Johan Reinholdz

Johan Reinholdz (born 30 June 1980) is a progressive metal artist best known for his work with the Swedish progressive metal band Andromeda,^[1] Swedish death metal band NonExist and the melodic death metal band Skyfire. He composed Andromeda's debut album, Extension of the Wish. He has also released four more studio albums with Andromeda and one live-album. In 2004 he joined Skyfire and made his debut on tape with them on Esoteric in 2009.

Biography

Reinholdz was born on 30 June 1980 in Höör. He first picked up the guitar at the age of nine, inspired mainly by Kee Marcello. Later he discovered heavy metal by listening to bands such as Metallica, Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Slayer, Morbid Angel and Pantera. He then started playing in some local bands with his friends. One of these bands was Widow which released three demos.

Over time, several more musical influences were added to his musical interest. Artists like Sisters of Mercy, Enya, Yngwie Malmsteen, The Cure, Yes, Dream Theater, Genesis, Atheist, Marillion, and some classical music and jazz/fusion influences as well.

In 1998 he recorded two solo-demos which found their way to WAR-music (later reformed as New Hawen Records) boss Bengt "Wez" Wenedikter. Andromeda and Nonexist were then born as Wenedikter offered Reinholdz two record deals in 1999. Some of the riffs from the 1998 demo "Welcome to Forever" were used on Andromeda debutalbum Extension of the Wish and the bandname was lifted from the last track of the demo "A Postcard from Andromeda".

The first Nonexist album Deus Deceptor came out in 2002 and in 2011 he started writing the second Nonexist album From My Cold Dead Hands. It was then recorded in 2011/2012 with Johan Liiva back on vocals, and released by Pivotal Rockordings in November 2012.

Discography

With Widow

• Beyond (1996, demo)
• Will We Ever Know (1997, demo)
• Autumn Elegy (1998, demo)

Solo demos

• Maiden Voyage (1998)
• Welcome to Forever (1998)

With Andromeda

• Extension of the Wish (2001, WAR-music/Century Media/NTS)
• II=I (Two is One) (2003, New Hawen Records/Century Media)
• Extension of the Wish - Final Extension (2004, New Hawen Records/Century Media)
• Chimera (2006, Massacre Records)
• Playing off the Board (Live DVD) (2007, Metal Mind Productions)
• The Immunity Zone (2008/2009, Nightmare Records)
• Manifest Tyranny (2011, Inner Wound Recordings)

With NonExist

• Deus Deceptor (2002, New Hawen Records/Century Media/Toy's Factory)
• From My Cold Dead Hands (2012, Pivotal Rockordings)

With Opus Atlantica

• Opus Atlantica (2002, Regain Records)

With Skyfire

• Fractal (2009, Pivotal Rockordings )
• Esoteric (2009, Pivotal Rockordings )

Guest appearances

• Anton - The Happy Prankster EP (2000, Mjäll/Slask Independent Media ) - synth on "Junkland"
• 8 Point Rose - S/T (2010, Escape Music ) - solo on "Endless Rage"

References