Ola Englund facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ola Englund
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 September 27, 1981) is a talented Swedish musician. He is a guitarist, a record producer, and a popular YouTuber. Ola also owns his own guitar company called Solar Guitars. He is a founding member of the band Feared and plays lead guitar for the Swedish metal band The Haunted. He used to be a member of the band Six Feet Under.

In 2018 and 2019, Total Guitar magazine recognized him as the Best Internet Personality. This shows how popular his online content is! He released his first solo album, Master of the Universe, in 2019. His second solo album, Starzinger, came out in 2021.

Ola has a very successful YouTube channel where he shares videos about metal music. He shows off different guitar gear, talks about music news, interviews other artists, and answers questions from his fans. He also shares behind-the-scenes videos from his bands' concerts and business. As of December 2024, his channel has over 880,000 subscribers!

Who Inspired Ola?

Ola Englund has been inspired by many famous metal bands and guitarists. Some of his biggest influences include Pantera, Dream Theater, Nevermore, Sepultura, Testament, Bolt Thrower, Entombed, and Children of Bodom. He is a big fan of Dimebag Darrell, who was the guitarist for Pantera.

Ola's Music Releases

Ola Englund has released a lot of music throughout his career. He has put out several albums with his bands and also as a solo artist.

Solo Albums

• Master of the Universe (2019)
• Starzinger (2021)

Solo Songs (Singles)

Ola has also released many individual songs, called 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)

Band Albums

Ola has played on many albums with his bands, including:

• With Feared: Feared (2007), Rejects (2011), Refeared (2012), Furor Incarnatus (2013), Vinter (2013), Synder (2015), Svart (2017).
• With Scarpoint: Mask of Sanity (2011).
• With Six Feet Under: Unborn (2013).
• With The Haunted: Exit Wounds (2014), Strength in Numbers (2017).
• With The Chug Project: Volume 1 (2023), Volume 2 (2023).

Ola's Guitar Gear

Ola Englund is well-known for his guitars and amplifiers. He used to have his own special guitar models with companies like Strictly 7 (from 2011 to 2013) and Washburn (from 2013 to 2017). He also had a signature amplifier called the Randall Satan from Randall.

In November 2017, Ola started his very own guitar company called Solar Guitars. Now, he designs and sells his own guitars!