Gerilja is an alternative rock band from Oslo, Norway. Their songs are about what they were told in the 1980s to expect of the future, so there is constant allusion to retro sci-fi. Their music uses

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instead of the current trend for all-digital studio production. Their stated musical influences are

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and 80's hip hop. Their image follows the same

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-cool style of their music; bringing together all of the coolest elements of the 80's with the band's modern spin on it.

History

Gerilja supported

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on a European tour in 2008 and were part of a 20-date

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an tour with

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and Årabrot in 2013.

Awards

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's Zoom/Urørt 2008

Discography

Albums

* '' Step Up Your Game'' (2013)

Singles

* ''

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'' (2013)

EPs

* '' Pink Slush Twilight'' (2009)

Demos

* ''Disco Shakedown'' (2008)

Film Clips

*
Disco Shakedown
' (2008) *
Lightning Death
' (2012) *
Animals
' (2013)

References

External links

Gerilja website

Gerilja Facebook Page

Gerilja on MusicBrainz
{{Authority control Musical groups established in 2007 Norwegian psychedelic rock music groups