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Ola Englund
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Englund in 2016
Background information
Born (1981-09-27) 27 September 1981 (age 43)
Stockholm, Sweden
Genres Death metal, groove metal, thrash metal, melodic death metal, progressive metal
Occupation(s) Musician, record producer, songwriter, YouTuber
Instruments Guitar, bass
Years active 1994–present

Ola "The Swede" Englund (born 27 September 1981) is a Swedish guitarist, record producer, YouTuber, and the owner of Solar guitars. He is a founding-member of the band Feared, plays lead guitar in the Swedish metal band The Haunted, and is a former member of the band Six Feet Under. He has also been a part of Scarpoint, Facing Death, Subcyde and Sorcerer.

In 2018 and 2019, Total Guitar magazine awarded him as Best Internet Personality. In 2019, he released his first solo-album Master of the Universe. His second solo-album, Starzinger, was released on 26 April 2021.

Englund has a YouTube-channel under his own name where he makes videos about metal-related topics such as gear demos, news, artist interviews, Q&A, and behind-the-scenes-footage of his bands' gigs and business. As of January 2024, his channel has 840,000 subscribers.

Influences

Englund cites his biggest influences as Pantera, Dream Theater, Nevermore, Sepultura, Testament, Bolt Thrower, Entombed, and Opeth. He is a big fan of former Pantera-guitarist Dimebag Darrell.

Discography

Year Band Album Notes
2005 Facing Death Facing Death Demo
2007 Subcyde Subcyde
Feared Feared
2008 Feared (EP) EP
2011 Rejects
Scarpoint Mask of Sanity
2012 Feared Refeared
2013 Furor Incarnatus
Vinter
Six Feet Under Unborn
2014 Feared Elemental Nightmares - II Split with Montecharge, Dead River Runs Dry, and Satyros
The Haunted Eye of the Storm EP
Exit Wounds
2015 Feared Synder
2016 Reborn compilation
2017 Svart
The Haunted Strength in Numbers
2019 Ola Englund Master of the Universe
2021 Starzinger
2023 The Chug Project Volume 1 Songs are based on "Sunday with Ola" riffs
Volume 2

Singles

  • "Pizza Hawaii" (2019)
  • "Cerberus" (2019)
  • "Solar Pt. 1" (2019)
  • "The Sun & the Moon" (2020)
  • "Stars & Ponies" (2020)
  • "Cringy AF" (2021)
  • "Demon(etized)" (2021)
  • "The First of its Kind" (2023)
  • "Live In You" (2023)

Gear

Englund has had signature guitar lines from Strictly 7 (2011–2013) and Washburn (2013–2017), as well as a signature amplifier from Randall known as the Randall Satan (2014-2019). In November 2017, he announced the launch of his own guitar brand called Solar Guitars.

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