The Kristet Utseende

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The Kristet Utseende performing in Malmö in 2008

The Kristet Utseende(loosely translated: The Christian Appearance, alternatively The Of Christian Appearance or The Looking like Christians) is a Swedish punk/metal-group with roots in parts around Gnarp between Sundsvall and Hudiksvall. The group themselves have said that their genre is "Narcotic Gay Metal".

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The Kristet Utseendes music is inspired by bands such as Misfits, Metallica and Thomas Di Leva. Those influences began to show when they left their demo period and received a recording contract by the Swedish record company Eggtapes & records. On the old demo recordings there was an undistorted pop sound through and through. The lyrics deal with homosexuality, drug liberalism, Christianity and mysticism. The band managed to complete several tours and to release three full-length records and an EP-record before they split up after a final farewell gig on the Hultsfred Festival in 1999.

In 2005 the band reunited and performed on the Hultsfred Festival as well as on Augustibuller (literally: August noise), Piteå dansar och ler (literally: Piteå dances and smiles), Sundsvalls gatufest (literally: Sundsvall's street party), Arvika Festival and in Lund. This time there were no longer gigs in exchange for beer and distilled beverages; instead they had a well thought-out concept which they followed. This was because the band members had become more responsible individuals and that some of them had gotten their own families.

On 25 May 2006 The Kristet Utseende released their new album Sieg Hallelujah on the Black Lodge record company. The single Inferno Pervers landed in third place at the Swedish single charts.

Members

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Jörgen Fahlberg

In the beginning

First line-up

Second line-up

After the reunion

Discography

Albums

YearAlbumLiteral translationPeak positions
SWE
[1]
1994Sug och fräls
(Re-released in 1996)
Suck and redeem 
1995Transa i TransylvanienTranny in Transylvania 
1996Pang på pungen i PortugalSlam on the scrotum in Portugal43*
1998Djävulsvingar över kapelletDevil wings above the chapel45*
2006Sieg Hallelujah18
2013Frälsnigiös sextas: Psykosens gudomliga essens"Salvational sexstasy": The divine essence of psychosis28
Pervogenesis14

*Did not chart originally in its year of release. Charted in 2013 upon re-release.

Compilation albums
YearAlbumLiteral translationPeak positions
SWE
[1]
2002Över dimmornas bro till AnkaraOver the bridge of mists to Ankara 

Mini CDs

Live DVDs

Singles

YearAlbumPeak positionsAlbum
SWE
[1]
2006"Inferno Pervers"3
2007"Dragon City Skaters"4

Side projects

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "The Kristet Utseende discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 September 2013.