Thisis the only bio I have... from pre Colony In Flames site...
Name: Claes Håkan Jesper StrömbladYear of birth:1972Height:1:79Instrument:Lead Guitar - ESP exclusivlyFave albums:Queensryche-operation mindcrime,Iron Maiden-7th son of a 7th son,Slayer-reign in blood to name just a few.Musical preferences:Well, I don´t know any particular bands that influence me as a songwriter, but some guitarrists I really admire are Jeff Waters(Annihilator),Kee Marcello(Europe),John Petrucci(Dream Theater)Currently best records:That changes day by day but the ones that are spinning at the moment are Atari Teenage Riot-burn berlin burn, Braveheart-soundtrack,pat Martino-east,Sentenced-frozen,Black star-barb wired soulAll time fave movie(s):Independence day,braveheart,Star wars trilogy, E.T.(!!)Currently fave book:
American Psycho-bret Easton ellisHobbies:Play music, my dogs,animals in general,eatingFavorite drink:Coffee,waterFavorite food:All types of Mexican food,my homemade meatballs,mothers pancacesFamily:Ma o Pa, 2 brothers, Girlfriend, 1 dog(gibson) and 1 cat(miranda)Motto:Make love, not war!Musical history:I started playing the violin when I was 5 years old ( and some piano before that,see the pic), I picked up the guitar for the first time when I was 12,then I also formed my first band together with Niklas Engelin (now in Gardenian) called Poltergeist, 1991 I joined the deathmetal band CEREMONIAL OATH where I met Oscar,the band split up 1994 and I and Oscar formed Hammerfall, during that time I played with my curent band In Flames,wich I still obviously do.Future plans:Buy a big house, and breed dogs and kids with my future wife,live long and prosper.....................