Per Nilsson (guitarist)
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Per Nilsson is one of the guitarists and founding members of the Swedish melodic death metal
band Scar Symmetry
. He also plays guitar for the Swedish Progressive Rock
group Kaipa. Currently he is endorsed by and exclusively uses Ibanez
guitar
s.
He plays seven-string (tuned in either Standard B or Dropped A) and eight-string guitars (tuned in Standard F#) primarily, but uses an Ibanez JEM 6 string in the studio for most of the lead guitar parts.
Melodic death metal
Melodic death metal is a heavy metal music style that combines elements from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal with elements of death metal. The style was developed during the early and mid-1990s, primarily in England and Scandinavia...
band Scar Symmetry
Scar Symmetry
Scar Symmetry is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Avesta in Dalarna County, formed in 2004. The band has released five albums, with six released singles...
. He also plays guitar for the Swedish Progressive Rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
group Kaipa. Currently he is endorsed by and exclusively uses Ibanez
Ibanez
is a Japanese guitar brand owned by Hoshino Gakki. Based in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, Hoshino Gakki were one of the first Japanese musical instrument companies to gain a significant foothold in import guitar sales in the United States and Europe, as well as the first brand of guitars to mass produce...
guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s.
He plays seven-string (tuned in either Standard B or Dropped A) and eight-string guitars (tuned in Standard F#) primarily, but uses an Ibanez JEM 6 string in the studio for most of the lead guitar parts.
Guitars
- Ibanez RGIbanez RGThe Ibanez RG series has the maximum subtypes of guitars under the Ibanez Electric Guitar catalog and a popular series of Ibanez electric guitars produced by Hoshino Gakki. The Ibanez RG was originally designed as a derivative of Steve Vai's JEM\Universe series and released in 1987. Manufacture of...
1527 - Ibanez Xiphos 7 String
- Ibanez UniverseIbanez UniverseThe Ibanez Universe is the world's first modern, commercial seven-string electric guitar, developed by Steve Vai and manufactured by Ibanez. The Universe is a seven-string version of the Ibanez JEM series, Vai's signature model...
- Ibanez RG2228 Prestige
- Ibanez JEMIbanez JEMIbanez JEM is an electric guitar manufactured by Ibanez and first produced in 1987. The guitar's most notable user is its co-designer, Steve Vai. As of 2010, there have been five sub-models of the JEM: the JEM7, JEM77, JEM777, JEM555 and the JEM333...
With Scar Symmetry
- Symmetric in DesignSymmetric In Design-Credits:Scar Symmetry*Jonas Kjellgren - rhythm guitar*Per Nilsson - lead guitar*Henrik Ohlsson - drums, lyrics*Kenneth Seil - bass guitar*Christian Älvestam - vocals-Release history:-External links:*...
(2005) - Pitch Black ProgressPitch Black ProgressPitch Black Progress is the second studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band, Scar Symmetry. The album was released in Europe on April 21, 2006 and in North America on May 2, 2006 through Nuclear Blast....
(2006) - Holographic Universe (2008)
- Dark Matter DimensionsDark Matter Dimensions- Music videos :In early September 2009, a video was filmed for the song "Noumenon & Phenomenon" with director Maurice Swinkels . Swinkels had previously produced the bands music video for "The Illusionist"...
(2009) - The Unseen EmpireThe Unseen EmpireThe Unseen Empire is the fifth full-length studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Scar Symmetry.The album sold around 1,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release, and landed at position No...
(2011)
With World Below
- Sacrifices to the Moon (2004)
- Maelstrom (2005)