---
title: "Niklas Sundin"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/niklas-sundin"
genre: "Melodic Death Metal"
country: "Sweden"
formed: 1974
---

# Niklas Sundin

**Niklas Sundin** is a melodic death metal band, from Sweden, active 1974 to present.

Niklas Sundin is a Swedish musician, best known as a founding member and former lead guitarist of the melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity from 1989–2020. In 2019, he founded his own band called Mitochondrial Sun, which has released three full-length studio albums to date. He is also a member of Time and the Hunter, a project founded in collaboration with Italian musician Enrico Longhin. He was a guitarist in the metal band Laethora from 2005–2010.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niklas_Sundin

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Niklas Sundin |
| Genre | Melodic Death Metal |
| Parent genre | Death Metal |
| Origin | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Formed | 1974 |
| Releases in catalog | 1 |

## Genres

[Melodic Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/melodic-death) · [Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-metal)

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | [Wattudragaren](https://themetalnet.com/album/aebc155b-5cfb-443b-9980-ff79ddb398c7) | Album |

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## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Niklas_Sundin/4017
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/niklassundinofficial
- website: https://www.nsundin.com/
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nklsundin/
- bandcamp: https://niklassundin.bandcamp.com/
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNtRlf4D7uydcfeOh-WjFPA

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/niklas-sundin](https://themetalnet.com/band/niklas-sundin). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt