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Anders Fridén
Pär Anders Fridén (born 25 March 1973) is a Swedish vocalist, best known as the lead singer of the melodic death metal band In Flames. He was also the vocalist of Dark Tranquillity and side project Passenger. Career Early career Fridén was originally the vocalist for Dark Tranquillity. He performed on their debut album, Skydancer, but left the band soon after. Two years later he joined In Flames. Coincidentally Mikael Stanne had left In Flames (being only a session player) and switched from rhythm guitar to lead vocals in Dark Tranquillity, so the two effectively traded places. Fridén was also the lead vocalist for another band known as Ceremonial Oath with In Flames founder Jesper Strömblad. 1995–present: In Flames Fridén started with In Flames on the 1996 album '' The Jester Race''. On the album '' Whoracle'', Niklas Sundin (of Dark Tranquillity) wrote the lyrics following the original synopsis by Fridén. On the 1999 album ''Colony'', Fridén composed the lyr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Fridén and guitarist Björn Gelotte being the only consistent members since 1995. Since the departure of Strömblad in 2010, no original members remain with the band. In Flames helped pioneer melodic death metal along with fellow Swedish bands At the Gates and Dark Tranquillity. The band has sold over two million records worldwide. During the band's early years, In Flames had a varying group of musicians recording with them, including many session musicians. By the release of ''Colony (In Flames album), Colony'' (1999), the group had established a stable lineup. Their sixth studio album ''Reroute to Remain'' (2002) showed the band moving toward a newer style of music that moved further away from melodic death metal and closer to alternative m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colony (In Flames Album)
''Colony'' is the fourth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band In Flames, released on 21 May 1999 via Nuclear Blast Records. It is the first ''In Flames'' album to feature the band's classic line-up; Björn Gelotte switched to lead guitar, to replace Glenn Ljungström, and Daniel Svensson filled the drummer position left vacant by Gelotte. Peter Iwers became the new bass player, replacing Johan Larsson. With Anders Fridén and Jesper Strömblad remaining on vocals and rhythm guitar respectively, this lineup remained unchanged until 2010. In 2021, it was named one of the 20 best metal albums of 1999 by ''Metal Hammer'' magazine. Music Lyrics and musical style The album deals with various aspects of religion, society, and spirituality, from the somewhat positive light of "Embody the Invisible" and "The New Word", to the more negative "Zombie Inc." and "Scorn". Colony features a faster, tighter, and more energetic approach to the music than displayed on the previous album, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carpet (album)
''Carpet'' is the second and final studio album by Swedish death metal band Ceremonial Oath. Track listing # "The Day I Buried" – 6:06 # "Dreamsong" – 3:44 # "Carpet" – 3:30 # "The Shadowed End" – 3:16 # "One of Us/Nightshade" – 3:54 # "Immortalized" – 3:48 # " Hallowed Be Thy Name" – 6:46 (Iron Maiden cover) Credits Ceremonial Oath *Anders Fridén - vocals * Anders Iwers - guitar *Mikael Andersson - guitar *Tomas Johansson - bass *Markus Nordberg - drums Guest *Tomas Lindberg Tomas Lindberg (born 16 October 1972), also known as "Tompa" and "Goatspell", is a Swedish vocalist who has fronted many death metal bands, most notably At the Gates. He has been active as a musician and composer since the late 1980s. He also t ... - vocals 1995 albums Ceremonial Oath albums {{1990s-death-metal-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subterranean (EP)
''Subterranean'' is the first Extended play, EP by Swedish Heavy metal music, heavy metal band In Flames, released in 1995. It was remastered and re-released in 2003 by Regain Records and reissued again in 2014, featuring additional tracks. The song "The Inborn Lifeless" is also featured on the album ''The Jester Race'', but with a different name ("Dead God in Me"), different lyrics, an alternate ending, and a different solo. Although drummer Daniel Erlandsson is pictured with the band through certain parts of the EP, he was only a guest, and did not perform on all of the recording. Track listing Personnel In Flames *Henke Forss – lead vocals *Glenn Ljungström – guitars *Jesper Strömblad – guitars, keyboards *Johan Larsson (musician), Johann Larsson – bass, backing vocals Guests *Anders Fridén – vocals on "Murders in the Rue Morgue" *Jocke Götberg – vocals on "Dead Eternity" *Per Gyllenbäck – vocals on "The Inborn Lifeless" *Robert Dahne – vocals on "Eye o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Iwers
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 from their 1999 album ''Colony'' 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 is also a bass player, who plays for Tiamat and played for Avatarium (2014–2015) & Dark Tranquillity (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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Björn Gelotte
Björn Gelotte (born 27 August 1975) is a Swedish guitarist and songwriter, best known as the guitarist for melodic death metal band In Flames. He originally joined the band as the drummer in 1995, and continued in this position during '' The Jester Race'' (1996) and '' Whoracle'' (1997). He switched to his current position on guitar after Niclas Engelin left the band and has played solely guitars since ''Colony'' (1999), sharing lead/rhythm guitar duties with former In Flames guitarist Jesper Strömblad. In March 2004, Gelotte and Strömblad were both ranked No. 70 out of 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of all time by Guitar World. Other projects Before joining In Flames, Gelotte was a member of Flesh of Sights. He is currently involved in a side project called All Ends, which he and his former In Flames bandmate Jesper Strömblad write the songs for. Björn's sister is one of the singers for All Ends. Neither of them plan to play in the side project live due to In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pendulum (drum And Bass Band)
