Daniel John Erlandsson (born 22 May 1976) is a Swedish musician, best known as the drummer in the

melodic death metal Melodic death metal (also referred to as melodeath) is a subgenre of death metal that employs highly melodic guitar riffs, often borrowing from traditional heavy metal (including New Wave of British Heavy Metal). The genre features the heavines ...

band

Arch Enemy Arch Enemy is a Swedish melodic death metal band, originally a Supergroup (music), supergroup from Halmstad, formed in 1995. Its members were in bands such as Carcass (band), Carcass, Armageddon (Swedish band), Armageddon, Carnage (band), Carna ...

and as former drummer of

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bands

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and Brujeria. His early work includes drumming on the

In Flames In Flames is a Swedish Heavy metal music, heavy metal band, formed by guitarist Jesper Strömblad in Gothenburg in 1990 out of the Swedish death metal, Swedish death metal scene. Their lineup has changed several times, with vocalist Anders Frid ...

album ''

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'' (1995). He has also played for other bands, most notably

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, Liers in Wait, Diabolique,

Armageddon Armageddon ( ; ; ; from ) is the prophesied gathering of armies for a battle during the end times, according to the Book of Revelation in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. Armageddon is variously interpreted as either a literal or a ...

(featuring

Christopher Amott Christopher Amott (born 23 November 1977) is a Swedish guitarist, younger brother of Michael Amott and founding member of the metal bands Arch Enemy (band), Arch Enemy and Armageddon (Swedish band), Armageddon. He is most recently the former gui ...

of Arch Enemy), Revengia and The End. Erlandsson was born in

Malmö Malmö is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, sixth-largest city in Nordic countries, the Nordic region. Located on ...

. His older brother is

Adrian Erlandsson Adrian Paul Erlandsson (born 27 October 1970) is a Swedish Heavy metal music, heavy metal drummer who is a member of At the Gates (1990–present), The Haunted (Swedish band), The Haunted (1996–1999, 2013–present), and Nemhain (2006–pre ...

, the drummer of

At the Gates At the Gates is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, formed in 1990. The band was a major progenitor of Gothenburg-style melodic death metal alongside In Flames and Dark Tranquillity. Prior to their first disbandment in 1996, At ...

, The Haunted, Brujeria,

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and Vallenfyre and the former drummer of

Cradle of Filth Cradle of Filth are an English extreme metal band formed in Suffolk in 1991. The band's musical style evolved originally from black metal to a cleaner and more "produced" amalgam of gothic metal, symphonic metal and other metal genres. Their ly ...

. They both grew up together in Sweden and started playing drums at a very young age. Daniel writes on the Arch Enemy website: "We grew up together and used to jam on a little kit in our parents basement, he started first and after some years I started too... He's been a great influence over the years, and if it wasn't for him I probably wouldn't be playing today." He formerly played reunion shows with extreme metal band

from 2007–2010 as their original drummer Ken Owen could not play due to complications from a brain hemorrhage he had in 1999. Both he and fellow Arch Enemy member

Michael Amott Michael Amott (born 28 July 1969) is a Swedish guitarist, founding member of the metal bands Arch Enemy, Spiritual Beggars and Carnage (band), Carnage, as well as a former member of Carcass (band), Carcass. He is the older brother of Christoph ...

left Carcass in 2012, with Erlandsson being replaced by former

Aborted Aborted is a Belgian death metal band formed in 1995 in Waregem. The group currently consists of vocalist, founder, and only constant member Sven de Caluwé, along with guitarists Ian Jekelis and Dan Konráðsson. Although the band originally ...

and current Trigger the Bloodshed drummer Daniel Wilding. In 2012, he was hired by the band Brujeria, under the name "El Clavador".

Equipment

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Reference Pure Drums (Ivory Pearl #330) * 22x18 bass drum (x2) * 10x8 tom * 12x9 tom * 13x10 tom * 16x16 floor tom * 18x16 floor tom * 20x14 gong drum * 14x5.5 Daniel Erlandsson signature snare drum (Source: ) Pearl ICON rack system and hardware * DR-503 ICON rack * DR-501 front rack * RJ-50 mini extension bar * PCX-200 rack clamp (x4) * PCX-100 rack clamp (x11) * CH-2030 boom arm (x11) * H-2000 hi hat stand * P-3000 bass drum pedal (x2) * S-1030 snare drum stand * TH-1030i tom holder (x4) * CLH-930 closed hi hat arm * D-2500 drum throne

References

External links

Daniel Erlandsson's profile on Evans

Daniel Erlandsson's profile on Pearl Drums

Daniel Erlandsson's list of cymbals on Drumhall.com

Brazilian Arch Enemy fan site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Erlandsson, Daniel Swedish death metal musicians Swedish heavy metal drummers Swedish people of Romanian descent Arch Enemy members Carcass (band) members 1976 births Living people Musicians from Malmö 21st-century Swedish drummers In Flames members Liers in Wait members