Silverbullit

Silverbullit is a Swedish rock band based in Göteborg.

History

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 toured under that name and released their album Citizen Bird as a "self-titled" LP there in order to avoid trademark confusion with an American rapper.^[1] The band plays synth-influenced rock music. Amongst others, sources of inspiration are DAF, Depeche Mode, New Order and The Stooges, as well as video game music. The group was nominated for a Grammis for Best Rock Act.^[2] Their album Arclight was announced to be the best Swedish album of 2004 by a vote of music reviewers.^[3], but have not yet made a real popular break-through.

They have done numerous festival gigs and have also toured together with The Soundtrack of Our Lives, to whom they are sometimes compared.^[4] 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 ended with Simon being dragged away by police who thought he was on drugs; 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)
• 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"

References

This page was last edited on 24 April 2024, at 13:30