Magna Carta Cartel (MCC) is a Swedish alternative rock band, formed in Linköping in 2006.
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History
The band's first EP Valiant Visions Dawn was released in 2008. In the fall of 2009 Magna Carta Cartel released their debut album Goodmorning Restrained.
In March 2017, Martin Persner revealed that for seven years he participated in the band Ghost (whose primary songwriter was Tobias Forge, a former member of MCC) under the name "Omega". Persner stated that he was retiring from Ghost and would be reviving his former band, Magna Carta Cartel. In May 2017, the band made a comeback with the release of the EP The Demon King.
In September 2018, they released the single "The Sun & The Rain".
Their second studio album The Dying Option was released on 10 June 2022. The Swedish singer Karolina Engdahl is featured on the closing track "The Dying Option" and Tobias Forge is co-writer on the tracks "Savantgarde" and "Valkyria".
Band members
Members
Martin Persner – lead vocals, guitars
Pär Glendor – guitars, keyboards
Arvid Persner – drums, guitars
Niels Nielsen – guitars, keyboards
Former members
Simon Söderberg – guitars, vocals
Tobias Forge – guitars, bass
Discography
Albums
Goodmorning Restrained (2009)
THE DYING OPTION (2022)
EPs
Valiant Visions Dawn EP (2008)
The Demon King EP (2017)