Köttgrottorna is a band formed in 1983 in the city of
Järfälla, Sweden by Hans-Peter "Happy" Törnblom and Stefan "Mongo" Enger, who played together in the Swedish punk band the
Incest Brothers
Incest Brothers was a Swedish punk rock band formed in August 1977 in the Stockholm suburb of Jakobsberg in Järfälla. Their music is political punk, and was influenced by British punk. The band was discussed in the 2013 movie ''We Are the Bes ...
, along with guitarist Thomas "Valen" Wahlström.
[ Their music can be classified as punk or rock. Köttgrottorna have produced 10 studio albums, 8 of which were released on the label ]Beat Butchers
Beat Butchers is a Swedish record label mostly dealing in punk, especially trallpunk. They started in 1991, but had earlier published music under the name ''Studio otukt records''.
Signed bands
* 23 Till
* Alarmrock
*Asta Kask
* Brandgul
*Coca ...
; this label is known for releasing albums in the trallpunk
Trallpunk (Swedish; roughly translates to 'melodious punk' — see the Wiktionary entry) is a subgenre of punk music developed in Sweden. It is known for its two-beat, fast drum tempos, a melodic sound with harmonized vocals, and politically ori ...
genre, including from Asta Kask
Asta Kask is a Swedish punk band from Töreboda, Sweden. It was founded as "X-tas" in 1978, but changed to ''Asta Kask'' in 1980. In 1984 the band started working with Rosa Honung Records. After the 1986 release of the "Aldrig en LP" the band spl ...
.
Discography
Studio Albums
# 1986 - Blodsdans
# 1987 - Halvdöd
# 1991 - Hungrig (Beat Butchers)
# 1993 - Sex, Politik & Fåglar (Beat Butchers)
# 1994 - Sanningens Morgon (Beat Butchers)
# 1997 - Tinnitus (Beat Butchers)
# 1999 - Soft Metal (Beat Butchers)
# 2013 - Totalgalet (Beat Butchers)
# 2017 - Robin Hood (Beat Butchers)[
# 2023 - XL (Beat Butchers)
]
Live Albums
# 2003 - På Fyrtiofyran
# 2009 - Live På Torsgatan 1
Singles and EPs
#1984 - Mus Som Mus (EP)
# 2005 - Vi snor om vi vill (EP)
# 2006 - Drängen (video)
Compilations
# 1993 - Köttrea 1983-93
# 2005 - Far åt helvete (2CD)
Fun facts
* Backyard Babies have opened up for Köttgrottorna
Band Members
* Stefan "Mongo" Enger - Bass
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Fish
* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
Music
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** Acoustic bass gui ...
& vocals
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drums
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* Janne Olsson - Guitar
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& backing vocals
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Former band members
* Thomas "Valen" Wahlström - Vocals & Guitar 83-84
*Jörgen Ohlsson - Vocals & Guitar 84-87
*Lars "Guld-Lars" Jonsson - Guitar
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(deceased 2015)
References
External links
Köttgrottorna page on Discogs
Swedish punk rock groups
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