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Niclas Engelin (born 27 December 1972) is a Swedish heavy metal guitarist for Drömriket,
Passenger
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, Engel and The Halo Effect. He previously was the lead guitarist for and Gardenian
Gardenian was a Swedish melodic death metal band from Gothenburg. It formed in 1996 and disbanded in 2004. They reunited in 2012 before disbanding once again in 2016.
Background
Gardenian was formed in April 1996 by drummer Thim Blom and vocalis ...
and the rhythm guitarist for In Flames
In Flames is a Swedish heavy metal band, formed by guitarist Jesper Strömblad in Gothenburg in 1990. Alongside At the Gates and Dark Tranquillity, In Flames pioneered the genres known as Swedish death metal and melodic death metal.
During t ...
and has been in and out of In Flames on six occasions.
In 1997, Engelin replaced Glenn Ljungström
Glenn Ljungström (born 7 September 1974) is a Swedish co-guitarist from Nödinge-Nol, for a band called The Resistance, since 2011. He was also an ex-guitarist and composer in a few other Swedish bands. He was most notably in heavy metal band ...
of In Flames who had just quit. In 1998, Niclas quit In Flames and the band's drummer, Bjorn Gelotte
Bjorn (English, Dutch), Björn (Swedish, Icelandic, Dutch, and German), Bjørn (Danish, Faroese and Norwegian), Beorn (Old English) or, rarely, Bjôrn, Biorn, or Latinized Biornus, Brum (Portuguese), is a Scandinavian male given name, or less oft ...
, took over his position as guitarist. Engelin came back to fill in for Jesper Strömblad
Clas Håkan Jesper Strömblad (born 28 November 1972) is a Swedish musician who is the guitarist of the bands The Halo Effect, Dimension Zero and Cyhra, and formerly of In Flames and The Resistance. He is best known as the founder and former ...
four times since back in 1998, when he quit. He rejoined In Flames briefly in late 2006 and again in 2009, as Jesper had been struggling with personal issues but maintained he would return. Niclas also toured with In Flames in North and South America, Australia, Europe, South Africa ( RAMfest 2012) and portions of Japan in their ''Taste of Chaos'' tour.
On 12 February 2010, Jesper quit In Flames, citing a need to face ongoing personal issues. For that reason, Niclas returned as a guitarist, planning to stay until they could find a suitable replacement, but on 28 February 2011, the band decided that he would instead become the full-time guitarist himself.
He formed the band Engel in 2002 with guitarist Marcus Sunesson (The Crown
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).
In May 2011 Engelin became endorsed by B.C. Rich guitars, using the Warlock Pro X model with gold covered EMG 81 and 60 pickups.
Mr Engelin is since 2012 endorsed by Gibson Guitar Corporation
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Drömriket, a project started by Niclas and drummer Magnus "ADDE" Andreasson (Hardcore Superstar
Hardcore Superstar is a Swedish heavy metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden. The band was formed in 1997 and have released eleven studio albums.
History The first ten years (1997–2007) 1997–2004
Hardcore Superstar was formed in Gothenburg, ...
), together with vocalist Ralf Gyllenhammar ( Mustasch) and Jonas Slättung (bass and vocals), released their self-titled debut album "Drömriket" in May 2014 in Sweden.
In October 2021, it was announced that Niclas would reunite with former In Flames bandmates Jesper, Peter Iwers, and Daniel Svensson, along with Dark Tranquility
Dark Tranquillity is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Gothenburg. They are considered one of the pioneering acts of the Gothenburg metal scene, which also includes bands such as In Flames and At the Gates. Dark Tranquillity is regarded a ...
vocalist Mikael Stanne, in a new project named The Halo Effect.
Discography
With Sarcazm
* '', Shit, ... –'' 1993 (Deathside Records)With Gardenian
* ''Two Feet Stand
''Two Feet Stand'' is the debut album by Swedish melodic death metal band Gardenian. It was the only album the band recorded for Listenable Records before signing a deal with Nuclear Blast.
Track listing
# "Two Feet Stand" - 3:13
# "Flipside of Re ...
'' – 1997 (Listenable Records
Listenable Records is an independent metal label originally founded in 1990 in France. The label specializes in metal, with a focus on extreme metal music.
The company has published albums from many acclaimed extreme metal bands, such as Immo ...
)
* '' Soulburner'' – 1999 (Nuclear Blast
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)
* ''Sindustries
''Sindustries'' is the third album by Swedish melodic death metal band Gardenian. For a time, this was considered Gardenian's last release, as the band broke up in 2004. However, they reunited in 2012 and are working towards a new album. The band ...
'' – 2000 (Nuclear Blast)
With Passenger
* '' In Reverse'' – 2003 Single (Century Media
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)
* ''Passenger
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'' – 2003 (Century Media)
With Engel
* '' Absolute Design'' – 2007 ( SPV) * ''Threnody
A threnody is a wailing ode, song, hymn or poem of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person. The term originates from the Greek word θρηνῳδία (''threnoidia''), from θρῆνος (''threnos'', "wailing") and ᾠδ ...
'' – 2010 (Trooper Entertainment)
* ''Blood of Saints
''Blood of Saints'' is the third album from Swedish melodic death metal/ industrial band Engel.http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=171142 ENGEL: 'Blood Of Saints' Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed - Mar. 13, 2012 - r ...
'' – 2012 (Season of Mist
Season of Mist is an independent record label and record distributor with subsidiaries in France and the United States. The record label was founded in 1996 by Michael S. Berberian in Marseille, France. From the start releasing black metal, pag ...
)
* ''Raven Kings –'' 2014 Gain/Sony
With In Flames
* ''Siren Charms
''Siren Charms'' is the eleventh studio album by Swedish heavy metal band In Flames. It was released on 5 September 2014 and 9 September in the United States via Sony Music Entertainment. ''Siren Charms'' is the first album to feature guitarist ...
'' – 2014 (Epic/Sony, Razzia)
* ''Battles
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'' – 2016 (Nuclear Blast)
* '' I, the Mask'' – 2019 (Nuclear Blast)
With Drömriket
* ''Drömriket'' – 2014 (Gain Records)With The Halo Effect
* ''Days of The Lost'' – 2022 (Nuclear Blast)References
External links
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Engelin, Niklas 1972 births Lead guitarists Living people Swedish heavy metal guitarists 21st-century guitarists In Flames members Passenger (Swedish band) members