Truckfighters

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Truckfighters


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Origin = flagicon|Sweden Örebro, Sweden
Genre = Stoner rock
Desert rock
Psychedelic rock
Years_active = 2002–present
Label = MeteorCity
Fuzzorama Records
Poison Tree Records
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URL = http://www.truckfighters.com
Current_members = Ozo
Dango
Past_members = Fredo
Paco
Pezo
Franco

Truckfighters is a stoner rock band from Sweden. After releasing several demos in 2002, they recorded a split-EP with local Swedish band Firestone in 2003. [cite web
last =
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title = Truckfighters Rockdetector Biography
date = 2006-10-31
url=http://www.rockdetector.com/artist,42592.sm
accessdate = 2008-02-08 ] In 2005 they released their debut album "Gravity X" on both MeteorCity Records and Fuzzorama Records. Their follow-up album, "Phi", was released in 2007 by Poison Tree Records in the U.S. and on the Fuzzorama label elsewhere. Their sound has been described as classic desert rock, similar to bands like Dozer, Fu Manchu (with whom they have toured), and Kyuss. [cite web
last = Pegoraro
first = John
title = Truckfighters - Gravity X review
date = 2005-03-30
url=http://www.stonerrock.com/forums2/allposts.asp?summary=1&Forum=ap809241559&ID=24364&access=2&status=1&StartAt=0&subject=Truckfighters+-+Gravity+X
accessdate = 2008-02-08 ] [cite web
last = Rivadavia
first = Eduardo
title = Truckfighters: Biography
url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3pfpxqusldfe
accessdate = 2008-02-08 ] They have been featured on the MTV Sweden show "Fuzz". [ [http://www.mtv.se/fuzz "Fuzz" on MTV.se] ]

Members

Current Line Up

* Ozo (Oskar Cedermalm) - vocals and bass
* Dango (Niklas Källgren) - guitar
* Pezo (Oscar Johansson) - drums

Former Members

* Fredo (Winfred Kennerknecht) - lead guitar (left the band in 2008) [cite web
last = Michaels
first = Jon
title = Truckfighters Line Up Change
date = 2008-04-02
url=http://www.stonerrock.com/news/news.asp?NewsID=7011
accessdate = 2008-04-02 ]
* Paco (Andreas von Ahn) - drums (left the band in 2008 due to wrist injury) [cite web
last = Pegoraro
first = John
title = Truckfighters Line Up Change
date = 2008-01-15
url=http://www.stonerrock.com/news/news.asp?NewsID=6915
accessdate = 2008-02-08 ]
* Franco - guitar

Discography

Albums

* "Gravity X" (2005 MeteorCity Records/Fuzzorama Records)
* "Phi" (2007 Fuzzorama Records/Poison Tree Records)

EPs

* "Truckfighters vs. Firestone - Fuzzsplit of the Century" split CD EP/12" EP with Firestone (2003 Fuzzorama Records)
* "Truckfighters do Square - Square do Truckfighters" split 7" with Square (2004 Fuzzorama Records)

Compilation appearances

* "Analougus" on "The Ultimate Fuzzcollection Volume One" CD (2004 Fuzzorama Records)
* "Freewheelin'" on "Road to Nowhere" CD (2007 Poison Tree Records)

References

External links

* [http://www.truckfighters.com Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/truckfighters Truckfighters] at Myspace
* [http://www.fuzzoramarecords.com/rev_truck_gravity_x.php List of magazine and website reviews of "Gravity X"]