Niklas Almqvist
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Nicholaus Arson | |
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 Nicholaus with The Hives at the Eurockéennes of 2007 | |
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| Birth name | Niklas Almqvist |
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| Born | 26 January 1977 (age 47) Säter, Dalarna, Sweden |
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| Years active | 1989–present |
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| Website | The Hives |
Niklas Almqvist (born 26 January 1977), better known by his stage name Nicholaus Arson, is the lead guitarist and backup vocalist of the Swedish garage rock band The Hives, of which his brother Howlin' Pelle is the lead singer.
Career
Arson and his brother
It was revealed in NME that Randy Fitzsimmons is a registered pseudonym belonging to Arson.[1] 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.
Musical equipment
Nicholaus uses almost exclusively
Although he doesn't rely on effects, he uses an Electro-Harmonix Micro POG, a Boss AW-3 auto wah, a Boss DD-3 digital delay and a Prunes & Custard Harmonic Generator-Intermodulator for certain songs or sounds.[2]
Discography
- Barely Legal (1997)
- Veni Vidi Vicious (2000)
- Tyrannosaurus Hives (2004)
- The Black and White Album (2007)
- Lex Hives (2012)
- The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons (2023)
References
- ^ a b "You Randy Devil!". NME. 13 February 2002. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
Randy Fitzsimmons, ... is none other than – Nicholaus himself
- ^ Inc., Equipboard. "Nicholaus Arson's Equipboard". Equipboard. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
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