Fredrik Lindgren

Fredrik Eugén Lindgren (1 February 1971 – 5 January 2025), also known as Freddie Eugene, Fast Freddie Shark, and Freddie Flamethrower, was a Swedish musician. He played guitar and composed music and lyrics in various Swedish bands, including Unleashed, Loud Pipes, Terra Firma, Celestial Pain, Born of Fire, Harms Way, and Atlantic Tide.

Life and career Lindgren was a founding member and lead guitarist of death metal pioneers Unleashed in 1989 and played across the band’s first four studio albums: Where No Life Dwells (1991), Shadows in the Deep (1992), Across the Open Sea (1993), and Victory (1995). His performances can also be heard on the live albums Live in Vienna ’93 (1993) and Eastern Blood – Hail to Poland (1996). After leaving Unleashed, Lindgren became involved with several other Swedish bands, including Loud Pipes, Terra Firma, Celestial Pain, Born of Fire, Harms Way, and Atlantic Tide. In the 1990s, he also co-managed the indie record label Burn Records with Carl L. Thunberg (’Leffe Hog’), which among other things released the Ultimate Swedish Slash & Burn album series. Lindgren died on 5 January 2025, at the age of 53.

Discography

Unleashed Studio albums 1991: Where No Life Dwells 1992: Shadows in the Deep 1993: Across the Open Sea 1995: Victory

Live albums 1993: Live in Vienna '93 1996: Eastern Blood, Hail to Poland

Compilation albums 1992: Masters of Brutality 2008: Viking Raids (The Best Of 1991-2004)

Boxed sets 2003: ...And We Shall Triumph in Victory 2008: Immortal Glory (The Complete Century Media Years)

Loud Pipes 1995: Drunk Forever 1997: The Down Hill Blues

Terra Firma 1999: Terra Firma 2001: Harms Way

Harms Way 2006: Oxytocin

Atlantic Tide 2009: Eyestroids / Bad Acid Queen (7") 2013: Way Of Living / Aeons Of Hell (7") 2013: Psychic Vampire / Massacre (7")