Ola Englund
| Ola Englund | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Born | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Genres | Death metal, groove metal, thrash metal, melodic death metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, record producer |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Associated acts | Feared, Jeff Loomis, Six Feet Under, The Haunted, Subsyde, Scarpoint, Facing Death |
| Website |
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| Notable instruments | |
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Washburn Guitars Solar Strictly 7 Guitars Solar Ibanez Guitars Randall Amplifiers Satan | |
Ola Englund (Born September 27, 1981) is a Swedish musician, songwriter, record producer, and guitarist. He is the founding member of Feared, performs lead guitar duties in the Swedish metal act The Haunted, and is formerly of Six Feet Under fame. He has also been a part of Scarpoint, Facing Death, Subcyde, and Sorcerer.[1][2]
Style
Ola Englund has his own style of death metal which is most prominently heard in his band Feared. Behind his sound is 6 & 7-string guitars (occasionally tuned to drop A), 8-string guitars and various amps, in particular the Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier and currently his signature amp, the Randall Satan amplifier. He often makes use of dropped tunings on his guitars.[1][2] Englund has recently had a signature range of guitars produced by Washburn in 6 and 7 string varieties.
Influences
Ola cites his biggest influences as Dream Theater, Nevermore, Testament, Bolt Thrower, Machine Head (band), Entombed, Opeth, Pantera, and Sepultura.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Voices of Metal – Ola Englund | Seymour Duncan Blog". Seymourduncan.com. 2011-11-10. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Ola Englund". Metal Insider. Retrieved 2013-08-12.