Magna Carta Cartel

Magna Carta Cartel
MCC in 2010
Background information
Also known as	MCC
Origin	Linköping, Sweden
Genres	Alternative rock
Years active	2006–2010, 2017–present
Labels	Sounds Of Zilence, Lövely Records
Members	Martin Persner Arvid Persner Pär Glendor Niels Nielsen
Past members	Simon Söderberg Tobias Forge
Website	mcc-official.com

Magna Carta Cartel (MCC) is a Swedish alternative rock band, formed in Linköping in 2006.[1]

History

The band's first EP Valiant Visions Dawn was released in 2008.[2] In the fall of 2009 Magna Carta Cartel released their debut album Goodmorning Restrained.[3]

In March 2017, Martin Persner revealed that for seven years he has participated in the band Ghost (whose primary songwriter was Tobias Forge, a former member of MCC) under the name "Omega" and will now instead shake up his former band, Magna Carta Cartel.[4] In May 2017, the band made a comeback with the release of the EP The Demon King.[5]

In September 2018, they released the single "The Sun & The Rain".[6][7]

Their second studio album The Dying Option was released on 10 June 2022.[8][9] 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[10][11]

Discography

Albums

• Goodmorning Restrained (2009)
• THE DYING OPTION (2022)

EPs

• Valiant Visions Dawn EP (2008)
• The Demon King EP (2017)

References

1. Från Magna Carta Cartel, vidare in i Ghost-cirkusen och tillbaka igen. Martin Persner kan berätta om en svindlande rockkarusell som nu har resulterat i att det gamla musikprojektet står med nytt album – 13 år senare. Gaffa
2. Magna Carta Cartel, dramatic pop with hard roots Groove.se
3. Ghost-medlem tar av sig masken – återvänder till sitt gamla band Gaffa
4. Tidigare Ghost-gitarrist avslöjar namn Aftonbladet
5. Spöklik alternativrock (eller tvärtom) Gaffa
6. Former Ghost Guitarist Martin Persner Returns With New Magna Carta Cartel Single, 'The Sun & The Rain' Blabbermouth
7. Ghost Frontman’s Former Band Magna Carta Cartel Releases New Track “The Sun & The Rain” Metalsucks.net
8. MCC (Magna Carta Cartel) - The Dying Option Metal.de
9. The Dying Option by MCC Magna Carta Cartel Bandcamp
10. Ghost Unmasked: Nameless Ghoul Known as Omega Reveals His Identity, His Name Is Martin Persner Ultimate-guitar.com
11. Photo by Claudio Marino facebook.com/MCCmagnacartacartel

External links

• Official website
• Magna Carta Cartel discography at Discogs