Björn Tom Fredrik Nordström[1] (born 5 January 1967) is a Swedish musician and record producer, best known as the guitarist of heavy metal band Dream Evil.[2] Nordström is one of the leading melodic death metal and power metal producers in Sweden and has worked with some of said genres' top acts, including At the Gates,[3] Arch Enemy,[4] Nightrage,[5] Dark Tranquillity,[6] In Flames,[7] Soilwork,[8] Opeth,[9] and Powerwolf.[10]
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Birth name | Björn Tom Fredrik Nordström |
Born | Sweden | 5 January 1967
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Years active | 1992–present |
Labels | Century Media |
Website | studiofredman |
Fascinated by technology from a young age, Nordström opened a small recording studio in Gothenburg, mainly to record his own music. The studio evolved into Studio Fredman, one of the leading Swedish recording studios where he works with his employee Henrik Udd.
In 1999, Nordström formed the heavy metal band Dream Evil to perform his own music, and as of 2024, Dream Evil has released six albums, one live DVD/CD set, and two EPs. Today, Nordström is considered one of the top metal producers in Europe, and one of the central figures of the Gothenburg style.[citation needed]
Discography with Dream Evil
edit- Dragonslayer (2002)
- Evilized (2003)
- Children of the Night (EP, 2003)
- The First Chapter (EP, 2004)
- The Book of Heavy Metal (2004)
- United (2006)
- Gold Medal in Metal (Alive & Archive) (2008)
- In the Night (2010)
- Six (2017)
Production credits
edit1990
edit- Calcutta Cornflakes (demo)
1993
edit1994
edit- At the Gates – Terminal Spirit Disease
- In Flames – Lunar Strain (mixing, engineering)
- In Flames – Subterranean (EP) (engineering)
1995
edit- At the Gates – Slaughter of the Soul
- Dark Tranquillity – Of Chaos and Eternal Night (EP)
- Dark Tranquillity – The Gallery
- Memory Garden – Forever (EP)
1996
edit- Arch Enemy – Black Earth
- Dark Tranquillity – Enter Suicidal Angels (EP)
- In Flames – The Jester Race
- LOK – Ord och inga visor
- Memory Garden – Tides
- Sacrilege – Lost in the Beauty You Slay
- Sludge Nation – Wisehead
- Sludge Nation – Blow Your Speakers with Sludge Nation
1997
edit- Armageddon – Crossing the Rubicon
- Dark Tranquillity – The Mind's I
- Dimension Zero – Penetrations from the Lost World
- HammerFall – Glory to the Brave
- In Flames – Black-Ash Inheritance (EP)
- In Flames – Whoracle
- Lord Belial – Enter the Moonlight Gate
- Misanthrope – Visionnaire
- Sacrilege – The Fifth Season
- Skitsystem – Levande Lik
1998
edit- Arch Enemy – Stigmata
- Exhumation – Dance Across the Past
- HammerFall – Legacy of Kings
- The Haunted – The Haunted
- Misanthrope – Libertine Humiliations
- Opeth – My Arms, Your Hearse
- Embraced – Amorous Anathema
- Runemagick – The Supreme Force of Eternity
- Soilwork – Steelbath Suicide
- Spiritual Beggars – Mantra III
1999
edit- Arch Enemy – Burning Bridges
- Dark Tranquillity – Projector
- Exhumation – Traumaticon
- In Flames – Colony
- Malevolence – Martyrialized
- Opeth – Still Life
- Septicflesh – Revolution DNA
- Sinergy – Beware the Heavens
2000
edit- Arch Enemy – Burning Japan Live 1999
- Buried Dreams – Perceptions
- The Crown – Deathrace King
