Niklas Sundin

Niklas Sundin
Sundin performing in 2014
Sundin performing in 2014
Background information
Birth nameNiklas Bo Sundin[1]
Born (1974-08-13) 13 August 1974 (age 50)
Gothenburg, Sweden
GenresMelodic death metal
Occupations
  • Musician
  • graphic designer
InstrumentGuitar
Years active1989–present
Member ofMitochondrial Sun
Formerly of
Websitecabinfevermedia.com

Niklas Sundin (born 13 August 1974) is a Swedish musician, best known as a founding member and former lead guitarist of the melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity from 1989–2020. In 2019, he founded his own band called Mitochondrial Sun, which has released two full-length studio albums to date.[2][3][4] He was also one of the guitarists in Laethora from 2005–2010.

In Dark Tranquillity, he was one of only two members (the other being drummer Anders Jivarp) to maintain his role, unlike the other members who have or had switched. He also wrote some of the lyrics for the first three and recent two Dark Tranquillity albums (Lead singer Mikael Stanne wrote all of Dark Tranquillity's lyrics from Projector through Fiction) and In Flames' album The Jester Race, and continued to translate In Flames vocalist Anders Fridén's lyrics from Swedish to English for the next few albums while Anders worked to become more proficient in English. Although he quit Dark Tranquillity in 2016, it wasn't announced until March 2020.

Sundin is also the founder of Cabin Fever Media, which among other things creates artwork for metal bands. He recently published a book of independent artwork and sketches. He has done album layouts for bands such as In Flames, Eternal Tears of Sorrow, Meridian Dawn, Arch Enemy, Nightrage, Sentenced, Kryptos, and Fragments of Unbecoming, as well as his own bands.

Equipment

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His main guitars are Gibson Faded SG, Gibson 1983 Flying V, and an Ibanez IC400; he also uses a custom J. Nunis SC1, 2 Gibson Les Pauls (Standard and Gothic), and a Fender Talon I. He previously used Rocktron Chameleon rack mounted pre-amplifiers, but after the Damage Done tour, he and Martin Henriksson began using Peavey 5150 and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier amplifiers along with Behringer V-AMP 2 modeling processors. In the making of We Are the Void, they are seen in the studio using a Peavey 6505, an ENGL Powerball, as well as a Bugera amplifier. He also endorses Mayones Guitars & Basses.

Discography

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with Dark Tranquility

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with Laethora

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  • March of the Parasite (2007)
  • The Light In Which We All Burn (2010)

with Mitochondrial Sun

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  • Mitochondrial Sun (2020)
  • Sju Pulsarer (2020)

Solo

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  • Wattudragaren (2024)[5]

Guest appearances

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Album covers

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References

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  1. ^ "Niklas Sundin (46 år) Billdal | Ratsit".
  2. ^ "Mitochondrial Sun – Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  3. ^ sentynel (11 February 2020). "Mitochondrial Sun – Mitochondrial Sun Review". Angry Metal Guy. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  4. ^ sentynel (10 November 2020). "Mitochondrial Sun – Sju Pulsarer Review". Angry Metal Guy. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  5. ^ "NIKLAS SUNDIN (ex-DARK TRANQUILLITY) Releases Solo Album "Wattudragaren" with Unique Hand-Drawn Cover Artwork". metalshockfinland.com. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
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