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Driller Killer was a Swedish crust punk band. They were formed in 1993 in Malmö and are named after the Abel Ferrara film The Driller Killer. They are signed to the French record label Osmose Productions and have released seven full-length albums, and a variety of split releases to date. Their style has been described as heavy punk, hardcore punk, crust punk and D-beat. They are also strongly influenced by the sound of Discharge.
Driller Killer was one of the first bands to implement death metal 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, Disfear, 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/ Extreme Noise Terror (2007) 10"/MCD
Fuck the World and Reality Bites were released on vinyl in 2019.
References
Further reading
McIver, Joel (2010). Extreme Metal II. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857122247.
Interview with Lundberg
External links
Driller Killer at MySpace
Info at Skrutt Magazine