Johan Niemann

Johan Niemann (born 26 June 1977) is best known for being the current bass player for Evergrey and co-founding the band Mind's Eye, for membership of Swedish heavy metal band Therion[1] and as a member of the Scandinavian metal band Evil Masquerade.[2] He is also currently live guitarist for Tiamat. He is a brother of Kristian Niemann.

For the Nazi SS officer, see Johann Niemann.
Johan Niemann
Background information
Born (1977-06-26) 26 June 1977
GenresHeavy metal, symphonic metal, death metal, thrash metal, black metal, extreme metal, progressive metal
InstrumentsBass guitar, guitar, mandolin
Years active2000–present
LabelsNuclear Blast
Associated actsEvergrey, Therion, Evil Masquerade, Demonoid, Mind's Eye, Afterglow, Hubi Meisel

Johan Niemann began playing bass guitar at age eleven. While studying in high school, he took jazz theory and improvisation lessons from guitarist Johan Öijen. He attended the Stockholm music conservatory for sound engineering and music production studies.

Musical bands

Johan Niemann is/was a member of following musical bands:

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References
  1. Ankeny, Jason. "Biography: Therion". AMG. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
  2. "Evil Masquerade - Fade to Black - Encyclopedia Metallum". metal-archives.com. 2009-11-07. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
  3. "Evergrey Line-Up Changes". Metal Storm. Retrieved 2011-07-18.


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