Driller Killer was a Swedish

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band. They were formed in 1993 in

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and are named after the

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film '' The Driller Killer''. They are signed to the French record label

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and have released seven full-length albums, and a variety of split releases to date. Their style has been described as heavy punk,

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and

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. They are also strongly influenced by the sound of Discharge. Driller Killer was one of the first bands to implement

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sound into a crust punk formula. The popularity of the crust punk and death metal fusion cemented when Osmose Productions created the Kron-H imprint for the main purpose of signing Driller Killer,

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, Loud Pipes and Dellamorte. While the tenure with Kron-H did not generate major financial success it gained praise from underground critics.

Members

Current line-up

*Cliff Lundberg - vocals (1993-2009), guitar (1993-1996) *Christoffer Larsson - guitar (2009), bass (2005-2009) *Johan Gummesson - bass (2009) *Charlie Claeson - drums (2006-2009)

Past members

*Adam Andersson - guitar (1999-2009) *Andy Rydell - guitar (1996-1999), bass (1993-1996) *Robert "Lefty" Jörgensen - bass (1996-1997) *Svend Ruelökke- bass (1997-1999) (2001-2004) *Henke - bass (1999-2001) *Christer - drums (1993-1996) *Selle - drums (1996-2000) *Asp - drums (2001-2006)

Timeline

Discography

*''Brutalize'' (1994) LP/CD *''Total Fucking Hate'' (1995) LP/CD/PD *''Fuck the World'' (1997) LP/CD *''Reality Bites'' (1998) CD *''And the Winner Is…'' (2000) LP/CD *''Cold, Cheap & Disconnected'' (2002) LP/CD *''The 4Q Mangrenade'' (2005) LP/CD ;Compilation albums *''A.I.R'' vol. 1 and 2 (1998) ;EPs *''Split w/ Impaled Nazarene (1999) *''Split w/

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'' (2007) 10"/MCD ''Fuck the World'' and ''Reality Bites'' were released on vinyl in 2019.

References

External links

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