Killer band from Sweden and one of the best records I think and today a very sought EP among the record fetishists. Warheads was a Swedish punk band, active from 1979 to 1981. It is often regarded as one of the more influential groups within the Swedish punk, despite not had time to give out any album. Several members continued in the 1980s in internationally renowned groups. Warheads are counted by some as a precursor to thrash metal. Before Warheads they called Mob (sometimes as Mob -77), whose founded 1976 at school in Stockholm, line-up consisted of Mats Cavonius (vox), Stellan Hemringe and Janne Oldeus (guitars), Thomas Biström (bass) and Peter Oman and "Bruppe" (drums). The band made itself felt in particular by Cavonius on a show, inspired by Iggy Pop, cut himself with a knife in the stomach. He also participated in a punk movie from 1978 by Stig Larsson (his thesis about the Dramatic Institute). In 1978 Biström leave the band and was replaced by Björne Fröberg (later in The Nomads) on bass. The band changed its name to Aoouh! They recorded a few songs but neither the band managed to record a record and Cavonius left and Pelle Almgren become the new singer. Once again the group changed its name to the Warheads. Finally in 1979 they put out their only record via RIP Records (P-Nissarna + Brända Barn) and the EP is a damn classic with four brilliant catchy goodies which gave the group a certain reputation also outside Stockholm. In 1980 they participated on the compilation Let It Out on Adventure Records.
Warheads played some concerts in Stockholm, but soon began to crack at the seams. In 1981 Almgren left Warheads and that was the end. Almgren went on to found the glam rock band Easy Action, Fröberg became a member of the Nomads. A group of Swedish musicians from bands Maryslim, Backyard Babies, Hellacopters and The Maggots, who called themselves Urrke T & The Midlife Crisis, gave in 2004 out a 3 track single with covers of old Swedish punk songs, including Aoouh! / Warheads "Center Of Lies ". Enjoy!
- Big Thx to Fredrik -
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