AB/CD
I’ve only recorded one album with AB/CD, that was in 1995. Apart from that, we’ve recorded a couple of songs for tribute albums. AB/CD started about 10 years earlier with Micke Hujanen on vocals who sang on one mini-album and one full-length album. The records contain original material, but played the AC/DC way.
I’ve played perhaps 40-50 shows with the guys since I joined, and we always end up playing AC/DC songs instead of our own...
AT VANCE
Olaf Lenk’s project. During my short time working with him, there were quite a few line-up changes (4 drummers, 2 bass players, 1 rhythm guitar player...)
Did two albums and two short european tours in 2003 & 2005.(totally 27 shows)
DOGFACE
An old friend of mine (Anders Skoog) played keyboard with this band, he asked me if I could help them out with vocals for an album.
So I did, and also did another one a few years later. Nowadays I mostly have contact with guitarist/studio owner Martin Kronlund.
DALI’S DILEMMA
Flew to San José (CA) in 2003 to write and record an album with this band.
They had previously started recording with Kelly Keeling, but for some reason it didn’t work out. I wrote all lyrics and melodies once I got there and recorded it in the Reyes brothers kitchen, they had put a vocal booth there... Keyboard player Matt Guillory did most of the engineering.
The album was never mixed or released and probably never will be. Had a good time though, saw some hockey(San José-Montreal) and visited San Fransisco where we also did a photo shoot.
DAMAGE DONE
Pontus Norgren’s an old friend of mine.
We shared apartment for a while and also played a lot of local cover gigs in the mid-90s.
Damage Done was his solo effort from 1999, Patrik Isaksson sang on the demos.
Four of the songs needed lyrics, so I wrote those. If I remember right, we only played live once (the release gig at Anchor).
ESSENCE OF SORROW
Project of Jani Stefanovic from Divinefire.
I sing on five songs, release 2006.
FATAL FORCE
Torben Enevoldsen’s project.
I wrote the lyrics and sang on it.
JOHN NORUM
I did a couple of festivals in the summer of 1995 with John. Different line-ups included Hempo Hildén and Peter Hermansson - drums, John Levén and Pelle Karlsson - bass.
A couple of years later, I did backing vocals on John’s ”Slipped Into Tomorrow”.
SABBTAIL
Me & Fredrik Åkesson (Arch Enemy) guested on one album, it took several years before it was finally released in 2004.
THE BEAR QUARTET
There’s no band like BQ, I hope I’ll get a chance to work with them again.
I sing lead on ”Sailors”, backing vox on ”The Repairing Of The Red Sea”. Both can be heard on the album ”Eternity Now” (2006).
© Uzi G. MMVI
