Johannes Bergion Explained

Johannes Bergion
Origin:	Söderköping, Sweden
Instrument:	Cello, vocals
Genre:	Avant-garde metal
Associated Acts:	Diablo Swing Orchestra, Hellsongs

Johannes Bergion is a Swedish cellist, songwriter and backing vocalist, most known for being one of the founding members of avant-garde metal band Diablo Swing Orchestra.^[1] He also played cello in various Hellsongs albums, and in the In Flames album Sounds of a Playground Fading.^[2]

Bergion is credited as one of the writers/composers of Diablo Swing Orchestra. However, according to Daniel Håkansson, the songs are mostly written by Håkansson and Pontus Mantefors.^[3]

Discography

Diablo Swing Orchestra

Studio albums

• The Butcher's Ballroom (2006)
• Sing Along Songs for the Damned & Delirious (2009)
• Pandora's Piñata (2012)
• Pacifisticuffs (2017)

EPs

• Borderline Hymns (2003)

Singles

• "Voodoo Mon Amour" (2012)^[4]

Hellsongs

• Lounge (2006)
• Hymns in the Key of 666 (2008)
• Minor Misdemeanors (2010)

As guest musician

• Oh, Harry - Arena Rock (2010) in "Shift Happens"
• In Flames - Sounds of a Playground Fading (2011) in "A New Dawn"

External links

• Johannes Bergion interview

Notes and References

1. Web site: Candlelight Records . . March 12, 2009 . July 11, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090108050859/http://www.candlelightrecords.co.uk/candleweb/redesign/candle_diablo.htm . January 8, 2009 .
2. Web site: Johannes Bergion. Discogs. August 17, 2012.
3. Web site: DiabloSwingOrchestraInt - . 2012-06-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111218023137/http://www.femmemetal.net/diabloswingorchestraint.htm . 2011-12-18 .
4. Web site: Diablo Swing Orchestra . www.facebook.com . en.