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, Sacrilege GBG (also the vocalist) and Diabolique. In 1998, Svensson took

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was ''

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'', and it was released the following year. He rejoined Sacrilege GBG in 2006. Svensson decided to leave In Flames after finishing up the Europe tour in November 2015. He now brews beer at his brewery outside Gothenburg, Odd Island Brewing, together with former In Flames bandmate Peter Iwers, among others. Svensson is a self-taught drummer. He looks up to

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as a big influence on his playing.

Equipment

2015 RiP In Flames - Daniel Svensson by 2eight - DSC5848

*Drums – Tama Starclassic Maple/Bubinga, Piano White **12"×9" Maple Tom **13"×10" Maple Tom **16"×16" Maple Floor Tom **18"×16" Maple Floor Tom **22"×16" Bubinga Bass Drum (×2) **14"×5.5" Bubinga Snare Drum *Cymbals – Meinl **14" MB20 Heavy Soundwave Hi-Hat **17" MB10 Medium Crash **20" MB20 Heavy Crash **18" MB20 Heavy Crash **18" MB20 Rock China **22" MB20 Heavy Bell Ride **12" MB20 Rock Splash **10" MB20 Rock Splash **8" Classics Bell Effect Cymbal *Drum Heads – Evans **Toms – Clear EC2 **Bass – Clear EQ3 **Snare – Power Center *Hardware – Tama **Tama Speed Cobra double pedal (SOAPF) **

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Power-Glide double pedal **Tama Iron Cobra Lever-Glide hi-hat stand **Power Tower Rack System **1st Chair Ergo-Rider Drum Throne *Other **

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Millennium II 5A Daniel Svensson signature sticks

Discography

References

External links

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Meinl artist page
1977 births Living people People from Gothenburg Swedish heavy metal drummers Swedish heavy metal singers 21st-century Swedish singers 21st-century drummers In Flames members Diabolique (band) members {{drummer-stub