{{Short description|Swedish musician}} {{Orphan|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox person | name = Nils Johan Molin | image = Amaranthe - Wacken Open Air 2018-2402.jpg | caption = Amaranthe - Wacken Open Air 2018 | image_upright = | image_size = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = | birth_date = October 18, 1988 | birth_place = Kilafors, Sweden | occupation = Singer, composer, lyricist | years_active = 2008–present }}
'''Nils Molin''' (born October 18, 1988) is a Swedish musician, singer, composer, songwriter, vocalist of the bands Dynazty, Amaranthe and New Horizon.<ref>{{cite web |date= 2024-06-14|title= New Horizon. Conquerors|url=https://www.frontiers.it/album/5970 |website=www.frontiers.it |location= |publisher= |access-date=2026-01-18}}</ref>
== Biography == Nils Molin was born in the small Swedish town of Kilafors. In high school, he began playing in local bands, and from there, as he says, his musical career started to develop.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kleine-Neerken |first=Heiko |date=2020-02-26 |title= Interview Nils Molin |url= https://bonavox.nl/2020/02/5403/ |website= bonavox.nl |location= |publisher= |access-date=2026-01-18}}</ref> In 2008, Nils joined the band Dynazty.<ref>{{cite web |date= 2025-08-31|title= DYNAZTY Feat. AMARANTHE Singer NILS MOLIN: 'The Grey' Video |url= https://blabbermouth.net/news/dynazty-feat-amaranthe-singer-nils-molin-the-grey-video |website= blabbermouth.net/ |location= |publisher= |access-date=2026-01-18}}</ref> He was discovered through his MySpace page, where he posted a demo recording, which attracted the interest of the new band's musicians and prompted him to come to Stockholm for an audition.
Nils describes his band's work as a melodic hard rock-metal band with a wide range of influences from the past and present. The band has always placed melody at the center of their work.<ref>{{cite web |last=Tilkin |first=Laureline |date=2025-02-26 |title= Interview with Dynazty — "Writing lyrics is oftentimes more like putting pieces into a puzzle."|url= https://tuonelamagazine.com/interview-with-dynazty-writing-lyrics-is-oftentimes-more-like-putting-pieces-into-a-puzzle/|location= |publisher= |access-date=2026-01-18}}</ref> Initially, the musicians played a genre that Nils himself describes as retro hard rock. But with the 2014 album Renatus, the band underwent a significant sonic revolution. From then on, Dynazty's music became more contemporary and, with each subsequent album, moved closer to the heavy metal sound of today.
In 2017, Nils Molin joined Amaranthe, whose members he first met back in 2012. Many Dynazty fans feared that Nils would abandon his main band, but this did not happen. Nils performs male clean vocals in Amaranthe.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bebee |first=Steve |date=2020-10-01 |title= Album Review: Amaranthe – Manifest|url= https://www.kerrang.com/album-review-amaranthe-manifest|website=www.kerrang.com/ |location= |publisher= |access-date=2026-01-18}}</ref>
In 2024, Nils recorded an album with New Horizon, a band formed by H.E.A.T. member Jonah Tee.
Molin recorded a single with ORDEN OGAN in Final Days in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |date= 2022-08-12|title= ORDEN OGAN - Inferno feat. Nils Molin |url= http://www.afm-records.com/blogs/news/orden-ogan-inferno-feat-nils-molin |website= www.afm-records.com/ |location= |publisher= |access-date=2026-01-18}}</ref> Nils Molin has many other interests besides music. For example, he loves European football and different inventions.<ref>{{cite web |last= Croudace |first= Angela |date= 2025-03-08|title=NILS MOLIN of DYNAZTY: The Vision Behind 'Game of Faces' And The Future Of The Band |url= https://heavymag.com.au/nils-molin-of-dynazty-the-vision-behind-game-of-faces-and-the-future-of-the-band/ |website= www.heavymag.com.au |location= |publisher= |access-date=2026-01-21}}</ref>
==Discography== {| class="wikitable" |+ Dynazty |- ! Year !! Name !! Label |- | 2009 || Bring the Thunder || Perris Records |- | 2011 || Knock You Down || StormVox Records |- | 2012 || Sultans of Sin || SoFo Records |- | 2014 || Renatus || Spinefarm Records |- | 2016 || Тitanic Mass || Spinefarm Records |- | 2018 || Firesign || AFM Records |- | 2020 || The Dark Delight || AFM Records |- | 2022 || Final Advent || AFM Records |- | 2025 || Game of Faces || Nuclear Blast Records<ref>{{cite web |date= 2025-01-09|title= DYNAZTY - release new single 'Call Of The Night'!|url= https://www.nuclearblast.com/blogs/news/dynazty-release-new-single-call-of-the-night|website= www.nuclearblast.com/|location= |publisher= |access-date=2026-01-18}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable" |+ Amaranthe |- ! Year !! Name !! Label |- | 2018 || Helix || Spinefarm Records |- | 2020 || Manifest || Nuclear Blast Records |- | 2024 || The Catalyst || Nuclear Blast Records
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{| class="wikitable" |+ New Horizon |- ! Year !! Name !! Label |- | 2024 || Conquerors || Frontiers Music |- |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
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