Birth name Mikael Karlsson Name Vigilante Carlstroem Role Guitarist | Years active 1989 - present | |
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Also known as Vigilante Carlstroem
Pig Champion Jr Born 30 October 1978 (age 46) Fagersta, Sweden ( 1978-10-30 ) Genres Alternative rock, garage punk, garage rock revival Record labels Interscope Records, A&M Octone Records, Epitaph Records Similar People Niklas Almqvist, Christian Grahn, Dr Matt Destruction, Pelle Almqvist, Randy Fitzsimmons | ||
Instruments Guitar, backing vocals Music group The Hives (Since 1993) Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter | ||
Rig rundown the hives nicholaus arson and vigilante carlstroem
Mikael Karlsson, or Vigilante Carlstroem as he is better known, was born on 30 October 1978 in Fagersta, Sweden. He is the guitarist of the Swedish rock band The Hives, which formed in 1993 and was one of the most important bands in the garage rock revival.
Contents
- Rig rundown the hives nicholaus arson and vigilante carlstroem
- The hives vigilante carlstroem nicolaus arson talk rocksmith
- Biography
- In The Hives
- In The Dragtones
- References
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Biography
Vigilante started playing guitar at the age of ten and was influenced by bands such as Sex Pistols, Dead Kennedys and local Swedish punk bands. Vigilante usually plays Epiphone Coronet guitars and uses Divided by 13 and Fender amplifiers.
Vigilante has also been contributing to the album Ge Fan I Våra Vatten (Don't fucking touch our waters), which is a record made by Swedish Rockstars (that like to practice fishing in their sparetime) to raise funds for the protection of the fish in Swedish waters.
In The Hives
