| Anders Björler | |
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Anders Björler with The Haunted at Metaltown 2009 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Anders Martin Björler[1] |
| Born | February 26, 1973 |
| Genres | Melodic death metal, death metal, thrash metal, groove metal |
| Occupations | Musician, Film director, Film editor |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Century Media Records, Earache Records, Peaceville Records |
| Associated acts | At the Gates, The Haunted, Liers in Wait |
| Website | [1] |
Anders Björler (born 26 February 1973) 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.
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Heralded as one of the fathers of Gothenburg 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 band released their first album, while signed to Earache Records, 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.
It's revealed that he plays the Quake video game series.
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