Henrik Flyman (born on September 6 in
Norrland
Norrland (, , originally ''Norrlanden'', meaning 'the Northlands') is the northernmost, largest and least populated of the three traditional lands of Sweden, consisting of nine provinces. Although Norrland does not serve any administrative p ...
,
Sweden
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) is a composer, guitarist and producer. He is active in the bands
Lacrimosa,
Evil Masquerade and his own solo career.
Biography
Henrik Flyman is best known as a touring and recording musician with
Lacrimosa and his own band
Evil Masquerade.
In the early days of his career Henrik was a founding member of the Swedish fantasy metal band
Moahni Moahna where he was active between 1992 and 1997. A few years later he formed
ZooL, which was basically Moahni Moahna with a modified line up and a more classic hard rock sound. ZooL had a brief career and did only release one album. Between 2002 and 2004 he played lead guitars for the Danish Celtic folk metal band
Wuthering Heights
''Wuthering Heights'' is the only novel by the English author Emily Brontë, initially published in 1847 under her pen name "Ellis Bell". It concerns two families of the landed gentry living on the West Yorkshire moors, the Earnshaws and the ...
and in 2003 he founded
Evil Masquerade in
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...
. The music on their debut album
Welcome to the Show had its roots in both classical music and heavy metal and they were soon labeled by media as being theatrical metal.
In 2009 he teams up with
Tilo Wolff in the German
Dark Wave
Dark wave, or darkwave, is a music genre that emerged from the new wave and post-punk movement of the late 1970s. Dark wave compositions are largely based on minor key tonality and introspective lyrics and have been perceived as being dark, ro ...
and
Gothic Rock
Gothic rock (also called goth rock or simply goth) is a style of rock music that emerged from post-punk in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s. The first post-punk bands which shifted toward dark music with gothic overtones include Siouxsie an ...
band
Lacrimosa on their
Sehnsucht World Tour. Henrik is now a touring- and studio musician with the band. In 2009 he also won the Just Plain Folks Music Awards as composer in the category Best Metal Song with Evil Masquerade's ''Bozo the Clown''.
In 2021 Henrik releases music for the first time under his own name. The contradictory titled debut single "Is This The End" is the first of many releases to follow.
Charity
In 2011 Henrik Flyman got involved with Metal for Cancer, a charity organization founded by Richard Ofsoski to raise funds for the
Australian Cancer Research Foundation. Flyman wrote the song "Let's Unite in Rock" that was performed by various artists under the name The MFC Dragon Slayer All Star Project. This band included several members from Evil Masquerade as well as Richard Ofsoski,
Mats Levén (
Therion,
Yngwie Malmsteen
Yngwie Johan Malmsteen (; born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, on 30 June 1963) is a Swedish-American guitarist. He first became known in the 1980s for his neoclassical metal, neoclassical playing style in heavy metal music, heavy metal, and has ...
),
Snowy Shaw (
Therion,
Mercyful Fate,
Dream Evil),
Tony Kakko
Toni Kristian "Tony" Kakko (born 16 May 1975) is a Finnish musician, composer and vocalist. He is known as the vocalist, primary songwriter, and creative lead of the band Sonata Arctica since 1996.
Biography
Kakko was born in Kemi, Finland and ...
(
Sonata Arctica
Sonata Arctica is a Finnish power metal band from the town of Kemi, Finland. Created as a hard rock band named Tricky Beans, they later changed to Tricky Means and finally to Sonata Arctica, when they shifted to power metal. The current lineup c ...
),
Glen Drover (
Megadeth
Megadeth is an American thrash metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1983 by vocalist and guitarist Dave Mustaine. Known for their technically complex guitar work and musicianship, Megadeth is one of the "big four" of American thrash metal—alo ...
,
King Diamond
Kim Bendix Petersen (born 14 June 1956), better known by his stage name King Diamond, is a Danish rock musician. As a vocalist, he is known for his powerful and wide-ranging countertenor singing voice, in particular his far-reaching falsetto s ...
) and
Tony Mills (
TNT
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,
Shy) just to name a few.
Equipment
*
Aria
In music, an aria (, ; : , ; ''arias'' in common usage; diminutive form: arietta, ; : ariette; in English simply air (music), air) is a self-contained piece for one voice, with or without instrument (music), instrumental or orchestral accompan ...
