Joakim Brodén

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Joakim Brodén
Brodén performing with Sabaton at Elbriot 2016
Brodén performing with Sabaton at Elbriot 2016
Background information
Also known asJocke
Born (1980-10-05) 5 October 1980 (age 43)
Falun, Sweden
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • musician
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • keyboards
  • guitar
Years active1999–present
Member ofSabaton

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

Early life[edit]

Brodén's father, Ulf Olof Brodén, is from Sweden, and his mother, Anna, is from former Czechoslovakia. He holds dual citizenship in Sweden and the Czech Republic.[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] He was a competitive swimmer in his youth.[4]

Career[edit]

Brodén once joined Stormwind for a tour as a keyboard player. Brodén founded Sabaton in 1999 with bassist Pär Sundström;[5] he is the lead vocalist and keyboardist[6] and an occasional third guitarist.[7] He is also the one who came up with the name "Sabaton" for the band.[8] A sabaton is a part of armour placed on the foot.

Brodén is known for wearing an unusual vest with metal plates when performing with Sabaton;[7][9][10] it has been described as resembling a bulletproof vest.[7] He is also known for his distinctive mohawk hairstyle and "squared" facial hair. He is a baritone.[citation needed]

In 2015, Brodén lost a bet with his bandmates that committed him to travelling to Sabaton's next gig on foot; he had not realized their next engagement was in Trondheim, Norway, some 350 miles (560 km) away. Brodén stayed in the homes of several fans along the way.[11][12][13][14]

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.[15] 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.[16]

Personal life[edit]

In 2016 and 2017, Brodén took part in the Swedish national pinball championships, placing 167th the first time and 255th the second time.[17][18]

Discography[edit]

Brodén performing at Wacken Open Air in 2013
Sabaton
Guest appearances
Title Band
"Lament for Soldier's Glory"[19] Desert
"Gates of Glory"[20] Twilight Force
"Rise of the Wise"[21] Wisdom
"Primo Victoria" (Sabaton cover)[22] Van Canto
"Call Me"[23] Pain
"Ibor & Aio"[24] Hulkoff
"Pumping Iron Power"[25] Grailknights
"Heroes of Mighty Magic"[20] Twilight Force
"Oh! Majinai"[26] Babymetal
"I Am a Viking"[27] Thobbe Englund
"The Tired Hero"[28] The Metal Alliance
"Live or Die"[29] Apocalyptica
"Pasadena 1994"[30] Nanowar of Steel
"Starlight"[31] Follow the Cipher

References[edit]

  1. ^ Joelsson, Filip (26 August 2016). "'Känns konstigt att ha idolerna som förband': Joakim Brodén om Sabatons framgångssaga". Aftonbladet (in Swedish).
  2. ^ Hnátek, Václav (26 November 2016). "Jaký bude letošní Slavík? Vyšoupne Ortela švédský metalový zpěvák?". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  3. ^ Hill, Stephen (1 September 2016). "The 10 albums that changed my life, by Sabaton's Joakim Brodén". TeamRock.
  4. ^ [1][dead link]
  5. ^ "'Känns konstigt att ha idolerna som förband': Joakim Brodén om Sabatons framgångssaga". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 26 August 2016.
  6. ^ "sv power metal band Sabaton puts historical spin on albums". Chicago Sun-Times. 27 April 2017. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  7. ^ a b c Gross, Alex Lloyd (22 April 2017). "Sabaton storms Trocadero in Philly". Delaware Valley News. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Joakim Brodén on 20 Years of Sabaton & The Great War". Metal Injection. 6 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Review: Trivium, Sabaton, Huntress, Irving Plaza, 10/11/16". Metal Insider. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  10. ^ Gustafsson, Anders (4 December 2010). "Till sjöss med Sabaton" (in Swedish). Dalarnas Tidningar.
  11. ^ Hartmann, Graham (22 September 2015). "Sabaton's Joakim Broden Walking 342 Miles to Next Gig". Loudwire. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  12. ^ "Metal singer walks 350 miles to next concert after losing bet with bandmates". BBC. 22 September 2015.
  13. ^ Jansson, Mikael K. (23 September 2015). "Svensk rockstjärna tvingas gå till Norge efter fyllevad". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish).
  14. ^ Dahlberg-Knudsen, Amanda (12 September 2015). "Metallrocker tapte veddemål - må gå fra Sverige til Norge" (in Norwegian). NRK.
  15. ^ "Sabaton - Joakim in singing contest!". Nuclear Blast.de. Nuclear Blast. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  16. ^ Reeder (1 December 2017). "Sabaton's Joakim Brodén Withdrawn From 'Český slavík' Voting Options". Metal Addicts. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  17. ^ Stentäpp, Jonas (16 November 2015). "Sabaton-Jocke med i flipper-SM; 'Jag hör inte hemma där'" (in Swedish). Dalarnas Tidningar.
  18. ^ Stentäpp, Jonas (15 November 2016). "Joakim i Sabaton redo för flipper-SM igen - 'Har faktiskt inte blivit bättre'". Dala-Demokraten (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  19. ^ "Joakim Broden (Sabaton) testimony - Desert band - Crowdfunding Campaign". Metal Devastation Radio.
  20. ^ a b "Joakim Brodén and Fabio Lione Feature On New Twilight Force Album". 10 July 2016.
  21. ^ "WISDOM Streaming "Rise Of The Wise" Track Featuring Sabaton's Joakim Brodén". bravewords.com.
  22. ^ "Sabaton Frontman Featured In New Van Canto Video". Blabbermouth. 30 September 2011.
  23. ^ "Pain's "Call Me" Video Proves That Peter Tägtgren Has Lost His Fucking Mind". MetalSucks. 10 August 2016.
  24. ^ "Our blood brother Hulkoff have unleashed "Kven", featuring Joakim Brodén on one song. Listen now!https://open.spotify.com/album/65yXnf4vc2V4hoEKPQ2xlx …". 17 November 2017.
  25. ^ "SINGLE REVIEW: Grailknights – Pumping Iron Power (feat. Joakim Brodén from Sabaton)". 1 May 2018.
  26. ^ Munro2019-08-09T08:00:00Z, Scott (9 August 2019). "Babymetal reveal Metal Galaxy tracklist and announce guest artists". Metal Hammer Magazine.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  27. ^ "Former Sabaton Guitarist Thobbe Englund Releases 'The Draining Of Vergelmer' Album". Blabbermouth. 20 February 2018.
  28. ^ "The Metal Alliance - The Tired Hero (feat. Joakim Brodén) Official Video". youtube.com. 17 June 2020.
  29. ^ "Apocalyptica Teams Up With Sabaton's Joakim Brodén For 'Live Or Die' Single/Video". Blabbermouth. 20 March 2018.
  30. ^ "NANOWAR OF STEEL - Pasadena 1994 (feat. Joakim Brodén of Sabaton) (Official Video)". youtube.com. 3 March 2023.
  31. ^ "Nuclear Blast USA". label.nuclearblast.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

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