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Taikes - Play Dead @ Henriksberg, Göteborg, Nov 29 '11 Taikes 17 views From the concert at Eddie Wheeler's Late Night Club at Henriksberg, 29th of November, 2011. Please support Taikes by liking us on our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/...
Taikes - Notion @ Henriksberg, Göteborg, Nov 29 '11 Taikes 42 views From the concert at Eddie Wheeler's Late Night Club at Henriksberg, 29th of November, 2011. Please support Taikes by liking us on our Facebook page http://www.facebook.co...
Taikes - The Calm One & Like Roadkill @ Henriksberg, Göteborg, Nov 29 '11 Taikes 55 views Two new Taikes songs from the concert at Henriksberg 29th of November, 2011. Please support Taikes by "liking" us on our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/Taikes listen...
Get It Right (Official Video) Taikes 200 views A selection of raw footage from live concerts, backstage, interviews and in the studio recording "Apologize To All Your Friends". Enjoy! Get the song on iTunes! http://...
Taikes - Violator @ The Monto, London, Jan 8 '11 Taikes 139 views The song Violator live by the Swedish grunge act Taikes at The Monto Water Rats in London on Jan 8, 2011.
Taikes - Best Of Me @ The Monto, London, Jan 8 '11 Taikes 49 views The song Best Of Me live by the Swedish grunge act Taikes at The Monto Water Rats in London on Jan 8, 2011.
Taikes - My Kind @ The Monto, London, Jan 8 '11 Taikes 1,528 views The song My Kind live by the Swedish grunge act Taikes at The Monto Water Rats in London on Jan 8, 2011.
Taikes - Suits @ The Monto, London, Jan 8 '11 Taikes 24 views The song Suits live by the Swedish grunge act Taikes at The Monto Water Rats in London on Jan 8, 2011.
Taikes - Masterplan @ The Monto, London, Jan 8 '11 Taikes 59 views The song Masterplan live by the Swedish grunge act Taikes at The Monto Water Rats in London on Jan 8, 2011.
Taikes - Bones @ Husaren, Skövde 100925 Taikes 72 views The song 'Bones' recorded at club Backstage at Husaren in Skövde on the 25th of September 2010.

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A Swedish Emo-Grunge band. Check it out!

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Sep 25, 2006

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Seven years have been now since Taikes; a grunge alternative rock band from Sweden formed. It all started when Johan Fredin (vocals/guitar), Alex Hedling (bass) and Oskar Landgren (drums) meet with the great desire of starting a band. Now; what can an independent young rock band do in 7 years? Well its easy, if you listen to their first EP Nothing More, Nothing Less and immediately listen to Apologize To All Your Friends their latest full length album you will have an idea of the great potential of this band.

Taikes have made real progress. They have won several music contests, had over 100 gigs in Sweden and made two tours in Mexico, their repertoire consists of over 40 original songs, recorded on five EPs and two studio albums. Songs by Taikes have been played on radio stations all around the world and are available for streaming on Spotify and World-Wide download through iTunes and their website, taikes.com.

But as we all know; life is always changing, and so is music. This leads to artists reinventing their sound, Taikes' second LP, "Apologize To All Your Friends", is a new approach for the band without losing their trademark sound. Taking off from where Dreamcatcher" (2007) left, "Apologize To All Your Friends" features 10 tracks full of grunge alternative rock power.

Without a shadow of a doubt, the band's reinvention can be most heard in songs like "Chloroform", "Sever" and "Violator", three heavy powerful songs that promise to be 1 hits in the future. Taikes explores this new sound further on songs like "Everybody Dies", "Aquatic", "Memento" and "Pulse", which are the quiet songs in the album but still they have a heavy sound, which can be best recognized for the fans as Taikes signature.

Alternative songs like "Bones" and "Get It Right", stand out for their grunge rock sound, which was the bands main approach during their early career. Also in this songs you can notice the awesome drumming of Oskar Landgren.

A track worth listening again is "Daft Anthem", in which Alex Hedling added a crazy bass funky sound to it, taking the song to a whole new level.

Taikes' lyrics on "Apologize To All Your Friends" are mostly about rage, which will make a connection with every listener, as Johan Fredin sings his way through everyday situations, showing that time has not been in vain, as his songwriting skills have grown and his voice sounds better than ever.

Taikes are ready to jump out to great big stages, are you ready for them?

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