Joakim Brodén

Joakim Brodén
Brodén at Wacken Open Air in 2013
Background information
Birth name Joakim Brodén
Born (1980-10-05) October 5, 1980
Falun, Sweden
Genres Heavy metal, power metal
Occupation(s) Singer
Instruments Vocals, keyboards, guitar
Years active 1999–present
Labels Nuclear Blast
Associated acts Sabaton, Stormwind

Joakim "Jocke" Brodén (born October 5, 1980) is a Swedish-Czech singer and songwriter who is the lead vocalist, keyboardist, and occasional guitarist of heavy metal band Sabaton. He and bassist Pär Sundström formed the band in 1999.[1]

Early life

Brodén's father Ulf is from Sweden and his mother Anna from the Czech Republic. He has dual citizenship.[2] He has said that he became a metalhead when he was three or four years old because of the music video for Twisted Sister's "We're Not Gonna Take It".[3]

Career

Brodén founded Sabaton in 1999 with bassist Pär Sundström;[4] he is the lead vocalist and keyboardist[5] and also sometimes plays guitar.[6]

Brodén is known for wearing an unusual vest with metal plates when performing with Sabaton;[6][7][8] it has been described as resembling a bulletproof vest.[6]

In 2015, Brodén made a bet with his bandmates that committed him to traveling to Sabaton's next gig on foot; he had forgotten their next engagement was in Trondheim, Norway.[9][10][11][12]

On 26 November 2016, Brodén entered the Český slavík singing competition in the Czech Republic and was voted into fifth place with 9,286 points.[13] The next year he entered again, but was removed from the competition due to a new rule that competitors had to primarily perform in the Czech Republic.[14]

Pinball

In 2015 and 2016, Brodén took part in the national pinball championships, placing 110th out of a field of 200–300 the first time.[15][16]

Discography

Joakim Brodén performing at Wacken Open Air in 2013
Sabaton
Guest appearances
Title With
"Lament for Soldier's Glory" Desert
"Gates of Glory" Twilight Force
"Rise of the Wise" Wisdom
"Primo Victoria" (cover version) Van Canto
"Call Me" Pain
"Ibor & Aio" Hulkoff
"Pumping Iron Power" Grailknights

References

  1. ↑ Joelsson, Filip (August 26, 2016). "'Känns konstigt att ha idolerna som förband': Joakim Brodén om Sabatons framgångssaga". Aftonbladet (in Swedish).
  2. ↑ Hnátek, Václav (November 26, 2016). "Jaký bude letošní Slavík? Vyšoupne Ortela švédský metalový zpěvák?". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  3. ↑ Hill, Stephen (September 1, 2016). "The 10 albums that changed my life, by Sabaton's Joakim Brodén". TeamRock.
  4. ↑ "'Känns konstigt att ha idolerna som förband': Joakim Brodén om Sabatons framgångssaga". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). August 26, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Swedish power metal band Sabaton puts historical spin on albums". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 Gross, Alex Lloyd (April 22, 2017). "Sabaton storms Trocadero in Philly". Delaware Valley News. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Review: Trivium, Sabaton, Huntress, Irving Plaza, 10/11/16". Metal Insider. October 14, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  8. ↑ Gustafsson, Anders (December 4, 2010). "Till sjöss med Sabaton" (in Swedish). Dalarnas Tidningar.
  9. ↑ Hartmann, Graham (September 22, 2015). "Sabaton's Joakim Broden Walking 342 Miles to Next Gig". Loudwire. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Metal singer walks 350 miles to next concert after losing bet with bandmates". BBC. September 22, 2015.
  11. ↑ Jansson, Mikael K. (September 23, 2015). "Svensk rockstjärna tvingas gå till Norge efter fyllevad". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish).
  12. ↑ Dahlberg-Knudsen, Amanda (September 12, 2015). "Metallrocker tapte veddemål - må gå fra Sverige til Norge" (in Norwegian). NRK.
  13. ↑ "Sabaton - Joakim in singing contest!". Nuclear Blast.de. Nuclear Blast. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  14. ↑ Reeder (1 December 2017). "SABATON's JOAKIM BRODÉN Withdrawn From 'ČESKÝ SLAVÍK' Voting Options". Metal Addicts. Metal Addicts. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  15. ↑ Stentäpp, Jonas (November 16, 2015). "Sabaton-Jocke med i flipper-SM; 'Jag hör inte hemma där'" (in Swedish). Dalarnas Tidningar.
  16. ↑ Stentäpp, Jonas (November 15, 2016). "Joakim i Sabaton redo för flipper-SM igen - 'Har faktiskt inte blivit bättre'". Dala-Demokraten (in Swedish).

Further reading

  • Ramanand, Liz (May 7, 2015). "Sabaton's Joakim Broden Talks 'Heroes,' History + More". Loudwire. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  • "GLOSA: Joakim Brodén je slavičím vyslancem metalového světa" (in Czech). Novinky.cz. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
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