Anders Björler
Encyclopedia
Anders Björler is a musician
from Sweden
. He is the current lead guitarist for heavy metal
bands The Haunted
and the well-known melodic death metal band At the Gates
. He joined them in his former position on a reunion tour in 2007. He is also a film director and editor, running his own production company.
melodic death metal
, he led At the Gates
, an influential and popular death metal band. A founding member of At the Gates with his twin brother Jonas Björler
, Tomas Lindberg
, Alf Svensson
, and Adrian Erlandsson
, he wrote much of their material and went on to inspire many to follow their style of music.
In 1996 at the end of the European tours of their final album Slaughter of the Soul
, At the Gates split up and Anders started a band with Jonas, guitarist Patrik Jensen
, and drummer Erlandsson called The Haunted
. They released their first album, the self-titled The Haunted
in 1998.
In October 2007, At the Gates announced a final reunion for 2008, playing major European music festivals along with US / Japanese & Swedish tours. However, as of December 2010, they have reunited again to play shows in 2011.
, the selftitled debut The Haunted
, in 1998. Since then, the band has released a new studio album almost every other year. They did their first ever American tour with Testament in 1999, and has since then toured all over the world. For instance, they were a part of the 2005 edition of Ozzfest
.
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
from Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. He is the current lead guitarist for heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
bands The Haunted
The Haunted
The Haunted is a Swedish metal band from Gothenburg, formed in 1996.The original members were Anders & Jonas Björler, Peter Dolving, Adrian Erlandsson and Patrik Jensen...
and the well-known melodic death metal band At the Gates
At the Gates
At the Gates is an extreme metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, and a major progenitor of the Gothenburg death-metal sound. Their early albums lean towards a death metal sound, but later albums sound more like melodic death metal.Initially active from 1990 to 1996, the band reformed in 2007 for a...
. He joined them in his former position on a reunion tour in 2007. He is also a film director and editor, running his own production company.
At the Gates (1990-1996, 2007-2011)
Heralded as one of the fathers of GothenburgGothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
melodic death metal
Melodic death metal
Melodic death metal is a heavy metal music style that combines elements from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal with elements of death metal. The style was developed during the early and mid-1990s, primarily in England and Scandinavia...
, he led At the Gates
At the Gates
At the Gates is an extreme metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, and a major progenitor of the Gothenburg death-metal sound. Their early albums lean towards a death metal sound, but later albums sound more like melodic death metal.Initially active from 1990 to 1996, the band reformed in 2007 for a...
, an influential and popular death metal band. A founding member of At the Gates with his twin brother Jonas Björler
Jonas Björler
Jonas Björler is the bassist and one of the founding members of the melodic death metal band At the Gates, along with his twin brother Anders Björler, Tomas Lindberg, Alf Svensson, and Adrian Erlandsson....
, Tomas Lindberg
Tomas Lindberg
Tomas "Tompa" Lindberg is a Swedish musician who has fronted many heavy metal bands. He has been active as a musician and composer since the late 1980s. He teaches at a high school.-Career:...
, Alf Svensson
Alf Svensson (guitarist)
Alf Svensson is a Swedish heavy metal guitarist. He initially played in Oral from 1984 to 1989. He temporarily entered Grotesque and Liers in Wait before joining At the Gates in 1990. He was their guitarist until 1993. In 1994, he reformed Oral to record an EP. He then formed Oxiplegatz, and went...
, and Adrian Erlandsson
Adrian Erlandsson
Adrian Erlandsson is a prolific Swedish heavy metal drummer, who currently plays in Brujeria, Netherbird, with his wife in Nemhain and in Yorkshire doom metal band Paradise Lost...
, he wrote much of their material and went on to inspire many to follow their style of music.
In 1996 at the end of the European tours of their final album Slaughter of the Soul
Slaughter of the Soul
Slaughter of the Soul is the fourth and final studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band At the Gates before their reunion in 2011. It is considered a genre classic by many fans, and was largely responsible for establishing the Gothenburg scene...
