Pontus Norgren

Infobox musical artist
Name = Pontus Norgren


Img_capt = Pontus Norgren performing live
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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
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Instrument = Guitar
Equipment = Gibson Les Paul, Marshall 4X12", Hughes & Kettner amplifiers
Genre = Heavy metal, hard rock
Occupation = Musician, Songwriter
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Label = Nuclear Blast
Associated_acts = Hammerfall, The Poodles
URL = [http://www.pontusnorgren.com/Pontus%20Norgren%20Official/Start.html]

Pontus Norgren is the current guitarist of the swedish power metal band Hammerfall and the former guitarist of The Poodles.

Biography

Pontus replaced former Hammerfall guitarist, Stefan Elmgren, who decided to focus on his career as a pilot. Pontus contacted Hammerfall, being a fan of their music and desiring to play a heavier style of music than in The Poodles. [http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=60273902&blogID=382457185] Hammerfall asserts that they are happy with Pontus as a guitarist and a band member. [http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=60273902&blogID=382457185]

He has previously played for bands, such as Great King Rat, Talisman,Humanimal, The Ring, Zan Clan etc.

He also was live engineer with Thin Lizzy in the 2000 tour, Yngwie J. Malmsteen and Europe.

Discography

Albums with The Poodles

*"Metal Will Stand Tall" (2006)
*"Sweet Trade" (2007)

ingles with The Poodles

*"Night of Passion" (2006)
*"Metal Will Stand Tall" feat. Tess Merkel (2006)
*"Song For You" (2006)
*"Seven Seas" feat. Peter Stormare (2007)
*"Line Of Fire" feat. E-Type (2008)
*"Rais The Banner" (2008) Swedish official song for the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008

oloist

* 2001 Damage Done (Z Records)

=With Talisman=

* 2007 7 guest axeman in the track "Final Curtain"
* 2001 "Live at the SRF 2001"
* 1998 "Truth"
* 1998 "Crazy" CD Single from Truth

with Jeff Scott Soto

* 2003 Live at The Gods 2.002 CD
* 2003 Live at The Gods 2.002 DVD
* 2002 Holding On E.P.

with The Ring

* 2004 - Tales From Midgard

with DivineFire

* 2004 - Glory Thy Name

with Zan Clan

* 2005 - We are Zan Clan...Who the F**K are You??!

=with Humanimal=

* 2002 - Humanimal
* 2002 - Find My Way Home E.P.

With Great King Rat

* 1999 Out of the Can (Z Records)
* 1992 Great King Rat (Planet)

With Jekyll & Hyde

* 1998 Heavenly Creatures

With Locomotive Breath

*2002 - Heavy Machinery (guitar solo on The Adventures Of Zaphod Beeblebrox)

With House of Shakira

*2000 - III Guitar solo on "In Your Head"

With Others

*2005 - Various Artists - United: Where Is The Fire DVD

Recopilations

*2005 - Various Artists - Musically Correct III:The Eagle Has Landed (1999) "Brand New Start" from "Damage Done"

As Producer, engineer, Mixer

*Doogie White - Unknow title solo album (2008) Produced
*Last Autumn's Dream - Hunting Shadows (2008) Mixed
*The Ring - Tales From Midgard (2004) Engineered,Mixed and Mastered
*House Of Shakira - Live+ (2001) Live sound engineer
*House Of Shakira - III (2000) Recorded, engineered and mixed
*House Of Shakira - On the verge (1998) Mixed with Björn Wallmark
*House Of Shakira - Lint (1997) Mixed with Björn Wallmark
*Mercury Fang - Liquid Sunshine (2003) Produced and mixed

*Pontus Norgren - "Damage Done" (2000)
*Great King Rat - "Out Of The Can" (1999)
*Southpaw - "Southpaw" (1998)
*Human Clay - "U4Ia" (1997)
*Jekyll 'n Hyde - "Heavenly Creatures" (1998)
*Clockwise - Naîve (1998) engineered with Niklas Sjöberg

*Gallery - "Still here"
*Four Sticks - "Electric Celebration"
*Lion Share -

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/hammerfall Hammerfall MySpace]
* [http://www.templarsofsteel.net/ Hammerfall Official Fanclub (Templars of Steel)]
* [http://www.pontusnorgren.com/Pontus%20Norgren%20Official/Start.html Pontus Norgren - Official Website]
* [http://www.poodles.se/ The Poodles - Official Website]