Peter Wildoer

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Peter Wildoer
Origin Glumslöv, [1] Sweden
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician High school teacher
Instrument(s)
  • Drums
  • percussion
  • vocals
Website www.peterwildoer.com

Karl Peter Wildoer is a Swedish musician who is the drummer for Darkane, [2] Electrocution 250 and Grimmark. He has also drummed for the bands Armageddon, Majestic, Pestilence, Silver Seraph, Arch Enemy, [3] Time Requiem, Soilwork, [4] Gardens of Obscurity and Dawn of Oblivion amongst others. He has been tagged to perform sessions drums on Old Man's Child's latest album, Slaves of the World. He is the drummer/harsh vocalist of the James LaBrie solo records Static Impulse and Impermanent Resonance. He also joined the experimental metal trio Electrocution 250 along with Todd Duane and Lalle Larsson, [5] with which released the album Cartoon Music from Hell.

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He received his first drumset when he was 7. When he was nine he started to play the flute at the local music school (Kommunala musikskolan) where he learned how to read sheet music. After a year of playing the flute he quit and decided to take drum lessons instead. In 1986 he joined a brass band. He stayed with this band for 8 years. At the age of 14 he created his first rock band named "Dammer", which was later changed to "Zaninez". In 1989 Christopher Malmström joined the band Zaninez and he and Peter became friends. This friendship would later help to form Darkane.

He also auditioned for Dream Theater in 2010. He competed along with 6 others, who the band called "the worlds greatest drummers". [6] The band was openly impressed with his audition, going as far as to name him in their Top 3 favorites, along with Mike Mangini (who was hired as the band's new drummer), Virgil Donati, Aquiles Priester, Derek Roddy, Thomas Lang and Marco Minnemann.

Credits

Drum technician
Record producer

Albums

Agretator

  • Delusions (1993)
  • Kompakt Kraft (1994)
  • Distorted Logic (1996)

Armageddon

  • Crossing The Rubicon (1997)

Arch Enemy

Darkane

Majestic

  • Trinity Overture (2000)

Silver Seraph

  • Silver Seraph (2001)

Time Requiem

Electrocution 250

  • Electric Cartoon Music From Hell (2004)

Non-Human Level

(On vocals)

  • Non-Human Level (2005)

Rusty Flores

  • Rusty Flores (2006)
  • New Leaf vs. Violent White (2007)

Grimmark

  • Grimmark (2007)

The Stefan Rosqvist Band

  • Guitar Diaries (2008)

Pestilence

Old Man's Child

James LaBrie

(Drums, vocals)

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References

  1. ↑ "Dream Theater - The Spirit Carries On Episode 3". YouTube. 27 April 2011. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  2. ↑ Huey, Steve. "Biography: Darkane". AllMusic . Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  3. ↑ Huey, Steve. "Biography: Arch Enemy". AllMusic . Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  4. ↑ "SOILWORK to be Joined by DARKANE Drummer for Three Shows". 22 May 2006.
  5. ↑ "Electrocution 250 biography". progarchives.com.
  6. ↑ "Dream Theater - The Spirit Carries On Trailer". YouTube. 21 April 2011. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
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