220 Volt (band)
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| Also known as | Voltergeist (1990-1992) |
| Origin | Östersund, Sweden |
| Genres | Hard rock, Heavy metal |
| Years active | 1979-1992, 2002-present |
| Labels | CBS, Epic, Swedmetal Records |
| Members | Mats Karlsson Thomas Drevin Peter Hermansson Anders Engberg |
| Past members | Mike Krusenberg Christer Nääs Tommy Hellström Pelle Hansson Jocke Lundholm Peter Olander Per Englund |
| Website | http://www.220volt.se |
220 Volt is a Swedish heavy metal band, formed in 1979 by guitar players Thomas Drevin and Mats Karlsson. The band released albums on the CBS Records and Epic Records labels.
Band members
- Current members
- Mats Karlsson - guitars, vocals (1979-1992, 2002–present)
- Thomas Drevin - guitars (1979-1984, 2002–present)
- Peter Hermansson - drums (1982-1992, 2002-2008, 2012-present)
- Anders Engberg - lead vocals (2013–present)
- Former members
- Mike Krusenberg (ca 1982- 1992, 2002-2013)
- Christer Nääs - lead vocals (1979-1983, 2002-2008)
- Tommy Hellström - bass (1979-1980)
- Micke Larsson - bass (1984)
- Pelle Hansson - drums (1979-1982)
- Jocke Lundholm - lead vocals (1983-1990,1997,2009)
- Peter Olander - guitar (1984-1992)
- Per Englund - lead vocals (1990-1992) (never lead vocals for 220 Volt, lead vocals for Voltergeist)
Discography
- Studio albums
- 220 Volt (1983, CBS)
- Powergames (1984, CBS)
- Mind Over Muscle (1985, CBS)
- Eye to Eye (1988, Epic)
- Lethal Illusion (1997) (digitally released 2009)
- "Walking in Starlight". ( to be released in September 2014)
- EP
- Heavy Christmas (1987, CBS)
- Heavy Christmas - Revisited (2009) (Digitally released 2009)
- Compilations
- Electric Messengers (released for the U.S market 1985, Epic)
- Young and Wild (1987)
- Volume 1 (2002) (digitally released 2009)
- Live albums
- Made in Jamtland (live) (2005) (digitally released 2009)
Digital single;
- "One Good Reason" (2013)
External links
- http://www.220volt.se
- http://www.myspace.com/220voltsweden
- http://www.myspace.com/matskarlsson
- https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=265414682060&ref=search (The official 220 Volt Facebook group)
- http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/220_Volt/90944
References
- "220 Volt Discography". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
- "220 Volt Discography". discogs.com. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
- "Biography and complete discography". musicmight.com. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
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