Anders Iwers (born 6 October 1972) is a Swedish heavy metal musician and bassist of the bands

Tiamat In Mesopotamian religion, Tiamat ( akk, or , grc, Θαλάττη, Thaláttē) is a primordial goddess of the sea, mating with Abzû, the god of the groundwater, to produce younger gods. She is the symbol of the chaos of primordial crea ...

and Avatarium. He is the older brother of former

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 the ...

bassist

Peter Iwers Peter Iwers (born on 15 May 1975) is a Swedish musician and the current bass player of The Halo Effect. He was a member of Swedish heavy metal band In Flames from their 1999 album ''Colony'', up until their 2016 album ''Battles'', originally ...

. Iwers is a former member of the metal band

Dark Tranquillity 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 regarde ...

. He is also the former guitarist of bands Ceremonial Oath (also being the founder), Cemetary,

Lacuna Coil Lacuna Coil is an Italian gothic metal band from Milan. Since their formation in 1994, the group has had two name changes, being previously known as Sleep of Right and Ethereal, and they have recorded nine studio albums, two extended plays, two ...

, as well as a co-founder and former

session musician Session musicians, studio musicians, or backing musicians are musicians hired to perform in recording sessions or live performances. The term sideman is also used in the case of live performances, such as accompanying a recording artist on a ...

for In Flames. He did photography on the albums ''A Moonclad Reflection'' and ''Yesterworlds'' by Dark Tranquillity.

Discography

Ceremonial Oath

*''Wake the Dead'' (1990) – demo under Desecrator moniker *''Black Sermons'' (1990) – demo under Desecrator moniker *''Promo 1991'' (1991) Demo *''Lost Name of God'' (1992) *''

The Book of Truth ''The Book of Truth'' is the debut studio album by Swedish death metal band Ceremonial Oath. The album was released in 1993 through Modern Primitive Records. Track listing # "Prologue: Sworn to Avenge" – 1:04 # "Chapter I: The Invocator" – ...

'' (1993) *''

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'' (1995)

Cemetary

*''Black Vanity'' (1994) *''Sundown'' (1996)

Tiamat

*''

A Deeper Kind of Slumber ''A Deeper Kind of Slumber'' is the fifth studio album from Swedish band Tiamat. Featuring female background vocals by Birgit Zacher (Moonspell, Angel Dust) and experimentation with a variety of influences, the album marked the group's first c ...

'' (1997) *''For Her Pleasure'' (1999) EP *'' Skeleton Skeletron'' (1999) *''

Judas Christ ''Judas Christ'' is the seventh studio album from gothic band Tiamat In Mesopotamian religion, Tiamat ( akk, or , grc, Θαλάττη, Thaláttē) is a primordial goddess of the sea, mating with Abzû, the god of the groundwater, to ...

'' (2002) *''

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'' (2003) *''

Amanethes Amanethes is the ninth studio album by Swedish gothic metal band Tiamat. It was released on May 2, 2008. The album was more positively received than Tiamat's previous releases, in part because of its return to their earlier metal sound in a few so ...

(2008) *'' The Scarred People'' (2012)

Dark Tranquility

*'' Atoma'' (2016) *''Moment'' (2020)

In Flames

*''Lunar Strain'' (1994) – guest soloist on tracks "In Flames" and "Upon an Oaken Throne"; guitars on 1993 demo tracks

The Awesome Machine

*''Under the Influence'' (2002) – guest soloist on "Kick"

Rickshaw

*''Double Deluxe'' (2001) – guest soloist on "Life in Hypercolor"

Avatarium

*''All I Want'' (2014) – bassist on live songs *''The Girl With The Raven Mask'' (2015) – bassist on songs "Hypnotized", "Ghostlight" and "The Master Thief"

References

External links

* * Swedish heavy metal musicians Black metal musicians 1972 births Living people 21st-century bass guitarists In Flames members Ceremonial Oath members Dark Tranquillity members Lacuna Coil members {{Bass-guitarist-stub