Daniel Lidén

Daniel Lidén
Also known asJack Frank
Born
Karl Daniel Lidén

(1980-12-01) December 1, 1980 (age 45)
Sweden
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • producer
  • engineer
Instruments
  • Keyboards
  • percussion
Years active1998–present
Labels
Member of
  • Vaka
  • The Old Wind
  • A Swarm Of The Sun
Formerly of
  • Demon Cleaner
  • Dozer
  • Greenleaf
Websitekarldanielliden.com

Karl Daniel Lidén is a Swedish drummer and music producer. He was the drummer for rock bands Dozer, Demon Cleaner and Greenleaf. He currently has a solo project called Vaka.

Career

Demon Cleaner

Lidén was a founding member of Demon Cleaner, a stoner rock band from Borlange. They released two full-length albums and disbanded in 2002 soon after Lidén left the band.

Greenleaf

While a member of Demon Cleaner Lidén started a side project with Tommi Holappa (Dozer guitar player) and Bengt Bäcke (producer for Dozer and Demon Cleaner) called Greenleaf. They released two albums and an ep with Lidén.

Dozer

Soon after leaving Demon Cleaner, Lidén joined Dozer. He joined after the recording of their third album, Call It Conspiracy. He toured with the band in support of that album and then appeared on their next album Through the Eyes of Heathens before leaving.

Vaka

Originally called And Machine Said.. Behold:, Vaka is Lidén's solo project. Vaka has released one album, Kappa Delta Phi (2008). The album was produced by Lidén and features appearances by Johan Rockner (Dozer), Tommi Holappa (Dozer) and Peder Bergstrand (Lowrider, I Are Droid).

Discography

Demon Cleaner

Split singles with Dozer

  • Demon Cleaner vs Dozer (1998) – Molten Universe
  • Hawaiian Cottage (1999) – Molten Universe
  • Domestic Dudes (1999) – Molten Universe

Albums

  • The Freeflight (2000) – Molten Universe
  • Demon Cleaner (2002) – Molten Universe

Greenleaf

  • Greenleaf ep (2000) – Molten Universe
  • Revolution Rock (2001) – Molten Universe
  • Secret Alphabets (2003) – Small Stone Records

Dozer

Vaka

  • Kappa Delta Phi (2008) – Murkhouse Recordings

Other appearances

  • Dozer – Exoskeleton Pt. I & II CD EP (2007) – Molten Universe Recordings – co-producer, engineer, mixer, mastering
  • Dozer – Beyond Colossal (2008) – Small Stone Records – co-producer, engineer, mixer
  • Switchblade – S/T [2009] (2009) – Trust No One Recordings – co-producer, engineer, mixer
  • Kausal – In Dead Cities (2009) – Version Studio Records – engineer, mixer, mastering
  • A Swarm of the Sun – Zenith (2010) – Version Studio Records – drums
  • Digression Assassins – Alpha (2011) – Ampire Records – engineer, mixer
  • Mr. Death – Descending Through Ashes (2011) – Agonia Records – producer, engineer, mixer
  • Greenleaf – Nest of Vipers (2012) – Small Stone Records – engineer, mixer
  • Propane Propane – Indigo (2012) – Planet Fuzz – mixer
  • Doomina – Elsewhere (2012) – self-released – mastering
  • Pig Eyes – Total Destruction of the Present Moment (2012) – De:Nihil Records – mastering
  • Switchblade – S/T [2012] (2012) – Denovali Records / Trust No One Recordings – engineer, mixer
  • Greenleaf – Trails & Passes (2014) – Small Stone Records – recording, mixer, mastering
  • Draconian – Sovran (2015) – Napalm Records – vocals engineer
  • Katatonia – The Fall of Hearts (2016) – Peaceville Records – recording, mixing for bonus tracks "Vakaren" and "Wide Awake In Quietus"
  • Greenleaf – Rise Above The Meadow (2016) – Napalm Records – recording, mixer, mastering
  • Bloodbath – The Arrow of Satan Is Drawn (2018) – Peaceville Records – mixer, mastering, recording (drums, vocals)
  • Greenleaf – Hear The Rivers (2018) – Napalm Records – recording, mixer, mastering
  • Katatonia – City Burials (2020) – Peaceville Records – recording
  • Draconian – Under a Godless Veil (2020) – Napalm Records – mixing, mastering, drums recording
  • Lowrider – Refractions (2020) – Blues Funeral Recordings – mixer, mastering
  • Crippled Black Phoenix – Ellengæst (2020) – Season of Mist – co-producer, mixer, mastering
  • Greenleaf – Echoes from a Mass (2021) – Napalm Records – engineer, mixer, mastering
  • Dozer – Drifting in the Endless Void (2023) – Blues Funeral Recordings – co-producer, engineer, mixer and mastering
  • Domkraft – Sonic Moons (2023) – Magnetic Eye Records – mixing, mastering
  • The Ocean – Holocene (2023) – Pelagic Records – mixer, mastering
  • A Swarm Of The Sun – An Empire (2024) – Pelagic Records – drums, mixer, mastering
  • Greenleaf – The Head & The Habit (2024) – Magnetic Eye Records – producer, engineer, mixer, mastering
  • Sandveiss – Standing in the Fire (2024) – Folivora Records – mixer, mastering

