Peter Iwers (born on 15 May 1975) is a Swedish musician and the current bass player of the
melodic death metal band
The Halo Effect. He was a member of the melodic death metal band
In Flames
In Flames is a Swedish Heavy metal music, heavy metal band, formed by guitarist Jesper Strömblad in Gothenburg in 1990 out of the Swedish death metal, Swedish death metal scene. Their lineup has changed several times, with vocalist Anders Frid ...
from their 1999 album ''
Colony
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'' up until their 2016 album ''
Battles'', originally replacing
Johan Larsson who departed after 1997's ''
Whoracle''. He was also the bassist for the band
Cyhra with former In Flames bandmate
Jesper Strömblad from 2017 to 2018. Before he joined in Flames, Iwers played in a band called Chameleon.
Personal life
Iwers has two daughters and one son. His brother
Anders
Anders is a male name in Scandinavian languages and Fering, Fering North Frisian, an equivalent of the Greek Andreas ("manly") and the English Andrew. It originated from Andres (name), Andres via metathesis (linguistics), metathesis.
In Sweden, A ...
is also a bass player, who plays for
Tiamat
In Mesopotamian religion, Tiamat ( or , ) is the primordial sea, mating with Abzû (Apsu), the groundwater, to produce the gods in the Babylonian epic '' Enûma Elish'', which translates as "when on high". She is referred to as a woman, an ...
and played for Avatarium (2014–2015) &
Dark Tranquillity
Dark Tranquillity is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Gothenburg. They are considered one of the pioneering acts of the Swedish death metal, Gothenburg metal scene, which also includes bands such as In Flames and At the Gates - regarded a ...
(2015–2021). Peter now brews beer at his brewery outside Gothenburg, Odd Island Brewing, together with founder and co-owner
Daniel Svensson, also of In Flames and
The Halo Effect bandmate.
Musical style and influences
Iwers' bass playing style has been influenced by
Mike Porcaro from
Toto,
Geddy Lee
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from
Rush and
John Myung from
Dream Theater.
Guest bassist
*''
Psalms of Extinction'' by
Pain
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(2007)
*''
Immersion
Immersion may refer to:
The arts
* "Immersion", a 2012 story by Aliette de Bodard
* ''Immersion'', a French comic book series by Léo Quievreux
* ''Immersion'' (album), the third album by Australian group Pendulum
* ''Immersion'' (film), a 2021 ...
'' by
Pendulum
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(2010)
References
External links
1975 births
Living people
Musicians from Stockholm
Swedish heavy metal bass guitarists
21st-century Swedish bass guitarists
In Flames members
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