Riddarna

Unloaded from Gotland, the little island lost in the Baltic sea, to Göteborg, these three knights (« Riddarna » in Swedish) are into rock music. Their music? An unstoppable furious train of melodic noise. As soon as a song of theirs begins, the end of the world can happen anytime. Half psychedelic stoner punks, half kings of neo grunge, those nice fellows can whistle in a song, then shout like maniacs. Guitars are their swords. Honesty, their helmets. And Swedish lyrics, their horses. Swedish lyrics? Well, it is less important to understand a chorus than to actually « get » it, right?

Some reviews:

“Riddarna awakens another Frankensteins monster”
- DN (Album review of “Bakom Molnen”: 4/5)

“Most of all it sounds like a band playing music like their lives depended on it”
- Gaffa (Album review of “Bakom Molnen”: 5/6)

“Right now, Riddarna makes the most vital rock music in Swedish since Bob hund was puppies.”
- Göteborgs Posten (Album review of “Bakom Molnen”: 4/5)

“I like the fact that there’s full throttle and good songs”
- Norrbottenskuriren (Album review of “Bakom Molnen”: 4/5)

”my eyes gets filled with tears of joy when listening to this in the middle of the Eurovision Song Contest hysteria”
- Södra Sidan (Album review of “Bakom Molnen”: 5/5)

“I am speechless and happy”
- Blaskan (Album review of “Bakom Molnen”: 5/5)

“There’s no doubt about the fact that this is very talented Swedish rock”
- Corren (Album review of “Bakom Molnen”: 4/5)

“The whole band feels uncompromising”
- Dalarnas Tidningar (Album review of “Bakom Molnen”: 4/5)

“Riddarna is a healthy injection in swedish music”
- Motala och Vadstena tidning (Album review of “Bakom Molnen”: 4/5)

“Scewed music that doesn’t limp”
- Norra Skåne (Album review of “Bakom Molnen”: 4/5)

“Rock is dead, long live Riddarna! If you are not a music puritan, you are probably already dancing.”
- The Gothenburg Post: (Album review of the debut album: 4/5)

“It is simply wonderful. Lyssna, rock’n'rollen är död bounces and jumps like Bob Hund on amphetamine that only knows two chords, and it is probably this year’s best Swedish song.”
- Gaffa: (Review of the debut album: 5/6)

“Wow! That’s the first impression after listening through Riddarna’s energetic debut album. An album full of raw hard-roaring rock’n'roll and distorted desperate singing. Filled with echoes of 80's punk and 90's electric Thåström. Refused and Pascal mixed with a large dose of stoner rock. A modern rock’n'roll that Dennis Lyxzén would kill animals to make today. “
- Kulturbloggen: (Review of the debut album: 4/5)

“… I fall unreservedly for the album which could very well be the best Swedish album this year.”
- Tidningen Kulturen (Review of de debut album)

“The Cross by Prince, Bob Dylan Drifter’s Escape and Glömma Allt by Riddarna. The common denominator? Great songs with two chords.”
- Sonic

“Ruthless real rock without washed-out sweat smelling Iron Maiden-shirts.”
- Cabinstreet.se

“…the debut lands somewhere between wacky 60s psychedelia rock and 90s alternative.”
“In conclusion: I never knew brain damage would be so amusing.”
- Swede+Sour