Dan Swanö
Swanö live atNosturi 2008
Background information
Also known as	Day DiSyraah
Born	(1973-03-10)10 March 1973 (age 52) Finspång, Sweden
Origin	Örebro, Sweden
Genres	Progressive rock death metal gothic rock
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, percussion
Years active	1988–present
Labels	Black Mark
Member of	Nightingale,Witherscape
Formerly of	Therion,Edge of Sanity,Bloodbath,Katatonia,Opeth,Ribspreader,Millencolin,Marduk,Threshold,Star One

Dan-Erland Swanö^[1] (born 10 March 1973), also known asDan "The Man"Swanö, is a Swedish musician and record producer who is currently the vocalist, guitarist, ex-bassist and ex-drummer for the bandNightingale, lately vocalist, keyboardist and drummer for the bandWitherscape, as well as the owner of Unisound. He achieved fame as the vocalist and songwriter ofprogressive death metal bandEdge of Sanity.

As a multi-instrumentalist he is regarded as influential in the undergroundmelodic death metal,black metal,progressive metal,death metal,progressive rock, andpower metal communities.^{[not verified in body]} He is known for his progressive rock-influenced songwriting style and his frequent use of both clean andgrowled vocals.

Swanö has fronted a number of bands, includingEdge of Sanity, Brejn Dedd, Unicorn, Infestdead and Route Nine. He has also been a member ofKatatonia andRibspreader, as well as playing drums and lead guitar indeath metal bandBloodbath.^[2]

Swanö also participated in Steel, a one-off power metal project from Sweden that featured him and members ofOpeth. Started in 1996, this collaboration emerged during the recording sessions for Opeth'sMorningrise album. During ajam session, when the band were soundchecking the drums, they hit upon an idea to record a short piece for fun, entitled "Guitars and Metal". This gave birth to Steel. Subsequently, they were asked to record more songs, and when they did, the songs which were originally meant for a demo, actually appeared on a limited picture7-inch EP titledHeavy Metal Machine, released by Near Dark Productions. To this date, it remains their sole record. Featuring only two songs,Heavy Metal Machine sounds very much like a typical 1980spower metal band, with high-pitched vocals, shredding solos, pounding bass lines and 1980s-style sound effects (police sirens, etc.). However, the record is not meant to be taken as a serious power metal attempt, explaining Swanö's extremely high-pitched vocals. As a limited release,Heavy Metal Machine remains a collectors' item and is hard to come by.

He has also contributed his vocal talents toArjen Lucassen'sStar One project. The two musicians are good friends, with Lucassen contributing guitar parts to Swanö'sNightingale project. Swanö can also be heard on the albumsTheli andA'arab Zaraq – Lucid Dreaming by thesymphonic metal bandTherion. He was a producer and contributing writer of the bandDiabolical Masquerade, the now-defunct soloavant-gardeblack metal band ofAnders Nyström a.k.a. Blakkheim (Katatonia,Bloodbath, ex-Bewitched). He also contributed some guitar solos, backing vocals on various Diabolical Masquerade albums, and played the drums on the albumNightwork. He also produced and played the keyboards on theMemories from Nothing album by Swedish rock band Another Life, released on Vic Records.

Swanö has also released a soloprogressive death metal album entitledMoontower, on which he plays all instruments (guitar, bass, drums, keyboard) as well as providing all the vocal work.

In July 2007, he auditioned to be lead singer for the Israeli projectAmaseffer but lost the part toMats Levén.

During 2009, Swanö re-activated Odyssey, this time performing all instruments by himself. Swanö recorded seven of his all-time favourite songs which was released in November 2010 on the albumReinventing the Past, together with the three 1999 tracks as a bonus on Vic Records. His brother Dag played guest lead guitar on the song "Gypsy", aUriah Heep cover.

In 2013, Swanö released with his new projectWitherscape the full studio albumThe Inheritance, with Ragnar Widerberg as co-member, and the collaboration of, amongst other guest musicians,Novembers Doom's founderPaul Kuhr. It was followed a year after by theEPThe New Tomorrow. In 2016, the full studio albumThe Northern Sanctuary was released, viaCentury Media Records like its predecessors, featuring once again Paul Kuhr.^[3][4]

Swanö has a diversevocal register, encompassing many styles, which includedeath growls; clean, melodic singing with a warm tone; dark gothic vocals; andthrash shouting.As a peculiarity, he is a left-handed guitarist, but plays on right-handed guitars without reversing the strings.

In December 2020 Swanö was a guest on episode 8 of the podcast "Wir und ELANE", hosted by members of the German band Elane. He spoke about several band experiences, the creation process of the first Nightingale album and the project which was called "Second Sky".^[5]

Unisound Studio (also Unisound Recordings^[6][7] or Gorysound Studio)^[8] is a recording studio owned and operated by Dan Swanö. It used to be inFinspång, Sweden, but was closed down in around 2001 because of his family.^[9] The studio was later relocated into Swanö's home inÖrebro.

