Kristian Niemann
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | The Beard |
| Born | 26 October 1971 |
| Genres | Heavy metal, Symphonic metal, Death metal, Thrash metal, Black metal, Extreme metal |
| Instruments | guitar, mandolin |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Nuclear Blast |
| Associated acts | Therion, Demonoid |
Kristian Niemann is a guitarist and is or has been in bands such as Therion,Lithium and Demonoid. He studied jazz at Musicians Institute. His style of playing mostly centers on legato, sweep picking, and he sometimes uses two-handed tapping to play extremely fast shreds. In 1996 his song "Industrial Type Thang" was featured in JSR Records' compilation Hottest Unknown Guitarists. He is also brother of Johan Niemann. Nowadays, Kristian is involved in a few musical projects and hes working as a Guitar, Bass and drum teacher in Sweden, Åkersberga.
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