Tomas Lindberg
| Tomas Lindberg | |
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Lindberg in 2008
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Tompa, Goatspell |
| Born |
October 16, 1972 Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Genres | Melodic death metal, death metal, heavy metal, punk, hardcore punk, crust punk, D-beat, grindcore, thrash metal, deathgrind |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Associated acts | At the Gates, Disfear, Grotesque, The Great Deceiver, Nightrage, The Crown, Skitsystem, Lock Up |
Tomas "Tompa" Lindberg (born October 16, 1972 in Gothenburg) is a Swedish musician who has fronted many death metal bands, most notably At the Gates. He has been active as a musician and composer since the late 1980s. He also teaches social studies.
Tomas is rated #30 out of 50 of The Greatest Metal Frontmen of All Time by Roadrunner Records.
He started as a vocalist in the band Grotesque under the name Goatspell. When Grotesque fell apart he started melodic death metal band At the Gates. At the Gates broke up after the 1995 release of the highly acclaimed Slaughter of the Soul album, but reformed in 2007. In 1995 Lindberg provided vocals for three tracks on Ceremonial Oath's "Carpet" while Anders Fridén (In Flames) provided vocals for the other four tracks.
Since then, Lindberg has been involved in many other diverse musical projects within the metal and punk scene. He has fronted Hide, The Crown, Disfear, Skitsystem and the grindcore supergroup Lock Up, in which he performed alongside Napalm Death members Shane Embury (bass) and Jesse Pintado (guitar) and former Dimmu Borgir drummer, Nicholas Barker. He also did vocals for the Stockholm-based Sacrilege GBG on their 1996 European tour due to the difficulty for drummer/vocalist Daniel Svensson (In Flames) to do both.
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