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Dan Swanö
Dan Swanö live at Nosturi
Dan Swanö live at Nosturi
Background information
Birth name Dan Swanö
Also known as Day DiSyraah
Born March 10, 1973 (1973-03-10) (age 35)
Finspång, Östergötland, Sweden
Genre(s) Death metal, Progressive metal, Progressive rock
Occupation(s) Musician, Songwriter, Music Producer, Audio engineer
Instrument(s) Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Keyboards
Years active 1988 - Present
Label(s) Black Mark
Associated acts Nightingale, Bloodbath, Edge Of Sanity, Pan.Thy.Monium, Unicorn, Second Sky, Infestdead, Ribspreader, Diabolical Masquerade, Steel, Katatonia

Dan Erland [1] Swanö, (born on the March 10, 1973, in Finspång, Östergötland, Sweden), is a Swedish music producer, vocalist, guitarist, bassist, drummer and keyboardist, regarded as influential in the underground death metal, progressive metal, and progressive rock communities, with a small but devoted cult following for his numerous works. Nosturi ( Finnish for " crane " is a Culture and Music hall and a Nightclub in the Punavuori district of Helsinki Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Finspång is an industrial town (pop 13000 in Östergötland, Sweden and the seat of Finspång Municipality, Östergötland County. Östergötland is a one of the traditional Provinces of Sweden ( landskap in Swedish) in the south of Sweden. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs fast tempos heavily distorted guitars deep growling vocals morbid lyrics Progressive metal (often referred to simply as prog metal) is a sub-genre of Heavy metal music which blends the powerful guitar-driven sound of metal with the complex Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Audio engineering is a part of audio science dealing with the recording and reproduction of Sound through mechanical and electronic means A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Black Mark Productions (founded 1991 is an Independent record label based in Sweden that specializes in extreme metal releases perhaps best Nightingale are a once Goth rock, now progressive / AOR metal / rock band from Örebro in Sweden. Bloodbath is a Swedish death metal supergroup from Stockholm formed in 1999 Edge of Sanity was a Swedish Death metal band whose work often delved into experimental even progressive, territory PanThyMonium was a Swedish avant-garde / Death metal band formed and led by Dan Swanö with several members from another project of his Infestdead is a Swedish Death metal band formed by Dan Swanö right before he left Edge of Sanity in 1996. Ribspreader is a Swedish Death metal band The band was formed in June of 2002 by Rogga Johansson and Andreas Karlsson Diabolical Masquerade was a Swedish one-man Black metal band with progressive influences Steel is a one-off Power metal project from Sweden that featured Dan Swanö and members of Opeth. This article is about the band Katatonia not to be confused with the Welsh Pop-Rock band Catatonia. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Finspång is an industrial town (pop 13000 in Östergötland, Sweden and the seat of Finspång Municipality, Östergötland County. Östergötland is a one of the traditional Provinces of Sweden ( landskap in Swedish) in the south of Sweden. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles A bass player (bassist is a Musician who plays a Double bass, Bass guitar, keyboard bass or wind A drummer is a Musician who plays a Drum or drums particularly a Drum kit ("drum set" or "trap set" Marching percussion A keyboardist is a Musician who plays Keyboard instruments Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs fast tempos heavily distorted guitars deep growling vocals morbid lyrics Progressive metal (often referred to simply as prog metal) is a sub-genre of Heavy metal music which blends the powerful guitar-driven sound of metal with the complex Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved

Contents

Music

Swanö has fronted a huge number of bands, most notably Edge of Sanity, Nightingale, Pan.Thy.Monium, Brejn Dedd, Unicorn, Infestdead and Route Nine. Edge of Sanity was a Swedish Death metal band whose work often delved into experimental even progressive, territory Nightingale are a once Goth rock, now progressive / AOR metal / rock band from Örebro in Sweden. PanThyMonium was a Swedish avant-garde / Death metal band formed and led by Dan Swanö with several members from another project of his Infestdead is a Swedish Death metal band formed by Dan Swanö right before he left Edge of Sanity in 1996. He has also been a member of Katatonia (for whom he played the drums), Ribspreader, lead guitars and drums and most recently a member of Bloodbath, playing drums on their first EP Breeding Death and debut album Resurrection Through Carnage. This article is about the band Katatonia not to be confused with the Welsh Pop-Rock band Catatonia. Ribspreader is a Swedish Death metal band The band was formed in June of 2002 by Rogga Johansson and Andreas Karlsson Bloodbath is a Swedish death metal supergroup from Stockholm formed in 1999 Breeding Death, released in 2000 by Century Media Records, is the debut EP release by Bloodbath. Resurrection through Carnage, released in 2002 on Century Media Records, is the first full Album release from Swedish Death metal He moved to guitar for the release of Nightmares Made Flesh, which occurred when vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt left and was replaced by Hypocrisy's Peter Tägtgren. Nightmares Made Flesh, released in 2005 under Century Media Records, is the third release by Bloodbath. Mikael Åkerfeldt (ˈoːkərˌfɛlt (born April 17, 1974, in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish musician best known as the current lead vocalist/lead Hypocrisy is a Death metal band from Sweden. It was formed in 1990 in Ludvika, Sweden by Peter Tägtgren Peter Tägtgren (born June 3, 1970) is a Swedish musician He is the founder main composer lead Singer, and Guitarist of the Upon the completion of Nightmares Made Flesh, Tägtgren left and the vocalist position was once again vacant. Nightmares Made Flesh, released in 2005 under Century Media Records, is the third release by Bloodbath. Dan is no longer in Bloodbath because his "services are no longer needed", since he cannot tour with the group.

