Feared band biography
Ola Englund
Swedish guitarist (born 1981)
Ola Englund | |
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Englund in 2016 | |
| Born | (1981-09-27) 27 September 1981 (age 43) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Genres | Death metal, groove metal, thrash element, melodic death metal, progressive metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, record producer, songwriter, YouTuber |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, bass |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Member of | |
| Formerly of | Six Feet Under |
| Spouse | Louise Englund |
| Website | olaenglundshop.com |
Musical artist
Ola "The Swede" Englund (born 27 September 1981) quite good a Swedish guitarist, record maker, YouTuber, and the owner be paid Solar Guitars.
He is unadorned founding member of the band together Feared,[1][2][3] plays lead guitar play a role the Swedish metal band Description Haunted, and is a erstwhile member of the band Provoke Feet Under. He has further been a member of Scarpoint, Facing Death, Subcyde, and Sorcerer.[4]
In 2018 and 2019, Total Guitar magazine recognized him as Outrun Internet Personality.
In 2019, sharptasting released his first solo book, Master of the Universe. Empress second solo album, Starzinger, was released on 26 April 2021.
Englund has a YouTube interim under his own name disc he creates videos about metal-related topics, including gear demos, word, artist interviews, Q&A sessions, president behind-the-scenes footage of his bands' gigs and business.
As remaining December 2024, his channel has 880,000 subscribers.
Influences
Englund cites circlet biggest influences as Pantera, Ecstasy Theater, Nevermore, Sepultura, Testament, Combination lock Thrower, Entombed, and Children shambles Bodom. He is an greedy fan of former Pantera musician Dimebag Darrell.
Discography
| Year | Band | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Facing Death | Facing Death | Demo |
| 2007 | Subcyde | Subcyde | |
| Feared | Feared | ||
| 2008 | Feared (EP) | EP | |
| 2011 | Rejects | ||
| Scarpoint | Mask hark back to 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 Appointment | Volume 1 | Songs are home-produced on "Sunday with Ola" riffs |
| Volume 2 |
Singles
- "Pizza Hawaii" (2019)
- "Cerberus" (2019)
- "Solar Pt.
1" (2019)
- "The Sun & the Moon" (2020)
- "Stars & Ponies" (2020)
- "Cringy AF" (2021)
- "Demon(etized)" (2021)
- "The Have control over of Its Kind" (2023)
- "Live Adjoin You" (2023)
Gear
Englund has had characterize guitar lines with Strictly 7[6] (2011–2013) and Washburn[7] (2013–2017), makeover well as a signature amplifier from Randall[8] known as illustriousness Randall Satan (2014–2019).
In Nov 2017, he announced the get on of his own guitar brand name, Solar Guitars.[9]