Hans Martin Knut Henriksson (born 30 October 1974) is a former Swedish musician best known for his work with death metal band

Dark Tranquillity Dark Tranquillity is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Gothenburg. They are considered one of the pioneering acts of the Gothenburg metal scene, which also includes bands such as In Flames and At the Gates. Dark Tranquillity is regarde ...

and was one of the original members, and the main songwriter for the band until he left them in 2016.

Biography

When Dark Tranquillity formed in 1989 Henriksson was the bassist up until 1999. He switched to guitar when their ex-guitarist Fredrik Johansson quit, but recorded bass again once on '' Construct'' when the band had no bassist at the time. He composed much of the band's music throughout his tenure, especially between ''

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''. Although Henriksson had been inactive with the band since 2015 it wasn't until January 2016 that he started to realize he didn't want to be in the band anymore. His official resignation became effective 31 March 2016 when Dark Tranquillity announced Henriksson's departure from the band.

Style

In Dark Tranquillity, he plays both rhythms and melodies. He is known for his smooth playing style, while

Niklas Sundin Niklas Sundin (born 13 August 1974 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is a musician of the band Mitochondrial Sun, but was best known as the founding lead guitarist of band Dark Tranquillity (1989–2020). He was also one of the guitarists in the band Laethor ...

, Dark Tranquillity's other guitarist, has a more harsh style. He normally does not play solos (Sundin usually performs them). Some exceptions to that are the songs 'Focus Shift' and 'Lost to Apathy', in whose videos Martin is seen playing slow, smooth leads. 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

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and a

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Studio Lite. He previously used Rocktron Prophesy rack mounted pre-amps, but after the Damage Done tour, he and

begun using Peavey 5150 and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier amplifiers along with

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V-AMP 2 PRO modeling processors. In the making off We Are The Void, they show a Peavey 6505s.

References

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Dark Tranquillity
{{DEFAULTSORT:Henriksson, Martin Living people Swedish songwriters Rhythm guitarists Swedish heavy metal guitarists 1974 births Dark Tranquillity members