Music of Sweden - Modern - Rock

Rock

The most successful world class rock band to come out of Sweden (and Scandinavia as a whole) has been the band called Europe. They formed in 1979, and went on to achieve huge international success during the 1980s, and continue to release successful albums over 20 years later. Europe best known with their song The Final Countdown. While rock is not as widespread in Sweden as pop or Metal are, there are some very interesting acts. Worth mentioning are The Hellacopters, who have just ended a critically acclaimed 15 year career. They are also claimed to be "Sweden's loudest export".

  • The Ark
  • Backyard Babies
  • Blindside
  • bob hund
  • Broder Daniel
  • Demons
  • Dungen
  • Europe
  • The Haunted
  • Hel
  • The Hellacopters
  • The Hives
  • The Knockouts
  • The (International) Noise Conspiracy
  • Johnossi
  • Kent
  • Lars Demian
  • The Legends
  • Mando Diao
  • Millencolin
  • Neverstore
  • Peter Bjorn and John
  • Refused
  • Sahara Hotnights
  • Sator
  • Shout Out Louds
  • Silent Border
  • The Sounds
  • The Spotnicks
  • Sugarplum Fairy
  • The Soundtrack of Our Lives
  • Takida
  • Timo Räisänen
  • Vains of Jenna

The most popular Swedish rock band in Scandinavia today is Kent as reflected in their high record sales and large fanbase.

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