Lowrider is a Swedish

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band formed in

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in the mid-1990s by bassist/singer Peder Bergstrand and lead guitarist/singer Ole Hellquist, along with guitarist Niclas Stalfors and drummer Andreas Eriksson.

History

After releasing the ''Nebula/Lowrider Double'' EP in 1999 (split with

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stoner rock band

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), the band embarked upon a European tour in 2000, when they played fourteen venues in eight countries, co-headlining with

Dozer Dozer is a stoner rock band from Sweden. History Early years Dozer was formed in the great north in 1995 by Tommi Holappa, Fredrik Nordin, Erik Bäckwall and Magnus Larsson, playing local youth centres and supporting any bands that came to ...

and once with

Spiritual Beggars Spiritual Beggars is a stoner metal band from Halmstad, Sweden, formed by Michael Amott, who is known from Arch Enemy, Carcass (band), Carcass and Carnage (band), Carnage. The band is heavily influenced by 1970s hard rock and incorporates ele ...

. Their debut album ''Ode to Io'' was released in 2000. The release was hailed as "Sweden's answer to all that is rocky, funky, gritty and downright rock n' roll" by Critical Metal in 2001.

Discography

Albums

* '' Ode to Io'' (2000) (re-release 2002) * ''

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'' (2020)

EP

* ''

Nebula/Lowrider ''Nebula/Lowrider'' is a double EP featuring the stoner rock bands Nebula and Lowrider released in 1999. Track listing Nebula All music by Eddie Glass, all lyrics by Nebula. # "Anything from You" - 3:57 # "Full Throttle" - 4:09 # "Back to the Da ...

'' (1998) – split with

References

External links

Lowrider's record label
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lowrider Swedish rock music groups Swedish stoner rock musical groups