Ola Englund
Ola Englund | |
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.jpg) Englund in 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 27 September 1981 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Genres | Death metal, groove metal, thrash metal, melodic death metal, progressive metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, record producer, songwriter, YouTuber |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, bass |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Member of |
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| Formerly of | Six Feet Under |
| Spouse | Louise Englund |
| Website | olaenglund |
Ola "The Swede" Englund (born 27 September 1981) is a Swedish guitarist, record producer, YouTuber, and the owner of Solar guitars. He is a founding-member of the band Feared,[1][2][3] plays lead guitar in the Swedish metal band The Haunted, and is a former member of the band Six Feet Under. He has also been a part of Scarpoint, Facing Death, Subcyde and Sorcerer.[4][5]
In 2018 and 2019, Total Guitar magazine awarded him as Best Internet Personality. In 2019, he released his first solo-album Master of the Universe. His second solo-album, Starzinger, was released on 26 April 2021.
Englund has a YouTube-channel under his own name where he makes videos about metal-related topics such as gear demos, news, artist interviews, Q&A, and behind-the-scenes-footage of his bands' gigs and business. As of January 2024, his channel has 840,000 subscribers.
Influences
[edit]Englund cites his biggest influences as Pantera, Dream Theater, Nevermore, Sepultura, Testament, Bolt Thrower, Entombed, and Children of Bodom. He is a big fan of former Pantera-guitarist Dimebag Darrell.
Discography
[edit]| Year | Band | Album | Notes |
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| 2005 | Facing Death | Facing Death | Demo |
| 2007 | Subcyde | Subcyde | |
| Feared | Feared | ||
| 2008 | Feared (EP) | EP | |
| 2011 | Rejects | ||
| Scarpoint | Mask of Sanity | ||
| 2012 | Feared | Refeared | |
| 2013 | Furor Incarnatus | ||
| Vinter | |||
| Six Feet Under | Unborn | ||
| 2014 | Feared | Elemental Nightmares – II | Split with Montecharge, Dead River Runs Dry, and Satyros |
| The Haunted | Eye of the Storm | EP | |
| Exit Wounds | |||
| 2015 | Feared | Synder | |
| 2016 | Reborn | compilation | |
| 2017 | Svart | ||
| The Haunted | Strength in Numbers | ||
| 2019 | Ola Englund | Master of the Universe | |
| 2021 | Starzinger | ||
| 2023 | The Chug Project | Volume 1 | Songs are based on "Sunday with Ola" riffs |
| Volume 2 |
Singles
[edit]- "Pizza Hawaii" (2019)
- "Cerberus" (2019)
- "Solar Pt. 1" (2019)
- "The Sun & the Moon" (2020)
- "Stars & Ponies" (2020)
- "Cringy AF" (2021)
- "Demon(etized)" (2021)
- "The First of its Kind" (2023)
- "Live In You" (2023)
Gear
[edit]Englund has had signature guitar lines from Strictly 7[6] (2011–2013) and Washburn[7] (2013–2017), as well as a signature amplifier from Randall[8] known as the Randall Satan (2014–2019). In November 2017, he announced the launch of his own guitar brand called Solar Guitars.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Feared – Discography – Metal Storm". Metalstorm.net. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ Hutscal, Luke. "Beathound". Beathound.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ "Feared – Store". Fearedband.com. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ "Voices of Metal – Ola Englund | Seymour Duncan Blog". Seymourduncan.com. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ^ "Ola Englund". Metal Insider. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ^ "No renewal of my S7G contract". Ola Englund. Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "Washburn – Ola Englund". Olaenglund.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "Ola Englund Satan – Randall Amplifiers". Randallamplifiers.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ [1] GuitarWorld.com, entry: The Haunted, Feared Guitarist Ola Englund launches Solar Guitars Brand
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