Erik Ohlsson is the lead and rhythm guitarist of Swedish punk rock

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 band Millencolin

Millencolin

Millencolin is a punk rock band that was formed in October 1992 by Nikola Šarčević, Mathias Färm, and Erik Ohlsson in Örebro, Sweden. In early 1993, drummer Fredrik Larzon joined the band...

. He currently resides in Örebro, Sweden. He designs most all of the band's artwork, including their t-shirt

T-shirt

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s, logo

Logo

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s, cover art

Cover art

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work, and their official homepage. Ohlsson edited and designed Millencolin's 1998 video Millencolin and the Hi-8 Adventures

Millencolin and the Hi-8 Adventures

Millencolin and the Hi-8 Adventures is a video by the Swedish punk rock band Millencolin, released in 1999 in VHS format by Burning Heart Records. The 74-minute home video was created by guitarist Erik Ohlsson during the course of the band's international tours...

. He also works as a freelance graphic designer

Graphic designer

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 at Eckhouse Design. He still skateboard

Skateboard

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s from time to time, but like the other two members of Millencolin who skate (Nikola Sarcevic

Nikola Sarcevic

Nikola Šarčević is the bassist, vocalist, and primary songwriter in the punk rock band Millencolin. He lives in Gothenburg, Sweden with his wife Lisa, and three daughters....

 and Mathias Färm

Mathias Färm

Mathias Färm is a guitar player, best known as a member of the Swedish skate punk band Millencolin. He is also the frontman of a punk band named Franky Lee, a side-project of Millencolin....

), the time available to do so has been taken up by various side projects. He has a dog named Colin.
In the early albums of the band, he played most of the lead guitars. However, in the band's more recent albums, he plays most of rhythm guitar parts, and usually the main solos. He can be seen doing so in their latest live concerts or watching in YouTube their last presentations.

External links

• NYROCK - August 2000 interview
• MacDesktop interview - mirror of interview with MacDesktop.com