, At the Gates split up and Anders started a band with Jonas, guitarist Patrik Jensen
Patrik Jensen
Patrik Jensen is a Swedish guitarist who formed the Swedish thrash metal musical group The Haunted in 1996 with Adrian Erlandsson. He was formerly a member of Seance and Satanic Slaughter and is also a founding member and sole music/lyric writer of Witchery. He is sometimes just referred to as...
, and drummer Erlandsson called The Haunted
The Haunted
The Haunted is a Swedish metal band from Gothenburg, formed in 1996.The original members were Anders & Jonas Björler, Peter Dolving, Adrian Erlandsson and Patrik Jensen...
. They released their first album, the self-titled The Haunted
The Haunted (album)
The Haunted is the debut album by the Swedish thrash metal band The Haunted, released in 1998.-Track listing:Reissue"Burner" - 3:36Unreleased* "I'll Be Damned" - 3:54-Personnel:The Haunted* Peter Dolving - vocals...
in 1998.
In October 2007, At the Gates announced a final reunion for 2008, playing major European music festivals along with US / Japanese & Swedish tours. However, as of December 2010, they have reunited again to play shows in 2011.
The Haunted (1996-)
The band released their first album, while signed to Earache RecordsEarache Records
Earache Records is a heavy metal-oriented record label based in Nottingham, UK and New York, USA. It helped to pioneer extreme metal by releasing many of the earliest grindcore and death metal records in the period 1988-1994.-History:...
, the selftitled debut The Haunted
The Haunted (album)
The Haunted is the debut album by the Swedish thrash metal band The Haunted, released in 1998.-Track listing:Reissue"Burner" - 3:36Unreleased* "I'll Be Damned" - 3:54-Personnel:The Haunted* Peter Dolving - vocals...
, in 1998. Since then, the band has released a new studio album almost every other year. They did their first ever American tour with Testament in 1999, and has since then toured all over the world. For instance, they were a part of the 2005 edition of Ozzfest
Ozzfest
Ozzfest is an annual festival tour of the United States featuring performances by many heavy metal and hard rock musical groups. It was founded by Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon Osbourne, both of whom also organize each yearly tour with their son Jack Osbourne...
.
Infestation
- When Sanity Ends (demo) (1990) Cover
Septic Broiler (Dark Tranquillity)
- Septic Broiler from Enfeebled Earth (demo) (1990) - Backing vocalistBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
, Death growlDeath growlA death growl, also known as death metal vocals, guttural vocals, death grunts, and harsh vocals among other names, is a vocalisation style usually employed by vocalists of the death metal and black metal music genre, but also used in a variety of heavy metal and hardcore punk subgenres.Death...
Filmography
- "recording The Dead Eye" - The HauntedThe HauntedThe Haunted is a Swedish metal band from Gothenburg, formed in 1996.The original members were Anders & Jonas Björler, Peter Dolving, Adrian Erlandsson and Patrik Jensen...
(2006) Behind the scenes feature, 20 minutes (directed, filmed, edited) - "The Drowning" - The HauntedThe HauntedThe Haunted is a Swedish metal band from Gothenburg, formed in 1996.The original members were Anders & Jonas Björler, Peter Dolving, Adrian Erlandsson and Patrik Jensen...
(2007) Music Video (directed, filmed, edited) - "Moronic Colossus" - The HauntedThe HauntedThe Haunted is a Swedish metal band from Gothenburg, formed in 1996.The original members were Anders & Jonas Björler, Peter Dolving, Adrian Erlandsson and Patrik Jensen...
(2008) Music Video (edited) - "Under A Serpent Sun - The Story Of At the Gates" - At the GatesAt the GatesAt the Gates is an extreme metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, and a major progenitor of the Gothenburg death-metal sound. Their early albums lean towards a death metal sound, but later albums sound more like melodic death metal.Initially active from 1990 to 1996, the band reformed in 2007 for a...
Documentary (2009) On "The Flames of the End" DVD (directed, filmed, edited) - "Live at Wacken 2008" - At the GatesAt the GatesAt the Gates is an extreme metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, and a major progenitor of the Gothenburg death-metal sound. Their early albums lean towards a death metal sound, but later albums sound more like melodic death metal.Initially active from 1990 to 1996, the band reformed in 2007 for a...
