Triggerfinger is a Belgian rock band from Lier,

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, formed in 1998. The band consists of vocalist and guitarist Ruben Block, bassist Paul Van Bruystegem and Mario Goossens (formerly of Winterville) as drummer.

Musical career

The band gained popularity while performing prior to the band's debut album. They released their self-titled debut album '' Triggerfinger'' in 2004, after previously having released the singles ''Inner Peace'' and ''Camaro'' from the album. The album was well received by rock fans, with the band's sound being compared to bands such as

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, by the younger audience, and

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, by the older rock fans. The album was followed by a live album called '' Faders Up'', which featured several of their previous album's songs as well as a few covers of other bands. The following year, they released their next studio album called '' What Grabs Ya?'', which, despite efforts, failed to make the band break through. In 2009, ''What Grabs Ya?'' was re-issued, with several new songs added to the track list. 20140809-1651 PictureOn 2014-Triggerfinger-Paul Van Bruystegem

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The third studio album, '' All This Dancin' Around'', was released in November 2010. The recordings of this album took place in the Sound City Studios in

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. The release of this album managed to increase the band's popularity with moderate success. They are listed as ''support act'' in many European dates of the 2011 tour of the band

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. In April 2012, an acoustic cover of

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's pop hit "

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" reached number one in Belgium and abroad in the Netherlands and Austria. On 7 July 2012 they performed before the

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vs. Tony Thompson heavyweight title fight, which took place in Bern, Switzerland. On 8 December 2012 they won four Belgian

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or MIAs (hit of the year, best group, best alternative music and best live-act). The band supported

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on 6 July 2013 during the Barclaycard Summer Time Festival in

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. On 4 November 2013 they started recording their fourth studio album in

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, which was released on 18 April 2014. The name of the album is ''By Absence Of The Sun''. In 2017, the band signed to

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and released their fifth studio album: ''Colossus''.

Discography

Studio albums * '' Triggerfinger'' (2004) * '' What Grabs Ya?'' (2008) * '' All This Dancin' Around'' (2010) * '' By Absence of the Sun'' (2014) * ''Colossus'' (2017) Live albums * '' Faders Up'' (2007) * '' Faders Up 2'' (2012) Extended plays * ''Driveby'' (2013)

References

External links

*
Label website
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