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- ↑ Nöjesguiden: Loud Pipes – Downhill Blues. 2000-05-29.
- ↑ Pirate Punk: Loud Pipes. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
- ↑ Thrashocore: Loud Pipes – The Downhill Blues. 2009-01-02.
- ↑ IMDb: Guitarist Fredrik Lindgren Dead at 53. January 6, 2025.
- ↑ New Musical Express: Orignal Unleashed guitarist Fredrik Lindgren dies aged 53. 7th January 2025.
- ↑ Consequence - Heavy Music News: Guitarist Fredrik Lindgren (Unleashed, Terra Firma, Harms Way) Dead at 53. The influential metal guitarist also played in the bands Atlantic Tide, Born of Fire, Celestial Pain, and Loud Pipes. January 6, 2025.
- ↑ Metal Hammer: Unleashed-Gründungsmitglied Fredrik Lindgren ist verstorben. 8 January 2025.
- ↑ Music Waves: DÉCÈS DU GUITARISTE FREDRIK LINDGREN (EX-UNLEASHED. 7 January 2025.
- ↑ Amass: アンリーシュドのオリジナル・ギタリスト フレドリック・リンドグレン死去. 7 January 2025.
- ↑ Inferno: Unleashed-yhtyeen alkuperäiskitaristi Fredrik Lindgren on kuollut. 7 January 2025.
- ↑ Metallus.It: Unleashed: è morto l’ex chitarrista Fredrik Lindgren. 6 January 2025.