Her Bright Skies is a Swedish

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band based in

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History

HBS consists of Johan "Jaybee" Brolin (

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), Niclas "Nikki" Sjostedt (

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), Petter "Pete" Nilsson (

), Jonas Guddmunson (

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), and Joakim "Jolly" Karlsson (

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). The first CD was released in 2007 and is called ''Beside Quiet Waters''. The EP was produced on their own. Just one year later their debut full-length album called ''A Sacrament; Ill City'' followed. The album was produced at ''District 19 Records''. Their second full-length CD is called ''Causing a Scene'' and was produced at Swedish Independent record label '' Panic & Action''. Causing a Scene was released in 2010. The same year HBS played at Pier Pressure Festival together with

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, HIM,

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cancelled their gig at Pier Pressure. The band shared stage with Swedish Metalcore band and label mates

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. The band played concerts in

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. In June 2011 HBS shared stage at ''Siesta Festivalen'' together with

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, ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead,

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and many other bands. They finished their second tour in the United States, and released their third album ''Rivals''. The band broke up in 2016 and played their last concert on March 26. However, they returned four years later as a quartet and with a new single, "Bored", released on March 20, 2020.

Discography

EPs

* 2006: ''Her Bright Skies'' * 2007: ''Beside Quiet Waters'' * 2012: ''DJ Got Us Falling In Love'' ( Panic & Action, half acoustic EP) * 2015: ''Prodigal Son''

Albums

* 2008: ''A Sacrament; Ill City'' (District 19) * 2010: ''Causing A Scene'' (Panic & Action) * 2012: ''Rivals'' (Panic & Action)

Singles

* 2010: "Little Miss Obvious" (Panic & Action) * 2011: "Ghosts Of the Attic" (Panic & Action) * 2012: "Lovekills" (Panic & Action) * 2014: "Bonnie & Clyde" (Panic & Action) * 2020: "Bored"

Music videos

* 2006: Synapse Year * 2008: Burn All the Small Towns * 2010: Sing It! * 2010: Little Miss Obvious * 2011: Ghosts of the Attic * 2012: DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love (Usher Cover) * 2012: Lovekills * 2013: Rivals * 2014: Bonnie & Clyde (The Revolution) * 2014: Hurt (NIN cover) * 2020: Bored

References

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External links

Official homepage
Musical groups established in 2005 Swedish musical groups Pop punk groups Post-hardcore groups Jönköping