Ola Englund

Ola "The Swede" Englund (born 27 September 1981) is a Swedish guitarist, YouTuber, record producer, and the owner of Solar Guitars. He is a founding member of the band Feared, plays lead guitar in the Swedish heavy metal band The Haunted, and is a former member of the band Six Feet Under. He has also been a member of Scarpoint, Facing Death, Subcyde, and Sorcerer.

In 2018 and 2019, Total Guitar magazine recognized him as Best Internet Personality. In 2019, he released his first solo album, Master of the Universe. His second solo album, Starzinger, was released on 26 April 2021.

Englund has a YouTube channel under his own name with nearly a million subscribers, where he creates videos about metal-related topics, including gear demos, news, artist interviews, Q&A sessions, and behind-the-scenes footage of his bands' gigs and business.

Influences Englund cites his biggest influences as Pantera, Dream Theater, Nevermore, Sepultura, Testament, Bolt Thrower, Entombed, and Children of Bodom. He is a fan of former Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell.

Discography Year Band Album Notes 2005 Facing Death Facing Death Demo 2007 Subcyde Subcyde Feared Feared 2008 Feared (EP) EP 2011 Rejects Scarpoint Mask of Sanity 2012 Feared Refeared 2013 Furor Incarnatus Vinter Six Feet Under Unborn 2014 Feared Elemental Nightmares – II Split with Montecharge, Dead River Runs Dry, and Satyros The Haunted Eye of the Storm EP Exit Wounds 2015 Feared Synder 2016 Reborn Compilation 2017 Svart The Haunted Strength in Numbers 2019 Ola Englund Master of the Universe 2021 Starzinger 2023 The Chug Project Volume 1 Songs are based on "Sunday with Ola" riffs Volume 22025The HauntedSongs of Last Resort

Singles "Pizza Hawaii" (2019) "Cerberus" (2019) "Solar Pt. 1" (2019) "The Sun & the Moon" (2020) "Stars & Ponies" (2020) "Cringy AF" (2021) "Demon(etized)" (2021) "The First of Its Kind" (2023) "Live In You" (2023)

Gear Englund has had signature guitar lines with Strictly 7 (2011–2013) and Washburn (2013–2017), as well as a signature amplifier from Randall known as the Randall Satan (2014–2019). In November 2017, he announced the launch of his own guitar brand, Solar Guitars.