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Dan Swanö
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Dan 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.
Swanö has fronted a huge number of bands, most notably Edge of Sanity, Nightingale, Brejn Dedd, Unicorn, Infestdead and Route Nine. He has also been a member of Pan.Thy.Monium, 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. 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. Upon the completion of Nightmares Made Flesh, Tägtgren left and the vocalist position was once again vacant. Dan is no longer in Bloodbath as his “services are no longer needed” because he cannot tour with the group.
He has also contributed his vocal talents to Arjen Lucassen’s Star One project. The two musicians are good friends, with Lucassen contributing guitar parts to Swanö’s Nightingale project. He can also be heard on the albums Theli and A’arab Zaraq - Lucid Dreaming by the symphonic metal band, Therion.
Swanö has fronted a huge number of bands, most notably Edge of Sanity, Nightingale, Brejn Dedd, Unicorn, Infestdead and Route Nine. He has also been a member of Pan.Thy.Monium, 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. 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. Upon the completion of Nightmares Made Flesh, Tägtgren left and the vocalist position was once again vacant. Dan is no longer in Bloodbath as his “services are no longer needed” because he cannot tour with the group.
He has also contributed his vocal talents to Arjen Lucassen’s Star One project. The two musicians are good friends, with Lucassen contributing guitar parts to Swanö’s Nightingale project. He can also be heard on the albums Theli and A’arab Zaraq - Lucid Dreaming by the symphonic metal band, Therion.
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T_S_M wrote:
Qwot & so are you, the difference being Dan is a brilliant musician, so what's your point exactly?
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_Emperor_ wrote:
his music is more beautiful than anyone on this planet! UNREATIIOOON!!!
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Qwot wrote:
He's ugly.
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weemies wrote:
Moontower is too awesome. I wish he came out with another album.
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internet-hero wrote:
I've shooked his hand. Worship me.
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Djm912 wrote:
One of my favorite albums of all time, but I like most of Dan's stuff.
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Antares_27 wrote:
Swanö' is a god.
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gadlor wrote:
Uncreation is an amazing song.
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osten89 wrote:
Necrophagist56... Are people still angry about that. Bloodbath puts out awsome death metal with or without Swanö. Stop being a whiny little bitch.
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Necrophagist56 wrote:
I'm glad he's not a part of that fiasco called Bloodbath now... But now that I think about it, it probably wouldn't be a fiasco if Dan was still involved in it!
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Unforgiven312 wrote:
דן יא קשוח
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BlackProject wrote:
Very nice.
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GrimmaBlakheart wrote:
Yes, a musical genius, a Metal God to be worshipped! Just like Pete Tatgren!
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Karppaky wrote:
more Swanö plx
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Chill02 wrote:
moar Moontower plz
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Metalbeast7 wrote:
my hero ^-^
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Firemsi wrote:
If Swanö does, it's done. ^^
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Necrophagist56 wrote:
This man is a genius!
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mattfca wrote:
Big Sleep is one of my favorite songs of all time.
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_Emperor_ wrote:
This album reminds me of UT: GOTY, the keyboard parts atleast, spacey and celestial. :O
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