Anders Björler

Biography

Anders Björler (born 26 February 1973) is a Swedish musician. He is best known as the lead guitarist in the metal bands The Haunted and At the Gates, alongside his bass-playing twin brother Jonas Björler.
Björler has also directed, edited and produced music videos, documentaries and in-the-studio features for bands such as In Flames, Dark Tranquillity and Meshuggah, as well as his own bands.

At the Gates (1990–1996, 2007–2017, 2022–present)

Björler was a founding member of the melodic death metal band At the Gates with his twin brother Jonas Björler, as well as Tomas Lindberg, Alf Svensson, and Adrian Erlandsson.
In July 1996, at the end of the touring cycle for their critically acclaimed 1995 album Slaughter of the Soul, Björler left the band and At the Gates consequently split up.
In October 2007, At the Gates announced a final reunion for 2008, playing major European music festivals and tour dates in the US, Japan and Sweden. The band reunited a second time in 2011, however, to play more shows. The band also released a comeback album, entitled At War with Reality, in late 2014. Björler departed the band in March 2017, with At the Gates continuing on with a replacement guitarist and a new album following his departure from the band. In late 2022, following the departure of Jonas Stålhammar, Björler rejoined At the Gates as a guitarist.

The Haunted (1996–2001, 2002–2012)

In September 1996, a few months after the break up of At the Gates, Björler joined The Haunted as the lead guitarist. He remained in the band until 2001, when he decided to focus on university film studies. Björler returned to the band in 2002, but once again departed from the band in October 2012.

Instrumental project (solo) (2013–present)

Björler's debut album 'Antikythera×Antikythera6 November 2013 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Lost in the Depths3:582Fragments3:143Reconstruction1:394Uncovering the Mechanism4:485Solar Eclipse1:046Lunar Eclipse3:457The Callipic Cycle3:488The Saros Cycle5:119The Exeligmos Cycle4:04102233:4111Decree of Canopus2:1512The Pulse of the Universe1:18' was released by Anders Fridén (In Flames) on his label Razzia Notes Records in November 2013. It focuses on Björler's love for Italian movie soundtracks from the 1960s–80s, but also contains elements of English progressive rock, jazz, post-rock and Swedish folk music.

At the Gates (studio albums)

Gardens of Grief (EP) – 1991
The Red in the Sky Is Ours – 1992
With Fear I Kiss the Burning Darkness – 1993
Terminal Spirit Disease – 1994
Slaughter of the Soul – 1995
At War with Reality – 2014
The Ghost of a Future Dead - 2026

The Haunted (studio albums)

The Haunted – 1998
The Haunted Made Me Do It – 2000
One Kill Wonder – 2003
rEVOLVEr – 2004
The Dead Eye – 2006
Versus – 2008
Unseen – 2011

Anders Björler (solo)

Antikythera – 2013 (Razzia Notes / Sony Records)
Dreaming of Insomnia – 2015 (two-track digital single)

Other appearances

Infestation "When Sanity Ends" demo, 1990 (guitar)
Terror "Terror" demo, 1994 (guitar)
Darkest Hour "Hidden Hands of a Sadist Nation" 2003 (guest guitar solo, track 5)
Annihilator "Metal", 2007 (guest guitar solo, track 5)
Evocation "Dead Calm Chaos" 2008 (guest guitar solo)
Shadow "Forever Chaos" 2008 (guest guitar solo)
ColdTears "Ocean×Ocean8 September 2012 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Get out of the Water (Intro)0:312Ocean3:17" 2012 (guest guitar solo)
Akani "Santa Muerte" 2014 EP (guitar)
Pagandom "Hurt as a Shadow" CD, 2016 (guitar)
Pagandom "Spiritual Psycho 30" digital single, 2020 (guitar solo)