▁met ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁in ▁J ön kö ping , ▁a ▁town ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁Sweden . ▁At ▁this ▁time ▁Lil j eg ren ▁and ▁his ▁band ▁Mod est ▁Att raction ▁were ▁just ▁about ▁to ▁release ▁their ▁first ▁album , ▁The ▁Tr uth ▁in ▁Your ▁Face . ▁Gr im mark ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁band ▁named ▁S entin el . ▁They ▁remained ▁in ▁contact ▁over ▁several ▁years , ▁during ▁which ▁both ▁had ▁trouble ▁with ▁their ▁bands . ▁Mod est ▁Att raction ▁produced ▁its ▁second ▁album ▁Div ine ▁Lux ury ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁Gr im mark ▁decided ▁to ▁leave ▁S entin el . ▁Lil j eg ren ▁ph oned ▁Gr im mark ▁and ▁asked ▁him ▁whether ▁he ▁was ▁interested ▁in ▁working ▁together ▁on ▁a ▁project . ▁Lil j eg ren ▁had ▁a ▁passion ▁for ▁mel od ic ▁hard ▁rock , ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁explore ▁in ▁the ▁band ▁Mod est ▁Att raction . ▁Gr im mark ▁was ▁instantly ▁interested ▁in ▁a ▁project ▁along ▁those ▁lines . ▁ ▁A ▁few ▁months ▁later ▁Lil j eg ren ▁called ▁Gr im mark ▁again ▁and ▁told ▁him ▁that ▁Mod est ▁Att raction ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁tour ▁to ▁Germany ▁and ▁the ▁guitar ▁player ▁Ste phan ▁Moh lin ▁could ▁not ▁accomp any ▁them . ▁Thus ▁Gr im mark ▁replaced ▁Ste phan . ▁Ste phan ▁soon ▁left ▁the ▁band ▁all ▁together , ▁and ▁Gr im mark ▁was ▁asked ▁whether ▁he ▁would