Asta Kask is a Swedish punk band from

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, founded in 1978. Asta Kask plays melodic punk music with Swedish lyrics; they are a foundational band for the musical subgenre known as trallpunk. The band have gained international reputation and their songs have been

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by acts from three continents. German punk rock band Rasta Knast started as a tribute band to Asta Kask.

History

The band was founded in 1978 by Micke Blomqvist, Pelle Karlsson, Uffe Karlsson, and Stefan Svensson as "X-tas". In 1980, they changed the band name to ''Asta Kask''; the name comes from a 19th century ancestor of Micke Blomqvist. In 1981 the band recorded their first EP ''För kung och fosterland'' and then broke up. At the end of 1982, Micke re-founded the band, along with Bonni "Bonta" Pontén as second guitar player and singer, Magnus "Ernie" Hörnell on bass, and Magnus "Bjurre" Bjurén as drummer. Between 1983 and 1984, Asta Kask released 3 more EPs. In 1983 the band started working with Rosa Honung Records. The band did not want to put out a full studio album, but released "Aldrig en LP" (English translation: "Never an LP") in 1986; they then split up. Band members pursued other projects including: Micke joined the Strebers, and Bjurre and Bonni founded the band ''Cosa Nostra''.Blekinge Läns Tidning: Asta Kask har väckt ett monster till liv
/ref> In 1989 the band had a reunion and played a few gigs. They released a live split-cd with Rolands Gosskör, titled ''Sista dansen''. In 1993 they released a second live cd ''Från andra sidan''. The 1990s saw the re-release of Asta Kasks's earlier records on cd. In 1992 they played at Rosa Honung's tenth anniversary. In 2000, Höhnie Records in Germany released a best-of compilation album, as well as an EP with unreleased material. In 2003 Asta Kask began touring again. In 2004 they played the Punk-im-Pott Festival in Germany; Phill Hill of Rasta Knast replaced Bjurre for this performance. The

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, Bjurre, quit the band in late 2004 and was replaced by Dadde (of Wolfbrigade). During 2005 a growing conflict with Rosa Honung reached a point where the band instead signed a deal with

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. In April 2006, Asta Kask recorded their first album in 20 years, titled ''En För Alla Ingen För Nån''. This album peaked at number 44 on the Swedish music charts. They also released the DVD "Dom får aldrig mig", which includes a history of the band, 16 live tracks, and a bonus cd with 17 re-recordings of older songs. In 2013, the album ''Handen På Hjärtat'' was released on their new record label; this album peaked at number 33 on the Swedish music charts.

Members

* Micke Blomqvist - vocals and guitar * Magnus "Ernie" Hörnell - bass * David "Dadde" Stark - drums (since 2004) * Bonni "Bonta" Pontén - vocals and guitar * Magnus "Bjurre" Bjurén - drums (1982–1986, 2003–2005)

Discography

Studio Albums

# 1985 - ''Med is i magen'' (re-released on cd 1991, Rosa Honung Records) # 1986 - ''Aldrig en LP'' (re-released on cd 1991, Rosa Honung Records) # 2006 - ''En för alla ingen för nån'' (Burning Heart Records) # 2013 - ''Handen på hjärtat'' (Kloakens Alternativa Antiproduktion)

Live Albums

# 1986 - ''Live'' # 1990 - ''Sista dansen'' (Live LP, re-released on cd 1995) # 1993 - ''Från andra sidan''

Compilations

# 2000 - ''Rock Mot Svinen'' (Höhnie Records) # 2003 - ''Kravallsymfonier 78-86'' (Birdnest Records) # 2006 - ''Välkommen Hem - Samlade EP's'' (Burning Heart Records) # 2016 - ''Upphittat! 2003-2016' (Kloakens Alternativa AntiProduktion)

EPs

# 1981 - ''För kung och fosterland'' # 1983 - ''En tyst minut'' # 1984 - ''Plikten framför allt'' # 1986 - ''Än finns det hopp'' # 2000 - ''Till sista droppen'' # 2006 - ''Precis som far / Lilla Frida''

DvDs

* 2006 - ''Dom Får Aldrig Mig - En Film Om Asta Kask Och Punken''

References

External links

Official website

Asta Kask on Discogs
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