Björn Gelotte

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Björn Gelotte
Björn Gelotte live in Gröna Lund, Sweden.
Background information
Birth name	Björn Ingvar Gelotte^[1]
Born	(1975-08-27) 27 August 1975 Gothenburg
Genres	Melodic death metal, Alternative Metal
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 Glenn Ljungström left the band, sharing lead/rhythm guitar work with now former In Flames guitarist Jesper Strömblad.

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]

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 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.

Equipment

Björn Gelotte uses a Gibson Les Paul Custom and a custom shop Les Paul, both with EMG 81 (bridge) and EMG 85 (neck) 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, Dunlop custom strings, and Dunlop .88 MM Tortex picks. On In Flames' albums up to Whoracle, both Björn and co-guitarist Jesper Strömblad exclusively tuned their guitars to C standard. From Colony to Reroute to Remain, 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

Marshall JVM 410H
Peavey 5150
EVH 5150 III
Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier

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
Dunlop Ultex Sharp Picks

References

↑ BjЖrn Ingvar Gelotte (1975-08-27). "Ratsit - Gratis upplysning pЕ fЖretag och privatpersoner". Ratsit.se. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
↑ "GUITAR WORLD's 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists Of All Time".

External links

v t e In Flames

Anders Fridén Björn Gelotte Niclas Engelin Peter Iwers Daniel Svensson Mikael Stanne Glenn Ljungström Johan Larsson Jesper Strömblad

Studio albums	Lunar Strain The Jester Race Whoracle Colony Clayman Reroute to Remain Soundtrack to Your Escape Come Clarity A Sense of Purpose Sounds of a Playground Fading

Live albums	The Tokyo Showdown

EPs	Subterranean Black-Ash Inheritance Trigger Come Clarity The Mirror's Truth 8 Songs

Singles	"Cloud Connected" "The Quiet Place" "Take This Life" "Leeches" "Come Clarity" "Alias" "Delight and Angers" "Deliver Us" "Where the Dead Ships Dwell" "Ropes"

Videos	Used & Abused: In Live We Trust

Related articles	Discography A Sense of Purpose Tour

Persondata
Name	Gelotte, Bjorn
Alternative names
Short description	Swedish musician
Date of birth	27 August 1975
Place of birth	Gothenburg
Date of death
Place of death

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