Artist Profile | Hannes van Dahl (Sabaton)

In this interview we visit Swedish Metal Drummer Hannes van Dahl of SABATON in the studio.
Following his philosophy: “It don´t mean a thing if it ain´t got that swing” Hannes has worked hard for a career that has lead him to being the drummer for SABATON one of Sweden´s most successful metal bands and international music export.
”I´ve always liked to play, no matter what style or genre. If I can just play then I am happy. That is still the same way” says Hannes who started of playing in Evergray and Downthrust before landing the gig with Sabaton in 2013.
Hannes plays:
Yamaha Live Custom (Black Shadow Sunburst)
22” x 18” Bass Drums
10” x 07” Tom Tom
12” x 08” Tom Tom
14” x 13” Floor Tom
16” x 15” Floor Tom
14” x 5.5” Live Custom Snare
Yamaha HexRackII
FP9500C Foot Pedal
XP120T DTX Pads to trigger samples from DTX700 module
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Camera & Edit: Merlin Ettore.
Recorded at Gaga Studios, Hamburg in 01/2017