Peter Iwers Explained

Peter Iwers
Alias:DJ Kaos
Birth Date:1975 5, df=yes
Origin:Gothenburg, Sweden
Occupation:Bassist

Peter Iwers (born on 15 May 1975[1]) is a Swedish musician and the current bass player of the melodic death metal band The Halo Effect. He was a member of the melodic death metal band In Flames from their 1999 album Colony up until their 2016 album Battles, originally replacing Johan Larsson who departed after 1997's Whoracle. He was also the bassist for the band Cyhra with former In Flames bandmate Jesper Strömblad from 2017 to 2018. Before he joined in Flames, Iwers played in a band called Chameleon.

Personal life

Iwers has two daughters and one son. His brother Anders is also a bass player, who plays for Tiamat and played for Avatarium (2014–2015) & Dark Tranquillity (2015–2021). Peter Iwers now brews beer at his brewery outside Gothenburg, Odd Island Brewing, together with the founder and co-owner Daniel Svensson, another former In Flames bandmate.[2]

Musical style and influences

Iwers' bass playing style has been influenced by Mike Porcaro from Toto, Geddy Lee from Rush and John Myung from Dream Theater.[3]

Guest bassist

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ratsit – Gratis upplysning pĺ företag och privatpersoner . Ratsit.se . 14 July 2011.
  2. Web site: About us – Odd Island Brewing . oddisland.se . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171027025715/http://oddisland.se/about-us/ . 27 October 2017.
  3. Web site: MusicMight :: Person :: Peter Iwers . 29 December 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110811142824/http://www.musicmight.com/person/iwers/peter . 11 August 2011 .