Adrian Erlandsson

Infobox musical artist

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Origin = Malmö, Sweden
Instrument = drums
Genre = Melodic death metal, Heavy metal, Deathgrind, Extreme Metal, Death metal, Black metal
Occupation = Drummer
Years_active = 1988 - Present
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Associated_acts = At the Gates The Haunted Cradle of Filth Needleye Brujeria Tenet Skitsystem Samsas Traum Netherbird Code
URL =http://www.cradleoffilth.com http://www.tenetforce.com/ http://www.brujeria.com
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Adrian Erlandsson (born October 27, 1970 in Malmö, Sweden) is a prolific Swedish death metal and black metal drummer, who currently plays in Brujeria and Code, with his wife in Nemhain, and in the German Dark Metal band Samsas Traum. He has also been a member of At the Gates, The Haunted, Cradle of Filth and Needleye.

Early life

He was born in Malmö, Sweden on October 27, 1970. Adrian's younger brother is Daniel Erlandsson, the drummer of Arch Enemy, and recently, Carcass (band) . They both grew up together in Sweden and started playing drums at a very young age. He got his brother into drumming as Daniel admits "If it wasn't for him I probably wouldn’t be playing today."Fact|date=February 2008 He began drumming at the age of eleven when he got his first drum kit, and with friends began playing covers of classic rock songs. They also started playing with their music teacher at school, and eventually began to write their own songs and formed a band.

Erlandsson went on to found Penance, a thrash metal band, which never recorded a demo, although they did record some rehearsal tracks.

At the Gates (1990-1996, 2007-2008)

Erlandsson then went to University in Gothenburg, where, in 1990, he joined the Swedish death metal band At the Gates. He was the band's drummer until they broke up, and received much critical and fan praise for his speed and precision. When asked what each At the Gates member contributes to the group's overall sound, bandmember Anders Björler said that Erlandsson "hit the drums hard".cite web|title=“The Flames of the End”? - Guitarist Anders Björler wishes to pen the final chapter in the glorious history of Swedish legends At The Gates|author=Morgan, Anthony|publisher=Lucem Fero|date=2007-11|url=http://www.lucemfero.com/atthegates112007.php|accessdate=2008-02-20] In 2007 At the Gates reunited for some festival shows in the summer of 2008 and headlining US tour which was dubbed "Suicidal Final Tour". [ [http://www.decibelmagazine.com/news_detail.aspx?id=11934 Decibel Magazine ] ]

The Haunted (1996-1999)

Erlandsson, alongside At the Gates bandmates Anders and Jonas Björler, later formed The Haunted with Mary Beats Jane vocalist Peter Dolving. Erlandsson also played in Skitsystem. In 1999, Erlandsson left the band to join Cradle of Filth.

Cradle of Filth (1999-2006)

It was originally intended that he only record one session with Cradle of Filth; by the time he left the group, however, he had appeared on six of their albums.

Recent events (2006-present)

In September 2006 Erlandsson played for Brujeria in some concerts in Spain, using the nickname "El Podrido". Erlandsson played with Brujeria while with Needleye, but Needleye disbanded a few months after his arrival to the band in January 2007. After leaving Needleye, he soon became the new drummer for Jed Simon's project Tenet. In 2007 he played drums at the new Samsas Traum album "Heiliges Herz- das Schwert deiner Sonne" ("Holy heart - The sword of your sun") and he is also going to solve some gigs on their upcoming tour. At the moment it is not sure whether he is only a guest at Samsas Traum, or if he is going to be a real part of the band. In 2007 joined Swedish metal act Netherbird as guild member and recorded drums for the Lighthouse Eternal (Laterna Magika) EP. He has most recently replaced Asgeir Mickelson as the drummer for British/Norwegian black metal group Code.

tyle

Erlandsson's approach is to focus on the "feeling" rather than technique, however he does incorporate a lot of kickdrumming, occasional blastbeats and sometimes his very own technical odd time signatures.

Facts

*He currently lives in London, England with his wife Morrigan Hel (legal name Amber Charlotte Erlandsson), who is a fetish model and stage performerFact|date=December 2007.
*Adrian is 6'4" (193cm) and weighs 217lbs (16 stone)Fact|date=December 2007.
*Adrian is currently in the process of writing a bookFact|date=December 2007.
*Adrian is fluent in Swedish and English. He began learning English when he was tenFact|date=December 2007.
*Adrian is currently learning to play the guitarFact|date=December 2007.

References

External links

* [http://www.adrianerlandsson.com/ Adrian Erlandsson] at MySpace
* [http://www.drummersdigest.com/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=227&Itemid=25 Adrian's last interview as the drummer for Cradle of Filth]