- Dark Tranquillity – Haven
- In Flames – Clayman
- Sludge – Scarecrow Messiah
- Soilwork – The Chainheart Machine
- Spiritual Beggars – Ad Astra
2001
edit- Arch Enemy – Wages of Sin
- Dimmu Borgir – Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia
- Godgory – Way Beyond
- Opeth – Blackwater Park (mixing)
- Soilwork – A Predator's Portrait
2002
edit- Arch Enemy – Burning Angel (EP)
- Dark Tranquillity – Damage Done
- Dragonland – Holy War
- Dream Evil – Dragonslayer
- Eternal Oath – Righteous
- Firewind – Between Heaven and Hell
- The Fifth Sun – The Moment of Truth
- Opeth – Deliverance (engineering)
- Sinergy – Suicide by My Side
- Soilwork – Natural Born Chaos
2003
edit- On Thorns I Lay – Egocentric
- Evergrey – Recreation Day
- Soilwork – Figure Number Five
- Darkest Hour – Hidden Hands of a Sadist Nation
- Dimmu Borgir – Death Cult Armageddon
- Dream Evil – Evilized
- Firewind – Burning Earth
- The Haunted – One Kill Wonder
- Nightrage – Sweet Vengeance
- Old Man's Child – In Defiance of Existence
- Pagan's Mind – Celestial Entrance
- Passenger – Passenger
- Septicflesh – Sumerian Daemons
- Zyklon – Aeon
2004
edit- Ancient – Night Visit (mixing)
- Dark Tranquillity – Exposures – In Retrospect and Denial
- Dream Evil – The Book of Heavy Metal
- The Fifth Sun – The Hunger to Survive
- The Haunted – Revolver
- Rotting Christ – Sanctus Diavolos (mastering)
- Sludge – Yellow Acid Rain
2005
edit- Contrive – The Meaning Unseen
- Dark Tranquillity – Character (mixing)
- Dragonlord – Black Wings of Destiny
- Eternal Oath – Wither
- Firewind – Forged by Fire (mixing assistance)
- Nightrage – Descent into Chaos
- Old Man's Child – Vermin
- Pagan's Mind – Enigmatic: Calling
- Powerwolf – Return in Bloodred
2006
edit- Bleed in Vain – Say Everything Will Be Fine (mixing)
- Dream Evil – United
- Ever Since – Between Heaven and Hell
- Firewind – Allegiance (mixing)
- Dragonland – Astronomy (mixing)
- I Killed the Prom Queen – Music for the Recently Deceased
- Lyzanxia – Unsu
- Machinae Supremacy – Redeemer
- Norther – Till Death Unites Us
- Splitter – En Sorglig Historia
- Wolf – The Black Flame
2007
edit- All Ends – Wasting Life (EP)
- All Ends – All Ends
- Anthelion – Bloodshed Rebefallen
- Arch Enemy – Rise of the Tyrant
- Dimmu Borgir – In Sorte Diaboli
- Iron Fire – Blade of Triumph
- Powerwolf – Lupus Dei
- Breed – Breed (mixing)
2008
edit- Bring Me the Horizon – Suicide Season
- Coming Fall – Kill the Lights
- Eclipse Eternal – Ubermensch: Evolution Beyond the Species
- Evergrey – Torn
- Firewind – The Premonition
- The Hollow Earth Theory – Rise of Agartha
- Norther – N
- Septicflesh – Communion
- Zonaria – The Cancer Empire
- Cripple Bastards – Variante alla Morte
- Arkan – Hilal
2009
edit- Eyes of Noctum – Inceptum
- Feed Her to the Sharks – The Beauty of Falling (mixing)
- Job for a Cowboy – Ruination (mixing)
- Narnia – Course of a Generation
- Nightrage – Wearing a Martyr's Crown (production/mixing/keyboards)
- Old Man's Child – Slaves of the World
- Outrage – Outrage
- Powerwolf – Bible of the Beast
- Mean Streak – Metal Slave (mixing)
- Wintergrave – Final Termination (EP)
2010
edit- Bring Me the Horizon – There Is a Hell Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven Let's Keep It a Secret.
