Björn Gelotte
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Björn Gelotte (born in 1975) is a songwriter and guitarist for the Swedish band In Flames. He joined the band after drummer Daniel Erlandsson left, and was then the drummer for the next two albums, The Jester Race and Whoracle. Gelotte switched to his current position on guitars after Glenn Ljungström also left the band. To fill the position of drummer, In Flames picked up Daniel Svensson, drummer from Sacrilege. This line up has not changed since, with the exception of a temporary break currently being observed by guitarist Jesper Strömblad.
[edit] Other projects
Before joining In Flames, Björn Gelotte was a member of Sights.
He is currently involved in a side project called All Ends, which he and his 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 Flames' demanding schedule.
[edit] Equipment
The guitar used by Björn Gelotte is a Gibson Les Paul Custom with EMG 81 and 85 active humbuckers. He uses ESP Eclipse guitars as well. He also uses Peavey 5150 II amp heads and now 6505 series, POD XT and other Line6 equipment, Elixir custom strings, and Jim Dunlop plectrums. On the older In Flames records, both Björn and co-guitarist Jesper Stromblad tuned their guitars C,F,Bb,Eb,G,C. On the new records they use this same tuning with the lowest string dropped to Bb.
[edit] External links
- In Flames' official website
- Ferret Music' In Flames Pages
- Nuclear Blast' In Flames Pages
- In Flames Fan Site and International Forum
- In Flames French Fan Site
| In Flames |
| Anders Fridén | Jesper Strömblad | Björn Gelotte | Peter Iwers | Daniel Svensson |
| Mikael Stanne | Henke Forss | Joakim Göthberg | Glenn Ljungström | Niklas Engelin | Anders Iwers | Martin Mathisen | Carl Näslund | Johann Larsson | Anders Jivarp | Daniel Erlandsson |
| Discography |
|---|
| Studio albums: Lunar Strain | The Jester Race | Whoracle | Colony | Clayman | Reroute to Remain | Soundtrack to Your Escape | Come Clarity |
| MCDs and EPs: Subterranean | Black-Ash Inheritance | Trigger |
| Live albums and DVDs: The Tokyo Showdown | Used and Abused: In Live We Trust |
| Singles: Cloud Connected | The Quiet Place |
