- Commit Suiside
Infobox musical artist
Name = Commit Suiside
Background = group_or_band
Origin = flagicon|SwedenGothenburg ,Sweden
Genre =White power ,Rock Against Communism
Years_active = 1983–1986
Label = unknown
Flashback
Past_members =Ulf Ekberg ,Anders Klarström , Jens Svensson and Jens LarssonCommit Suiside was a Swedish band active between 1983 and 1986, of which
Ulf Ekberg ofAce of Base andAnders Klarström , politician for theSweden Democrats , were members. Other members were Jens Svensson and Jens Larsson. ["Expressen ", March 27, 1993] [ [http://wwwc.aftonbladet.se/noje/9806/17/ulfekberg.html Aftonbladet: "Jag är på väg ut ur mörkret"] ] Their song lyrics were aggressivelyNeo Nazi .Commit Suiside they had a small fan base in
Gothenburg . They held a few performances in Gothenburg, the largest being an outdoor concert on the city Aveny.Ekberg later denied that he was ever a Nazi, including in a 1995 television interview in the United States.cite news |title=Ace of Base-stjerne i hardt vær - Nazi-fortid utgis på plate |first=Robert |last=Gjestad |date=17 June 1998 |work=Aftenposten Aften |language=Norwegian] As a rebuttal for his "cowardism",b] a compilation of the songs was released on a limited edition CD called "Uffe Was A Nazi! A Compilation Of Nazi Songs Performed By Ulf Ekberg (Ace Of Base)" by
Flashback Records in 1998. The record also contained a booklet with pictures of Ekberg from this time, including three pictures where he makes a Hitler salute, one picture where he wears a KKK t-shirt and another one where he wears a swastika t-shirt. Pictures of the Hitler salute had first surfaced in "Expressen " in 1997.c]The songs on the record "Uffe Was A Nazi!" are quite explicit - for instance it contains a Swedish-language cover of
Skrewdriver 's "Smash the IRA" renamed "Smash the VPK". [ [http://www.flashback.se/records/ Flashback Records] ] Other songs titles were "Vit makt, svartskalleslakt" and "Rör inte vårt land".d] The record made international news, being was played on Israeli radio, German TV, Reuters as well as media in Norway, Finland, Denmark and USA. [ [http://www.flashback.se/fna/fna110.shtml FNA #110] ]elected lyrics
References
External links
* [http://www.flashback.se/records/ Flashback Records]
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