Peter Tägtgren
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 Peter Tägtgren, Metalcamp 2007
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| Background information | |
| Born | June 3, 1970 |
| Origin | Sweden |
| Genres | Melodic death metal, Death metal, Black metal, Industrial metal |
| Occupations | Musician, singer, guitarist, record producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, bass, guitar, drums, keyboard |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Associated acts | Bloodbath Hypocrisy Lock Up Pain The Abyss War |
Peter Tägtgren (born June 3, 1970) is a Swedish musician. He is the founder, main composer, lead singer, and guitarist of the death metal band Hypocrisy.
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[edit] Music career
Peter Tägtgren started playing drums at the age of 9 and later learned to play guitar, bass and keyboard.
After Tägtgren's first band Conquest disbanded, he emigrated to the United States. There he became part of the death metal scene after participating in practice sessions with Malevolent Creation's guitarist, Phil Fasciana.
Tägtgren formed the band Hypocrisy, at this time a one-man project, and played all instruments himself. He then signed a recording contract with the independent record label Nuclear Blast.
Although Hypocrisy is his main focus, he has also worked on many other Swedish metal projects. These include Pain (industrial metal), for which he performs all instruments and vocals and composes all songs, Lock Up (grindcore/death metal), in which he was the vocalist, The Abyss (black metal), where he performed drums, bass and vocals, War (black metal), where he performed drums, and most recently Bloodbath (death metal), also with him on vocals. He also appeared as a live guitarist for the bands Marduk and E-Type.
Additionally, Peter Tägtgren is a record producer, running The Abyss studio where he mixes and edits works of other Scandinavian bands including Dimmu Borgir, Immortal, Children of Bodom, Skyfire and Swiss band Celtic Frost.
[edit] Personal life
During the recording of his album "Dancing with the Dead (Pain)", his heart stopped beating for several seconds. This event inspired him to write the song "Dancing with the Dead.“
Additionally, Tägtgren "owns" a village in Sweden, called Pärlby. The village has about 120 residents and is about three hours northwest of Stockholm.[1]
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