Troublemakers (Swedish band)

Troublemakers
Troublemakers
	Troublemakers playing at Pretzeltown 2009
Background information
Origin	Göteborg, Sweden
Genres	punk rock
Years active	1981–present
Website	www.troublemakers.se

Troublemakers are a Swedish punk band originally formed in Gothenburg in 1981 with members from Perverts (they often play "Ronka" by Perverts live^[1]) and Göteborg Sound. The band split up in 1991, but reformed in 1995. The band has been described as "kukrock"^[2] and compared with a runaway express train.^[3]

Members are (or have been) are Christer Blomgren (vocals), Arild “Psychobilly” Hanssen (guitar), Christian “Elvis” Odin (bass), Charlie Claeson (drums), Martin Hansson (drums), Jens Petersson (bass), Lars-Olof “LOB” Bengtsson (guitar), Dennis Johansson (bass), Jan Olof “Esso” Olsson (drums) and Anders Puke (bass).

In 2010, Troublemakers won first prize in the punk/hardcore category at Manifest for their album Made in Sweden.^[4]

References

^ The Bastard Club: Hjoursfestivalen
^ Norrköping Tidningar, 4 Nov 2002
^ Dagbladet, 9 Aug 2003
^ Manifestgalan: Vinnare Manifest 2010 Archived 2012-03-21 at the Wayback Machine

External links

http://troublemakers.se/ - official site

[1] The Bastard Club: Hjoursfestivalen

[2] Norrköping Tidningar, 4 Nov 2002

[3] Dagbladet, 9 Aug 2003

[4] Manifestgalan: Vinnare Manifest 2010 Archived 2012-03-21 at the Wayback Machine

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