Fredrik Johansson (25 June 1974 – 25 January 2022) was a Swedish guitarist.
Fredrik Johansson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 June 1974 |
| Origin | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Died | 25 January 2022 (aged 47) |
| Genres | Alternative metal, death metal, melodic death metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician Songwriter |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active | 1993–1999 |
| Labels | GUN Records/Sony BMG |
Biography
editJohansson was a member of melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity for almost six years.[1] He joined in 1993 after the band's vocalist at the time, Anders Fridén, left the band and their rhythm guitarist Mikael Stanne took the vocalist role to solely focus on it, leaving an empty rhythm guitarist spot, which Fredrik took. Prior to the release of Projector in 1999, he was asked to leave Dark Tranquillity due to a lack of commitment to the band, stemming from the fact that he wanted to become a family man.
There is a common misconception of him based on a shared name with another Swedish session guitarist from All Ends, who was actually the one to perform lead guitar on the In Flames song "December Flower" from the album The Jester Race.
Johansson died from cancer on 25 January 2022, at the age of 47.[2]
Discography
editDark Tranquillity
editStudio albums
- The Gallery (1995)
- The Mind's I (1997)
- Projector (1999)
EPs
- Of Chaos and Eternal Night EP (1995)
- Enter Suicidal Angels EP (1996)
References
edit- ^ Huey, Steve. "Biography: Dark Tranquility". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ^ Childers, Chad (28 January 2022). "Former Dark Tranquility Guitarist Fredrik Johansson has died". Loudwire. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
External links
edit- Fredrik Johansson discography at Discogs
- Fredrik Johansson at IMDb
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