Adrian Erlandsson is a Swedish heavy metal drummer, who currently plays in Needleye and with his wife in Nemhain. He has also played for At the Gates, The Haunted and Cradle Of Filth. Image File history File links AdrianErlandsson. ... Heavy metal is a form of rock music characterized by aggressive, driving rhythms and highly amplified distorted guitars, generally with grandiose lyrics and virtuosic instrumentation. ... A session drummer at practice A drummer is a musician who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ... The current version of the article or section reads like an advertisement. ... At the Gates are a now defunct Swedish melodic death metal band who are considered by many to have had a great influence upon the genre. ... The Haunted is a Swedish thrash metal band with melodic death metal influences, formed in 1996. ... Cradle of Filth is a heavy metal band formed in Suffolk, England in 1991. ...

He was born in Malmö, Sweden on October 27, 1970. He began drumming at the age of eleven when he got his first drum kit, and with his friends began playing covers of rock classics of the time. They also started playing with their music teacher at school. Eventually they moved onto creating their own songs and formed a band. View over Malmö IPA: /málmø:/ is the third largest city in Sweden, situated in the southernmost province of SkÃ¥ne. ... October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ...

Erlandsson went on to form Penance, a thrash metal band, which never recorded a demo, although they did record some rehearsal tracks. He then went to University in Gothenburg, where, in 1989, he joined the Swedish death metal band At the Gates. He was the band's drummer until they broke up - Erlandsson, along with bandmates Anders and Jonas Björler formed The Haunted with Mary Beats Jane vocalist Peter Dolving. In 1999, Erlandsson left The Haunted to join the British black metal band Cradle of Filth. It was originally intended that he only record one session with the band - he ended up performed on six of their albums before he left. Penance (via Old French penance from the Latin Poenitentia, the same root as penitence, which in English means repentance, the desire to be forgiven, see contrition; in many languages only one single word is derived) is, strictly, repentance of sins as well as the actual name of the Catholic Sacrament... Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music, one of the extreme metal subgenres, that is characterised by its high speed and aggression. ... A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. ... Gothenburg (Swedish:  ) ) is a city and municipality in the province Västergötland on the west-coast of Sweden. ... Death metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal that evolved out of thrash metal during the early 1980s. ... At the Gates are a now defunct Swedish melodic death metal band who are considered by many to have had a great influence upon the genre. ... Heralded as one of the fathers of Gothenburg Melodic Death Metal, he led At The Gates to be massivley influential and popular with fans of Death Metal. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... The Haunted is a Swedish thrash metal band with melodic death metal influences, formed in 1996. ... Mary Beats Jane, a Swedish band from Gothenburg. ... Peter Dolving is the original singer of the Swedish metal band, The Haunted. ... The Haunted is a Swedish thrash metal band with melodic death metal influences, formed in 1996. ... Bands and performers Akercocke Anaal Nathrakh Anathema Angel Witch Avenger The Axis of Perdition Balance of Power Bal-Sagoth Benediction Biomechanical B L A Z E Black Sabbath Blaze Bayley Blitzkrieg Bolt Thrower Budgie Carcass Cathedral Centurions Ghost Cradle of Filth DAnno Def Leppard Defiled Pantheon Demon Diamond Head... Cradle of Filth is a heavy metal band formed in Suffolk, England in 1991. ...

Erlandsson's technique is rather to focus on the "feeling" than on technique, however he does incorporate a lot of kickdrumming, occasional blastbeats and sometimes his very own technical odd time signitures which grasp perfectly with Cradle of Filth's music. Cradle of Filth is a heavy metal band formed in Suffolk, England in 1991. ...

Facts

• He currently lives in London, England with his wife Morrigan Hel (legal name Amber Charlotte Erlandsson), who is a fetish model and stage performer.
• Adrian's brother is Daniel Erlandsson, drummer in melodic death metal band Arch Enemy.
• Adrian is 6'4" (193cm) and weighs 217lbs (16 stone).
• He's a Scorpio.
• He owns all the albums of swedish "dansband" Vikingarna
• Adrian is currently in the process of writing a book.
• He has three cats named Hella, Tasker, Mogatherion; a corn snake named Lucifer Plisken; a boa constrictor named Nemhain; and a royal python named Medusa.
• Adrian enjoys watching Weebl and Bob.
• Adrian's favorite movies include Beavis and Butthead Do America, Barfly, Scarface, Pusher, When Harry Met Sally, Dagon, I Am Sam, Taxi Driver, and Bitter Moon
• He once got his shoelace caught in a kickdrum during a show.
• Adrian is fluent in Swedish and English. He began learning English when he was ten.
• He used to work in a computer store in Sweden before joining Cradle of Filth.
• Adrian is currently learning how to play the guitar.
• Adrian's musical interests include "most stuff classical, jazz, and blues stuff, and others except chart music, and reggae."
• He enjoys watching Animal Planet, The Discovery Channel, Seinfeld, King of the Hill, and Jerry Springer.
• Among Adrian's favorite authors are Henry Rollins (See A Grown Man Cry, Now Watch Him Die, Get In The Van,) and Charles Bukowski (Ham On Rye, Love is a Dog from hell).
• He digs the swedish song "Jag hade en gång en båt".

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References

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