PE-1500
*ENGL, ENGL Amps R. Blackmore Signature E650 head + 4 x 12" standard cabinets
Discography
Solo Project
*''Is This The End'' - single (2021)
*''Snow Angels'' - single (2021)
*''The Great Divide'' - single (2022)
*''Resurrectio'' - single (2022)
*''Serpent Blood'' - single (2022)
*''Not Just Another Girl'' - single (2022)
*''When The Wild Bird Sings'' - EP (2023)
*''Shadow Work'' - single (2023)
*''Spiritual Waltz & Magic'' - single (2023)
*''Tune Out Of The Noise'' - EP (2023)
*''Authority'' - EP (2023)
*''Tune Out Of The Noise II'' - EP (2023)
*''Thorns'' - EP (2023)
*''Time Waits For No One'' - EP (2023)
*''Rise Again'' - EP (2023)
*''One Thousand Roses And A Lot Of Pain'' - EP (2023)
*''Tune Out Of The Noise III'' - EP (2024)
*''This Was Not Supposed To Happen'' - EP (2024)
*''They Tried To Destroy Beauty'' - EP (2024)
*''Hemtrakter'' - EP (2024)
*''Allt ska nog gå'' - single (2024)
*''Personal Hell'' - single (2024)
*''We Are Light'' - single (2024)
*''Tell Me All Your Secrets'' - single (2024)
*''Silent Prayer'' - single (2024)
*''The Embrace'' - EP (2024)
*''Unbreakable'' - single (2025)
*''A Grand Illusion'' - single (2025)
*''Not My Circus'' - single (2025)
With Evil Masquerade
*''
Welcome to the Show'' (2004)
*''
Theatrical Madness'' (2005)
*''
Third Act
The three-act structure is a model used in narrative fiction that divides a story into three parts ( acts), often called the Setup, the Confrontation, and the Resolution. Syd Field described it in his 1979 book ''Screenplay: The Foundations of ...
'' (2006, 2007 USA)
*''Fade to Black'' (2008 Japan, 2009)
*''Black Ravens Cry'' - single (2012)
*''A Silhouette'' - single (2012)
*''Pentagram'' (2012)
*''Like Voodoo'' - single (2014)
*''
The Digital Crucifix'' (2014)
*''10 Years in the Dark'' - remastered compilation (2014)
*''Märk Hur Vår Skugga'' - single (2016)
*''
The Outcast Hall of Fame'' (2016)
With Lacrimosa
*''
Revolution
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'' (2012)
*''Heute Nacht'' -
EP (2013)
*''Live In Mexico City'' (2 CD) (2014)
*''
Hoffnung'' (2015)
*''Live in Mexico City'' - Live DVD (2015)
*''Testimonium'' (2017)
*''Leidenschaft'' (2021)
*''Schakal'' (2 CD) (2024)
With Moahni Moahna
*''Face the Light'' -
EP (1992)
*''Temple of Life'' (1994)
*''Queen Shamar'' - single (1994)
*''Why'' (1997)
With Wuthering Heights
*''To Travel for Evermore'' (2002)
*''Far from the Madding Crowd'' (2003)
Other works
*
ZooL - ''
ZooL'' (2002)
*The MFC Dragon Slayer All Star Project - ''Let's Unite in Rock'' - single (2011)
*Martin - ''Sad Eyes'' - single (2012)
*Black Moon Secret - ''Another World'' (2014)
*E-MEN - ''Teachers'' - single (2024)
Guest appearances
*Mino - Fly (2002)
Videos
*Moahni Moahna - The Quest For the Unholy Sword (1992)
*Moahni Moahna - Radio's to Blame (1996)
*Evil Masquerade - Black Ravens Cry (2007)
*Evil Masquerade - Desire and Pain (2009)
*The MFC Dragon Slayer All Star Project - Let's Unite in Rock (2011)
*Evil Masquerade - A Silhouette (2012)
*Lacrimosa - Revolution (2012)
*Evil Masquerade - Like Voodoo (2014)
*Black Moon Secret - huRt (2014)
*Evil Masquerade - Lost Inside A World Of Fear (2016)
*Evil Masquerade - Märk Hur Vår Skugga (2016)
*Henrik Flyman - Is This The End (2021)
*Henrik Flyman - The Great Divide (2022)
References
External links
* of Henrik Flyman
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Swedish heavy metal guitarists
Evil Masquerade members