Henrik Axelsson

Hypocrisy

Henrik Axelsson

About

Paiste Artist Since
March 2026

Nationality
Sweden

Main Affiliations
Hypocrisy
Nekrodawn

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„To join the Paiste family is a dream come true for me since all my heroes from my youth where Paiste players. Simply the best sounding cymbals in the world.“

Setup

Biography

As being raised in a family full of musicians Henrik started playing different instruments in an early age. After some years of searching he finally found drums to be his big passion in life. From there on he played with local bands in different genres but would soon end up as a metal drummer. During his early twenties Henrik started touring outside Sweden with his first death metal band “implode”. After a couple of years of hard work he joins the death metal legends “The Crown”. The death metal journey starts for real and Henrik tours Europe, North America, Japan and so on. He also does session jobs on the side in other bands. In 2021 Henrik gets contacted by Peter Tägtgren who offers Henrik the position as Touring drummer for “Hypocrisy”. In 2022 Henrik starts touring worldwide with them.

Setup Cymbals

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    Sizes: 20", 22"
    Volume: Loud
    Weight: Heavy

    Sound character: Bright, full, clean, energetic, strong. Fairly narrow range, fairly clean mix. Heavy response, controllable feel. Big, clean, glassy ping over a dry, dark and bell-like wash. The classic power ride sound for mainly Rock and Metal applications.

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    Sizes: 10", 8"
    Volume: Soft
    Weight: Light

    Sound character: Full, wet with a brittle, trashy side. Fairly wide range, complex mix. Soft and very responsive, giving feel with a short, exploding sparkly splash character. Very well suited for dynamic effect accents in many musical styles. Also, well suited for hand playing in percussive set-ups.

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    Sizes: 16", 17", 18", 19", 20"
    Volume: Medium
    Weight: Light

    Sound character: Dark, warm, smoky. Medium wide range, complex mix. Buttery, soft feel with quick response. Rich, dark, mystical crash sound with tender clarity. Extremely lively cymbal for broad accents and crashes in intimate to semi-loud settings. Well suited for delicate ride patterns or mallet swells. «For those guys who really appreciate just having a cymbal that can do everything, the larger Dark Crashes can do anything. Very crash-able, and if you want to ride on them, they will give you all the ride patterns in the world.» - Gregory Hutchinson

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    Sizes: 14"
    Volume: Medium
    Weight: Heavy

    Sound character: Fairly dirty, full, cutting, rich. Fairly wide range, complex mix. Very responsive feel. Full, barking and piercing, yet somewhat cushy open sound. Tight and rough chick sound. A very balanced hi-hat with a healthy dose of dirt and a note of darkness, featuring enhanced power for players that require a consistently strong pair of hi-hats.

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    Sizes: 18"
    Volume: Loud
    Weight: Heavy

    Sound character: Bright, full, trashy. Wide range with complex frequencies. Well suited for stronger china ride playing and big, exotic crashes.

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    Sizes: 18", 20"
    Volume: Loud
    Weight: Medium

    Sound character: Very bright, slightly trashy, full, exotic. Wide range, complex mix. Fast, responsive, explosive crash, loud, clear defined bell. Very unique, versatile china for flexible application.

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