Jimmie Strimell

Jimmie Strimell (born 3 December 1980) is a Swedish death metal singer. Strimell is known for being a founding member, vocalist and songwriter of metal band Dead by April, as well as serving as frontman for Nightrage.

Career In 2006, Strimell founded Dead by April with Pontus Hjelm, where he would serve as the band's vocalist and as a songwriter. Strimell became known for his growls, which were inspired by Pantera. Strimell's vocals caught the attention of other metal acts. After the departure of Tomas Lindberg, Greek-Swedish metal group Nightrage recruited Strimell to sing vocals on their 2007 album, A New Disease is Born. In 2009, Strimell joined Swedish metal supergroup.

Dead by April

Dead by April released their first eponymous album, Dead by April in May 2009. In February 2012, Dead by April performed at Melodifestivalen, where they were named finalists in the competition to represent Sweden at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest. Later that year, Strimell left Death Destruction to focus on Dead by April full time.

Departure In March 2013, Strimell left Dead by April due to personal reasons. At the time, his bandmates released an open letter to their fans thanking Strimell for his contributions to the band, but citing Strimell's personal issues had created a "bad environment" that they could not continue with him. but ultimately did not appear due to "unforeseen circumstances". Strimell would later join the Swedish hard rock band. In October 2013, the band released their first album.

In 2015, Strimell was falsely announced as the new frontman of Asking Alexandria when he was impersonated on Twitter. At the time, Strimell was in the band My Collapse. In March 2020, Strimell was released from the band for a second time due to his ongoing drug and alcohol addiction. After being released from Dead by April for the second time, Strimell formed a new band, Vindicta. Vindicta released their first single called "Slice It" on 1 October 2021.

On 30 June 2023 Strimell rejoined Nightrage after their long time vocalist Ronnie Nyman left the band, but left shortly after joining due to "personal problems". Discography with Nightrage 2007 — A New Disease Is Born

with Dead by April 2009 — Dead by April 2011 — Incomparable 2017 — Worlds Collide (Jimmie Strimell Sessions) 2019 — As A Butterfly (Re-recorded) 2019 — Hold On (Re-recorded) 2019 — Beautiful Nightmare (Re-recorded) 2019 — Empathy (Re-recorded)

with Death Destruction 2011 — Death Destruction 2011 — Fuck Yeah (Live EP)

with Ends With a Bullet 2013 — Ends With a Bullet (EP)

with My Collapse 2015 — Ghosts (Single)

with Splittrad 2018 — Djofull (Single) 2018 — Jörmungandr (Single)

with Jay Ray

2021 — Cold Light (Music video) 2022 — Cold Light (Single)

with Vindicta 2021 — Slice It (Single) 2023 — Vindicta (EP)