Per Nilsson

Per Nilsson is the prototypical modern metal guitarist: virtuosic in both rhythm and lead playing, melodic yet mean, brutal while musical, and intelligent as well as instinctive as a writer. Per embodies the evolution and development of modern metal music with his work as the founding member of Scar Symmetry, the influential melodic death/progressive metal band, Kaipa, a Swedish progressive rock band, as well as his work filling in for the legendary Fredrick Thordendal of Meshuggah. Per knows metal.

Much more than a hired gun guitarist, Per is also a prolific writer and producer who does mixing, mastering, and full production work for numerous other bands. Very active in the thriving underground metal scene, Per has an extensive list of credits not only with his band Scar Symmetry but with Kaipa and numerous other notable metal acts as a guest artist as well as producer and mixing engineer.

Per raised his stature to a whole new level when he filled in for Fredrik Thordendal as Meshuggah’s lead guitarist on the hugely influential band’s tour in late 2017 and early 2018. It is certainly a testament to Per’s incredible skills and musicianship to take on such a major role.

We are certain that Per still has a lot to contribute to the metal community in the years ahead and will surely work with him very closely to develop exciting new instruments that will continue to push the boundaries of electric guitar design and the ever-lively metal genre.