Tom S. Englund
Swedish musician
Tom S. Englund (born 14 December 1973) is a Swedish musician. He is best known for being the vocalist and guitarist of the progressive metal band Evergrey, of which he is also a founding member. He is the main songwriter and sole remaining original member of the band.
Englund has been the vocalist of the American progressive metal band Redemption since 2017, replacing Ray Alder. He is also the vocalist and a founding member of the Swedish-American cinematic pop project Silent Skies. He is a contributor to Arjen Anthony Lucassen's Ayreon project, performing vocals on the album 01011001 on the tracks "Age of Shadows", "Unnatural Selection" and "The Sixth Extinction". He reprised those parts on 01011001 – Live Beneath the Waves. Englund has composed music for video game developer Saber Interactive.
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