Andreas Axelsson

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::See also Andreas Axelsson (criminal).

{{Infobox musical artist

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| name = Andreas Axelsson

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| alias = Drette, Dread

| origin = Sweden

| instrument = Vocals, guitar, bass

| genre = Progressive metal, death metal, black metal, punk rock

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| years_active = 1988–present

| associated_acts = Disfear, Edge of Sanity, Marduk

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Andreas Axelsson is a Swedish musician, best known as a guitarist in progressive death metal band Edge of Sanity. Edge of Sanity was formed in 1989 by Dan Swanö and Axelsson, who would remain together in the band from its inception until it disbanded in 2003.{{Cite web |last=Mills |first=Matt |date=2025-06-11 |title=“When are we going to stop with this Pink Floyd stuff and start playing some metal?”: The story of the most ambitious song in death metal history |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/story-of-edge-of-sanity-crimson-death-metal-underrated |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=Louder |language=en}} In 1996, Edge of Sanity released Crimson, which became notable for its single 40-minute track.

Before joining Edge of Sanity, Axelsson was the singer in black metal band Marduk, though he only appeared on their first release, Dark Endless.

In 2014 he joined Disfear playing bass. In 2016, Axelsson joined with Tomas Lindberg, Adrian Erlandsson, and Fredrik Wallenberg to launch supergroup, The Lurking Fear.{{Cite web |last= |date=2016-12-31 |title=AT THE GATES Members Launch THE LURKING FEAR |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/at-the-gates-members-launch-the-lurking-fear/ |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2017-08-21 |title=Fresh Meat: Introducing your new favourite metal bands |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/fresh-meat-introducing-your-new-favourite-metal-bands-5 |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=Louder |language=en}}