Mimikry

Mimikry
Origin Sweden
Genres Punk rock
Years active 1993-present
Associated acts Hjalle och Heavy, Dökött
Website www.mimikry.nu
Members Hjalmar "Hjalle" Östman
Jonas "Heavy" Stentäpp
Johan Åsberg
Mia Mästerbo
Anders Brandström
Past members Jonas Nyberg
Anders "Apan" Andersson

Mimikry is a Swedish punk rock band established by singer Hjalmar "Hjalle" Östman and drummer Jonas "Heavy" Stentäpp both coming from the Gagnef region west of Sweden. Besides Mimikry with its 8 albums to date, Hjalle and Heavy had an important duo project and had three further albums to their name Hjalle och Heavy, after huge popularity through the television series På rymmen. Heavy was also involved in famous metal band Dökött.

Beginnings

Hjalle och Heavy (1998)

Hjalle och Heavy
Origin Gagnef, Sweden
Genres Punk rock
Years active 1998
Associated acts Mimikry, Dökött
Past members Hjalle (Hjalmar Östman)
Heavy (Jonas Stentäpp)

The two principal members Hjalle (actually Hjalmar Östman, born 1976 in Floda, Gagnef Municipality) and Heavy (actually Jonas Stentäpp, born 1975 in Björbo, Gagnef Municipality) met each other very early on when they both competed in På rymmen (meaning On the Run) on Swedish television station TV4,[1] a greatly followed music program with an average 1.7 million viewers and the songs promoted in addition through the Swedish radio program Önska på Sveriges Radio P3.

Forming the duo Hjalle och Heavy, the band released three albums to its credit all in 1998. The first was På rymmen (meaning On the Run, title of the program itself) reaching the top of the charts for 4 weeks with 80,000 copies sold.[2] The 16-track album contained the duo had five songs from the duo, with Mimikry (including Hjalle and Heavy) pitching in another four tracks and Dökött (Heavy's own metal band trio) another six tracks.

The follow-up album 2:a säsongen (meaning Second season) was even more successful selling 120,000 copies and also topping the charts.

They engaged on a great tour of all Sweden accompanied by their bands Mimikry (both Hjalle and Heavy) and Dökött (Heavy's Björbo metal band with Peter "Pekka" Hindén and Andreas "Ryttarn" Ryttare).

With the tour came Hjalle och Heavy third and final album Dunder in 1998 that sold yet another 40,000 copies, before the duo called it quits concentrating on the band Mimikry.

Career as Mimikry

The band Mimikry formed in 1993 released its debut album Automatiskt after the huge success and popularity of Hjalle och Heavy. Mimikry has released 9 albums to date.

Current members

  • Hjalmar "Hjalle" Östman – lead vocals (1993–present)
  • Anders Brandström – guitar, backing vocals (2011–present)
  • Johan Åsberg – guitar (1993–present)
  • Mia Mästerbo – bass, backing vocals (1997–present)
  • Jonas "Heavy" Stentäpp – drums (1993–present)

Former members

  • Jonas Nyberg – bass (1993-1997)
  • Anders "Apan" Andersson – guitar, backing vocals (2005–2010)

Discography: Hjalle och Heavy

Albums

Year Album Peak positions
SWE
[3]
1998 På rymmen 1
1998 2:a säsongen 1
1998 Dunder 22

Discography: Mimikry

Albums

Year Album Peak positions
SWE
[4]
2000 Automatiskt
2002 Visar vägen
2004 Kryptonit
2005 Uppsamlingsheatet
2008 Alderland 27
2010 Mimifierat  –
2012 Monster 23
2014 Tjugo 13
2016 Alla sover 25
[5]

EPs

DVDs

Singles / Videography

(Selective)

References

  1. ↑ Aftonbladet: Slutrockat för Hjalle & Heavy (Swedish)
  2. ↑ Det går ju som på räls, killar... (Swedish)
  3. ↑ "Discography Hjalle & Heavy". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Mimikry discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 23 April 2016. Click on "Veckans albumlista".

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