Totalitär is a Swedish
hardcore punk
Hardcore punk (also known as simply hardcore) is a punk rock music genre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. Its roots can be traced to earlier p ...
band formed in 1984-1985 in
Hudiksvall
Hudiksvall () is a city and the seat of Hudiksvall Municipality, in Hälsingland, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 15,015 inhabitants in 2010. Hudiksvall is also known as Glada Hudik ( en, Happy Hudik), a term that originated in the 19th century as ...
. The band plays in the style of
D-beat
D-beat (also known as Discore, kängpunk, Discrust, and crust-beat) is a style of hardcore punk, developed in the early 1980s by imitators of Discharge, after whom the genre is named, as well as a drum beat characteristic of this subgenre. D-be ...
and
hardcore punk
Hardcore punk (also known as simply hardcore) is a punk rock music genre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. Its roots can be traced to earlier p ...
.
The original members were Poffen, Lanchy, Andreas and Lennart. Their drummer, Spennart joined the band in 1985, but quit during the summer of 1986. The band had shared members with
Brainbombs among others. Jörgen and Jesper from the two-piece band TGU were in the band between 1987 and 1989, before leaving to form the punk band
The Kristet Utseende
The Kristet Utseende ''(loosely translated: The Christian Appearance'', alternatively ''The Of Christian Appearance'' or ''The Looking like Christians'') is a Swedish punk/metal-group with roots in parts around Gnarp between Sundsvall and Hud ...
.
The band went on a hiatus in 1990. In 1994, Finn Records proposed reforming the band with the resulting album ''Sin Egen Motståndare'', their first full-length studio album. Until 2000, the band record studio materials but rarely played live. It disbanded in 2000. The band also had a fanzine called ''Antisystem''.
In 2006, and after 6 years without recording sessions, they returned to the studio releasing the album ''Vi Är Eliten''.
Members
*Poffen - vocals
*Andreas - bass
*Lanchy - guitar
*Jallo Lehto - drums
;Previous members
*Jörgen - guitar
*Jesper - drums
Discography
Albums
*1994: ''Sin egen motståndare''
*1997: ''Ni måste bort''
*2007: ''Vi är eliten''
;Compilations
*2004: ''Wallbreaker 1986-1989''
EPs
*1986: ''Snabb livsglädje'' (demo)
*1987: ''Multinationella mördare''
*1987: ''Luftslott''
*1989: ''Vänd dig inte om''
*1991: ''Snabb livsglädje''
*1998: ''Klass inte ras''
*1998: ''Vansinnets historia''
*1999: ''Dom lurar oss''
*2002: ''Allting är på låtsas''
*2002: ''Spela bort allt du har''
*2006: ''Vi är eliten''
Split albums
*1993: split cassette album with G-ANX - ''Descarga escandinava''
*1995: split LP with Dismachine
*1999: split EP with Autoritär
*2001: split LP with Disclose
*2002: split EP/MCD with Dropdead
*2003: split EP with Tragedy
References
External links
Discogs
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Swedish crust and d-beat groups
1984 establishments in Sweden
Musical groups established in 1984