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Ace of Base
Swedish pop group
In Flames
Swedish melodic death metal band
Dark Tranquillity
Swedish melodic death metal band
HammerFall
HammerFall is a Swedish power metal band from Gothenburg. It was formed in 1993 by ex-Ceremonial Oath guitarist Oscar Dronjak. They have released thirteen studio albums.
At the Gates
Swedish melodic death metal band
The Knife
Swedish electronic music duo
Amaranthe
Amaranthe is a Swedish heavy metal band originally known as Avalanche. The band is notable for their blend of various metal genres and having three lead vocalists.
Evergrey
Evergrey is a Swedish progressive metal band from Gothenburg.
Antique
Swedish-Greek singing duo
Avatar
Swedish metal band
Little Dragon
Swedish musical group
Dead by April
Swedish metal band
The Haunted
Swedish heavy metal band
Arvingarna
Arvingarna is a Swedish dansband formed in Gothenburg in 1989. The group consists of Casper Janebrink (vocals and bass guitar), Lars Larsson (guitars, vocals and keyboards), Kim Carlsson (vocals and guitars) and Tommy Carlsson (drums and vocals). At Melodifestivalen 1993, they performed the song '"Eloise", which won, allowing Arvingarna to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest in Millstreet Co. Cork in May that year, where the song finished 7th.
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
symphony orchestra based in Gothenburg, Sweden
Graveyard
band
Carbon Based Lifeforms
Swedish ambient music duo
Ceremonial Oath
Swedish musical group; death metal band
Dream Evil
Swedish power metal band
Nightrage
Nightrage is a Greek/Swedish melodic death metal band originally from Thessaloniki. They later re-located to Gothenburg, Sweden.
Yaki-Da
Yaki-Da were a Swedish pop group consisting of singers Marie Knutsen and Linda Schönberg. They were put together by Ace of Base band member and producer Jonas "Joker" Berggren. Berggren produced their entire first album and wrote all but two of the songs appearing on it.
Wintergatan
Wintergatan (, "the Milky Way", ) is a Swedish folktronica band from Gothenburg. Two members—Martin Molin and Marcus Sjöberg—were previously part in a former band Detektivbyrån.
Dimension Zero
Swedish melodic death metal band
Runemagick
Runemagick is a Swedish death/doom metal band formed in 1990. The band was started by Nicklas "Terror" Rudolfsson under the name Desiderius, which was quickly changed to Runemagic. First, the band consisted solely of Rudolfsson, but he was later joined by Robert "Reaper" Pehrsson. They started out as a pure death metal band but later incorporated doom metal influences, inspired by the likes of Bathory, Treblinka/Tiamat, Celtic Frost, Nihilist/Entombed, and Candlemass.
Dragonland
Dragonland (stylized as “Dragonlanb”) is a Swedish power metal band renowned for their self-produced The Dragonland Chronicles fantasy saga, which spans their first, second, and fifth albums. The band is also recognized for the original symphonic/electronic elements crafted by Elias Holmlid.
The Halo Effect
Swedish melodic death metal band
Hardcore Superstar
Swedish rock band
Perkele
Swedish punk band
Jerusalem
Swedish musical group; Christian rock band
Lost Horizon
Swedish power metal band
The Spotnicks
Swedish musical group; rock band
Engel
Swedish metal band
Freak Kitchen
Swedish rock band
The Soundtrack of Our Lives
Swedish rock band
Anti Cimex
Swedish punk band
Lillasyster
Lillasyster is a Swedish rock band formed in Gothenburg in 2006. They released their debut album, Hjärndöd musik för en hjärndöd generation (Braindead Music For A Braindead Generation) in May 2007.
Broder Daniel
band
Mustasch
Mustasch is a Swedish rock band. They were formed in the fall of 1998 by Ralf Gyllenhammar, Hannes Hansson, Mats Hansson and Stam Johansson in Gothenburg.
Skitsystem
Skitsystem (; literally "Shit System") is a Swedish crust punk band formed in early 1994. The band members originally came from different death metal bands, bonding over a common interest in punk music, particularly D-beat. Initially the group was a side-project of two members of At the Gates. The band announced in December 2007 that they were on indefinite hiatus. However in November 2009, Skitsystem signified their return to activity after the group announced plans to play two shows in Gothenburg in late February 2010.
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band
El Perro del Mar
Swedish singer-songwriter
All Ends
Swedish rock band
Flamingokvintetten
Flamingokvintetten was a Swedish dansband formed in Partille in 1960. The group consisted of Hasse Carlsson (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), Dennis Janebrink (bass guitar), Stefan Kardebratt (keyboards), Douglas Möller (lead guitar) and Ulf Georgsson (drums).
Tages
1960s Swedish rock band
Sister Sin
Swedish heavy metal band
Gardenian
Gardenian was a Swedish melodic death metal band from Gothenburg that formed in 1996 and disbanded in 2004. They reunited in 2012 before disbanding once again in 2016.
Deutsch Nepal
Swedish musician
The Tough Alliance
Swedish electronic pop music duo
Air France
musical group in Sweden
Makthaverskan
Makthaverskan are a Swedish post-punk band from Gothenburg, formed in 2008. Led by vocalist Maja Milner, the band combines post-punk with elements of dream pop, jangle pop, gothic rock and shoegaze.
Nationalteatern
Nationalteatern is a Swedish progg rock group from the 1970s that featured leftist political lyrics. It was originally a traveling theater ensemble with many members, most notably Ulf Dageby, Anders Melander, Totta Näslund, Nikke Ström, Hans Mosesson and Pale Olofsson.
Despite
Swedish metal band
Thermostatic
Thermostatic is a Swedish electronic band, formed in Gothenburg in 2003 and consisting of Louise Marchione (Lundberg) as the vocalist, Peter Marchione, Marcus Larsson, Daniel Vadestrid (Ringström) and Johannes Hedberg (the last 2 members also form the electronic duo Carbon Based Lifeforms). Their music can be described as synthpop with chiptune influences, especially bitpop. So far, the band released the studio albums Joy-Toy in 2005 and Humanizer in 2008.
Troublemakers
Swedish band
Cyhra
Cyhra (stylized CyHra) is a Swedish heavy metal supergroup formed in 2017. It is made up of vocalist Joacim "Jake E" Keelyn (ex-Amaranthe), rhythm guitarist Jesper Strömblad (ex-In Flames), German drummer Alex Landenburg (Kamelot, ex-Annihilator, ex-Axxis), Finnish lead guitarist Euge Valovirta (ex-Shining) and third guitarist Marcus Sunesson (Engel). CyHra plays a modern melodic metal style.
Headplate
Headplate is a Swedish nu metal band from the city of Gothenburg. The band was formed in 1993, by drummer Niklas Österlund and guitarist Daniel (Schou) Granstedt. Almost all of their songs are free to download on their website.
Spiders
Swedish rock band
Nostradameus
Nostradameus was a Swedish power metal band from Gothenburg. They were formed in 1998 and disbanded in 2010. Their latest release is ''Illusion's Parade''.
Bombus
Swedish heavy metal band
Alien
Swedish hard rock band