Marcel Jacob

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Marcel Jacob" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (July 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Marcel Jacob
Background information
Birth name	Marcel Karl Jacob
Also known as	Marre
Born	(1964-01-30)30 January 1964 Stockholm, Sweden
Died	21 July 2009(2009-07-21) (aged 45) Kristineberg, Stockholm, Sweden
Genres	Heavy metal, hard rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Bass, guitar
Years active	1978–2009
Formerly of	Talisman, Yngwie Malmsteen, Europe
Website	talismanmusic.se

Marcel Karl Jacob (30 January 1964 – 21 July 2009) was a Swedish musician, best known as the founder, chief songwriter, and bassist of the hard rock band Talisman. For a brief period, he also played in the band Europe and with Yngwie Malmsteen. Jacob was also a skilled lead guitarist, occasionally playing guitar solos on albums where he felt the guitarist did not perform to his standards.^[1]