- Buried in Verona – Saturday Night Sever
- Dream Evil – In the Night
- Dreamshade – What Silence Hides
- Demovore – Beneath Darkened Skies (mixing/mastering/re-amping, other work by Christopher Karlsrud)
- Sabaton – Coat of Arms (mixing)
- Arkan – Salam
- Nightrage – Vengeance Descending (production/mixing/keyboards)
2011
edit- Akrya – Akrya (mastering)
- Nervosia – Apathy's Throne (EP) (mixing/mastering)
- Hamlet – Amnesia (mixing/mastering)
- Powerwolf – Blood of the Saints
- Nightrage – Insidious (mixing/mastering)
- Confession – The Long Way Home
- Shadowside – Inner Monster Out
- Myrath – Tales of the Sands (mixing)
- Adept – Death Dealers
2012
edit- A Breach of Silence – Dead or Alive
- At the Skylines – The Secrets to Life (producer)
- Deathronic – Duality Chaos (mixing/mastering)[11]
- Eths – III
- Far West Battlefront – Chapters (mixing/mastering)
- Feed Her to the Sharks – Savage Seas
- Furnaze – None More Black[12]
- Midnight in Alaska – Boundless[13]
- Buried in Verona – Notorious
- InnerSiege – Kingdom of Shadows (mixing/mastering)[14]
2013
edit- Delta – The End of Philosophy (mixing)
- Artificial Heart – A Heart Once Lost (mixing/mastering)
- Adept – Silence the World
- Raven Lord – Descent to the Underworld (mixing)
- Desolated – Disorder of Mind (mastering)
- Outrage – Outraged
- Powerwolf – Preachers of the Night
- Solium Fatalis – Solium Fatalis (mixing/mastering)
- Primitai – Rise Again (mixing/mastering)
- Excrecor – Hypnotic Affliction (mastering)
2014
edit- Tellus Terror – EZ Life DV8 (mixing and mastering)
- I Killed the Prom Queen – Beloved
- Architects – Lost Forever // Lost Together
- HammerFall – (r)Evolution
- A Breach of Silence – The Darkest Road (producer)
- At the Gates – At War with Reality
- Forget My Silence – Supersonic [15]
2015
edit- Dawn Protection – Eternal (mixing and mastering)
- Powerwolf – Blessed & Possessed (producer)
- Buried in Verona – Vultures Above, Lions Below
- Chabtan – The Kiss of Coatlicue (mastering) [16]
2016
edit- Follow My Lead – Spit, Kick, Revolt.
- Architects – All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us
- HammerFall – Built to Last
2018
edit- The Moor – Jupiter's Immigrants (mixing and mastering)
2019
edit- O.Y.D. – Indigo
- Voice of Ruin – Acheron
- The Offering – Home
- Lagerstein – 25/7
2020
edit- Aqvilea - Beyond the Elysian Fields
2021
edit- Iotunn – Access All Worlds (mixing and mastering)
- The Moor – Wrath of Vultures (mixing and mastering)
- The Moor – Emissaries (mixing and mastering)
- Act of Denial – Negative (mixing and mastering
- Obscura – A Valediction (mixing and mastering)
2022
edit- Nightrage – Abyss Rising
2023
edit- Saidon – Saidon
- Killsorrow – Wasteland Chronicles
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Björn Tom Fredrik Nordström (5 January 1967). "Ratsit - Gratis upplysning pЕ företag och privatpersoner". Ratsit.se. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ^ Torreano, Bradley. "Biography: Dream Evil". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ^ "Credits: Slaughter of the Soul". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ^ "Credits: Black Earth". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ^ "Credits: Wearing a Martyr's Crown". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ^ "Credits: Exposures: In Retrospect & Denial". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ^ "Credits: Whoracle". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ^ "Credits: Steelbath Suicide". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ^ "Credits: Still Life". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ^ "Credits: Blessed and Possessed". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "deathronic.com". www.deathronic.com.
- ^ "FURNAZE". www.facebook.com.
- ^ "Midnight in Alaska Band".
- ^ "InnerSiege". www.facebook.com.
- ^ bravewords.com. "Russia's FORGET MY SILENCE Streaming Video For "Supersonic"". Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "CHABTAN – Mighty Music".