Pontus Norgren


Karl Pontus Norgren is a Swedish musician who has been the lead guitarist of the power metal band HammerFall since 2008. He previously also played with the hard rock band The Poodles, among others.

Biography

Norgren replaced former HammerFall guitarist Stefan Elmgren, who decided to focus on his career as a pilot. Norgren was contacted by Joacim Cans, HammerFall's singer, who asked him if he knew a good guitarist. Being a fan of HammerFall's music and desiring to play a heavier style of music than that of The Poodles, Norgren suggested himself. HammerFall asserts that they are happy with Norgren as a guitarist and band member.
Norgren previously also played with Great King Rat, Talisman, Humanimal, The Ring, and Zan Clan. He also served as live sound engineer for Thin Lizzy during the band's 2000 tour, similarly serving Europe and Yngwie J. Malmsteen.
Recently, he joined The German Panzer as one of the group's second guitarists.

Discography

Great King Rat

  • Great King Rat
  • ''Out of the Can''

    Jekyll-and-Hyde

  • ''Heavenly Creatures''

    Talisman

  • Truth
  • "Crazy" CD single from Truth
  • ''Live at Sweden Rock Festival''

    Solo

  • ''Damage Done''

    Humanimal

  • Find My Way Home EP
  • ''Humanimal''

    Jeff Scott Soto

  • Holding On EP
  • ''Live at The Gods 2.002''

    The Ring

  • ''Tales from Midgard''

    DivineFire

  • ''Glory Thy Name''

    Zan Clan

  • ''We Are Zan Clan...Who the F**K Are You??!''

    The Poodles

  • Metal Will Stand Tall
  • Sweet Trade
  • "Night of Passion"
  • "Metal Will Stand Tall" feat. Tess Merkel
  • "Song for You"
  • "Seven Seas" feat. Peter Stormare
  • "Line of Fire" feat. E-Type
  • "Raise the Banner" Sweden's official song for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

    Doogie White

  • ''As Yet Untitled''

    HammerFall

  • No Sacrifice, No Victory
  • Infected
  • Evolution
  • Built to Last
  • Dominion
  • ''Hammer of Dawn''

    Guest musician

  • Various Artists – Musically Correct III: The Eagle Has Landed "Brand New Start" from Damage Done
  • House of Shakira – III guitar solo on "In Your Head"
  • Locomotive Breath – Heavy Machinery guitar solo on "The Adventures of Zaphod Beeblebrox"
  • Various Artists – United: Where Is the Fire DVD
  • Talisman – 7 guest guitarist on "Final Curtain"
  • Tomas Bergsten's Fantasy – Nightwalker guitar solo on "In Eternity"

    As producer, engineer, mixer

  • Human Clay – U4Ia
  • Four Sticks – Electric Celebration engineer, mixing
  • House of Shakira – Lint mixing
  • House of Shakira – On the Verge mixing
  • Southpaw – Southpaw
  • Clockwise – Naîve engineer
  • Jekyll-and-Hyde – Heavenly Creatures engineer
  • Great King Rat – Out of the Can producer, mixing
  • Gaeleri – Still Here... co-producer, engineer
  • Pontus Norgren – Damage Done producer
  • House of Shakira – III engineer, mixing
  • House of Shakira – Live + live sound engineer
  • Humanimal – Find My Way Home EP co-producer, engineer
  • Humanimal – Humanimal co-producer, engineer
  • Mercury Fang – Liquid Sunshine producer, mixing
  • The Ring – Tales from Midgard producer, engineer, mixing, mastering
  • Candlemass – Candlemass producer, engineer, mixing
  • Doogie White – As Yet Untitled producer, mixing
  • Last Autumn's Dream – Hunting Shadows mixing, mastering
  • Impulsia – Expressions co-producer, engineer
  • Rough Diamond – Stories from the Old Days mixing
  • Dreamcatcher – No More writer