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Artist: Niklas Winter
Artist: Niklas Larrson
Artist: Niklas Larsson
Artist: Niklas Eklund
Artist: Niklas Olovson
Artist: Peter Niklas Wilson
The dual-talented bassist has recorded and/or performed with such notable avant-gardists as Anthony Braxton, Malcolm Goldstein, Fred Frith, Derek Bailey, Marion Brown, Gene Coleman, Vinko Globokar, Barry Guy, Peter Kowald, Evan Parker, Keith Rowe, John Tchicai, and others. Wilson is also a scholar of note; he studied musicology at the... [+] Read More
Artist: Kishore Kumar
Kishore "Baba" Kumar (born Kishore Kumar Ganguly) was one of India's greatest performers of the late 20th century. Although he had no formal training as a singer, Kumar became one of India's best-loved vocalists, actors, and comedians.
Kumar was a walking contradiction. Although he didn't smoke, drink, or socialize, he married four of Indian... [+] Read More
Artist: Dream Evil
Dream Evil is the pet project of producer Fredrik Nordstrom and guitarist Gus G., both of whom felt they could easily become a strong force in the metal underground if they teamed up. Forming a power metal foursome with drummer Snowy Shaw and vocalist Niklas Isfeldt, the band recorded Dragon Slayer and released it in the summer of 2002. In... [+] Read More
Artist: Acid House Kings
Singer/guitarist Niklas Angergård, his bassist brother Johan and guitarist Joakim Ödlund formed the Swedish twee-pop trio Acid House Kings in 1991, inspired by their shared disappointment over the breakup of Felt and common dissatisfaction with Morrissey's Kill Uncle album; signing to the German label Marsh Marigold, the group issued their... [+] Read More
Artist: Everdawn
Sweden's Everdawn comprised Pierre Tornkvist (vocals/guitar), Patrik Tornkvist (guitar), Niklas Svensson (bass), and Oskar Karlsson (drums) -- all formerly members of Gates of Ishtar and Decortication. After the traditional black metal of 1996's Opera of the Damned EP, the band adopted a faster death/thrash metal sound reminiscent (some would... [+] Read More
Artist: Red Sleeping Beauty
Swedish pop quartet Red Sleeping Beauty was formed in Stockholm in 1989 by singer Kristina Borg, singer/guitarist Niklas Angergård, guitarist Mikael Matsson and bassist Carl Johan Näsström. The group debuted in early 1993 with the Marsh Marigold EP Pop Sounds, followed a year later by efforts for the American label Somersault ("Seasons... [+] Read More
Artist: VOLA
Balcony Fall 2007 is Niels Dreijer, Asger Mygind, Niklas Sherfig, Jeppe Bloch and Martin Werner. The music is best described as reflective, melodic rock with earth shaking walls of sound and experimenting flavours, that might pass as being progressive elements. Atmosphere and contrasts have become the pivotal points of the compositions in which... [+] Read More
Artist: Chester Copperpot
Taking their name from a character in the film The Goonies, Sweden's Chester Copperpot got their start in 1990 and spent the next three years going through a handful of vocalists. By 1993, the lineup was settled with guitarist Fredrik Karlsson taking on microphone duties while bassist Niklas Aldén and drummer Christian Sjögreen made up the... [+] Read More
Artist: Trio Patrekatt
The traditional and contemporary folk music of Sweden is combined by Stockholm-based trio Trio Patrekatt. Centered around the interplay between two nyckelharps (keyed fiddles) and cello, the group has built its reputation on a colorful ensemble sound. While www.ink9.com praised the trio for mixing "bits of classical phrasing with unexpected... [+] Read More
Artist: Ranarim
Not many traditional folk bands would cite ABBA as an influence, but Sweden's Ranarim are happy to thank their pop antecedents, whom they all adored as kids. Even the band's lineup -- two males, two females -- reflects the Scandinavian superstars. Ranarim formed in 1997 when singers Sofia Sandén and Ulrika Bodén (both of whom also vocalize... [+] Read More
Artist: God Macabre
One of the unsung early champions in Sweden's thriving death metal scene of the early '90s, God Macabre was formed by vocalist Per Boder, guitarist Ola Sjoberg, bassist Tomas Johansson, and drummer Niklas Nilsson. Originally calling themselves Macabre End, the foursome, like many of their friends, wound up at Stockholm's Sunlight Studios, where... [+] Read More
Artist: Mercenary
Like many heavy metal bands from Denmark, Mercenary had to patiently wait out the early '90s before drawing any record company attention away from the Swedish and Norwegian behemoths raging just to the north. Formed in 1991 by vocalist/bassist Kral (aka Hans Henrik Andersen), the band would work in relative anonymity until 1998, when they... [+] Read More
Artist: Washout
The Band
The story of Washout started in the middle of 2004 when Johan, Daniel and Martin started playing together after they had met at a party after a few years not seeing each other.
Talking about music all night over a few beers they decided to start jamming together, and here we are. Daniel and Martin moved around in Portugal during the... [+] Read More
Artist: The AALY Trio
Swedish free jazz group AALY Trio was formed around Umeå natives Mats Gustafsson (reeds) and Kjell Nordeson (drums) in the mid-'80s, after they had been collaborating for a few years. The earliest recording of AALY is one track, "Albumblatt," which documented the group's late-'80s incarnation with bassist Niklas Billström and appeared on the... [+] Read More
Artist: Wolf
Although formed only a few years before the dawn of the third millennium, Örebro, Sweden's Wolf rekindled the sonic identity and raw energy of heavy metal's "classic" period, circa the New Wave of British Heavy Metal of 20 years before -- particularly the sounds of the mighty Iron Maiden. With his multi-tracked guitar heroics and air-raid... [+] Read More
Artist: Deathwitch
One of two key side projects for Sacramentum guitarist/vocalist Niklas Terror" Rudolfsson (the other being death/doomsters Runemagick), Sweden's Deathwitch play deliberately coarse and unrefined thrash metal with deathly overtones and a shocking, intentionally moronic mix of Satanic and scatological lyrics recalling older Scandinavian and... [+] Read More
Artist: Dark Tranquillity
Towards the end of the '90s, Scandinavian death metal -- or at least one branch of it -- began to evolve into a more accessible amalgamation of death-metal intensity, a bit of progressive-metal experimentation, and more traditional late-'70s/early-'80s British metal, with its catchy, groove-oriented riffs and twin-guitar lead lines. Although the... [+] Read More
Artist: Elmer
The awakening interest for alternative country in the late '90s saw a number of small, low profile, bands emerging together with similar record companies. Elmer was formed in Göteborg, Sweden, in 1997 with the inclusion of drummer Glenn Halvarsson. By then singer Niklas Blomkvist, bassist Jonas Hagberg and guitarist Martin Berntsson had already... [+] Read More
Artist: Gakko 3
The country of the sauna and the midnight sun is now delivering music to the rest of the world. Five Finnish rock sleaze-bags together form Gakko3, which is the Swedish speaking city Vasas contribution to the Finnish music export. In 2004 Gakko3 signed with the Swedish record label Dust Music. Now the result from this cultural interaction is... [+] Read More
Artist: Mayadome
Long songs with some intricate arrangements pushed Mayadome, a Swedish heavy metal group, into the eye of the public in October 1996 when Shrapnel Records released the group's debut album, Paranormal Activity. The group's music somewhat echoed the classic progressive metal sounds of Dream Theater, but went a new direction.
The strength of the... [+] Read More
