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Anders Fridén

アンダース・フリーデン　/　あんだーす・ふりーでん

Singer from Sweden

March 25, 1973 (age 53)　・　Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

Västra Götaland County
singer
songwriter
record producer

My Take

Anders Fridén is, to my ears, one of metal's great underrated voices. As frontman of In Flames he helped shape the melodic death metal sound that poured out of Gothenburg, and his earlier work fronting Dark Tranquillity makes him a living thread of that whole scene. What I admire most is the balance he strikes, ferocity and aggression riding on top of genuinely mournful, hummable melody. As a producer and composer too, he is a craftsman who has chased the same sonic vision for decades. I deeply respect that kind of single-minded devotion to a sound, and his evolution still fascinates me.

Overview

Pär Anders Fridén (born 25 March 1973) is a Swedish vocalist, best known as the lead singer of the heavy metal band In Flames. He was also the vocalist of Dark Tranquillity and side project Passenger.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Anders Fridén
Name (Japanese): アンダース・フリーデン
Reading: あんだーす・ふりーでん
Born: March 25, 1973 (age 53)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Ox
Origin: Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: singer / songwriter / record producer / composer

2. Background

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3. Relationships

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4. Personality

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6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/andersfridn/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%87%E3%83%B3

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