De Van (band)

Swedish metal band

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De Van

Origin| Stockholms län, Stockholm, Sweden
Genres|

* Hard rock
* heavy metal
* nu metal

Years active| 2008–present
Members| Eric de Van
Mike Laver
Greger Andersson
Cee
Joan Ericsson
Bjarne "The Captain" Gudmundsson
Website| www.myspace.com/ericdevan
Swedish rock band De Van at Skogsröjet, Rejmyre, Sweden 2012 Swedish rock band De Van at Skogsröjet, Rejmyre, Sweden 2012 Swedish rock band De Van at Skogsröjet, Rejmyre, Sweden 2012

De Van is a metal band founded 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Their song "Play Us" is currently the theme song for the MTV reality show "PlayUs".[1][2]

## History

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The band began in 2007 when Eric De Van met Tord Bäckström and Stefan Åberg, two well known producers. Eric De Van was given the opportunity to do the vocals for the theme song on MTV's show "Play Us". Bäckström immediately recognized Eric De Van's potential and they decided to join together.[3]

The band acquired new members in the following years and they played their first live gig in the spring on 2009 only after three weeks of the band being complete.[3]

## Members

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* Eric De Van – Vocals
* Mike Laver – Lead Guitar
* Greg Andersson – Lead Guitar
* Cee – Bass Guitar
* Bjarne Gudmundsson – Drums
* Joan - Keyboards[3]

## References

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1. ^ "Playus.tv". Archived from the original on 2009-04-17. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
2. ^ "Eric De Van : Interview / Spirit of Metal Webzine (fr)". Spirit-of-metal.com. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
3. ^ a b c "De Van Biography". De Van. Archived from the original on 28 August 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2013.

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