| Björn Gelotte | |
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Björn Gelotte live in Gröna Lund, Sweden. |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Björn Ingvar Gelotte[1] |
| Born | 27 August 1975 Gothenburg |
| Genres | Melodic death metal, drum and bass |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar, drums |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Labels | Nuclear Blast, Ferret Music |
| Associated acts | In Flames, Sights, All Ends, Pendulum |
| Website | www.inflames.com |
Björn Gelotte is a songwriter and guitarist for the Swedish band, In Flames. He joined the band as the drummer in 1995, and continued his position as drummer during The Jester Race (1995) and Whoracle (1997). Gelotte switched to his current position on guitars after Niklas Engelin left the band, sharing lead/rhythm guitar work with former In Flames guitarist Jesper Strömblad. As of February 28, 2011, Engelin has rejoined In Flames.
In March 2004, Björn (along with Jesper Strömblad) were both ranked #70 out of 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of all time by Guitar World.[2]
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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 former 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. He also played guitar on the track "Self Versus Self" by UK/Australian drum and bass act Pendulum, along with his bandmates Anders Fridén and Peter Iwers.
He is an avid Star Trek: TOS fan. He's also a big fan of the American rock band CKY.
Björn Gelotte uses a Gibson Les Paul Custom and a custom shop Les Paul, both with double EMG 85 active pickups. The custom shop les paul has a few changes to the stock model, such as similar inlay blocks as in the Les Paul supreme. He uses a POD XT and other Line 6 equipment, Elixir custom strings, and Dunlop .88 MM Tortex picks. On In Flames' albums up to Colony, both Björn and co-guitarist Jesper Strömblad exclusively tuned their guitars to C standard. From Colony onwards, In Flames started using Drop A# tuning, on some of the tracks, and on all albums since Soundtrack to Your Escape, In Flames have been using drop A# tuning exclusively. An exception to this, however, is seen on Reroute to Remain, where Björn and Jesper tune their guitars to drop G on the track "Transparent".
Guitars:
Gibson Les Paul custom
ESP Eclipse
Amps
Peavey 5150
EVH 5150 III
Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier
Marshall JVM 210h
FX
Line 6 Pod XT
misc
Dunlop strings Custom wound .12, .16, .22, .38, .52, .68 gauge strings (With a coating over them because he's allergic to nickel)
Dunlop .88 MM Tortex picks
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