Career
He is the guitarist of the Swedish rock band The Hives, which formed in 1993 and was one of the most important bands in the garage rock revival. Vigilante started playing guitar at the age of ten and was influenced by bands such as Sex Pistols, Dead Kennedys and local Swedish punk bands. Vigilante usually plays Epiphone Crestwood guitars and uses Hiwatt amplifiers as do the rest of his bandmates.
Vigilante has also been contributing to the album Ge Fan I Våra Vatten (Don"t fucking touch our waters), which is a record made by Swedish Rockstars (that like to practice fishing in their sparetime) to raise funds for the protection of the fish in Swedish waters.