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Daniel Gildenlöw

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Daniel Gildenlöw
Gildenlöw performing with Pain of Salvation in 2019
Gildenlöw performing with Pain of Salvation in 2019
Background information
Born (1973-06-05) 5 June 1973 (age 51)
Eskilstuna, Sweden
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
  • producer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • bass
  • keyboards
  • piano
Years active1984–present
Member ofPain of Salvation, The Sea Within
Formerly ofThe Flower Kings

Daniel Gildenlöw (born 5 June 1973) is a Swedish musician and songwriter. He is best known as a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist for the progressive rock band Pain of Salvation.[1] In the band, he is the main songwriter, lead singer, co-guitarist, and the mastermind behind each album's concept. He has also performed with The Flower Kings, Transatlantic and The Sea Within.

Career

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In 1984, at age 11, Gildenlow formed a band called Reality,[2] which changed its name to Pain of Salvation in 1991,[2] and released its first album, Entropia, in 1997.

In 2001, he joined progressive rock supergroup Transatlantic on their European tour,[3] playing keyboards, guitar and singing. He re-joined Transatlantic in 2010, this time for a North American tour.[4]

In 2002, Gildenlow joined The Flower Kings on vocals, guitar, keyboards and percussion, playing on their albums Unfold the Future (2002), Meet the Flower Kings (2003) and Adam & Eve (2004). He departed The Flower Kings due to his opposition to US-VISIT which required submitting biometric data first before entering the U.S.[5]

In 2007 he provided spoken word to the track "Repentance" on Dream Theater's album Systematic Chaos, alongside many other guests including Corey Taylor, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Mikael Åkerfeldt and Jon Anderson.[6] In the same year he also sang on 01011001 by Ayreon.[7]

He was also due to tour with Transatlantic again in 2014 but was forced to step down due to personal issues and was replaced by Ted Leonard.[8] These personal issue were later revealed to be a flesh eating bacteria otherwise known as Necrotising Fasciitis which hospitalised him for six months.[9][10] The events of which were fictionalised in Pain of Salvation's tenth album In the Passing Light of Day which was released in 2017.[9]

In late 2017 he joined The Sea Within, a progressive rock supergroup consisting of guitarist Roine Stolt, bassist Jonas Reingold, drummer Marco Minnemann and keyboardist Tom Brislin.[11] This band released one self titled album in 2018, which featured guests Jon Anderson (Yes), Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater), Casey McPherson and Rob Townsend (Steve Hackett).[12]

Discography

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Gildenlöw performing in 2004

Pain of Salvation

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Soviac

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  • GMC Out in the Fields (2002) (guitar on Don Chinos)

The Flower Kings

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Crypt of Kerberos

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  • The Macrodex of War (2005) (compilation)

Daniele Liverani

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  • Genius: A Rock Opera – Episode 1: A Human into a Dream World (vocals), as Twinspirit n.32
  • Genius: A Rock Opera – Episode 2: In Search of the Little Prince (2004) (vocals), as Twinspirit n.32
  • Genius: A Rock Opera – Episode 3: The Final Surprise (2007) (vocals), as Twinspirit n.32

Axamenta

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  • Ever-Arch-I-Tech-Ture (2006) (vocals, vocal melodies/arrangements on the eighth track, "Threnody for an Endling")

Spastic Ink

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Transatlantic

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Dream Theater

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Various artists

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  • ProgAID – All around the World (2005) (vocals)

Hammer of the Gods

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  • Two Nights in North America (2006) (vocals)

Ayreon

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Ephrat

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For All We Know

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Tristema

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  • Dove Tutto È Possibile (2012) (vocals on "L'Assenza (Roses and Thorns)")

The Sea Within

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Kingcrow

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  • The Persistence (2018) (vocals on "Night's Descending")

References

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  1. ^ Hill, Gary. "Biography: Pain of Salvation". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
  2. ^ a b Ofer, Tal (15 April 2004). "An Interview with Daniel Gildenlöw". rudess.tripod.com. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Interview with Daniel Gildenlöw – Opinia – Polish Cultural Magazine" (in Polish). 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  4. ^ Blabbermouth (12 January 2010). "PAIN OF SALVATION's DANIEL GILDENLÖW To Tour With TRANSATLANTIC". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  5. ^ "DPRP Specials : Roine Stolt : Interview 2006". Dprp.net. Archived from the original on 20 February 2008. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  6. ^ Seems a lot of you enjoyed my post a few days ago with the isolated sound collage from Honor Thy Father…so figured I’d share this as well: Here’s the... | By Mike PortnoyFacebook. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024 – via www.facebook.com.
  7. ^ 01011001 (liner notes). Inside Out Music. 2008.
  8. ^ "TRANSATLATIC - Daniel Gildenlow To Sit Out First Half Of Tour". bravewords.com. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  9. ^ a b Wright, Holly (13 February 2017). "How Pain Of Salvation turned their terrifying struggle into In The Passing Light Of Day". louder. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  10. ^ Journalist, Rock'n'Roll (20 February 2017). "Pain of Salvation Interview 2017". Rock'n'Roll Journalist. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  11. ^ Ewing, Jerry (7 December 2017). "Roine Stolt Launches New Supergroup The Sea Within". louder. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  12. ^ Munro, Scott (31 May 2018). "Go behind the scenes with The Sea Within in new video". louder. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
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