Johan Hegg
Johan Hans Hegg (born April 29, 1973 ) is a Swedish musician and actor . He became known as the singer of the band Amon Amarth .
Career
The son of a police officer got into heavy metal in the early 1980s through a boy from the neighborhood . In 1992, after Paul “Themgoroth” Nordgrim left, he applied to Dark Funeral as the singer of the band Scum . After initial skepticism, he got the post after Hegg was sitting in a bar with the other musicians in the band and sang along with the song The Final Countdown by the band Europe growl . After further line-up changes, Scum changed their name to Amon Amarth and in the following years rose to become one of the most successful death metal bands in the world.
Hegg released eleven studio albums with Amon Amarth. In addition, he has appeared several times as a guest singer, including with the bands Purgatory , The Project Hate MCMXCIX and Evocation . In 2014, Hegg starred in the film Northmen - A Viking Saga . Also in 2014, Hegg and his wife played in the music video for the song Out of the City by the band Audrey Horne .
Johan Hegg is married and lives with his wife near Örebro . He originally worked in a supermarket and later as a sales representative for cheese and dairy products . After his band Amon Amarth became more and more successful, Hegg gave up this position and worked temporarily as a truck driver .
Discography
- with Amon Amarth
- as a guest musician
- 2000: Purgatory - various background chants on the album Blessed With Flames of Hate
- 2009: The Project Hate MCMXCIX - Our Wrath Will Rain Down from the Sky on the album The Lustrate Process
- 2012: Evocation - Into Submission on the album Illusions of Grandeur
- 2018: Saxon - Predator on the album Thunderbolt
- 2018: Doro - If I Can't Have You, No One Will on the album Forever Warriors, Forever United
- 2018: Metal Allegiance - King with a Paper Crown on the album Volume II: Power Drunk Majesty
- 2020: In Extremo - Who can sail without wind on the album Kompass zur Sonne
Filmography
- 2014: Northmen - A Viking Saga
Web links
- Johan Hegg in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Jan Jaedike: The hard way . In: Rock Hard , November 2016, page 18
- ↑ Ben Klein: Johan Hegg (Amon Amarth) overcomes his fear of heights for 'Northmen'. Metal Hammer . Retrieved November 17, 2016 .
- ↑ Alexandra Michels: Audrey Horne: 'Out Of The City' video with Amon Amarth singer Johan Hegg is online. Rock Hard, accessed November 17, 2016 .
- ↑ Alexandra Michels: My Hometown: Tumba (Sweden) . In: Rock Hard, January 2019, page 25
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hegg, Johan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hegg, Johan Hans (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish musician and actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 29, 1973 |