Birth name Niklas Almqvist Years active 1989 - present Siblings Pelle Almqvist | Role Guitarist Also known as Nicholaus Arson Name Niklas Almqvist | |
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Born 26 January 1977 (age 47) Sater, Dalarna, Sweden ( 1977-01-26 ) Genres Alternative rock, garage punk, garage rock revival Similar People Pelle Almqvist, Christian Grahn, Vigilante Carlstroem, Dr Matt Destruction, Randy Fitzsimmons | ||
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter Music group The Hives (Since 1993) Instruments Guitar, backing vocals | ||
The hives howlin pelle almqvist and nicholaus arson in studio q
Nicholaus Arson (born Niklas Almqvist Säter, Sweden 26 January 1977) is a guitarist and backup vocalist of the Swedish garage rock band The Hives.
Contents
- The hives howlin pelle almqvist and nicholaus arson in studio q
- Rig rundown the hives nicholaus arson and vigilante carlstroem
- Career
- Musical equipment
- Discography
- References
Rig rundown the hives nicholaus arson and vigilante carlstroem
Career
Arson and his brother Per (Howlin' Pelle, lead singer) formed the band in 1993, and, according to a biography about the band, attracted the attention of promoter/manager/songwriter Randy Fitzsimmons (possibly a fictional character), who propelled the band to fame.
It was revealed in NME that Randy Fitzsimmons is a registered pseudonym belonging to Arson. This has led many to believe that Randy Fitzsimmons is in fact a myth, and that it is Arson who writes the songs. Arson and the rest of the band deny this and insist on the existence of Randy Fitzsimmons as the band's songwriter.
Arson, as with the rest of The Hives, is known for his onstage antics. In particular, his beady eye stares, spitting, blowing on his finger tips, flicking his guitar picks into the crowd and wild animation in playing the guitar, such as the way he is perceived to dance and other such antics as spinning the guitar with the strap over his shoulder, greatly contributing to the presentation of the band. While performing this move, his guitar strap has detached from one of it's buttons several times, Sending the guitar flying and almost hitting drummer Chris Dangerous in one case on October 27, 2007 in Fort Worth, Texas. He also occasionally plays the keyboard.
Musical equipment
Nicholaus uses almost exclusively Fender Telecaster, Esquire or Telecaster Deluxe style guitars (though he is seen playing a Danelectro in the Hate to Say I Told You So video). He also plays "The Arsonette" a custom built guitar by Sundberg Guitars, with tone chambers and a Firebird style mid-section to give it a short, dead tone with little to no sustain. His guitars often reflect the outfits of the band with different combos of black and white finishes and pickguards. Along with Vigilante Carlstroem and Dr. Matt Destruction, Arson uses white Hiwatt amplifiers.