Martin Henriksson

Martin Henriksson
Martin Henriksson of Dark Tranquillity
Background information
Birth name	Hans Martin Knut Henriksson[1]
Born	30 October 1974 (1974-10-30) (age 37)
Genres	Melodic death metal, heavy metal
Instruments	Guitar, bass
Years active	1989–present
Labels	Century Media, Osmose Productions, Spinefarm
Associated acts	Dark Tranquillity

Martin Henriksson, born 30 October 1974 in Sweden, is one of two guitarists, one of the founding members and the main songwriter of the Swedish death metal band Dark Tranquillity.

Biography

He played bass for the band from their formation in 1989 until switching to guitar for the 2000 album, Haven. Michael Nicklasson, the guitarist of Luciferion, was recruited to take his place on bass. Alongside Mikael Stanne, Henriksson is the only member of the band to receive songwriting credit on every DT album. Although he has composed many songs before, he took over from Niklas Sundin as the main songwriter during the Projector era, shortly before switching to guitar. Dark Tranquillity is Henriksson's only musical project.

Style

In Dark Tranquillity, he plays both rhythms and melodies. He is known for his smooth playing style, while Niklas Sundin, Dark Tranquillity's other guitarist, has a more harsh style. He normally does not do solos (Sundin usually play them).^[2] Some exceptions to that are the songs 'Focus Shift' and 'Lost to Apathy', in whose videos Martin is seen playing some not-very-fast solos. His riffs are sometimes complemented with pick slides and harmonics. When he was on bass (using picks), he also played melodies.

Equipment

Martin's main stage guitars include a Gibson Explorer and a Gibson Les Paul Studio Lite. He previously used Rocktron Prophesy rack mounted pre-amps, but after the Damage Done tour, he and Niklas Sundin begun using Peavey 5150 and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier amplifiers along with Behringer V-AMP 2 PRO modeling processors. In the making off We Are The Void, they show a Peavey 6505s.

Trivia

• Martin Henriksson said in interviews around the Fiction - We Are The Void era that he does not listen to music at all.^[3][2]
• He used to have the typical long hair, but since the Damage Done tour, he shows dreads. He also has some tattoos on his arms.

References

1. ^ Hans Martin Knut Henriksson (1974-10-30). "Ratsit - Gratis upplysning pЕ fЖretag och privatpersoner". Ratsit.se. http://www.ratsit.se/BC/ReportSmall.aspx?ID=HZ-r4CJbuGSwbQcVGwYqcJSGONCfGDpD19lVybAiatk. Retrieved 2011-11-04. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Guitar Lessons, Interviews, News, Reviews, & More | Guitar Messenger – Martin Henriksson & Niklas Sundin Interview (Dark Tranquillity)". Guitarmessenger.com. http://www.guitarmessenger.com/interviews/martin-henriksson-niklas-sundin-dark-tranquillity/. Retrieved 2011-11-04. 
3. ^ "Interview with Martin Henriksson (Dark Tranquillity)". zolireds. http://www.zolireds.net/media/interviews/henriksson07/. Retrieved 2011-11-04. 

External links

• Dark Tranquillity

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Name	Henriksson, Martin
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Date of birth	30 October 1974
Place of birth	Gothenburg, Sweden
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