References

  1. ↑ "Karl Daniel Lidén". ArtistInfo. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Daniel Lidén". Birthday.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  3. ↑ MestRock.se Archived 14 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine VAKA - Kappa Delta Phi review in Swedish
  4. ↑ DisAgreement VAKA - Kappa Delta Phi
  5. ↑ Little, Andy (29 January 2016). "Interview: Arvid Jonsson and Tommi Holappa from Greenleaf". Echoes And Dust. Retrieved 14 March 2025. Who produced it? Arvid: We used the same guy (Karl Daniel Lidén) and the same studio (Gröndal Studion) as last time.
  6. ↑ "Trails and Passes, by Greenleaf, Small Stone Records Album". Bandcamp. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2025. Recorded by Karl Daniel Lidén at Studio Gröndahl, October 2013. Mixed & mastered by Karl Daniel Lidén at Tri-Lamb Studios, December 2013 - January 2014
  7. ↑ "Sovran - Draconian | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  8. ↑ O'Boyle, Tom (10 November 2015). "Draconian: Sovran". Metal Hammer.
  9. ↑ Titus, Christa (8 June 2016). "Katatonia's Anders Nystrom: 'When We Get to Do Our Darkness, That's When We're Happy'". Billboard. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  10. ↑ "The Fall of Hearts, by Katatonia". Bandcamp. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  11. ↑ "Rise Above the Meadow - Greenleaf | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2025. Engineer, Mastering, Mixing
  12. ↑ "Rise Above The Meadow, by Greenleaf". Bandcamp. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  13. ↑ Kessler, Sebastian (17 October 2018). "Kritik zu Bloodbath The Arrow of Satan is Drawn". Metal Hammer (in German). Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  14. ↑ "The Arrow of Satan is Drawn chart positions". Official Charts Company. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  15. ↑ "Greenleaf Releases Studio Album 'Hear The Rivers' (November 9th, 2018) Metal Forces Magazine". Metal Forces. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2025. Former Greenleaf drummer Karl Daniel Lidén handled production.
  16. ↑ "Hear The Rivers, by Greenleaf". Bandcamp. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2025. former Greenleaf and Dozer drummer Karl Daniel Lidén (Craft, Bloodbath, Crippled Black Phoenix ... ) produced it.
  17. ↑ "City Burials, by Katatonia". Bandcamp. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  18. ↑ Griffiths, Dave (27 April 2020). "Katatonia Announce Live Stream | HEAVY Magazine". heavymag.com.au. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  19. ↑ "Draconian Under A Godless Veil Interview". SOURCE webzine. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  20. ↑ "Under A Godless Veil, by Draconian". Bandcamp. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  21. ↑ "Refractions - Lowrider | Album | AllMusic". Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  22. ↑ "Album Review: Lowrider Refractions". Metal Injection. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2025. kudos are owed to the band and Karl Daniel Lidén (Katatonia, Crippled Black Phoenix, Greenleaf) for making such a great sounding record.
