---
title: "Fredrik Thordendal’s Special Defects"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/fredrik-thordendal-s-special-defects"
genre: "Progressive Metal"
country: "Sweden"
formed: 1996
---

# Fredrik Thordendal’s Special Defects

**Fredrik Thordendal’s Special Defects** is a progressive metal band, from Sweden, active 1996 to present.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Fredrik Thordendal’s Special Defects |
| Genre | Progressive Metal |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | Sweden |
| Formed | 1996 |
| Releases in catalog | 1 |

## Genres

[Progressive Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/progressive-metal) · [Post Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/post-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Fredrik Thordendal](https://themetalnet.com/musician/fredrik-thordendal) |  |  | Current |
| [Petter Marklund](https://themetalnet.com/musician/petter-marklund) |  |  | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1997 | [Sol Niger Within](https://themetalnet.com/album/8ba3998b-02b6-3eea-8b2b-963b1bef0d95) | Album |

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## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Fredrik_Thordendal's_Special_Defects/1249

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/fredrik-thordendal-s-special-defects](https://themetalnet.com/band/fredrik-thordendal-s-special-defects). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt