“I was very impressed by the HM-2 at that time,” he continues. A far cry from its inner-city Stockholm roots, Sunlight is now located roughly an hour’s drive from the Swedish capital in an altogether brighter and more tranquil rural location. Indeed, myriad bands have passed through its doors since Skogsberg set up Sunlight Studios in the early ’80s. I’ve recorded hundreds of bands with it.” It was a new thing, the Swedish sound, but I still use the same HM-2 I’ve had since the ’90s. “The guitarist makes it sound good they have it in their fingers.
Skogsberg has incredible respect for both members of the band’s six-string duo. We would never have had this great guitar sound without the Entombed guitarists, Uffe Cederlund and Alex Hellid.” Despite his role in helming heavy records, he insists it’s a group effort. “I’m a producer, and sometimes they call me Doctor Midrange,” laughs Skogsberg.
The founder of Sunlight Studios-home to the infamous buzzsaw guitar tone-has taken a break from his busy recording schedule to discuss one of Sweden’s greatest exports: death metal. It’s the king of pedals for me,” asserts legendary Swedish producer and father of the “Sunlight Sound,” Tomas Skogsberg. “BOSS is rereleasing the HM-2? That’s really cool.
