Brazen Abbot is a

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band. Originally a studio project of

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n guitarist, producer and song writer

Nikolo Kotzev Nikolo Kotzev ( bg, Николо Коцев) (born 6 June 1961) is a Bulgarian guitarist, violinist, songwriter and producer, perhaps most famous for his 2001 rock opera ''Nostradamus'' and his band Brazen Abbot. Biography Kotzev was born in P ...

, who is a Finnish resident, the band has since made several live performances. One of the defining aspects of Brazen Abbot is the employment of multiple singers; every album features three or four singers, with

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having appeared on most Brazen Abbot albums. Nikolo Kotzev originally intended to use only one singer; original singer Göran Edman could only commit to recording two songs for the first album due to contractual obligations. Glenn Hughes was then supposed to record the remaining songs; however contractual obligations hindered him from recording more than three songs, at which point Kotzev brought in Thomas Vikström to record the remaining songs. Kotzev was so pleased with the result that he decided to keep using multiple singers for future albums. When performing live, however, Joe Lynn Turner is typically the only singer. Several of the band members have also appeared on Nikolo Kotzev's ambitious rock opera ''

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'' (2001); Brazen Abbot was on hiatus during the time Kotzev was working on the rock opera (1998–2001). Former members include

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Ian Haugland Jan-Håkan "Ian" Haugland (born 13 August 1964) is the drummer in the Swedish rock band Europe. When he was eight months old, he and his family moved to the Stockholm suburb of Märsta, Sweden. He joined Europe in the summer of 1984, replacing ...

, all members of the famous rock band

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Members

Current members

- guitars, violin, production, mixing *

- vocals *

- vocals (1996- ) *

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- vocals (2005- ) * Erik Mårtensson - vocals (2005- ) * Nelko Kolarov - organs (2005- ) * Wayne Banks - bass (2004- ) * Mattias Knutas - drums (2005- )

Former members

* Glenn Hughes - vocals (1995) * Thomas Vikström - vocals (1995–1997) *

Jørn Lande Jørn Marumsrud Lande (born May 31, 1968) is a Norwegian hard rock and heavy metal singer and songwriter. He is known for his work with the bands Ark, Beyond Twilight, Millenium, Vagabond, The Snakes, and most notably with power metal band Ma ...

- vocals (2003) *

- keyboards (1995–2003) * Lars Pollack - keyboards (2004) * Svante Henryson - bass (1995) *

- bass (1996–2003) *

- drums (1995–2003) * Thomas Broman - drums (2004)

Discography

* ''Live and Learn'' (1995) * ''Eye of the Storm'' (1996) * ''Bad Religion'' (1997) * ''Guilty as Sin'' (2003) * ''A Decade of Brazen Abbot'' (live) (2004) * ''My Resurrection'' (2005)

External links

Official Brazen Abbot website
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