Robert Pehrsson
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Robert Pehrsson is a Swedish
musician most known for being the vocalist and guitarist in the death metal
band Death Breath
as well as the guitarist in the rock band Thunder Express
and recently in its Swedish moniker Dundertåget
.
in 1975. Pehrsson soon found an interest in music and played in bands such as: Runemagick, Deathwitch, Tomahawk, The Preachermen and Wrecks. In 2004 Pehrsson was recruited by The Hellacopters
guitarist Robert Dahlqvist
to play in his side project Thunder Express
. The band released its debut album We Play for Pleasure in 2004 which was followed in 2007 by Republic Disgrace. In 2005 Pehrsson along with The Hellacopters vocalist Nicke Andersson
founded Death Breath
, the band released a selftitled single in 2006 which was followed by the full length album Stinking Up the Night
the same year. The following year the EP
Let It Stink
was released. After The Hellacopters break up in 2008 Thunder Express changed their name to Dundertåget
, a rough Swedish translation of their precious name. As Dundertåget the band released Skaffa Ny Frisyr with all Swedish lyrics, many of which were written by Stefan Sundström
. Pehrsson also recordes as a solo artist, much of his material can be heard on his MySpace
page. Besides his work as a musician Pehrsson also works as a web designer, designing websites for his own bands as well as for other bands, artists, companies and associations.
Effects:
Amplification:
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....
musician most known for being the vocalist and guitarist in the death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
band Death Breath
Death Breath
Death Breath is a Swedish death metal band, featuring Robert Pehrsson and Nicke Andersson formerly of the death metal band Entombed, who wanted to return to playing drums and death metal. The members of the band both have other bands but does not consider Death Breath to be a side project...
as well as the guitarist in the rock band Thunder Express
Thunder Express
Thunder Express was started as a sideproject by Robert Dahlqvist from the Swedish rock band The Hellacopters on guitars and vocals together with Robert Pehrsson from the metal band Death Breath on guitars, former Diamond Dogs drummer Jesper Karlsson along with bassist Jens Lagergren of Hello...
and recently in its Swedish moniker Dundertåget
Dundertåget
Dundertåget is a Swedish rock band, the band was originally formed by lead vocalist and guitarist Robert Dahlqvist in 2004 as Thunder Express as a side project while playing in The Hellacopters. However in 2008 the band released their first album in Swedish entitled Skaffa ny Frisyr...
.
Biography
Pehrsson was born in UddevallaUddevalla
Uddevalla is a city and the seat of Uddevalla Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 30,513 inhabitants in 2005.It is located at the bay Byfjorden, of the south-eastern part of the sea known as Skagerrak...
in 1975. Pehrsson soon found an interest in music and played in bands such as: Runemagick, Deathwitch, Tomahawk, The Preachermen and Wrecks. In 2004 Pehrsson was recruited by The Hellacopters
The Hellacopters
The Hellacopters were a Swedish garage rock band that was formed in 1994 by Nicke Andersson , Dregen , Kenny Håkansson and Robert Eriksson . Andersson had been the drummer for death metal band Entombed and Dregen was taking a break from his full-time band Backyard Babies...
guitarist Robert Dahlqvist
Robert Dahlqvist
Robert Dahlqvist is a guitarist and vocalist most known for his work with the Swedish rockband The Hellacopters. He's also the lead singer and guitarist in Thunder Express, a band originally started as a sideproject to his work with The Hellacopters...
to play in his side project Thunder Express
Thunder Express
Thunder Express was started as a sideproject by Robert Dahlqvist from the Swedish rock band The Hellacopters on guitars and vocals together with Robert Pehrsson from the metal band Death Breath on guitars, former Diamond Dogs drummer Jesper Karlsson along with bassist Jens Lagergren of Hello...
. The band released its debut album We Play for Pleasure in 2004 which was followed in 2007 by Republic Disgrace. In 2005 Pehrsson along with The Hellacopters vocalist Nicke Andersson
Nicke Andersson
Nicke Andersson , born 1 August 1972 is a singer, guitarist, drummer, songwriter and composer most known for his work as the singer and guitarist of the successful Grammy award winning rock band The Hellacopters as well as the former drummer for Swedish death metal band Entombed...
founded Death Breath
Death Breath
Death Breath is a Swedish death metal band, featuring Robert Pehrsson and Nicke Andersson formerly of the death metal band Entombed, who wanted to return to playing drums and death metal. The members of the band both have other bands but does not consider Death Breath to be a side project...
, the band released a selftitled single in 2006 which was followed by the full length album Stinking Up the Night
Stinking up the Night
Stinking Up the Night is the debut album by the Swedish old-school death metal band Death Breath, released in 2006-Track listing:# "Death Breath" – 2:55# "Chopping Spree" – 3:28# "Heading for Decapitation" – 2:57...
the same year. The following year the EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
Let It Stink
Let It Stink
Let It Stink is an EP by the band of the Death Breath. The EP's title and album cover are a reference to The Beatles album Let It Be.-Track listing:# "Giving Head to the Dead" – 3:07# "His Protoplasmic Worship" – 4:36...
was released. After The Hellacopters break up in 2008 Thunder Express changed their name to Dundertåget
Dundertåget
Dundertåget is a Swedish rock band, the band was originally formed by lead vocalist and guitarist Robert Dahlqvist in 2004 as Thunder Express as a side project while playing in The Hellacopters. However in 2008 the band released their first album in Swedish entitled Skaffa ny Frisyr...