He has also contributed his vocal talents to Arjen Lucassen's Star One project. Arjen Anthony Lucassen (born 3 April 1960, Hilversum) is a composer and musician from the Netherlands and is most widely known for his albums STAR One is a TV station that features Hindi entertainment Launched in November 2004, the channel gained in popularity with shows like Remix The two musicians are good friends, with Lucassen contributing guitar parts to Swanö's Nightingale project. Nightingale are a once Goth rock, now progressive / AOR metal / rock band from Örebro in Sweden. He can also be heard on the albums Theli and A'arab Zaraq - Lucid Dreaming by the symphonic opera metal band, Therion. Theli is an Album released by the Symphonic metal band Therion. A'arab Zaraq - Lucid Dreaming is the sixth full-length musical album by Swedish heavy metal band Therion released Therion is a Swedish Symphonic metal band founded by Christofer Johnsson in 1987 He was also producer and contributing writer of the band Diabolical Masquerade, the now defunct solo avant-garde black metal band of Anders Nyström aka Blakkheim (Katatonia, Bloodbath, ex-Bewitched). Diabolical Masquerade was a Swedish one-man Black metal band with progressive influences Avant-garde metal or experimental metal is a subgenre of Heavy metal music characterised by the use of innovative Avant-garde elements large-scale Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It often employs fast tempos shrieked vocals highly distorted guitars played with Tremolo picking, Anders Nyström, also known as Blakkheim (or formerly Blackheim) is a Swedish Musician who was born on This article is about the band Katatonia not to be confused with the Welsh Pop-Rock band Catatonia. Bloodbath is a Swedish death metal supergroup from Stockholm formed in 1999 He also contributed some guitar solos, backing vocals on various Diabolical Masquerade albums, and played the drums on the album Nightwork. He also produced and played the keyboards on the Memories from Nothing album by Swedish progressive rockers Another Life, released on Vic Records.

Besides all these bands, Swanö has also released a solo progressive death metal album entitled Moontower, on which he showcases his multi-instrumental talent, playing all instruments (guitar, bass, drums, keyboard) and providing all the vocal work. Progressive metal (often referred to simply as prog metal) is a sub-genre of Heavy metal music which blends the powerful guitar-driven sound of metal with the complex Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs fast tempos heavily distorted guitars deep growling vocals morbid lyrics Moontower is a solo album by Swedish musician Dan Swanö. While future albums such as Edge of Sanity ’s Crimson II had been almost entirely The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard.

Swanö has a diverse vocal register, encompassing many styles, which include death growls, clean, melodic singing with a warm rich tone, deep, dark, gothic vocals, and thrash shouting. cf Death rattle, a sound sometimes made by the dying A death growl, also known as death metal vocals, gutteral vocals

Family and work

Dan with his brother Dag
Dan with his brother Dag

Despite the huge amounts of releases to his name, Dan still works as chief sales assistant in a music store (Musikbörsen) in Örebro, near his home in Sweden, rarely doing live performances with any of his bands (it has been said that one of the main reasons for this is that he is unable to sustain the heavy growling death metal vocals used in many of his bands for any prolonged period of time). Örebro is a city in Närke in central Sweden. Örebro is the seat of Örebro Municipality and the capital of Örebro County. cf Death rattle, a sound sometimes made by the dying A death growl, also known as death metal vocals, gutteral vocals Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs fast tempos heavily distorted guitars deep growling vocals morbid lyrics He has his own studio in his home, variously called first Gorysound then Unisound, where he records his own projects as well as the music of other notable bands such as Marduk, Dark Funeral, Merciless, Dawn, Dissection, Opeth and Katatonia. Unisound is a Recording studio in Örebro, Sweden. It is owned and operated by Dan Swanö. Marduk is a Black metal band from Norrköping, Sweden. The band formed in 1991 and released their first record that year placing them among the pioneers Dark Funeral is a Black metal band from Stockholm, Sweden. The band formed in 1993 and released its first record in 1994 placing it among the pioneers Merciless is a Swedish death / Thrash metal band The band was formed during the summer of 1986 in Strängnäs, Sweden by Erik Dawn are a Swedish Blackened death metal band formed by Frederik Söderberg in 1990 while they disbanded for nearly a decade they have reconvened and are active Dissection was a Blackened death metal band from Strömstad, Sweden. Opeth is a Swedish heavy metal band that formed in 1990 in Stockholm. This article is about the band Katatonia not to be confused with the Welsh Pop-Rock band Catatonia. He is currently divorced, but maintains close ties to his family. His elder brother Dag Swanö was in Pan.Thy.Monium under the pseudonym Äag and is a member of Nightingale under the name of Tom Nouga. PanThyMonium was a Swedish avant-garde / Death metal band formed and led by Dan Swanö with several members from another project of his Nightingale are a once Goth rock, now progressive / AOR metal / rock band from Örebro in Sweden.

