Anti Cimex were a Swedish

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band, based in

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, Gothenburg,

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, and

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, at different times, that formed in 1981.Peter Jandreus, ''The Encyclopedia of Swedish Punk 1977–1987'', Stockholm: Premium Publishing, 2008, p. 20-21. They were one of the first bands to define

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. Their second 7", ''Raped Ass'', is considered to be a subgenre-defining

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record. Scene historian Peter Jandreus describes the group as the most famous Swedish punk band of the 1977–87 era. Their name is taken from the Swedish

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company with the same name, Anticimex, the name of this company, in turn, comes from the

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''.Daniel Ekeroth. ''Swedish Death Metal'' Kagra. Poznań. 2008. p.29. (in Polish)

History

Formed in 1981, the original line-up was: Jonsson - bass, Nillen - vocals, Charlie - drums, Jocke - guitar. Jonsson was, for a time, bassist in the Shitlickers, another early Swedish

band. After rehearsing for a while, they released their first 7" EP ''Anarkist Attack''. In 1982 they kicked out Nillen. Jonsson took over the vocals part, and Conrad took over the bass playing. The next 7" EP, called ''Raped Ass'', was released in 1983. This work is considered one of the most severe in the history of

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. In 1984 they released another 7" EP, ''Victims Of A Bomb Raid''. In 1986 they released a mini-LP (12") called ''Criminal Trap''. (This 12" is also included as a bonus on the ''Absolut Country of Sweden'' CD). At this time Jocke had got tired of the band and they asked Cliff if he wanted to join the band but he declined, and the rest of the band members got tired of the problems and it resulted in the band splitting up. In 1990 they decided to start the band again after Cliff had agreed to join, and they say that it is thanks to him that they regrouped. They released the comeback album ''Absolut Country Of Sweden'' the same year. In 1993 they released a raw live album ''Made In Sweden''. The show was also shot on video but never released. They later released a new live 7" single ''Fucked In Finland'' and later on they released the album ''Scandinavian Jawbreaker''. After the release of this album the band split up and the members started in other bands such as Driller Killer (Cliff), and Wolfpack (Jonsson). In 2005 Dead City records released the ''A Tribute To Anti-Cimex'' LP, featuring a line-up of D-beat and crust bands from all over the world that were influenced by Anti-Cimex. Notable bands include Disclose (Japan),

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(Sweden),

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(UK), and many more.

Members

Final line-up

*Tomas "Freke" Jonsson - bass (1981), vocals (1982-1993) (ex- Wolfpack, Moment Maniacs, ex-Shitlickers) *Cliff Lundberg - guitar (1990-1993) ( Driller Killer, Perukers, Moderat Likvidation, Black Uniforms) *Robert "Lefty" Jörgensen - bass (1991-1993; died) ( Driller Killer, Perukers, Black Uniforms) *Charlie Claeson - drums (1981-93), bass (1985) (Troublemakers, Driller Killer, Not Enough Hate, Psychotic Youth, The Great German Re-Research, Death Dealers, The Partisans)

Past members

*Nils "Nillen" Andersson - vocals (1981-1982) ''(Other bands: DNA)'' *Joakim "Jocke" Pettersson - guitar (1981-1986) *Bonni "Bonta" Pontén - guitar, vocals (1981) ''(Other bands: Asta Kask)'' *Christian "Cutting" - bass (1982; died) *Sixten Andersson - bass (1984-1985) *Conrad - bass (1983; 1985-1991) *Jean-Louis Huhta - drums (1984-1987) ''(Other bands: Brommage dub, Cortex, Disko 3000, Lucky people center, Ocsid, The Skull Defekts, The stone funkers)'' *Patrik Granath - drums (1985) ''(Other bands: Giftgasattack)''

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

*''Absolut Country of Sweden'' (1990, reissued 2000 with bonus tracks) *''Scandinavian Jawbreaker'' (1993)

EPs

*''Anarkist Attack'' (1982, recorded December 1981) *''Raped Ass'' (1983) *''Victims of a Bomb Raid'' (1984) *''Fucked In Finland'' (1993) *''Demos 81-85'' (2007)

12"

*''Criminal Trap'' (1986)

Live

*''Made In Sweden'' (Live, 1993) *''Fucked in Finland'' (Live, 1993)

Compilation appearances

*''Really Fast; Vol. 1'' , LP (Really Fast, 1983) *''Vägra För Helvete'' , LP (Rosa Honung, 1983) *''Birkagarden'' , LP (Rosa Honung, 1985) *''I Thrash Therefore I Am'' , ( BCT, 1985

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*''Afflicted Cries in the Darkness of War'' , LP (New Face, 1986) *''What Are You Doing About That Hole in Your Head'' , LP (Rot, 1986) *''Eat My Brain, Go Insane'' , LP (Revoltation, 1995) *''Varning För Punk 3'' , CD (Distortion, 1997)

References

External links

FansiteOnline archive of ephemera related to Anti-Cimex and Skitlickers
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