Adept (band)

Adept is a Swedish metalcore band from Trosa. Formed in 2004, the band consists of vocalist Robert Ljung, guitarists Gustav Lithammer and Kasper Larcombe-Tronstad, bassist Filip Brandelius, drummer Gabriel Hellmark. Adept have released three EPs and four studio albums to date, including Another Year of Disaster in 2009, Death Dealers (which saw a shift in sound from their original post-hardcore influences) in 2011, Silence the World in 2013, and their latest release Sleepless in 2016. The band ceased to perform live or release new music by 2019, but reunited in November 2024 for a 20th anniversary show at Corefest in Stuttgart, Germany.

Adept
Adept performing in 2017
Background information
Origin	Trosa, Sweden
Genres	Metalcore, post-hardcore
Years active	2004–2019 2024–present
Labels	Napalm, Panic & Action
Members	Robert Ljung Gustav Lithammer Kasper Larcombe-Tronstad Filip Brandelius Gabriel Hellmark
Past members	Jacob Papinniemi Andrew Brierly Chramer Tobias Ottoson Andreas Carlsson Jerry Repo Mikael Norén

Adept 2019

History

Adept was founded in 2004 and in their first year, they self-released their first demo, Hopeless Illusions. This was followed a year later by their first EP, When the Sun Gave Up the Sky, also self-released, and again in 2006 by another EP, The Rose Will Decay. The band soon gained prominence and was signed by the Panic & Action label. Gustav Lithammer and Filip Brandelius both left their other post-hardcore band (Saving Joshua) to join Adept in 2010 and 2012 respectively.

On 4 February 2009, Adept released their first full-length album, Another Year of Disaster. In 2010, Adept toured in Germany with the band Her Bright Skies (also signed to Panic & Action), playing six venues: Hamburg, Berlin, Osnabrück, Munich, Stuttgart and Cologne.^[1] In August 2010, Adept began working on a follow-up to Another Year of Disaster. They worked with Fredrik Nordström, a music producer who had previously worked with well-known acts such as In Flames, Bring Me the Horizon and At the Gates.^[2]

On 11 March 2011, they released their second album, Death Dealers, which saw their sound shifting from post-hardcore towards metalcore. They toured Europe for the first time that same year, starting in Sweden and moving on through France, Russia, Finland, Norway, Finland, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungary and Italy. In May they played some shows in Germany as part of their tour, supporting As Blood Runs Black, Caliban and For Today, and also planned to play some shows in Austria^[3] and appeared as an opening act for August Burns Red.^[4] Adept released their third and latest album, Silence the World in late 2013, and supported it by once again setting out on a European tour.

On 14 November 2014 Adept announced via their Facebook page that their next album Sleepless will be released in 2015 while also confirming their appearance at that year's Impericon Festival, which toured Europe in April and May.^[5] However, they were forced to re-record the whole album due to contractual issues and ultimately ended up signing a new deal with Napalm Records in November 2015.^{[citation needed]} Sleepless was finally released on February 19, 2016.

In October 2016, after playing various shows across Asia, the band announced the departure of guitarist Jerry Repo and drummer Gabriel Hellmark. The gaps in the band were filled by Kasper Larcombe-Tronstad on guitar and Mikael Norén, who is also playing for Walking With Strangers, on drums. Hellmark re-joined the band two years later. Adept performed a number of live shows in the subsequent years, and 2019 saw the 10th anniversary re-release of the band's debut album Another Year of Disaster. However, Adept ceased studio and live activities with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, essentially going on a hiatus.

In November 2024, Adept made their return to the stage with a show in Germany, celebrating their 20th anniversary as a band.^[6] In April 2025, Adept updated the band photo on their social media accounts and uploaded teaser videos for what turned out to be a new single.^[7] Titled "Heaven", the single marks the band's first new output in nine years and will be released on May 12, accompanied by a music video.^[8]

Discography

Studio albums

Date of release	Title	Label
4 February 2009[9]	Another Year of Disaster	Panic & Action
4 March 2011	Death Dealers
22 March 2013	Silence the World
19 February 2016	Sleepless	Napalm
1 February 2019	Another Year of Disaster (10 Year Anniversary Edition)	Self-released

EPs

Date of release	Title	Label
2004	Hopeless Illusions (demo)	Self-released
2005	When the Sun Gave Up the Sky
2006	The Rose Will Decay

Music videos

• "At Least Give Me My Dreams Back, You Negligent Whore!"
• "Sound the Alarm"
• "Shark! Shark! Shark!"
• "The Ivory Tower"
• "Secrets"
• "The Toughest Kids"
• "Dark Clouds"
• "Carry the Weight"
• "Heaven"