Black Moon June - Band members

Band members

TOBY W.

Lead vocals

Toby W is the lead singer and the frontman of Black Moon June, one of two founding members. He made his record debut in 2000, singing on an album by swedish guitar legend Janne Schaffer, and has kept working with Schaffer ever since. Toby has also recorded the album "Organic" with his previous rock band Locomotive.

Toby´s vocal characteristics are his wide vocal range - a baryton with both tenor and bass skills. As the Swedish rock magazine Rocknytt writes in a review: "Toby has a powerful voice that sometimes reminds a little of Layne Staley (Alice In Chains). He doesn't engage in unnecessary screaming or wailing - here it's powerful throat singing all the way through, which in a world of falsetto-screaming metal singers feels quite liberating."

Beside singing, Toby is a rock club-owner, he started his home town Värmdö's first hard rock club (est. 2026). Check it out: https://varmdorock.com/

Toby´s playlist on spotify

MATHIAS HOLM KLARIN

LEAD GUITARS

Mathias Holm Klarin is a swedish guitarist, living in Hudiksvall. One of two founding members of Black Moon June. He has a distinguished career in neoclassical heavy metal and shred. He began playing guitar as a teenager and has since developed an impressive technical prowess that has been compared to greats such as Vinnie Moore and Yngwie Malmsteen. Mathias has released several solo albums - including the self-produced “Pictures of a dream” - which gained international spread with distribution in Japan, for example. The japanese magazine “Burrn!!” ranked the album one of the best albums of the month, putting it on a higher spot than Tony Macalpine´s album. Mathias has also played with, and released albums with bands like Subway and MindSplit. Mathias has also contributed to different tribute-albums and other musical projects, which further underlines his versatility as a musician.

Mathias´playlist on spotify

Christer Strand

guitar

Christer is a fierce and skilled guitar player from Hudiksvall, with an aggressive, riff-driven style and mastery of both rhythm and lead guitar. Drawing influence from bands like Metallica, Testament and Pantera, his playing embodies the raw power and intensity of classic thrash, infused with the groove and heaviness of modern metal. Other early influences range from Yngwie Malmsteen to George Lynch and Doug Aldrich. Christer´s long experience of playing live with bands like Assassin and Sad But True, makes him a force to be reckoned with in Sweden's metal scene.

Christer´s playlist on spotify

Mattias Karlsson

BASS

Mattias Karlsson is a swedish bass player, living in Stockholm. He has a long experience as a musician from bands like FLOSS, In Sammer, Band of Five to name a few. Karlsson is a very creative guy, always with new ideas and always cruising through life with a big smile on his face. With his charismatic stage personality, he always captures the audience. Besides on the upcoming Black Moon June-album, you can hear his excellent bass playing on the album "To you tonight" with Wild women of Wongo, for example.

karlsson´s playlist on spotify

Bobo Ölander

Drums

When the thunder rolls behind Black Moon June´s newer songs, it's Bobo Ölander behind the kit, igniting every track with precision, fury, and raw power. Bobo has carved his reputation as one of Sweden’s most solid drummers—combining groove with old-school metal drums. Whether it's razor-sharp fills, a steady groove or heavy monstrous drums, Bobo´s playing doesn´t just support the band’s sound—he is the engine that drives it forward.

richie rich

keyboards

Special guest