Art Metal (band)

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Art Metal
Origin Sweden
Genres Progressive metal, art rock, jazz fusion
Years active2007-present
LabelsBardo Records [1]
Associated acts Dio, Empire, Fate, The Flower Kings, Freak Guitar, Frozen Alliance, HammerFall, Keegan, Yngwie Malmsteen, Planet Alliance, Silver Mountain, Space Odyssey, Stratovarius, Winterlong
Website http://www.hellborggroup.com/
Members Mattias Eklundh
Jens Johansson
V. Selvaganesh
Jonas Hellborg
Anders Johansson
Zoltan Csörsz Jr.

Art Metal is a progressive metal band based in Sweden and led by Jonas Hellborg. [2] Some of their line-ups have included guitarist Mattias Eklundh of Freak Kitchen fame, the Johansson brothers, and Jonas Hellborg, an influential musician and solo artist in the jazz music scene. The band's music also has plenty of Indian music influence. [3]

Contents

Mattias Eklundh and Jonas Hellborg made the cover of the Swedish Fuzz Magazine in support of Art Metal.

Discography

Line-up

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References

  1. News @ hellborggroup.com Archived September 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Art Metal @ abstractlogix.com". Archived from the original on 2009-04-17. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
  3. 1 2 Art Metal @ myspace
  4. Mattias Eklundh page @ kyowashokai.co.jp Archived October 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine