Biografi
Backdraft is a hard rock band from Stockholm, Sweden, formed in 1997, that is sometimes labeled as either a southern rock, or stoner rock band, and Kerrang! claimed there was ’a geography problem’. The band has released three full-length albums in its' 15 year career and toured all over Europe. Their music is characterized by dual lead guitars, country, blues and southern rock influences and heavy pounding rhythms with at times metal heaviness.
Backdraft was formed by singer Jonas Åhlén (formerly of the Swedish thrash metal band Anticipation) and guitarist Robert Johansson. They soon added drummer Fredrik Liefvendahl, (who went on to join Grand Magus and Abramis Brama), second guitarist, David Nordlander, and bass player Anders Sevebo (from Blue Matter, later in CellOut).
Originally known as Morningwood, the band recorded a demo in 1998, changing their name to Backdraft and switching bass player to Peter Tuthill (from Dog Faced Gods and Godsic, later also in Construcdead and Carnal Forge) and finally ending up with bassist Mats Rydström and drummer Niklas Matsson, who have both later joined Raging Slab and Pontus Snibb 3.
The Goddamn Man EP in 2000 got the band signed to Lunasound Recording, and the full-length album, Here to Save You All, was released in the fall of 2001, followed by festivals and tours in both Sweden and mainland Europe. After internal conflict the band went on hiatus in 2003, morphing into Odin Grange with singer Greg Strzempka from US boogie legends Raging Slab, before reforming in 2005.
The band's second album, The Second Coming, was released in the fall of 2007 and was followed in 2011 by This Heaven Goes To Eleven, this time with guitarist Jon Sundberg (of Babylon Bombs fame, later with Flykten), replacing David Nordlander (nowadays in July. Meanwhile, founding guitarist Robert Johansson had also joined Abramis Brama (from which he retired in 2011).
This Heaven Goes To Eleven was met with critical acclaim and the band spent 2011 doing select shows of their native Sweden, as well as a return appearance at the Serie Z Festival in Spain.
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