(2009) On "The Flames of the End" DVD (edited) - "Road Kill - On the Road With The Haunted" - The HauntedThe HauntedThe Haunted is a Swedish metal band from Gothenburg, formed in 1996.The original members were Anders & Jonas Björler, Peter Dolving, Adrian Erlandsson and Patrik Jensen...
Documentary - DVD (directed, filmed, edited) - We Are The VoidWe Are the VoidWe Are The Void is the ninth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity.It is their first album with new bassist Daniel Antonsson....
"Studio Report 2009" - Dark TranquillityDark TranquillityDark Tranquillity is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Gothenburg. They are one of the longest-standing bands from the original Gothenburg metal scene, and are one of the most integral pioneers of the melodic death metal genre of music....
(Filmed & Edited) - Sounds of a Playground FadingSounds of a Playground FadingSounds of a Playground Fading is the tenth studio album by the Swedish heavy metal band In Flames, released on June 15, 2011 through Century Media/Razzia...
"In The Studio/Studio Report" - In FlamesIn FlamesIn Flames is a Swedish heavy metal band from Gothenburg, formed in 1990. Since the band's inception in 1993, they have released ten studio albums and one live DVD...
(filming, editingEditingEditing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...
& directingFilm directorA film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
) - "No Ghost" - The HauntedThe HauntedThe Haunted is a Swedish metal band from Gothenburg, formed in 1996.The original members were Anders & Jonas Björler, Peter Dolving, Adrian Erlandsson and Patrik Jensen...
(2011) Music Video (edited)
Other appearances
- 2003 "The Misinformation Age" (with Darkest Hour; from Hidden Hands of a Sadist NationHidden Hands of a Sadist NationHidden Hands of a Sadist Nation is the third full-length studio album by Darkest Hour. This album, along with the band's future work, displays more melodic death metal influences than their previous albums. It was released in 2003, and contains nine tracks on the regular release and ten for the...
) (Guest Solo) - 2007 "Smothered" (with AnnihilatorAnnihilator (band)Annihilator is a Canadian heavy metal band hailing from Ottawa, Ontario, also from Vancouver, British Columbia between 1987-2002 by founding member, vocalist, guitarist and bassist Jeff Waters. The band has been around since 1984 and is the biggest selling heavy metal artist from Canada in history,...
; from MetalMetal (Annihilator album)Metal is the twelfth studio album by the Canadian thrash metal band Annihilator. It was released on April 16, 2007. However, it wasn't released in the United States until January 15, 2008...
) (Guest Solo) - 2008 "Angel of Torment" (with Evocation; from Dead Calm Chaos) (Guest Solo)
Guitars
- CaparisonCaparison GuitarsCaparison Guitars is a Japan-based manufacturer of custom shop electric guitars.-History:The Caparison Guitar company was established in 1995 by former Jackson/Charvel Japan designer Itaru Kanno and was owned by Kyowa Shokai, a company that made contracts with factories to produce guitars for them...
Custom Angelus Models Picture - CaparisonCaparison GuitarsCaparison Guitars is a Japan-based manufacturer of custom shop electric guitars.-History:The Caparison Guitar company was established in 1995 by former Jackson/Charvel Japan designer Itaru Kanno and was owned by Kyowa Shokai, a company that made contracts with factories to produce guitars for them...
Angelus HGS GM - CaparisonCaparison GuitarsCaparison Guitars is a Japan-based manufacturer of custom shop electric guitars.-History:The Caparison Guitar company was established in 1995 by former Jackson/Charvel Japan designer Itaru Kanno and was owned by Kyowa Shokai, a company that made contracts with factories to produce guitars for them...
HGS - CaparisonCaparison GuitarsCaparison Guitars is a Japan-based manufacturer of custom shop electric guitars.-History:The Caparison Guitar company was established in 1995 by former Jackson/Charvel Japan designer Itaru Kanno and was owned by Kyowa Shokai, a company that made contracts with factories to produce guitars for them...