Musical projects involved with and/or is still involved with

Solo discography

References

  1. ^ Heaven Shall Burn: Iconoclast (Part 1: The Final Resistance)

External links

Aeon is a Swedish Technical / Brutal death metal band whose lyrical themes are highly based around strong anti- Christian beliefs "Rise to Dominate" is an album by the Swedish band Aeon. Bloodbath is a Swedish death metal supergroup from Stockholm formed in 1999 Coldworker is a Swedish Death metal band formed in early 2006 Cronian is a progressive / Avant-garde metal band from Norway and Sweden founded in 2004 by Øystein Garnes Brun and Andreas Diabolical Masquerade was a Swedish one-man Black metal band with progressive influences Edge of Sanity was a Swedish Death metal band whose work often delved into experimental even progressive, territory Gorath, released in Japan as, is a Japanese Science fiction Tokusatsu Film produced by Toho in 1962. Infestdead is a Swedish Death metal band formed by Dan Swanö right before he left Edge of Sanity in 1996. Karaboudjan is an Avant-garde metal one-man band from Örebro, Sweden. This article is about the band Katatonia not to be confused with the Welsh Pop-Rock band Catatonia. Marduk is a Black metal band from Norrköping, Sweden. The band formed in 1991 and released their first record that year placing them among the pioneers Millencolin is a Punk For Monkeys is the third Album by the Swedish Punk rock band Millencolin, released on April 20, 1997 in Midkemia is a fictional world created by a fantasy role-playing group and popularized by Raymond E Metamorphosis is a Biological process by which an Animal physically develops after Birth or hatching involving a conspicuous and relatively Nasum (pronunciation) was a political Swedish band that played a mixture of Grindcore and Death metal. Nightingale are a once Goth rock, now progressive / AOR metal / rock band from Örebro in Sweden. Novembre is a Progressive Death metal / Gothic metal band from Rome, Italy. Novembers Doom is a death / Doom metal band from Chicago, Illinois. The Pale Haunt Departure is the fifth full-length album by former doom / Death metal band Novembers Doom, released in 2005 The Novella Reservoir is the sixth full-length studio album of the American Doom/death metal band Novembers Doom, released in 2007 The Pale Haunt Departure is the fifth full-length album by former doom / Death metal band Novembers Doom, released in 2005 Opeth is a Swedish heavy metal band that formed in 1990 in Stockholm. Pain is an Industrial metal band from Sweden. The band started out as a hobby project for front man Peter Tägtgren, whose idea was to fuse metal with Nothing Remains The Same is the 3rd album by the Swedish metal band Pain. PanThyMonium was a Swedish avant-garde / Death metal band formed and led by Dan Swanö with several members from another project of his Ribspreader is a Swedish Death metal band The band was formed in June of 2002 by Rogga Johansson and Andreas Karlsson Sörskogen is a Swedish Progressive rock project Mikael Åkerfeldt of Opeth and Dan Swanö started for fun STAR One is a TV station that features Hindi entertainment Launched in November 2004, the channel gained in popularity with shows like Remix Steel is a one-off Power metal project from Sweden that featured Dan Swanö and members of Opeth. The Project Hate MCMXCIX (often referred to as Project Hate, or simply The Hate) is a Swedish Death metal band Theatre of Tragedy are a Norwegian band from Stavanger, originally assembled in 1992 and best known for their earlier albums which provided a great deal of influence Therion is a Swedish Symphonic metal band founded by Christofer Johnsson in 1987 Threshold is a Progressive metal band formed in Surrey, UK in the late 1980s Total Terror is the second of two self-released cassette tapes by industrial band Front Line Assembly. Prominence and Demise is the third full-length album by Norwegian Progressive metal band Winds, released on September 4, Moontower is a solo album by Swedish musician Dan Swanö. While future albums such as Edge of Sanity ’s Crimson II had been almost entirely Heaven Shall Burn is a Deathcore band from Saalfeld, Germany. Iconoclast (Part 1 The Final Resistance is the fifth full-length album of the German metal band Heaven Shall Burn.
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