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I decided to ask for opinions about the band. If anyone doesn't know it or isn't familiar with their work, I've provided some information, and below are links to mail.ru where you can listen to an album from the middle of the band's career.


[QUOTE=A brief history of the band:] The future members of CLAWFINGER met in Stockholm, at the "Rosenland" hospital, where they worked as orderlies...

While they worked, their thoughts were entirely focused on the world of music. Zak was quite familiar with rap (walking through the hospital corridors in a rap tempo), and Berd knew how to play metal music (experimenting with riffs from the past). In October '90, they got together and created several songs. The result was played in the hospital's smoking room, in a state of great excitement, for their colleague, Jocke. Everyone agreed that there was something to it, and Jocke began to create various rhythms (in other words, he started programming a rhythm machine) for the written songs. Erland was invited to join the group as a second guitarist. They had several demo recordings, and by the middle of '91, a couple of songs were ready, including a song called "Nigger." One of their friends, who worked at the National Swedish Radio, took a demo recording as a sample, and, "don't ask me how," as Zak usually says, the song "Nigger" became the best demo recording of the week, played five times a day.

Per Kviman, head of A & R at MVG Records, heard the recording on his car stereo, and in '92, CLAWFINGER signed a contract with MVG Records. The band's debut album, titled "Deaf Dumb Blind," was released in the spring of '93. The music recorded on the album was a mix of metal and rap and received reviews as "the best debut in hard rock ever released in Sweden." This review was given by the newspaper "Expressen" - one of Sweden's leading evening newspapers. In different countries, the album was released by various companies: MVG in Sweden, PolyGram in Norway, Metal Blade in North America, and WEA in all other countries. The album sold over 600,000 copies and entered the charts in Germany, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Switzerland. In Germany, Sweden, and Norway, the album went gold.

Being a Scandinavian group (Erland and Berd are from Norway, and Zak and Jocke are from Sweden), CLAWFINGER performed at all major festivals in Scandinavia in the summer of '93. In the fall of the same year, they embarked on a series of tours in Europe with Alice In Chains and Anthrax. In the spring of '94, they headlined a European tour, which took them to 55 cities. During '94, CLAWFINGER performed at festivals such as Rock am Ring, Rock in Reim (Germany), Dynamo Festival (Netherlands), Tourhout Festival, and Werchter Festival (Belgium), Roskilde (Denmark), Out in the Green Festival (Switzerland), Hultsfred, and Storsjoyran (Sweden).

In Sweden, CLAWFINGER received many prestigious awards. In '94, at the Zeppelin Awards ceremony (Sweden's only rock music award), CLAWFINGER received the highest critical acclaim, winning awards in four categories (Breakthrough, Best Hard Rock Group, Best Producer, and Best Music Video). In the same year, at the Swedish "Grammy" awards ceremony, they received two "Grammy" awards in the categories of "Best Hard Rock Group" and "Best Music Video."

In 1995, the second album, titled "Use Your Brain," was released. By that time, the band members had gained enough experience as musicians. As the band's leader, Zak, said, "the difference between the first and second albums is 160 concerts." The album received enthusiastic critical acclaim and sold over 400,000 copies worldwide.

In 1995, the band performed at the giant Monsters of Rock festival in South America, along with Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper, Faith No More, and Megadeth.

Clawfinger returned to the stage after a two-year hiatus, releasing their third album in 1997. The band also released three singles (Biggest & the Best, Don't Wake Me Up, and Two Sides). After a four-year wait for fans, the band's fourth release, "A Whole Lot of Nothing," was released in 2001. The album turned out to be the most technically sophisticated of all the band's works.

In 2003, Clawfinger's fifth release, "Zeros & Heroes," was released. In October of the same year, guitarist Erlend Ottem left the band, exchanging his music career for a career as a programmer. Eventually, Erland and Clawfinger remained good friends and still maintain friendly relations.

In 2005, the band released "Hate Yourself With Style" - the most aggressive album in Clawfinger's entire discography. According to the band's keyboardist, Jocke Skog: "It was just right for a band reboot after Erland's departure." The album was written, produced, and mixed by the band at Fear And Loathing Studios in Spanga, Sweden.

Over nearly a decade of musical activity, Clawfinger has released more than 10 singles and five albums, each of which includes at least two bonus tracks in limited editions.

Here is probably their best album:



P.S. The album is in the style of Industrial Crossover Trash Rapcore. If you're too lazy to listen to everything, listen to the songs Confrontation and I Close My Eyes.

a normal group ;)

a decent band ;)

Glad you liked it, I started listening to the band in 2003, and I'm looking forward to album #8.

I've only heard one song – the one with the music video on the beach, featuring giant lizards – and I liked it.

I've only heard one song – the one with the music video on the beach, with giant lizards :), and I liked it.

That song is called "Out To Get Me" and it's from that album. They also have a funny music video for the song Biggest & The Best, where Zack tries his hand at sports.

This band is one of my favorites. Yes, the music video for Out Of Get Me is cool, and the song is cool too. I really like their latest album (2007 Life Will Kill You). My favorite songs are A Whole Lot Of Nothing, Zeroes & Heroes, and Life Will Kill You. P.S. I watched a couple of their other music videos, and I haven't seen anything like that before.