Orbit Custom - ESPESP Guitars, located in North Hollywood, California, is an American-based, Japanese-owned manufacturer of electric guitars and basses.- History :In 1975, Hisatake Shibuya opened a shop called Electric Sound Products in Tokyo. It provided custom replacement parts for guitars. In 1976, ESP gained a reputation...
EX-280ESP EXThe ESP EX is a series of electric guitars produced by ESP produced in the United States, Europe and in Japan with the ESP logo as part of the ESP Original Series....
(2000–2004) - IbanezIbanezis a Japanese guitar brand owned by Hoshino Gakki. Based in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, Hoshino Gakki were one of the first Japanese musical instrument companies to gain a significant foothold in import guitar sales in the United States and Europe, as well as the first brand of guitars to mass produce...
Maxxas MX-2 (1993–1999) Picture - VesterVester GuitarsVester was a music instrument manufacturer specializing in guitars and guitar amplifiers. Formed as a part of the Samuel Music Company based in Effingham, Illinois, Vester is perhaps best known for their good quality Japanese and Korean import electric and acoustic guitars.The Samuel Music Company,...
(1990–1993) Picture
Effects
- EBow
- BossBoss CorporationBoss is a manufacturer of effects pedals for electric guitar and bass guitar. It is a division of the Roland Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer that specializes in musical equipment and accessories...
DD-6 Digital Delay - Digitech Multi Chorus X-series
- BossBoss CorporationBoss is a manufacturer of effects pedals for electric guitar and bass guitar. It is a division of the Roland Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer that specializes in musical equipment and accessories...
HM-2 Distortion - BossBoss CorporationBoss is a manufacturer of effects pedals for electric guitar and bass guitar. It is a division of the Roland Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer that specializes in musical equipment and accessories...
MT-2 Distortion - JTS Wireless Guitar System
Amplifiers
- Heads
- ENGLEnglENGL is a German company that makes high-end tube amplifiers for electric guitars. Over the years ENGL has succeeded in becoming a global player in this market...
Powerball (Current) - KrankKrank AmplificationKrank Amplification is an American company based in Arizona that designs and manufactures guitar amplifiers. Krank manufactures tube amplifiers and recently a hybrid amplifier.- Amplifiers :...
Revolution (Ozzfest 2005) - PeaveyPeavey ElectronicsPeavey Electronics Corporation is one of the largest audio equipment manufacturers in the world, headquartered in Meridian, Mississippi in the United States.- History :...
5150 - PeaveyPeavey ElectronicsPeavey Electronics Corporation is one of the largest audio equipment manufacturers in the world, headquartered in Meridian, Mississippi in the United States.- History :...
5150 II - PeaveyPeavey ElectronicsPeavey Electronics Corporation is one of the largest audio equipment manufacturers in the world, headquartered in Meridian, Mississippi in the United States.- History :...
Supreme 160 (At the Gates) - Marshall AmplificationMarshall AmplificationMarshall Amplification is a British company, founded by drummer Jim Marshall, that designs and manufactures music amplifiers, brands personal headphones/earphones , and, after acquiring Natal Drums, drums and bongos. Marshall amplifiers, and specifically their guitar amplifiers, are among the most...
Valvestate 8100 Hybrid - LaneyLaney AmplificationLaney Amplification is a British brand of guitar/bass guitar amplifiers and cabinets, and also public address systems.-History:Laney Amplification officially began on September 1st, 1967....
(At the Gates)
- ENGL
- Cabinets
- MarshallMarshall AmplificationMarshall Amplification is a British company, founded by drummer Jim Marshall, that designs and manufactures music amplifiers, brands personal headphones/earphones , and, after acquiring Natal Drums, drums and bongos. Marshall amplifiers, and specifically their guitar amplifiers, are among the most...
1960 (Current) - ENGLEnglENGL is a German company that makes high-end tube amplifiers for electric guitars. Over the years ENGL has succeeded in becoming a global player in this market...
XXL - KrankKrank AmplificationKrank Amplification is an American company based in Arizona that designs and manufactures guitar amplifiers. Krank manufactures tube amplifiers and recently a hybrid amplifier.- Amplifiers :...
Revolution (Ozzfest 2005)
- Marshall