Daniel Antonsson is a musician and songwriter from
Gothenburg
Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...
,
Sweden
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, formerly playing guitar in
Dimension Zero. He is also the former bassist for
Dark Tranquillity, playing on the album ''
We Are the Void'', and former guitarist for
Soilwork, recording with them on their album ''
Sworn to a Great Divide
''Sworn to a Great Divide'' is the seventh studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Soilwork. The album was released on 19 October 2007 for Europe and on 23 October 2007 for the US, both through Nuclear Blast. Everything aside from vocal ...
''. He uses Esp Nv-std guitar and
Mayones Guitars & Basses.
His music career started in a band called "Pathos".
On 18 March 2014, a
heavy metal band considered a
supergroup with mostly Swedish members named ''Akani'', was announced and formed by Antonsson himself on Co-
Guitar
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, Jorge Rosado (
Merauder, ex-
Ill Niño
Ill Niño (stylized as ill niño) is an American metal band formed in Union City, New Jersey, in 1998 by drummer and percussionist Dave Chavarri. They have released seven studio albums, two EPs and one compilation album, totaling in over 1.3 mi ...
) on Vocals,
Anders Björler
Anders Björler (born 26 February 1973) is a Swedish musician, composer and film director. He is best known as the guitar player in the metal bands The Haunted and At the Gates, alongside his bass-playing twin brother Jonas Björler.
Björle ...
(
At the Gates
At the Gates is a Swedish death metal band from Gothenburg, formed in 1990. The band was a major progenitor of Gothenburg-style melodic death metal alongside In Flames and Dark Tranquillity. Prior to their first disbandment in 1996, At the Gat ...
, ex-
The Haunted
Haunted or The Haunted may refer to:
Books
* ''Haunted'' (Armstrong novel), by Kelley Armstrong, 2005
* ''Haunted'' (Cabot novel), by Meg Cabot, 2004
* ''Haunted'' (Palahniuk novel), by Chuck Palahniuk, 2005
* ''Haunted'' (Angel novel), a 200 ...
) on Co-Guitar, Victor Brandt (
Dominion
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"Dominion status" was first accorded to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Newfoundland, South Africa, and the Irish Free State at the 192 ...
, ex-
Aeon
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, ex-
Entombed, ex-
Satyricon
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) on
Bass guitar
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& Anders Lowgren (Dead Reprise) on
Drums. On the same day, the band released a song titled "Who's to Blame?" from their upcoming four-song seven-inch single called "Santa Muerte", where the album art was released as well. ''Santa Muerte'' was released in March 2014 through ''Demons Run Amok Records'' and the release was produced, recorded and mixed by the band themselves and with Martin Jacobsson at Rovljud Studios in
Örebro
Örebro ( , ) is the sixth-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Örebro Municipality, and capital of the Örebro County. It is situated by the Närke Plain, near the lake Hjälmaren, a few kilometers inland along the small river Svartån, and ...
.
Discography
with
Dimension Zero
* ''
This Is Hell'' (2003)
* ''
He Who Shall Not Bleed
''He Who Shall Not Bleed'' is the third album by the Swedish melodic death metal band Dimension Zero.
The sampling at the beginning of the title song is a line by James Gregory from the film ''Beneath the Planet of the Apes''.
"A Paler Shad ...
'' (2007)
with
Soilwork
* ''
Sworn to a Great Divide
''Sworn to a Great Divide'' is the seventh studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Soilwork. The album was released on 19 October 2007 for Europe and on 23 October 2007 for the US, both through Nuclear Blast. Everything aside from vocal ...
'' (2007)
with
Dark Tranquillity
*''
Projector
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'' (1999/2009)
*''
Where Death Is Most Alive
''Where Death Is Most Alive'' is the second live album by Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity, released on October 26, 2009. It was also released in a limited edition two-CD – two-DVD boxset as well as two-CD format. Only the liv ...
'' (2009)
*''The Dying Fragments'' (2009)
* ''
We are the Void'' (2010)
*''Zero Distance EP'' (2012)
References
Living people
1974 births
21st-century bass guitarists
21st-century Swedish male musicians
The Resistance (Swedish band) members
Dark Tranquillity members
Dimension Zero (Swedish band) members
Soilwork members
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