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]

Fredrik Nordström
Nordström performing in 2010
Nordström performing in 2010
Background information
Birth nameBjörn Tom Fredrik Nordström
Born (1967-01-05) 5 January 1967 (age 57)
Sweden
Genres
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • audio engineer
  • musician
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • keyboard
  • piano
Years active1992–present
LabelsCentury Media
Websitestudiofredman.com

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

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Production credits

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1990

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  • Calcutta Cornflakes (demo)

1993

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1994

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1995

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1996

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1997

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1998

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1999

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2000

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2001

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2002

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2003

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2004

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2005

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2006

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2007

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2008

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2009

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2010

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2011

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2012

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  • A Breach of Silence – Dead or Alive
  • At the Skylines – The Secrets to Life (producer)
  • Deathronic – Duality Chaos (mixing/mastering)[11]
  • EthsIII
  • Far West Battlefront – Chapters (mixing/mastering)
  • Feed Her to the SharksSavage Seas
  • Furnaze – None More Black[12]
  • Midnight in Alaska – Boundless[13]
  • Buried in VeronaNotorious
  • InnerSiege – Kingdom of Shadows (mixing/mastering)[14]

2013

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  • Delta – The End of Philosophy (mixing)
  • Artificial HeartA Heart Once Lost (mixing/mastering)
  • AdeptSilence the World
  • Raven Lord – Descent to the Underworld (mixing)
  • Desolated – Disorder of Mind (mastering)
  • Outrage – Outraged
  • PowerwolfPreachers of the Night
  • Solium Fatalis – Solium Fatalis (mixing/mastering)
  • Primitai – Rise Again (mixing/mastering)
  • Excrecor – Hypnotic Affliction (mastering)

2014

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2015

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2016

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2018

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  • The Moor – Jupiter's Immigrants (mixing and mastering)

2019

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  • O.Y.D. – Indigo
  • Voice of Ruin – Acheron
  • The Offering – Home
  • Lagerstein – 25/7

2020

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  • Aqvilea - Beyond the Elysian Fields

2021

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  • Iotunn – Access All Worlds (mixing and mastering)
  • The Moor – Wrath of Vultures (mixing and mastering)
  • The Moor – Emissaries (mixing and mastering)
  • Act of DenialNegative (mixing and mastering
  • ObscuraA Valediction (mixing and mastering)

2022

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2023

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  • Saidon – Saidon
  • Killsorrow – Wasteland Chronicles

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Björn Tom Fredrik Nordström (5 January 1967). "Ratsit - Gratis upplysning pЕ företag och privatpersoner". Ratsit.se. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  2. ^ Torreano, Bradley. "Biography: Dream Evil". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
  3. ^ "Credits: Slaughter of the Soul". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
  4. ^ "Credits: Black Earth". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
  5. ^ "Credits: Wearing a Martyr's Crown". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
  6. ^ "Credits: Exposures: In Retrospect & Denial". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
  7. ^ "Credits: Whoracle". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
  8. ^ "Credits: Steelbath Suicide". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
  9. ^ "Credits: Still Life". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
  10. ^ "Credits: Blessed and Possessed". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  11. ^ "deathronic.com". www.deathronic.com.
  12. ^ "FURNAZE". www.facebook.com.
  13. ^ "Midnight in Alaska Band".
  14. ^ "InnerSiege". www.facebook.com.
  15. ^ bravewords.com. "Russia's FORGET MY SILENCE Streaming Video For "Supersonic"". Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  16. ^ "CHABTAN – Mighty Music".
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