Andreas Blomqvist is a heavy metal bassist from Stockholm, Sweden, best known for his role as the bassist and founding member of

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Seventh Wonder Seventh Wonder is a Swedish progressive metal band from Stockholm, formed in 2000. History Seventh Wonder was formed in 2000 by bass player Andreas Blomqvist, guitarist Johan Liefvendahl and drummer Johnny Sandin after their previous band fel ...

. Andreas formed Seventh Wonder alongside guitarist Johan Liefvendahl and drummer Johnny Sandin after their previous band fell apart. The music turned towards the side of progressive metal, and as the band was joined by keyboard player Andreas "Kyrt" Söderin late 2000, the new sound was cemented further. Two demos were recorded over the next few years (''Seventh Wonder'' in 2001 and ''Temple in the Storm'' in 2003) and both received good press. In 2005, Seventh Wonder released their first full-length studio album, ''Become''. It was followed in 2006 by '' Waiting in the Wings''. In 2008, they released the critically acclaimed concept album ''

Mercy Falls ''Mercy Falls'' is the third studio album by Swedish progressive metal band Seventh Wonder. It is a concept album that tells the story of a victim of a car crash who, upon awakening from a coma, finds himself in the mysterious town of Mercy Falls ...

''. They followed this with the very successful '' The Great Escape'', which was released in 2010. Their most recent studio album is ''

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'', released in 2018. Blomqvist's playing style frequently incorporates techniques such as fretboard

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and sections of fast arpeggios, such as his bass solo in ''Walking Tall'' from '' Waiting in the Wings''. He primarily uses a 6-string Bass Guitar for recording and live performances. On the song ''Long Way Home'' from '' The Great Escape'', he played a fretless bass. He has listed

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Yngwie Malmsteen Yngwie Johan Malmsteen ( ; born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, 30 June 1963) is a Swedish guitarist. He first became known in the 1980s for his neoclassical playing style in heavy metal, and has released 22 studio albums in a career spanning ov ...

) and Thomas Miller (ex

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) as his most important influences. Blomqvist also does the majority of Seventh Wonder's interviews, writes much of the music and appears to have been the driving force in the band. Blomqvist also acts as the band's lyricist together with singer

Tommy Karevik Tommy Karevik (born 1 November 1981) is a Swedish metal vocalist, best known as the singer for Seventh Wonder and Kamelot. He also appeared on Ayreon's 2013 album '' The Theory of Everything'', in which he portrayed the main character. He appe ...

Discography

*''Seventh Wonder'' (2001) *''Temple in the Storm'' (2003) *''Become'' (2005) *'' Waiting in the Wings'' (2006) *''

'' (2008) *'' The Great Escape'' (2010) *''Welcome To Atlanta Live 2014'' (2016) *''

'' (2018) *'' The Testament'' (2022)

External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20090830072229/http://www.seventhwonder.nu/ *http://www.andreasblomqvist.com *http://www.myspace.com/officialsw *http://www.myspace.com/andreasblomqvist *http://www.careligo.se/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Blomqvist, Andreas 1978 births Living people Swedish bass guitarists Seventh Wonder members 21st-century bass guitarists