Niklas Almqvist

Nicholaus Arson ( born January 26, 1977 in Fagersta, Sweden; born Niklas Almqvist ) is a Swedish lead guitarist and backing vocalist.

He is a member of the Swedish punk mod indie group The Hives and he is the older brother of Pelle Almqvist, the lead singer of the group.

Arson and his brother Pelle formed the group in 1993. Due to an article in the New Musical Express and one appearing in the files of the Swedish secret police article that describes the name of Randy Fitzsimmons as a pseudonym of Nicholaus Arson, and because the group repeatedly stated, that Randy Fitzsimmons was the promoter, financial backer and songwriter of the band, many believed that all of these functions would be performed by Nicholaus Arson. The group, which wants to maintain the myth around the figure of Randy Fitzsimmons, but this contest.

Arson is known for his creativity and his unusual activities on the stage. He plays the guitar often with the windmill technique by which Pete Townshend, guitarist and songwriter of legendary rock band The Who, has become known, and often dances a recurring two-step, that is, he moves one step to the left and one step to the right, which is reminiscent of a robot. Arson plays almost exclusively a Fender Telecaster, usually in black and / or white, the only colors used by the group.

• Guitarist
• Swede
• Born in 1977
• Man