Daniel Gildenlöw (born 5 June 1973) is a Swedish musician and songwriter. He is best known as a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist for the progressive rock band Pain of Salvation.[1] In the band, he is the main songwriter, lead singer, co-guitarist, and the mastermind behind each album's concept. He has also performed with The Flower Kings, Transatlantic and The Sea Within.
Career
In 1984, at age 11, Gildenlow formed a band called Reality,[2] which changed its name to Pain of Salvation in 1991,[2] and released its first album, Entropia, in 1997.
In 2001, he joined progressive rock supergroup Transatlantic on their European tour,[3] playing keyboards, guitar and singing. He re-joined Transatlantic in 2010, this time for a North American tour.[4]
He was also due to tour with Transatlantic again in 2014 but was forced to step down due to personal issues and was replaced by Ted Leonard.[8] These personal issue were later revealed to be a flesh eating bacteria otherwise known as Necrotising Fasciitis which hospitalised him for six months.[9][10] The events of which were fictionalised in Pain of Salvation's tenth album In the Passing Light of Day which was released in 2017.[9]