Featured Artist: Niklas Sundin
Most metal fans should know Niklas Sundin as guitarist and founding member of Dark Tranquillity. In addition to his musical contributions to Dark Tranquillity and Laethora, his other death metal project, Sundin has also become increasingly active as an artist, graphic designer and photographer. He now handles all artwork and merchandise design for Dark Tranquillity, and has designed cover art and layouts for numerous other bands as well. Some recent clients include At The Gates, Evergrey and Arch Enemy.
You can view Sundin’s work at Cabin Fever Media. He also maintains a blog at NiklasSundin.com to share personal tidbits, rough sketches, and various artwork updates.
Sundin is an avid photographer as well, and he maintains an online portfolio of his photos. Subjects range from informal shots of fellow band members to various concert photos and numerous shots from the band’s travels on various tours worldwide. You can also check out his Flickr account directly.
Sundin has recently published Gadus Morhua, a book of his artwork and sketches. Both volumes are now sold out, but Niklas’s blog has links to PDF versions so you can see what you missed. The Cabin Fever site also mentions that prints and original artwork will be available for purchase in the near future.
