Mustasch

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Mustasch
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Mustasch performing in 2018
Background information
Origin Gothenburg, Sweden
Genres Stoner rock, heavy metal, hard rock
Years active1998–present
Labels Regain, EMI, Nuclear Blast
Members Ralf Gyllenhammar
Niklas Matsson
Markus Harrysson
Johan Wendt
Past membersHannes Hansson
Mats Hansson
Danne McKenzie
Jejo Perković
Stam Johansson
David Johannesson
Robban Bäck
Pontus Snibb
Martin Ekelund
Website mustasch.net

Mustasch is a rock band from Sweden. They were formed in the fall of 1998 by Ralf Gyllenhammar, Hannes Hansson, Mats Hansson and Stam Johansson in Gothenburg.

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Band history

Mustasch was formed in Gothenburg in 1998, and recorded demos at "The Mustasch Farm" on the island Orust which were released through different record labels around the world in small numbers. In 2001 they released their first EP The True Sound of the New West , embarked on a tour, and started to make a name for themselves in the Swedish metal scene. They chose the name Mustasch because many of their musical heroes had moustaches; such as Freddie Mercury from Queen and Tony Iommi from Black Sabbath. [1]

The band went on to release Above All in 2002 and Ratsafari in 2003, both of which were nominated for Swedish Grammies and helped the band to build their reputation. The band continued to tour hard, and released Powerhouse in 2005 before switching record labels. The switch to Regain Records was made to get the proper channels to sell metal records and the fact that the label was based near Gothenburg. [2]

With their new record label, they were given complete creative control [3] and in 2006 they released an EP entitled Parasite! It was soon followed up with their 2007 album, Latest Version of the Truth , which led to their first Swedish Grammy award after being nominated twice in the past. Following the album's release, the band postponed further recordings, instead favoring an extensive touring schedule to promote themselves; this also led to the release of the compilation album Lowlife Highlights . [3]

In June 2008, guitarist Hannes Hansson announced that he would leave the band due to family reasons: "It's been a fantastic period of ten years with the band, but now the band has grown so much with touring all over the world. It takes too much from my family and other things in life which I now want to put all my priority to." [4]

The band continued their scheduled tour with various replacements before David Johannesson from Swedish metal band Sparzanza was chosen as a permanent replacement. [5]

In late-spring 2009, Mustasch started to work on their new album, also announcing that drummer Mats 'Dojan' Hansson had left the band because of arthritis; Danne McKenzie, who had played with the band on numerous occasions, took the spot. In August 2009, the band announced that they had finished recording their new album, entitled Mustasch, and that it will be released on 30 September in Finland and Sweden, 5 October in Denmark and Norway, and the rest of the world in early 2010. The first single from the album is entitled "Mine".

In November 2011, the band made the song "The Challenger", which became a hit. It made a breakthrough in all of Scandinavia, and will go global with their new world-tour.[ citation needed ]

On 22 December 2015, Mustasch announced Robban Bäck would become a full-time member.[ citation needed ]

They participated in Melodifestivalen 2021 [6] with the song "Contagious", which failed to qualify from the semi-finals.

On 4 February 2023, David, Stam, and Robban decided to leave the band "in order to pursue other career opportunities". [7] [8] It was later confirmed that current Bonafide members Pontus Snibb, Martin Ekelund and Niklas Matsson would join the band as replacements.

Mustasch and Mind.se

In August 2019, Mustasch teamed up with Mental Illness Charity (Mind.se) to highlight issues of suicide rates among young men. They launched a campaign to help tackle this issue. Talking about their new single "What Is Wrong" (which is also the name of the campaign), singer Ralf Gyllenhammar said, "'What Is Wrong' is our fight song for young men suffering from mental illness. Men are expected to be strong and dare not seek help. We want to change that in Mustache [ sic ]. That's why we are now starting the #whatiswrong campaign. Our goal is to raise SEK 200,000. That amount allows Mind's volunteers to receive 600 calls from support applicants in the Suicide Line. It is conversation that saves lives." [9]

Band members

Mustasch in 2013 Mustasch - Ilosaarirock 2013 - 09.jpg
Mustasch in 2013

Current members

Former members

Touring members

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

YearAlbumPeak positionsCertification
SWE
[10] 		FIN
[11]
2002 Above All 22 –
2003 Ratsafari 20 –
2005 Powerhouse 10 –
2007 Latest Version of the Truth 3 –
2009 Mustasch 535
2011The New Sound of the True Best
(old tracks re-recorded)		217
2012Sounds Like Hell, Looks Like Heaven46
2014 Thank You for the Demon 54
2015Testosterone1017 [12]
2018Silent Killer4
[13] 		9 [14]
2019Killing It for Life38
[15] 		 –

EPs

YearAlbumPeak positionsCertification
SWE
[10] 		FIN
[11]
2001The True Sound of the New West – –
2006Parasite!22 –
2021A Final Warning – Chapter One [16] 21
[17] 		35
[18]

Live recordings

Compilation albums

YearAlbumPeak positionsCertification
SWE
[10] 		FIN
[11]
2008Lowlife Highlights22 –
2009Singles A's & B's – –

Singles

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
SWE
[10]
2002"I Hunt Alone"57Above All
"Down in Black" –
2003"Black City"52Ratsafari
2004"6:36" –
2005"Dogwash" –Powerhouse
"I'm Alright" –
2007"Double Nature"2Latest Version of the Truth
"Bring Me Everyone"25
2008"Spreading the Worst" –
2009"Mine"9Mustasch
2012"The Challenger" –Sounds Like Hell, Looks Like Heaven
2013"Feared and Hated" –Thank You for the Demon
2016"Midnight Runner" –Non-album track
2017"Änglahund"91
[19]
2017"Hound from Hell" –
2017"Lawbreaker" –Silent Killer
2018"Fire" –
2018"Winners" –
2021"Contagious"– [upper-alpha 1] A Final Warning – Chapter One

Demos and other appearances

Notes

  1. ↑ "Contagious" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number three on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart. [20]

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