Pendulum is an Australian electronic rock band founded in 2002. Pendulum originally formed in the city of Perth, Western Australia, by Rob Swire, Gareth McGrillen and Paul "El Hornet" Harding. The band was later expanded to include members Ben Mount, Peredur ap Gwynedd and KJ Sawka. The group is notable for its distinctive sound, mixing electronic music with hard rock and covering a wide range of genres. Their debut studio album, ''Hold Your Colour'', was released in 2005 to positive critical reception. While ''Hold Your Colour'' was mostly of the drum and bass genre, the succeeding albums ''In Silico (Pendulum album), In Silico'' and ''Immersion (album), Immersion'' saw experimentation of other genres such as industrial rock and electronic rock. In 2012, the band went on hiatus as Swire and McGrillen concentrated on their side-project Knife Party. In 2015, the band reformed and released the remix album ''The Reworks'' in 2018. The band have since released the EPs ''Elemental'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drum And Bass
Drum and bass (commonly abbreviated as DnB, D&B, or D'n'B) is a genre of electronic dance music characterised by fast Break (music)#Breakbeat (element of music), breakbeats (typically 165–185 Tempo, beats per minute) with heavy Bass (music), bass and sub-bass lines, Sampling (music), samples, and synthesizers. The genre grew out of the UK's Jungle music, jungle scene in the 1990s. The popularity of drum and bass at its commercial peak ran parallel to several other UK dance styles. A major influence was the original Jamaican dub music, dub and reggae sound that influenced Jungle music, jungle's bass-heavy sound. Another feature of the style is the complex syncopation of the drum tracks' break (music), breakbeat. Drum and bass subgenres include breakcore, ragga jungle, hardstep, darkstep, techstep, neurofunk, ambient drum and bass, liquid funk (also known as liquid drum and bass), jump up, drumfunk, sambass, and drill 'n' bass. Drum and bass has influenced other genres such a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Engel (band)
Engel is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Gothenburg. They are currently signed to Gain Records/Sony Music, Sony. History Engel released their debut album ''Absolute Design'' through SPV GmbH, SPV/Steamhammer on 31 October 2007. The album was released in North America on 20 May 2008. Their second album, ''Threnody (Engel album), Threnody'', was finished by the end of 2008, but due to issues with their former label, SPV, the release was delayed. On 7 April 2010, ''Threnody'' was released in Japan through Trooper Entertainment. The album was released on the music streaming service Spotify on 8 November 2010 and in Europe on the same date through Season of Mist. ''Threnody'' was released in North America on 11 January 2011, also through Season of Mist. The band's third album, ''Blood of Saints'', was released in Japan on 15 April 2012 through Trooper Entertainment. It was later released in Europe on 18 May 2012 and in the United States through Frostbyte on 25 September 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dreadlocks
Dreadlocks, also known as dreads or locs, are a Hairstyle, hairstyle made of rope-like strands of matted hair. Dreadlocks can form naturally in Hair#Texture, very curly hair, or they can be created with techniques like twisting, Backcombing, backcombing, or crochet. Etymology The word ''dreadlocks'' is usually understood to come from Jamaican Creole ''dread'', "member of the Rastafari, Rastafarian movement who wears his hair in dreadlocks" (compare Nazirite), referring to their fear of God, dread or awe of God. An older name for dreadlocks was ''Wiktionary:elflock, elflocks'', from the notion that elf, elves had matted the locks in people's sleep. Other origins have been proposed. Some authors trace the term to the Mau Mau rebellion, Mau Mau, a group of whom apparently coined it from British Empire, British colonialists in 1959 as a reference to their dreadful hair. In their 2014 book ''Hair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America'', Ayana Byrd and Lori Tharps cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reroute To Remain
''Reroute to Remain'' (subtitled: ''Fourteen Songs of Conscious Insanity'', and on reissue: ''Fourteen Songs of Conscious Madness'') is the sixth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band In Flames, released in September 2002. The album saw a major change in musical style and was met with rejection among many of the band's fanbase. The album's more accessible sound attracted many new fans and popularized In Flames' name within the American heavy metal scene, helping to secure a top spot at Ozzfest. It was the band's first album to present singles: " Trigger" and "Cloud Connected". The band would continue to use guitars tuned to Drop A# on this album with some songs tuned to C standard, with the exception of "Transparent", which was tuned down to Drop G. Reception Critical reception Despite initially receiving a mixed response from fans, the album received mostly favorable reviews. In 2005, ''Reroute to Remain'' was ranked number 326 in '' Rock Hard'' magazine's book ''The 500 Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andres Friden 2008
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Andres or Andrés may refer to: *Andres, Illinois, an unincorporated community in Will County, Illinois, US *Andres, Pas-de-Calais, a commune in Pas-de-Calais, France *Andres (name) *Hurricane Andres * "Andres" (song), a 1994 song by L7 See also * * *San Andrés (other), various places with the Spanish name of Saint Andrew *Anders (other) *Andre (other) *Andreas (other) Andreas is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Andreas (comics) (b. 1951), pen name for Andreas Martens, comic artist * Andreas (parish), a parish in the Sheading of Ayre, Isle of Man ** Andreas, Isle of Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
