Fredrik Hermansson (born 18 July 1976) is a Swedish musician. He was the keyboardist in the Swedish progressive rock band Pain of Salvation from 1996 to 2011. He also works as a freelance piano player and composer. Fredrik studied both classical and jazz piano at Birka Folkhögskola in Östersund, Sweden, and chamber music in Västerås, Sweden, where he received a master's degree.[1] On 8 November 2011, a message to fans by Daniel Gildenlöw noted that Fredrik Hermansson would also be leaving the band at the conclusion of the current tour.[2]
Fredrik Hermansson | |
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 Fredrik Hermansson live in Cairo with Pain of Salvation. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Johan Fredrik Hermansson |
| Born | 18 July 1976 |
| Genres | Progressive metal, progressive rock, fusion, classical, tango |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboards |
| Formerly of | Pain of Salvation |
Discography edit
Pain of Salvation edit
- Entropia (1997)
- One Hour by the Concrete Lake (1998)
- Ashes (2000) (single)
- The Perfect Element, part I (2000)
- Remedy Lane (2002)
- 12:5 (2004) (live)
- BE (2004)
- BE (Original Stage Production) (2005) (live)
- Scarsick (2007)
- Linoleum (2009)
- Road Salt One (2010)
- Road Salt Two (2011)
Solo edit
- Piano (2007 and 2009)
References edit
- ^ "Tango Corazón". Archived from the original on 2007-07-15. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
- ^ "Frederik leaves the band". Retrieved 8 November 2011.