The Diamond Dogs was a
Swedish rock band
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founded in
Katrineholm
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during the early 1990s, by vocalist
Sören 'Sulo' Karlsson and guitarist
Anders 'Boba' Lindström.
History
The line-up has changed several times throughout the band's career and has included members from bands such as
The Hellacopters,
Stefan Sundströms back-up band,
Wilmer X,
Snatch, Dogs D'Amour, Nymphet Noodlers, Hederos & Hellberg and
The Soundtrack Of Our Lives; however, the band's music has always been rooted in 1970's rock. The band has also toured extensively with bands such as
Hanoi Rocks
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,
The Damned,
Nazareth
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,
Georgia Satellites,
Ian Hunter and
The Cult
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. The band has been especially successful in
Italy
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with crowds of up to ten thousand attending some of their concerts. In 2002, the band teamed up with the Swedish musician,
Lennart Eriksson, to record a track for a tribute album to
Nationalteatern along with
The Latin Kings frontman
Dogge Doggelito. The band recorded all of their live shows throughout Spain.
The band announced their split after 25 years, on their Facebook page on September 29, 2015.
Line up
Former members
*
Sören 'Sulo' Karlsson - Vocals
*Lars Karlsson – Guitar
*Henrik 'The Duke of Honk' Widén – Keyboard
*Martin Tronsson – Bass
*Johannes Nordell – Drums
*Mats 'Magic' Gunnarsson - Saxophone
*
Anders Lindström - Guitar
*Stevie Klasson - Guitar
*Jesper Karlsson - Drums
*Magnus Leje - Guitar
*Stefan 'Björken' Björk - Bass
*
Robert Dahlqvist – Guitar
*Kent Axén - Guitar
*Fredrik Fagerlund - Guitar
*Johan Johansson - Bass
*Daniel Johansson - Drums
Selected discography
Albums
*1994: ''Honked''
*2001: ''As Your Greens Turn Brown''
*2002: ''Too Much is Always Better than Not Enough''
*2003: ''That's the Juice I'm On'' - alternative mixes and unreleased tracks from earlier album sessions
*2004: ''Black River Road''
*2005: ''Bound to Ravage'' - Greatest Hits compilation
*2006: ''Up the Rock''
*2008: ''Most Likely''
*2010: ''The Grit & The Very Soul''
*2012: ''Set Fire to It All''
*2015: ''Quitters & Complainers''
*2019: ''Recall Rock 'N' Roll And The Magic Soul''
*2022: ''Slap Bang Blue Rendezvous''
*2025: ''Macon Georgia Giant'' (with
Chris Spedding)
EPs
*2000: ''Among the Nonbelievers''
*2001: ''Shortplayer''
*2008: ''The Conception''
Singles
*1993: "Blue Eyes Shouldn't be Cryin'"
*1995: "Good Time Girl"
*1996: "Need of Ammunition"
Other releases
*2002: contributed to tribute album
Nationalsånger - Hymner från Vågen och EPAs torg
*2004: ''Atlantic Crossover'' - Diamond Dogs vs
Jeff Dahl
*2008: ''Cookin'' - performing the music of
Sam Cooke
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References
External links
Official MySpace
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Swedish rock music groups
Locomotive Music artists
Musical groups from Södermanland County
Katrineholm