Mathias Färm
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Mathias Färm is a guitar player, best known as a member of the Swedish skate punk
band Millencolin
. He is also the frontman of a punk band named Franky Lee
, a side-project of Millencolin.
He started skating
in 1987 and started listening to Operation Ivy
, Mc Rad, The Descendents & Odd Man Out
because of the skate videos. Early in 1992 he and Nikola Sarcevic
were members of a band named Seigmen, which was a punk rock band singing in Swedish
. Färm runs a studio named Soundlab Studios, which he started with the help of Mieszko Talarczyk
the former lead singer of Swedish grindcore
band Nasum
.
He was the inaugural drummer
for Millencolin but soon switched to guitar when Millencolin's current drummer Fredrik Larzon
joined the band in 1993. This change was made because most of Millencolin's songs required two guitars on stage to duplicate the studio recorded sounds. Färm was also a more proficient guitarist than drummer.
Currently, he lives in Örebro, Sweden. He's a vegetarian.
Mathias plays most rhythm guitars in the first albums three of Millencolin, but in the more recent albums, he performs most of the lead guitars, notably octave-style riffs and some solos.
Skate punk
Skate punk is a sub genre of punk rock, originally a derivative of the West Coast hardcore punk scene, that is named after its popularity among skateboarders and association with skateboarding culture. Skate punk most commonly describes the sound of melodic hardcore bands from the 1990s with an...
band Millencolin
Millencolin
Millencolin is a punk rock band that was formed in October 1992 by Nikola Šarčević, Mathias Färm, and Erik Ohlsson in Örebro, Sweden. In early 1993, drummer Fredrik Larzon joined the band...
. He is also the frontman of a punk band named Franky Lee
Franky Lee
Franky Lee is a rock band from Sweden formed in 2006 by Mathias Farm , Fredrik Granberg and Magnus Hager .The band was formed at a party that all three members attended, and takes the name Franky Lee from a Bob Dylan song called "The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest".The band's first album...
, a side-project of Millencolin.
He started skating
Skateboarding
Skateboarding is an action sport which involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard.Skateboarding can be a recreational activity, an art form, a job, or a method of transportation. Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. A 2002 report...
in 1987 and started listening to Operation Ivy
Operation Ivy (band)
Operation Ivy was an American ska punk band that formed in Berkeley, California, and was often credited with spurring the 1990s punk revival in California. It is well-known as one of the first bands to "mix" hardcore punk with elements of ska, known as ska-core...
, Mc Rad, The Descendents & Odd Man Out
Odd Man Out
Odd Man Out is a 1947 Anglo-Irish film noir directed by Carol Reed, starring James Mason, and is based on a novel of the same name by F. L. Green.-Plot:The film's opening intertitle reads:...
because of the skate videos. Early in 1992 he and Nikola Sarcevic
Nikola Sarcevic
Nikola Šarčević is the bassist, vocalist, and primary songwriter in the punk rock band Millencolin. He lives in Gothenburg, Sweden with his wife Lisa, and three daughters....
were members of a band named Seigmen, which was a punk rock band singing in Swedish
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
. Färm runs a studio named Soundlab Studios, which he started with the help of Mieszko Talarczyk
Mieszko Talarczyk
Mieszko Talarczyk was the lead singer and guitarist of the Swedish grindcore band Nasum, Genocide Superstars, Krigshot and Charles Harfager...
the former lead singer of Swedish grindcore
Grindcore
Grindcore is an extreme genre of music that started in the early- to mid-1980s. It draws inspiration from some of the most abrasive music genres – including death metal, industrial music, noise and the more extreme varieties of hardcore punk....
band Nasum
Nasum
Nasum was a political Swedish band that played a mixture of grindcore and death metal. The band's name, meaning 'nose', was taken from the horror film Flesh for Frankenstein.-Biography:...
.
He was the inaugural drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
for Millencolin but soon switched to guitar when Millencolin's current drummer Fredrik Larzon
Fredrik Larzon
Fredrik Larzon is the drummer of the Swedish skate-punk band Millencolin. He currently lives in Örebro, Sweden.He runs another project named Kvoteringen....
joined the band in 1993. This change was made because most of Millencolin's songs required two guitars on stage to duplicate the studio recorded sounds. Färm was also a more proficient guitarist than drummer.
Currently, he lives in Örebro, Sweden. He's a vegetarian.
Mathias plays most rhythm guitars in the first albums three of Millencolin, but in the more recent albums, he performs most of the lead guitars, notably octave-style riffs and some solos.