Silverbullit is a
Swedish
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rock band based in
Göteborg
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. Formed in 1995 under the name "Silverbullet", which was changed after a conflict over the rights for the name. They are known under the name Citizen Bird in the US, and have toured under that name and released their album ''Citizen Bird'' as a "self-titled" LP there. The band plays intense monotonous synth-influenced rock music with painloaded lyrics. Amongst others, sources of inspiration are
DAF
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,
Depeche Mode
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,
New Order and
The Stooges
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, as well as
video game music
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. They have received a lot of praise from critics (for example, "Arclight" was announced to be the best Swedish album of 2004 by a vote of music reviewer
, but have not yet made a real popular break-through.
The band is mostly known for their energetic live performances. They have done numerous festival gigs and have also toured together with
The Soundtrack of Our Lives
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. Lead singer Simon Ohlsson is usually very wild and erratic on stage and several performances have gone awry. For example, early in the band's career, a gig in
Varberg
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ended with Simon being dragged away by police who thought he was on drugs (it is said that he had only had one beer); and at
Rookiefestivalen 2004 he jumped out into the sparse crowd and was thrown out from the venue by a security guard, while the rest of the band kept playing.
Members
*Simon Ohlsson (vocals, keyboards)
*Jon Ölmeskog (keyboards)
*Andreas Nilsson (guitars)
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Jukka Rintamäki (bass, vocals)
*Anders Gustafsson (drums)
Discography
Albums
*''Silverbullit'' (1997)
*''Citizen Bird'' (2001)
*''Arclight'' (2004)
Singles
*"King of the line"
*"Star"
*"Magnetic city"
*"Run"
External links
*
MyspaceLive photos from Rockfoto.nu
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