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Adrian Erlandsson (born October 27, 1970 in Malmö, Sweden) is a prolific Swedish heavy metal drummer, who currently plays in Brujeria, At the Gates and Code, with his wife in Nemhain, and in the German Dark Metal band Samsas Traum. He has also been a member of The Haunted, Cradle of Filth and Needleye.

Early life

He was born in Malmö, Sweden on October 27, 1970. Adrian's younger brother is Daniel Erlandsson, the drummer of Arch Enemy. They both grew up together in Sweden and started playing drums at a very young age. He got his brother into drumming as Daniel admits "If it wasn't for him I probably wouldn’t be playing today." He began drumming at the age of eleven when he got his first drum kit, and with friends began playing covers of classic rock songs. They also started playing with their music teacher at school, and eventually began to write their own songs and formed a band.
Erlandsson went on to found Penance, a thrash metal band, which never recorded a demo, although they did record some rehearsal tracks.

At the Gates (1990-1996)

Erlandsson then went to University in Gothenburg, where, in 1990, he joined the Swedish death metal band At the Gates. He was the band's drummer until they broke up, and received much critical and fan praise for his speed and precision. When asked what each At the Gates member contributes to the group's overall sound, bandmember Anders Björler said that Erlandsson "hit the drums hard".

The Haunted (1996-1999)

Erlandsson, alongside At the Gates bandmates Anders and Jonas Björler, later formed The Haunted with Mary Beats Jane vocalist Peter Dolving. Erlandsson also played in Skitsystem. In 1999, Erlandsson left the band to join Cradle of Filth.

Cradle of Filth (1999-2006)

It was originally intended that he only record one session with Cradle of Filth; by the time he left the group, however, he'd appeared on six of their albums.

Recent events (2006-present)

In September 2006 Erlandsson played for Brujeria in some concerts in Spain, using the nickname "El Podrido". Erlandsson played with Brujeria while with Needleye, but Needleye disbanded a few months after his arrival to the band in January 2007. After leaving Needleye, he soon became the new drummer for Jed Simon's project Tenet. He also performed on Swedish crust punk act Skitsystem's 2006 release Stigmata. In 2007 he played drums at the new Samsas Traum album "Heiliges Herz- das Schwert deiner Sonne" ("Holy heart - The sword of your sun") and he's also going to solve some gigs on their upcoming tour. At the moment it isn't sure whether he's only a guest at Samsas Traum, or if he's going to be a real part of the band. In 2007 joined Swedish metal act Netherbird as guild member and recorded drums for the Lighthouse Eternal (Laterna Magika) EP. He has most recently replaced Asgeir Mickelson as the drummer for British/Norwegian black metal group Code.

Style

Erlandsson's approach is to focus on the "feeling" rather than technique, however he does incorporate a lot of kickdrumming, occasional blastbeats and sometimes his very own technical odd time signatures.

Facts

He currently lives in London, England with his wife Morrigan Hel (legal name Amber Charlotte Erlandsson), who is a fetish model and stage performer.
Adrian is 6'4" (193cm) and weighs 217lbs (16 stone).
Adrian is currently in the process of writing a book.
Adrian is fluent in Swedish and English. He began learning English when he was ten.
Adrian is currently learning to play the guitar.

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