  23. ↑ Topley, Geoff (9 October 2020). "Crippled Black Phoenix - Ellengæst". Echoes And Dust. Retrieved 12 March 2025. Produced by Justin Greaves and Karl Daniel Lidén, the sound is immense and majestic throughout.
  24. ↑ Lawson, Dom (8 October 2020). "Crippled Black Phoenix's Ellengaest: scabrous diatribes and emotional devastation on majestic new album". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  25. ↑ Bauer, Simon (25 March 2021). "'March On Higher Grounds'-Single im Video - RockHard". Rock Hard (in German). Retrieved 14 March 2025. Das ehemalige Bandmitglied Karl Daniel Lidén produzierte die Platte und übernahm zudem das Mixing und Mastering in den Tri-Lamb Studios.
  26. ↑ "Echoes From A Mass, by Greenleaf". Bandcamp. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2025. Echoes From A Mass was recorded at Studio Gröndahl in October 2020 by former band member Karl Daniel Lidén, who also mixed and mastered the record at Tri-Lamb Studios.
  27. ↑ Alaouret, François (25 April 2023). "Archives des drifting in the endless void". Rock'n Force (in French). Retrieved 21 March 2025. Nous l'avons enregistré au studio Gröndahl à Stockholm avec Karl Daniel Lidén, qui a également mixé et masterisé l'album.
  28. ↑ "Drifting in the Endless Void, by Dozer". Bandcamp. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  29. ↑ Collins, Dillon (25 July 2023). "Track Premiere: Domkraft – "Whispers"". Decibel Magazine. Retrieved 16 January 2025. The band returned to Welfare Sounds Studio on the outskirts of Gothenburg to once again collaborate with studio heads Kalle Lilja and Per Stålberg and mix artist Karl Daniel Lidén.
  30. ↑ "Sonic Moons, by Domkraft". Bandcamp. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  31. ↑ Blum, Jordan (18 May 2023). "Album Review: The Ocean Holocene". Metal Injection. Retrieved 11 March 2025. having Swedish producer Karl Daniel Lidén on board ... effectively achieves the comparatively "organic sound" the group's aiming for.
  32. ↑ "Holocene, by The Ocean". Bandcamp. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  33. ↑ Mills, Matt (9 August 2024). "The 13 new metal songs you need to hear this week". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 12 March 2025. "The Pyre" is an enormous snapshot of next album An Empire
  34. ↑ "An Empire, by A Swarm of the Sun". Bandcamp. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2025. Mixed and mastered by Karl Daniel Lidén
  35. ↑ Michels, Alexandra (29 May 2024). "Greenleaf: 'Different Horses'-Mockumentary-Video veröffentlicht - RockHard". Rock Hard (in German). Retrieved 14 March 2025. Die Band nahm das Album zusammen mit Produzent Karl Daniel Lidén im Studio Gröndahl in Stockholm.
  36. ↑ "The Head & The Habit, by Greenleaf". Bandcamp. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  37. ↑ "Sandveiss Unleashes Fiery New Heavy, Melodic Stoner Prog Rock Album "Standing In The Fire"". Click Roll Boom. Retrieved 14 January 2025. the mix by Karl Daniel Lidén (Greenleaf, Dozer, The Ocean Collective) adds depth, texture, and power to the album.
  38. ↑ "Standing in the Fire, by Sandveiss". Bandcamp. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2025. Mixed and Mastered by Karl Daniel Lidén Produktion