Despite the large amount of releases to his name, Swanö worked full-time in a music store^[10] (Musikbörsen) inÖrebro, near his home in Sweden, rarely doing live performances with any of his bands. He has an older brother, Dag, who plays guitars and keyboards inNightingale, formerly under the name of "Tom Nouga".^[11]

Bands	Audio engineering	Audio mastering	Audio mixing	Backing vocals	Bass guitar	Drum kit	Electric guitar	Electronic keyboard	Former member	Member	Other Instruments	Record producer	Vocals
Aeon[12]		Y	Y
Aephanemer[13]			Y								Y
Altar				Y				Y
Ancient	Y		Y	Y				Y				Y
Ancient Ascendant		Y[14]		Y[14]
Another Life						Y	Y	Y
Another Perfect Day													Y
Argentum							Y						Y
As Light Dies		Y				Y						Y
Battlelore		Y	Y									Y
Bloodbath	Y			Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y			Y
Bombshell Rocks								Y
Brejn Dedd						Y			Y				Y
Bucovina		Y	Y
Canopy							Y						Y
Coldworker												Y
Coraxo		Y[15]
Cronian		Y
Dark Funeral												Y
Darkcide					Y		Y						Y
Darkified							Y	Y	Y
Dawn	Y
Dawn of Dreams		Y[16]											Y
De Infernali													Y
Demiurg							Y	Y		Y
Demon Project													Y
Denial		Y
Diabolical Masquerade						Y	Y	Y				Y	Y
Dissection	Y
Edge of Sanity	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y
Effloresce		Y	Y
Entrails		Y	Y	Y									Y
Evergrey		Y	Y
Evocation[17]												Y
Evoke												Y
Fall of Serenity												Y
Fleshcrawl												Y
Fractal Gates		Y	Y										Y[18]
Frameshift													Y
Gates of Ishtar								Y
Ghost						Y
Ghostorm				Y								Y	Y
Godsend								Y	Y				Y
Gravecarver[19][20]		Y	Y
Gorath[21]		Y
Hail of Bullets[22]												Y	Y
Hallows Die		Y
Hearse		Y
Incision					Y		Y						Y
Infestdead					Y	Y		Y
Insomnium			Y[23]
Kaoteon		Y
Karaboudjan	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y
Katatonia				Y		Y		Y
Lay Down Rotten		Y	Y										Y
Maceration				Y				Y					Y
M.E.S.S.		Y	Y
Mahlstrøm													Y
Marduk			Y
Masticate					Y		Y		Y			Y
Mechanization		Y[24]
Millencolin												Y
Mirrors of Obsidian		Y
Moredhel												Y
Mörk Gryning												Y
Motorowl		Y[25]	Y
MyGrain		Y	Y
Nasum		Y										Y
Necrochamber		Y	Y
Nightingale	Y	Y			Y	Y	Y	Y				Y	Y
Novembers Doom[26]			Y				Y
Novembre												Y
Nårdegaist		Y
Oddland		Y	Y
Odyssey[27]					Y[28]	Y[28]		Y				Y	Y
Omnium Gatherum		Y	Y	Y								Y
Opeth	Y		Y									Y
Overflash						Y
Pain	Y
Pan.Thy.Monium					Y			Y
Proserpine[29]													Y
Rakshasas		Y
Ribspreader						Y	Y			Y
Route Nine					Y		Y	Y	?	?		Y
Rytmihäiriö[30]		Y	Y
Scartown		Y[31]
Somnae		Y[32]
Sörskogen					Y	Y		Y	Y
Star One				Y								Y	Y
Steel									Y			Y
Subway Mirror							Y					Y
The Foreshadowing[33]		Y	Y
Theatre of Tragedy	Y		Y								Y
Therion												Y
Threshold												Y
Torture Division[34]												Y
Total Death		Y	Y	Y								Y
Total Terror							Y		Y			Y
Uncanny	Y
Under Black Clouds	Y		Y				Y					Y
Vinterland								Y				Y
Wake Arkane													Y
Winds												Y
Witherscape	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y		Y		Y	Y
Wounded Knee												Y	Y

• Laodicea
• Manfred Villes
• Necrony – guest vocals, guitars, compositions (under the alias "Day Disyraah")
• Second Sky^[35]
• Schecht +Akerfeldt + Swanö '98
• The Lucky Seven
• The Project Hate MCMXCIX – producer^[36] onCybersonic Superchrist. Mixing and Mastering onDeadmarch: Initiation of Blasphemy,Armageddon March Eternal – Symphonies of Slit Wrists,In Hora Mortis Nostræ, andThe Lustrate Process
• Ulan Bator

• Official Dan Swanö website
• Unisound
• Official Odyssey MySpace page
• Interview with Swanö

• 1973 births
• Living people
• Progressive metal guitarists
• Swedish heavy metal bass guitarists
• Swedish heavy metal drummers
• Swedish heavy metal guitarists
• Swedish heavy metal singers
• Swedish multi-instrumentalists
• Swedish death metal musicians
• Bloodbath members
• Steel (band) members
• Star One (band) members
• 21st-century Swedish drummers
• 21st-century Swedish bass guitarists
• Black Mark Production artists

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