, a rough Swedish translation of their precious name. As Dundertåget the band released Skaffa Ny Frisyr with all Swedish lyrics, many of which were written by Stefan Sundström
Stefan Sundström
Stefan Sundström is a Swedish singer/songwriter and troubadour. After dropping out of school, he started playing in small bands such as Trots, Läppstars and Apache, which later went on to become Weeping Willows. Sundström's music often refers to other important Swedish musicians like Evert Taube,...
. Pehrsson also recordes as a solo artist, much of his material can be heard on his MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
page. Besides his work as a musician Pehrsson also works as a web designer, designing websites for his own bands as well as for other bands, artists, companies and associations.
Musical equipment
Guitars:- Gibson Flying VGibson Flying V-External links:*, , , , and , from the Gibson website*, a June 2001 article from Guitar Collector magazine*, a tribute site that lists all models and re-issues and most notable players**...
- Gibson SGGibson SGAt the launch of the SG in 1961, Gibson offered four variants of the SG; the SG Junior , the SG Special, the SG Standard, and the top-of-the-line SG Custom. However, Gibson's current core variants as of 2010 are the SG Standard and the SG Special...
- Gibson Les Paul SunburstGibson Les PaulThe Gibson Les Paul was the result of a design collaboration between Gibson Guitar Corporation and the late jazz guitarist and electronics inventor Les Paul. In 1950, with the introduction of the Fender Telecaster to the musical market, electric guitars became a public craze. In reaction, Gibson...
- Gibson Les Paul Tobacco BurstGibson Les PaulThe Gibson Les Paul was the result of a design collaboration between Gibson Guitar Corporation and the late jazz guitarist and electronics inventor Les Paul. In 1950, with the introduction of the Fender Telecaster to the musical market, electric guitars became a public craze. In reaction, Gibson...
- Fender TelecasterFender TelecasterThe Fender Telecaster, colloquially known as the Tele , is typically a dual-pickup, solid-body electric guitar made by Fender.Its simple yet effective design and revolutionary sound broke ground and set trends in electric guitar manufacturing and popular music...
Effects:
- BOSS TU-2 TunerBoss 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...
- Dunlop Cry BabyDunlop Cry BabyThe Dunlop Cry Baby is a popular wah-wah pedal, manufactured by Dunlop Manufacturing, Inc. It is the best selling guitar pedal of all time. The name Cry Baby was from the original pedal from which it was copied, the Thomas Organ/Vox Cry Baby wah-wah. Thomas Organ/Vox failed to register the name as...
- Fulltone Fat-Boost
- Electro Harmonix LPB-1
- MXR Micro AmpMXRMXR, also known as MXR Innovations, was a manufacturer of guitar effects units, co-founded in 1973 by Keith Barr and Terry Sherwood . MXR was based in the United States in Rochester, New York. MXR Innovations, Inc. was incorporated in 1974...
- MXR Phase 90MXRMXR, also known as MXR Innovations, was a manufacturer of guitar effects units, co-founded in 1973 by Keith Barr and Terry Sherwood . MXR was based in the United States in Rochester, New York. MXR Innovations, Inc. was incorporated in 1974...
- MXR FlangerMXRMXR, also known as MXR Innovations, was a manufacturer of guitar effects units, co-founded in 1973 by Keith Barr and Terry Sherwood . MXR was based in the United States in Rochester, New York. MXR Innovations, Inc. was incorporated in 1974...
- MXR Analog DelayDelay (audio effect)Delay is an audio effect which records an input signal to an audio storage medium, and then plays it back after a period of time. The delayed signal may either be played back multiple times, or played back into the recording again, to create the sound of a repeating, decaying echo.-Early delay...
Amplification:
- Marshall JMP100 HeadMarshall 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...
- Vox AC30Vox AC30The Vox AC30 is a guitar amplifier manufactured by Vox and known for its "jangly" high-end sound. First introduced in 1958 due to the growing demand for higher-wattage amplifiers, it became an iconic amplifier for British musicians and soon for others....
- Orange 4x12 Cabinet
- Malmberg 4x12 Cabinet
Discography
- 1999 - Tomahawk - What To Do 7"
- 1999 - Tomahawk - Push 7"
- 2002 - Wrecks - Wrecks
- 2004 - Thunder Express - We Play fo Pleasure
- 2006 - Death Breath - Stinking Up the NightStinking up the NightStinking Up the Night is the debut album by the Swedish old-school death metal band Death Breath, released in 2006-Track listing:# "Death Breath" – 2:55# "Chopping Spree" – 3:28# "Heading for Decapitation" – 2:57...
(Guitar) - 2007 - Thunder Express - Republic Disgrace (Guitar, backing vocals)
- 2007 - Death Breath - Let It StinkLet It StinkLet It Stink is an EP by the band of the Death Breath. The EP's title and album cover are a reference to The Beatles album Let It Be.-Track listing:# "Giving Head to the Dead" – 3:07# "His Protoplasmic Worship" – 4:36...
(Guitar, vocals, photography) - 2009 - Dunder Tåget - Skaffa Ny Frisyr (Guitar, backing vocals)
- 2010 - Dunder Tåget - Dom Feta Åren är Förbi (Guitar, backing vocals)
- 2010 - Imperial State Electric - Imperial State Electric
- 2010 - Necronaut Necronaut (Lead guitar)
- TBA - Death Breath - Second studio album (Guitar)