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Thobbe Englund

Swedish born heavy metal and rock guitar player, famous for his time in Sabaton 2012-2016. Full name is Lars Thorbjörn Englund, born in August 1979.

Thobbe Englund started to play guitar at an early age and was mainly inspired by Yngwie Malmsteen as a child growing up learning to play the guitar. In 2001 he got his first record deal with a Finnish label (Lion Music) with his band at the time, Winterlong. The debut album "Valley of the Lost" was very successful, especially in Japan. From then on the band released four more albums before Thobbe Englund released his first solo album under his full name "Thorbjörn Englund" called "Influences".

In 2008 he joined the Swedish heavy metal band Raubtier, together with Pär Hulkoff. They were childhood friends. Thobbe was playing bass in the band and appears on the debut album "Det Finns Bara Krig" 2009. Thobbe quit Raubtier in December of 2009 and started to write for what later would become known as his 2017 release "Before the Storm".

In 2012 he joined the Swedish metal band Sabaton, in which he played lead guitar as well as backing vocals, from March of 2012 until August 2016. During those years he performed almost five hundred shows together with Sabaton, all over the world.

When Thobbe left Sabaton he formed his own band, simply named "Thobbe Englund". The band put out their first album since Thobbe left Sabaton in February of 2017. The band later went on a European tour. The band has performed many shows around Europe and is still active to this day.

In 2018 Thobbe Englund announced that the band is working on a Judas Priest tribute album to be released on Metalville in 2019.

'''Discography:

Under Thobbe/Thorbjörn Englund:

Influences (2006, Lion Music) From the Wilderness (2015, Lion Music) Before the Storm (2016, Metalville) Sold My Soul (2017, Metalville) The Draining of Vergelmer (2018, Metalville)

Under Winterlong:

Valley of the Lost (2001, Lion Music) The Second Coming (2003, Lion Music) Winterlong (2005, Lion Music) Winterlong - Metal / Technology (2006, Lion Music)

Under Star Queen:

Faithbringer (2002, Lion Music) Your True Self (2004, Lion Music)

With Mistheria:

Messenger of the Gods (2004, Lion Music)

With Raubtier:

Det finns bara krig (2009, BD Music) Skriet från vildmarken (2010, Rattlesnake Productions)

With Sabaton:

Carolus Rex (Argentina release 2012) Swedish Empire Live (2013, Nuclear Blast) Heroes (2014, Nuclear Blast) Live on the Sabaton Cruise (2014, Chaos Reigns) Heroes on Tour (2016, Nuclear Blast) The Last Stand (2016, Nuclear Blast)

As guest:

With Raubtier: Leviatan from Pansargryning (2014) With Hulkoff: Einherjr from Kven (2017) With Aldaria: When the Time Has Come (2017, Single)

With others: Warmth in the wilderness, a tribute to Jason Becker, vol.2 (Burning the snow) Beyond inspiration, a tribute to Uli John Roth (Indian dawn) Blackmore's castle, a tribute to Richie Blackmore (Highway star) Gdansk, a tribute to Danzig (777, Mother) '''