Bombus
The Swedish band Bombus released a self-titled album to little fanfare
in 2010 but were then snapped up by
Century Media
for their followup, 2013's
The Poet And The Parrot.
Their hometown, Gothenburg,
often equates to melodic death metal, but not here.
Instead, Bombus is one of those bands that draw from several
familiar influences but end up not sounding like
any one band.
They've got a clear dirty/punky vibe going, along with
a bit of
Motorhead,
a lot of hard driving modern metal as done by the likes of
High On Fire,
Grand Magus,
or maybe even recent
Mastodon,
and at times they slow it down and go almost full-on sludge.
The songs are catchy and to the point, but with plenty of variety
to keep things interesting.
A nice band that could go places.
And about the name -- is it "bom-bus" or "bomb us"?
Recent album: Your Blood,
released on November 1, 2024.
Current Members
Fredirk Berglund
guitars/vocals
Simon Solomon
guitars (ex-Witchcraft)
Johan Meiton
guitars/vocals
Ola Henriksson
bass (ex-Witchcraft)
Peter Asp
drums (ex-Mary Beats Jane)
Former Members/Guests
Mattias Jacobsson
guitars/vocals
Ulf Lundén
bass
Jonas Rydberg
bass (ex-Burst)
Discography
Bombus
2010
 |
- Biblical
- Outsider
- Hairy Teeth
- Hud
- Raised by Pigs
- Darkened Matters
- Bigger Fish to Fry
- Walden III
- Castles in the Air
|
-
Fredirk Berglund
-
Mattias Jacobsson
-
Ulf Lundén
-
Peter Asp
|
|
The Poet And The Parrot
2013
Century Media
 |
- Enter the Night
- The Poet and the Parrot
- Liars
- A Safe Passage
- Apparatus
- Let Her Die
- Master the Reality
- Into the Fire
|
-
Fredirk Berglund
-
Mattias Jacobsson
-
Jonas Rydberg
-
Peter Asp
|
|
Repeat Until Death
2016
Century Media
 |
- Eyes on the Price
- Rust
- Deadweight
- Head of Flies
- I Call You Over (Hairy Teeth, Pt. II)
- Repeat Until Death
- Shake Them for What They're Worth
- You the Man
- Get Your Cuts
|
-
Fredirk Berglund
-
Mattias Jacobsson
-
Ola Henriksson
-
Peter Asp
|
|
Vulture Culture
2019
Century Media
 |
- A Ladder - Not a Shovel
- (You Are All Just) Human Beings
- Mama
- It's All Over
- In the Shadows
- We Lost a Lot of Blood Today
- Vulture Culture
- Two Wolves and One Sheep
- Feeling Is Believing
|
-
Fredirk Berglund
-
Mattias Jacobsson
-
Ola Henriksson
-
Peter Asp
|
|
Your Blood
2024
Black Lotus
 |
- Killer
- The One
- No Rules
- Take You Down
- Your Blood
- The Beast
- Leave and Let Die
- Carmina
- Lo and Behold
- Alone
|
-
Fredirk Berglund
-
Simon Solomon
-
Johan Meiton
-
Ola Henriksson
-
Peter Asp
|
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