beggars in 1994, and have since released albums as Michael's schedule permits (who is also the founder and full time member of the melodic death metal band Arch Enemy), including 1996's Another Way to Shine, 1998's Mantra III, 2000's Ad Astra, and 2002's On Fire.

A new album called Demons was released in Japan in March 2005 and in Europe on June 20. Demons was released in two versions – a single CD version and a two-CD version, which includes live material recorded in Japan during 2003.

[edit] Members

• Michael Amott – guitar
• Janne "JB" Christoffersson – vocals
• Sharlee D'Angelo – bass
• Per Wiberg – keyboards
• Ludwig Witt – drums

[edit] Former members

• Christian "Spice" Sjöstrand – vocals, bass
• Roger Nilsson – bass
• Håkan Ljungberg - bass

[edit] Touring members

• Stefan Isebring – percussion, hurdy gurdy^[2] (1998, also appeared on Mantra III^[3])

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

• Spiritual Beggars CD (1994, Wrong Again Records)
• Another Way to Shine CD (1996, Music for Nations)
• Mantra III CD (1998, Music for Nations)
• Ad Astra CD/2LP (2000, Music for Nations)
• On Fire CD (2002, Music for Nations)
• Demons CD (2005, SPV GmbH/Inside Out Records)

[edit] Singles/EPs

• "Violet Karma" 10" (Purple Vinyl) (1998 Froghouse Records)
• "It's Over" split 7" with Grand Magus (2001, Southern Lord Records)

[edit] Live/Reissue

• Spiritual Beggars CD/LP (2002, Regain Records)
• Live Fire! DVD (2005, SPV)
• Another Way to Shine CD (2007, Metal Mind Productions)
• Mantra III CD (2007, Metal Mind Productions)
• Ad Astra CD (2007, Metal Mind Productions)

[edit] Compilation appearances

• "Magic Spell" on Stahlmaster: Volume One (1996, Cream/Rough Trade Records)
• "Monster Astronauts" on Burn One Up (1997, Attic Records Limited/Roadrunner Records)
• "Redwood Blues" on Stoned Revolution: The Ultimate Trip (1998, Drunken Maria Records/Rough Trade Records)
• "Mr. White" on Bastards Will Pay: A Tribute to Trouble (1999, Freedom Records)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Spiritual Beggars at MySpace
• Spiritual Beggars at PureVolume

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