Patrik Jensen
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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 Jensen.
Jensen started playing guitar
when he was seven years old. He took guitar lessons for three years in Edmonton, Canada, where he was living at the time, and continued taking lessons for two more years when his family moved back to Sweden.
Jensen plays ESP guitars and uses Engl amplification and EMG pick-ups.
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
who formed the Swedish
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....
thrash metal
Thrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...
musical group 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...
in 1996 with 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 was formerly a member of Seance
Seance (band)
Seance is a Swedish death metal band. The band was formed in March 1990 when two local Linköping bands, Orchriste and Total Death, fused. They split up after two albums in 1998. Most band members were also involved in the bands Satanic Slaughter and Witchery. Patrik Jensen later joined the band The...
and Satanic Slaughter
Satanic Slaughter
-History:Having previously performed under the name Evil Cunt, the group first adopted the name Satanic Slaughter in 1985. The group went through several guitarists and other lineup changes in its early years before releasing its first demo, One Night in Hell, in 1988. The group split late in 1989...
and is also a founding member and sole music/lyric writer of Witchery
Witchery
Witchery is a Swedish thrash/speed metal band, formed by former members of Satanic Slaughter in 1997. The current lineup consists of vocalist Emperor Magus Caligula , ex-Devian), guitarists Patrik Jensen and Rickard "Richard Corpse" Rimfält, bassist Sharlee D'Angelo, and drummer Martin Axenrot...
. He is sometimes just referred to as Jensen.
Jensen started playing guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
when he was seven years old. He took guitar lessons for three years in Edmonton, Canada, where he was living at the time, and continued taking lessons for two more years when his family moved back to Sweden.
Jensen plays ESP guitars and uses Engl amplification and EMG pick-ups.
With Seance
- Levitised Spirit (1991)
- Fornever Laid to RestFornever Laid to RestFornever Laid to Rest is the debut album by the Swedish death metal band Seance. It was released in 1992. The cover is done by Dan Seagrave.-Track listing:# "Who Will Not Be Dead" – # "Reincarnage" – # "The Blessing of Death" –...
(1992) - Saltrubbed EyesSaltrubbed EyesSaltrubbed Eyes is the second album by the Swedish death metal band Seance. It was released in 1993.-Track listing:# "Soulerosion" – 03:31# "13th Moon" – 02:41# "Saltrubbed Eyes" – 04:56# "Controlled Bleeding" – 03:21# "Angelmeat " – 05:18...
(1993)
With The Haunted
- Demo '97 (1997)
- The HauntedThe 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...
(1998) - The Haunted Made Me Do It (2000)
- Live Rounds in TokyoLive Rounds in TokyoLive Rounds In Tokyo is a live album by The Haunted. It was recorded at Akasaka Blitz, Tokyo, Japan on November 16, 2000.-Track listing:#"Intro"#"Dark Intentions"#"Bury Your Dead"#"Chasm"#"Trespass"#"Shattered"#"Hollow Ground"#"Chokehold"...
(2001) - Caught on Tape (2002)
- One Kill WonderOne Kill WonderOne Kill Wonder, released in 2003, is the third studio album by death/thrash metal band The Haunted."D.O.A." served as the album's only single. It was accompanied by a violent music video which found limited television airing due to its graphic nature...
(2003) - Revolver (2004)
- The Dead EyeThe Dead EyeThe collectors U.S., European, and Japanese editions also feature a bonus DVD.#"The Dead Eye" - Making Of Documentary#"All Against All" - Promo Video Clip#"No Compromise" - Promo Video Clip#"99" - Live at Metal Mania Festival 2005...
(2006) - VersusVersus (The Haunted album)-Note:# "Meat Wagon" is the only the song on Japanese Issue that is not on the Special Edition Issue while the rest of the songs are.-Release history:-Credits:The Haunted*Peter Dolving - vocals & lyrics*Patrik Jensen - rhythm guitar...
(2008) - UnseenUnseenUnseen is used in the following contexts:*Unseen *The Unseen *The Unseen , album by Madlib.*Unseen , & Song from the same Album by The Haunted.*Unseen -See also:*Unseen character*Unseen examination...
(2011)
With Witchery
- Restless & Dead (1998)
- Witchburner EP (1999)
- Dead, Hot and Ready (1999)
- Symphony for the DevilSymphony for the Devil (Witchery album)Symphony For The Devil is Witchery's third full-length studio album after Restless & Dead in 1998 and Dead, Hot And Ready in 1999. "Symphony..." was released in 2001 and has received underground acclaim from metal fanzines and webzines...
(2001) - Don't Fear the Reaper (2006)
- WitchkriegWitchkrieg-Witchery:*Erik "Legion" Hagstedt: Vocals*Patrik Jensen: Rhythm Guitar*Rille Rimfält: Rhythm & Lead Guitar*Sharlee D'Angelo: Bass*Martin Axenrot: Drums, Percussion-Additional musicians:Guest Leads:*Andy LaRocque*Kerry King*Hank Shermann*Lee Altus...
(2010)
Current bands
- 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...
(1996-) - BrujeriaBrujeria (band)Brujeria is an extreme metal band formed in Tijuana, Mexico in 1989. Their name comes from the Spanish word for "witchcraft". Their songs, which are sung in Spanish, are focused on Satanism, anti-Christianity, sex, immigration, narcotics smuggling, politics....
(1997-) - WitcheryWitcheryWitchery is a Swedish thrash/speed metal band, formed by former members of Satanic Slaughter in 1997. The current lineup consists of vocalist Emperor Magus Caligula , ex-Devian), guitarists Patrik Jensen and Rickard "Richard Corpse" Rimfält, bassist Sharlee D'Angelo, and drummer Martin Axenrot...
(1997-)
Former bands
- 1987 - 1990: Orchriste
- 1990 - 1995: SeanceSeance (band)Seance is a Swedish death metal band. The band was formed in March 1990 when two local Linköping bands, Orchriste and Total Death, fused. They split up after two albums in 1998. Most band members were also involved in the bands Satanic Slaughter and Witchery. Patrik Jensen later joined the band The...
- 1994 - 1996: Satanic SlaughterSatanic Slaughter-History:Having previously performed under the name Evil Cunt, the group first adopted the name Satanic Slaughter in 1985. The group went through several guitarists and other lineup changes in its early years before releasing its first demo, One Night in Hell, in 1988. The group split late in 1989...