Karl Pontus Norgren (born 22 April 1968) is the current guitarist of the Swedish power metal band HammerFall and formerly played guitar for The Poodles.

Biography

Norgren replaced former HammerFall guitarist Stefan Elmgren, who decided to focus on his career as a pilot. Norgren was contacted by Joacim Cans, HammerFall's singer, who asked him if he knew a good guitarist. Being a fan of HammerFall's music and desiring to play a heavier style of music than that of The Poodles, Norgren suggested himself. HammerFall asserts that they are happy with Norgren as a guitarist and band member. Norgren previously played with bands including Great King Rat, Talisman, Humanimal, The Ring, and Zan Clan. He also served as live sound engineer for Thin Lizzy during the band's 2000 tour, similarly serving Europe and Yngwie J. Malmsteen. Recently, he joined The German Panzer as one of the group's 2nd guitarists.

Discography

Great King Rat

Jekyll-and-Hyde

Talisman

Solo

Humanimal

Jeff Scott Soto

The Ring

DivineFire

Zan Clan

The Poodles

Doogie White

HammerFall

Guest musician

As producer, engineer, mixer